How about some pics of custom stereos

[cmax87v3500]

Thanks! My dad and i built, and installed the whole stereo! the box is 55.5 inches wide, 4.5 deep at the top, and 6.5 at the bottom. make it as tall as you can behind your seat, that one is 15 high, but i think you could squeak another half inch out of it. you loose a click on your seat, but is still comfortable. i am actually in the process of putting a seat out of a late 90's Chevy in it which takes up more space and would put me into the steering wheel too much, so a new box is needed, and if you buy the new kenwood xr-w12f you can build a box that is 2 inches at the top, and 7 at the bottom. im going to make the one for my truck 2.25 at the top just to get that little extra cubes in it,but you could make it work. here's a pic of a diagram i made with the real small box. with the small box the new style seat can be all the way back with the top touching the cab, so i imagine if you built that box for a old style seat it would be really comfortable, like there was no box there at all. its a little low on cu ft for the subs, but you these ol standard cabs either like you to be crammed forward, with lots of boom, or completely comfortable and have a little boom. ha i believe the 2-2.5inches at the top box is the perfect ammount, with a little relief cut in the back of the box the subs i have now, kenwood xw1200f's, will fit in the 2.5 inch top box. i just got to thinking, that 7 in. may not work on the bottom with the old seat. at 6.5 i can still get the seat all the way back, the seat back just wont stay with it, it flips forward, so that may be an option. pm me if you need more help.

[DVD87V10]

I appreciate all your help. I have a few people telling me I should go with the sub below the seat. I'm really debating now. I wish I could hear both lol

[cmax87v3500]

to be honest with ya, i dont know how you could put a sub under the seat, i have my kicker zx700.5 under the seat, its a pretty big amp, and if you ride in the middle your sitting on it, and im sure on the passenger side if you hit a big bump you hit it over there. as of now i just dont let people ride in the middle, and try to not hit any big bumps with someone on the passenger side. im going to fix it when i have something else to drive for a couple of days. i can see no way of fitting a sub bigger than maybe a 6 or 8 in the middle where it dips down around the transmission hump, theres no way i could fit the kenwoods under the seat. if ur willing to wait, ill be buying the new kenwood shallows in the next few weeks(hopefully) and building the smaller box at 2-2.25 at the top and 7 at the bottom and will let you know how it works out. but as of now, with the factory seat and the sub box i have, its very comfortable, im 6 foot tall, and just a big guy and i have no problems at all. id say that behind the seat is the way to go, because even if you put the subs under the seat i also dont see how you could get enough space to build a big enough box to make the subs perform good. unless they are 6 or 8's. hope this info helps

[57chevyman]

Originally Posted by cmax87v3500

to be honest with ya, i dont know how you could put a sub under the seat, i have my kicker zx700.5 under the seat, its a pretty big amp, and if you ride in the middle your sitting on it, and im sure on the passenger side if you hit a big bump you hit it over there. as of now i just dont let people ride in the middle, and try to not hit any big bumps with someone on the passenger side. im going to fix it when i have something else to drive for a couple of days. i can see no way of fitting a sub bigger than maybe a 6 or 8 in the middle where it dips down around the transmission hump, theres no way i could fit the kenwoods under the seat. if ur willing to wait, ill be buying the new kenwood shallows in the next few weeks(hopefully) and building the smaller box at 2-2.25 at the top and 7 at the bottom and will let you know how it works out. but as of now, with the factory seat and the sub box i have, its very comfortable, im 6 foot tall, and just a big guy and i have no problems at all. id say that behind the seat is the way to go, because even if you put the subs under the seat i also dont see how you could get enough space to build a big enough box to make the subs perform good. unless they are 6 or 8's. hope this info helps

Kenwood makes a powered subwoofer that's meant to fit under a seat. I have one in my truck, it sounds really good

[DVD87V10]

That's also what I was thinking. Is there now way to fit it right under the actual driver and passenger seat? I am also a big guy, 6'4", so I would like to be comfortable of course. I can hold out for a while so maybe you will have everything and be the guinea pig

[cmax87v3500]

ive never tried under the seat, so i dont know but i do know that the box with the dimension of 2 at the top and 7 at the bottom will fit behind the new seat all the way back. so if you measured the bottom depth with your seat all the way back, and could settle for a good set of tens, it would probably fit behind the old seat like there is nothing there. as of now i have other things for college and just paying for gas with the 454 in ol grey so i sadly inmagine it will be quite a while before i can afford the new subs maybe not though. i have too many projects, evh frankenstein guitar, my truck, guns, and weight lifting, its all just too much and too expensive

[DVD87V10]

Maybe I will have to do a little more research. Good to know about the seat and dimensions though. I feel you on the money issue though. Paying my damn college now myself and now the new truck I'm trying to fix up

[cajondrummer89]

Here's a custom box we build for my dad's '71 C10. I'll be doing something very similar for my '77 K10. We wanted to make it fit as well as possible with the curve of the back wall just under the window. It's all MDF for the center box. The sides we made out of MDF and fiberglass. The 6x9's are recessed into the box to be covered with some hardware cloth (still looking for the right kind). It'll be upholstered soon in a black marine type vinyl with a very low grain.

The 6x9's are temporary. Hopefully we'll get some new ones in there this summer. It sounds awesome though! I couldn't be more happy with the way it turned out. Turned out nice for both sound quality AND volume!

If you notice the amp is mounted IN the box. Same idea as the 6x9's there. It'll be covered with some hardware cloth later on. There's a 12v DC fan down below which runs off the remote power to the amp. It pulls cool air in and pushes warm air out the vent holes I left in the top of the box. It pushes air into the cavity under the back window and the air disburses from there. It runs nice and cool!

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by cajondrummer89

Here's a custom box we build for my dad's '71 C10. I'll be doing something very similar for my '77 K10. We wanted to make it fit as well as possible with the curve of the back wall just under the window. It's all MDF for the center box. The sides we made out of MDF and fiberglass. The 6x9's are recessed into the box to be covered with some hardware cloth (still looking for the right kind). It'll be upholstered soon in a black marine type vinyl with a very low grain.

The 6x9's are temporary. Hopefully we'll get some new ones in there this summer. It sounds awesome though! I couldn't be more happy with the way it turned out. Turned out nice for both sound quality AND volume!

If you notice the amp is mounted IN the box. Same idea as the 6x9's there. It'll be covered with some hardware cloth later on. There's a 12v DC fan down below which runs off the remote power to the amp. It pulls cool air in and pushes warm air out the vent holes I left in the top of the box. It pushes air into the cavity under the back window and the air disburses from there. It runs nice and cool!

hope you dont mind i think i will copy that in my 69 looks just like what i wanted i can picture the finished product looks great

[Devillusion]

very nicely done.....gorgeous install.

[TexasSteve]

And here is how they were hidden:






And yes...The speakers are off center. That was due to obstruction below the floor. I think it was the fuel lines or something that weren't simple o move out of the way.

The Lexan widow is 3/4" thick so not much change of damaging the speakers below by carrying anything on top of them.

[kikkegek]

that is one supernice sick setup....wow!

[kimike2]

Everything is good except the in-dash dvd. I got this one. $328. 7 inch In-dash Single Din GPS Navigation Car DVD Player with Detachable Panel. It goes well with my car. http://www.justcardvd.com/products/I...C7inch%29.html

[K10 STEPSIDE]

I am pretty happy with the sound from my truck. I have 2 12" shallows, 2 6" components in the back and 2 6" coaxials under the dash, with an amp under the passenger seat for the speakers and another behind the middle for for the subs. The best part is I can still fit 3 people. I moved the gas tank out back, and put in newer seats ( they take up more room so they don't help add space for the box). then built two boxes and a section to hold other electronics. I'm 6'2 and don't feel short on room.

I know the hyfonics is a cheapy but it works good and if I didn't stop somewhere the truck would have more in it than I make.

[btd71]

heres some shots of a system i installed in a 92 SWB, 4800 watts, standard cab, 170DB!! enjoy!! 200 amp alternator, 2 optima yellow top batteries, kenwood excellon head unit and clarion EQ

[ca90ss]

Originally Posted by btd71

170DB!!

If that's a 170db stereo I'll eat your dirty underwear.

[bagged74]

Originally Posted by ca90ss

If that's a 170db stereo I'll eat your dirty underwear.

Lol. I agree

[gramps77]

Originally Posted by ca90ss

If that's a 170db stereo I'll eat your dirty underwear.

especially with that kind of wattage and ONE 200 amp alternator.
Theres a Tahoe out in the parking lot at work RIGHT now with 4 320 amp alternators, 4 15s and a WHOLE bunch more speakers than in that truck and HE'S not hitting 170.

[UKNOWME]

Originally Posted by ca90ss

If that's a 170db stereo I'll eat your dirty underwear.

Uh oh!

[unique760]

Originally Posted by AceX

Not sure if this is the right area or not. I wanted to see custom stereo installs from all the different year trucks and figured this was the best place to post.

Please post Make/Model/Year/Stereo Specs

Mine:

Chevrolet/Silverado/1985

Pioneer DEH880-PRS Headunit


MB Quart 5.25" Premium Components in the kick panels; MB Quart 6.5" Q-series components in the doors


10" Pioneer shallow mount subwoofers (2); ARC Audio FD4100 Amplifier hidden under bowtie (which is a removable panel)


Still to come is an ARC Audio FD600.1 Amplifier and Kinetik Cap Killer battery.

[Fan2zee]

Originally Posted by unique760

Looks Awesome!

[csfields]

Custom Auto Sound Head Unit (AM/FM/Aux), 2 4inch Kenwood 2 ways in the dash. 2 6.5 3 way Kenwood in the kickpanels, 2 6.5 Kenwood in the rear along with a 10 inch Kenwood sub all running off one 900 Kenwood amp. Sounds awesome.

[bagged74]

Phoenix gold

[BR3W CITY]

Hmmm, I never posted in this one yet. Nothing crazy, but sounds good and is plenty functional for the look and use of my truck.

Doors were already cut so I made lower door cards to help anchor and insulate the speakers. We built the center console with the components in it; crossovers inside, along with the amp and a little tray. The head unit is a Pioneer that is a bunch of years old but works great and was high end back in 2008.

[Devins-step]

Custom on a budget... 4" in the door panels. I will install matching 6x9's in the lower front corner when the truck comes back from paint. Going with a USA-230 (Classic Parts of America) so it looks more like original and won't have to cut the dash. I chose this radio also because I will be able to just plug my phone in to it and us Pandora. No big amps or anything just simple.