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<blockquote data-quote="smurfslayer" data-source="post: 1425519" data-attributes="member: 21926"><p>sure. A few things up front.</p><p>1) I don’t really have a ‘build’, it’s the culmination of several small projects</p><p>2) I didn’t have a plan when I set out</p><p>3) I had the sony system. </p><p></p><p>The basic order:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.fordraptorforum.com/posts/1107028" target="_blank">Added a sub</a></p><p></p><p>next I took inspiration from [USER=22717]@Guy[/USER] in <a href="https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/diy-stereo-upgrade-for-under-500-00.53213/" target="_blank">DIY stereo upgrade for under $500.00</a></p><p>swapped in some inexpensive coax speakers.</p><p></p><p>I also pulled the sub enclosure and wrapped with Dynamat. That helped quite a bit. I ran the kicker 8” sub pushed by the 300w kenwood amp for a while and was mostly satisfied with it. The only real downer was the bass roll off, but I still had the muddy, imprecise mixing from the stock system. Having seen many others do a full upgrade, I set my sights on prepping for an amp upgrade, which would almost certainly leave the 300w sub as underpowered.</p><p></p><p>MTI was the only plug and play (cough) option I could find. </p><p><a href="https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/fitting-the-mobile-toys-behind-the-seat-sub.67473/" target="_blank">Fitting the Mobile Toys behind the seat sub</a></p><p>Even with the same amp, sound was just ‘bigger’. </p><p></p><p>Although the A series pioneers in the doors up front sounded way better than stock, I decided to try components, running the tweets up front in the pillars. This lets me run a 4 channel amp for the main speakers and helps with imaging.</p><p><a href="https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/component-speakers-without-an-amp-upgrade-yet.70763/" target="_blank">component speakers without an amp upgrade (yet)</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/replaced-the-sony-amp-finally.70799/" target="_blank">Replaced the Sony amp, finally</a></p><p>Although I had a plan for this, it ended up being a lot of frustrating and time consuming effort. Not hard or difficult, just time consuming. </p><p></p><p>So, if I had it to do again... </p><p>I would plan on a 5 channel amp with enough juice to push the sub hard and get the door speakers to about 45w rms minimum. I’ve got a 75w x4 amp now and it’s beyond loud enough to make my ears ring. I don’t have to use all the volume now and I can hear the stereo clearly at 70mph, windows down. </p><p></p><p>So -</p><p>- home runs to battery power/ground</p><p>- buy the MTI sub box, signal processor (DSR1 for the pre-’18’s, or comparable for B&O). Unless you score one empty/2nd hand, they sell the box loaded and prefer the JL Audio sub/amp combo. I can’t disagree with this. </p><p>- ensure you have all the misc. connectors, wires, harnesses, tools, and have spares.</p><p>- buy door speakers; I like the front components as many else on here do. I’m pretty sure you can still just swap the cr@p door speakers straight up on the ’18 + trucks, it just may not do much but saves some time later on. </p><p>- have all components in hand, mock up mounting the amp, signal processor. Be mindful of the seat positions up/down.</p><p></p><p>At this point, you should be ready to do the swap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfslayer, post: 1425519, member: 21926"] sure. A few things up front. 1) I don’t really have a ‘build’, it’s the culmination of several small projects 2) I didn’t have a plan when I set out 3) I had the sony system. The basic order: [URL='https://www.fordraptorforum.com/posts/1107028']Added a sub[/URL] next I took inspiration from [USER=22717]@Guy[/USER] in [URL='https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/diy-stereo-upgrade-for-under-500-00.53213/']DIY stereo upgrade for under $500.00[/URL] swapped in some inexpensive coax speakers. I also pulled the sub enclosure and wrapped with Dynamat. That helped quite a bit. I ran the kicker 8” sub pushed by the 300w kenwood amp for a while and was mostly satisfied with it. The only real downer was the bass roll off, but I still had the muddy, imprecise mixing from the stock system. Having seen many others do a full upgrade, I set my sights on prepping for an amp upgrade, which would almost certainly leave the 300w sub as underpowered. MTI was the only plug and play (cough) option I could find. [URL='https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/fitting-the-mobile-toys-behind-the-seat-sub.67473/']Fitting the Mobile Toys behind the seat sub[/URL] Even with the same amp, sound was just ‘bigger’. Although the A series pioneers in the doors up front sounded way better than stock, I decided to try components, running the tweets up front in the pillars. This lets me run a 4 channel amp for the main speakers and helps with imaging. [URL='https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/component-speakers-without-an-amp-upgrade-yet.70763/']component speakers without an amp upgrade (yet)[/URL] [URL='https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/replaced-the-sony-amp-finally.70799/']Replaced the Sony amp, finally[/URL] Although I had a plan for this, it ended up being a lot of frustrating and time consuming effort. Not hard or difficult, just time consuming. So, if I had it to do again... I would plan on a 5 channel amp with enough juice to push the sub hard and get the door speakers to about 45w rms minimum. I’ve got a 75w x4 amp now and it’s beyond loud enough to make my ears ring. I don’t have to use all the volume now and I can hear the stereo clearly at 70mph, windows down. So - - home runs to battery power/ground - buy the MTI sub box, signal processor (DSR1 for the pre-’18’s, or comparable for B&O). Unless you score one empty/2nd hand, they sell the box loaded and prefer the JL Audio sub/amp combo. I can’t disagree with this. - ensure you have all the misc. connectors, wires, harnesses, tools, and have spares. - buy door speakers; I like the front components as many else on here do. I’m pretty sure you can still just swap the cr@p door speakers straight up on the ’18 + trucks, it just may not do much but saves some time later on. - have all components in hand, mock up mounting the amp, signal processor. Be mindful of the seat positions up/down. At this point, you should be ready to do the swap. [/QUOTE]
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