Sport S 7" Screen Subwoofer Add

[DAVECS1]

I was actually pretty impressed with the audio on the 7" screen system, in my Max Tow. They get alot of sound out of those little speakers. I did miss the low end I had in my Ram Alpine system. I tried the 8" Powered JL micro sub. But I would of had to do something drastic to my under seat rear storage, to make it fit, and I just did not want to do that to my new Gladiator. So I ordered up the JL Audio 6" sub and a kicker sub amp. This fit really really well. I ran a 4 Guage through the fire wall in the grommet under the fuse block, that block is a bear to remove, but it is done and now and I have power distribution in back. I am extremely happy with the sound. The sub is really deep and it can provide way more low end than any guy over 35 could ever want. I could feel the kick drum on the Stones beast of burden, at low volume. With the main system bass dialed back you can ask alot more of the stock speakers. I would not hesitate to do it again, like this

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nice setup.... ! what interface did you use to get the signal for the sub amp ? thanks

 

[DAVECS1]

I tapped into the sound bar wires on the passenger side B-pillar. The kicker amp has high-level inputs and does an excellent job in cleaning up the signal.

 

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I tapped into the sound bar wires on the passenger side B-pillar. The kicker amp has high-level inputs and does an excellent job in cleaning up the signal.

perfect thanks... i agree system is not bad... but i could use alittle kick this looks perfect.. thanks!

 

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one more thing do you happen to know which model kicker amp you paired up with that sub ? thanks

 

[DAVECS1]

one more thing do you happen to know which model kicker amp you paired up with that sub ? thanks

Sure do

 

[Jt-wrx]

How does this keep from draining battery? Looks excellent, i could be tempted to try this, just need to understand the wiring a bit more if you don't mind a bit of a walk through on that?

 

[DAVECS1]

How does this keep from draining battery? Looks excellent, i could be tempted to try this, just need to understand the wiring a bit more if you don't mind a bit of a walk through on that?

Why would an amp drain the battery. The amp gets a key on signal.to know when to turn on. I tapped into the 12v accessory port, but if you have the aux panel switches you can use those too, I wanted to save those for lights and pumps later.

 

[Puttyandnapalm]

Hoping to do something similar in mine. I do have the alpine package though. Thinking I’ll do two 6.5 subs facing forward in a custom box to replace that plastic piece. I have an old alpine mrv-m500 that has speaker-level inputs I will likely install under the passenger seat.

 

[DAVECS1]

I almost went big and removed the plastic piece, but then I realized my kids and friends would accidently destroy anything not protected. You know how it goes. Not to mention I would loose my hat, glove and thermos storage lol. All in all I am extremely happy with the spl and sound over the last couple days. Surprised that little unit can do such things. JL never seems to disappoint.

 

[brancky3]

I almost went big and removed the plastic piece, but then I realized my kids and friends would accidently destroy anything not protected. You know how it goes. Not to mention I would loose my hat, glove and thermos storage lol. All in all I am extremely happy with the spl and sound over the last couple days. Surprised that little unit can do such things. JL never seems to disappoint.

I have the 8" microsub from JL and really wish it fit under the seat. I was planning to take the sub out of the box and create a fiberglass box for it, but I may get the 6 instead after seeing your post

 

[DAVECS1]

The 8 would of took some work to fit, but I imagine the sound would be intense. I may be getting old but the 6 does not leave me wanting more lol.

 

[breezytrees]

1. Where'd you pick up your setup?

2. Thoughts on placing the amp behind the seat? Will it fit?

3. Thoughts on this super narrow 10 inch (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073W5PVMP/ref=psdc_1294866011_t2_B019Z3R582) compared to your 6 inch JL? A big enclosure, like the one on the JL makes sense to me. More room for expansion.

4. How would you rate the install difficulty from a stereo virgin? I saw a guy do this to his JL and it seemed pretty complicated: . Is it actually pretty simple and my virgin eyes don't realize it? Feel confident a local audio shop could do it without any issues?

 

[DAVECS1]

1. Where'd you pick up your setup?

2. Thoughts on placing the amp behind the seat? Will it fit?

3. Thoughts on this super narrow 10 inch (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073W5PVMP/ref=psdc_1294866011_t2_B019Z3R582) compared to your 6 inch JL? A big enclosure, like the one on the JL makes sense to me. More room for expansion.

4. How would you rate the install difficulty from a stereo virgin? I saw a guy do this to his JL and it seemed pretty complicated: . Is it actually pretty simple and my virgin eyes don't realize it? Feel confident a local audio shop could do it without any issues?

I thought about going bigger with cheaper,but I am super happy I went for the JL. It completely lived up to its name and then some. The kicker amp does a better job than it should supplying a great signal. A competent audio shop should be able to pull this off. The part they may scrimp on is running the power wire . It is alot of work. If they do that I am pretty confident this is the best low end you can get with the most minimal modification to the gladiator.

 

[DAVECS1]

I bought everything from Crutchfield. As far as the amp on the back wall, yes it will fit. I wanted to keep all my modifications to the plastic piece under the seat. 4 10mm and it came out pretty easy and I was able to fit everything up on it on the bench. I used clip nuts so everything comes in and out pretty easy. Also it is nice to be able to tune the amp with everything accessible. I moved my jack kit to behind the seat.

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