Primate Labs Test Subject - 2007 Tacoma - codename: Silverback

[Anathollo]

LOL.. yes all the above are very good places to put one. I'm thinking somewhere near the red dot.

Link for the lights Amazon.com: Paision One Pair 12v Truck Trailer Rv Aircraft LED License Plate Tag Light or Convenience Courtesy Door Step Lamp: Automotive

I may have only mounted one light so it's not brightly lit up...

 

[Mauzer]

What did you end up ordering?

 

[Anathollo]

 

[Silverback]

What did you end up ordering?

Morels

 

[Silverback]

I was running these Morel Dotech Ovation 5 5-1/4" 2-Way Component Car Speakers System But the mids are blown now. I think the tweets and crossover are in good shape so I just ordered a pair of Morel 5" mids to replace them. These new mids have a much higher power rating. It's possible the rear 6.5" Morels are also blown but I'm not sure.. hard to tell at this point. Damn Alpine PDX is a great amp but with about 170 watts x 4 on the birth sheet its hard to find 5.25 components that last more than about 18 months. This has to be the 5th set of speakers up front. Lets see.. old school (before they became shit) MB Quart 3 ways (6.5, 5.25 and tweet), Pioneer Premier Components, (2 sets.. they sounded great), Alpine SPX Pro, Set of Morels.. now I'm on the second set of Morels. hopefully upgrading he mids to their Elite series with higher power rating will solve this. I've never blown a tweeter, its always the mids. New ones are a 6 ohm but they have 150 RMS rating and 1000 watt peak. So should be enough. If the rear 6.5" are blown as well (powered by same amp) I'll upgrade those to the 6.5 version of the same speakers.

If I was smart I should have just replaced that 4.150 PDX amp with a 4.100 and been fine. Oh well Needs more power!!

Edit.. its a 3 way setup up front. 8"s in the door.. 5.25 and tweets in the kicks. So the mids don't see anything below 300 hrz IIRC. I'd have to look at my DQX and see what it is set at.

 

[RichardB23]

why am i just finding this build...

 

[Silverback]

I did see you gave that a 5 star review.

 

[Silverback]

why am i just finding this build...

Because I never update it... or very rarely update it.

 

[Taco Loco]

Add your trailer info to that trailer thread where ever the hell thats at

 

[Silverback]

I'll do a build thread on it in a couple months when I have more content.

 

[texasislandboy]

Dam Sean... We need to get you a Wetsounds Sinster 6..... Has some of the best tuning I have used. Plus its waterproof.. And its a smart amp.. Will shut down before it kills it self.

 

[Silverback]

Man I already have 1500 clean watts in the cab and in all honesty it's too much for my mids. Plus if I need a waterproof amp inside the taco I'm doing something wrong . That being said the stereo in the trail rig was 100% waterproof. Everything was marine rated. I still have a headunit, amp and pair of speakers. They might find their way into the trailer. .

 

[Oswego]

Man I already have 1500 clean watts in the cab and in all honesty it's too much for my mids. Plus if I need a waterproof amp inside the taco I'm doing something wrong . That being said the stereo in the trail rig was 100% waterproof. Everything was marine rated. I still have a headunit, amp and pair of speakers. They might find their way into the trailer. .

or just not having enough fun

 

[texasislandboy]

Man I already have 1500 clean watts in the cab and in all honesty it's too much for my mids. Plus if I need a waterproof amp inside the taco I'm doing something wrong . That being said the stereo in the trail rig was 100% waterproof. Everything was marine rated. I still have a headunit, amp and pair of speakers. They might find their way into the trailer. .

haha Well mounting it under the hood would make for more room in the cab! I'm thinking about pulling all the audio out of the lexus. It has some mark leviston junk in it thinking about mounting a new head unit as a standalone unit with a amp and wire all the speakers to the amp .

 

[balakay]

haha Well mounting it under the hood would make for more room in the cab! I'm thinking about pulling all the audio out of the lexus. It has some mark leviston junk in it thinking about mounting a new head unit as a standalone unit with a amp and wire all the speakers to the amp .

If you have navigation, you can't do shit to your radio.

 

[texasislandboy]

Not unless you add a stand alone radio.

 

[balakay]

Seems like a pain in the dick.

 

[Silverback]

Replaced the front 5.25" Morels with other 5.25" Morels. Sound is much mo betta... old ones were definitly blown.

Old vs new

 

[Anathollo]

Crazy how much the design has changed already on them.

 

[Silverback]

Morels very in price from $300 - $4000. The first set were in the $6-700 range. New ones are sold individually and designed so that you build your system that way. Just a much better speaker. They sound great... makes me want to replace the 8's I have in the doors now.