Upgrading to an 8 speaker system, with shallow woofer on door, Woofer is in, 12/21/13 Options

[njccmd2002]

added the 6 wires for my clean install. 2 wires are for the subwoofer, and 4 for the jdm mirrors. i did it right this time. using the terminals...



then to do a proper looming, that is a PITa..

removing the old jdm mirror wires and putting new ones.



looking better



even replaced the part number tag. All i need is to solder wires....



all and all, looks factory made...

[Malek]

much clean
wow
very wire

But seriously, nice work! I tape the ends of my wires to a drill and secure the other side to spin it nice and even. It's the little tricks that makes things 100x easier..

[njccmd2002]

Those green and red spiral wires are trash, those are the ones I'm getting rid of, lol. New wires are in the loom.

[Malek]

Ah! Gotcha. I thought you spun those wires by hand haha

My mirror wires won't look nearly as factory..

Once I get around to doing that haha

[SwissFerdi]

its already has area to insert the screws. so you insert the screws, and the speaker will indent the plastic. it guides you to cut where u need.

That's genius, Norberto.

[njccmd2002]

Finishing touches....last few wires...



Door passenger side done... Woofer now on door. Used mdf to make adapter




Just need to rewire the jdm mirrors to the module.




Got to make other door tomorrow. Today first day off after a week...

Ready, get set, go..... Wiring ready. Lol it's a mess, but they are just my donors....



Never can have too many pigtails....



Won't go into detail with other door. Since it technically is the same.

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Dec 13, 2013 - 11:39 PM

[njccmd2002]

Lol, door panels won't fit, speaker to big........ . Custom mount it is.....

[Box]

Noooo....

[njccmd2002]

We'll I kept on wiring my driver door...

Before.



During



After....



I'll tackle the speaker problem some other day....

[njccmd2002]

took some comvincing, and will leave a teaser pic...



tis gunna be dat badazz

[Box]

Still eagerly await completion and a video.

[njccmd2002]

I'm out in gatlingburg, I'll continue when I get back

[Box]

I like that place.

[njccmd2002]

wow cannot believe i never updated... well the mdf adapted was a bust. needed to use steel and plasma cutter...



THIS IS A VIDEO...



driver door is now insulated



and buttoned up



new harness to deliver sound to the woofers on the door..



all missing is to hook up the amp... but wont be until a few months.... sadly..



in the meantime i have to fix a leak....

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Apr 7, 2014 - 7:59 PM

[Batman722]

hahaha nice choice of music.

[njccmd2002]

fm radio!!!

[Special_Edy]

You still need to find the insulation plate. Its a piece of steel that completely covers the hole where the window regulator is. There is also a corresponding plastic piece fastened to the backside of the 8 speaker door cards that rests against the metal plate. With any kind of bass the door cards will rattle unless you have these. Think of your door as being a box for those subs.

[GTMike]

So, is the Rockford Fosgate P3SD4-8 8" Punch P3S Shallow 4-Ohm DVC Subwoofer a free-air subwoofer (not needing a box)?

I have the 8 speaker system. Is there enough power to drive it?

Don't listen to Rap, so major thump-thump is not required. I listen mostly to Industrial Music: Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, KMFDM, etc.

In my Avalon, I had trunk mounted sub that complimented the JBL system. However, that had very nice mid-bass to begin with.

Can't do a trunk mounted sub for cost and space reasons. I will be keeping my convertible boot back there if the weather ever gets warmer.

I am on the fence between the Fosgate mid-woofer and sub-woofer.

Thoughts?

[njccmd2002]

well i dont know, this is from website

The Rockford Fosgate P3S 8" shallow mount subwoofer delivers Punch, even in depth limited situations. Rockford Fosgate understands all vehicles are not the same, because some cannot accommodate deep subwoofers. In the past, that meant no Bass. Not anymore! Now even depth challenged vehicles can have REAL Bass and the Dual Voice Coil allow configurations for every application. Shallow woofers are specifically designed for spaces where a traditional woofer cannot be used.

my door is shallow.... so that is why i bought.... and i need to get the plates special-edy is talking about. im not going to bass it all the way. just needed some hmmmp there it is...

[Special_Edy]

So, is the Rockford Fosgate P3SD4-8 8" Punch P3S Shallow 4-Ohm DVC Subwoofer a free-air subwoofer (not needing a box)?

I have the 8 speaker system. Is there enough power to drive it?

Don't listen to Rap, so major thump-thump is not required. I listen mostly to Industrial Music: Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, KMFDM, etc.

In my Avalon, I had trunk mounted sub that complimented the JBL system. However, that had very nice mid-bass to begin with.

Can't do a trunk mounted sub for cost and space reasons. I will be keeping my convertible boot back there if the weather ever gets warmer.

I am on the fence between the Fosgate mid-woofer and sub-woofer.

Thoughts?

Speakers are logarithmic, you will still have 90% of the sound with 10% of the power. Im sure the factory system will sound fine with subs but Im not sure it will drive them at a lower, boosted frequency like is expected with a subwoofer.

The car door acts as a box, the tweeter and mid sit between the door and the door panel but the 8" sits in a hole so it utilizes the space between the inner and outer door skins as a box.