RobbN Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 (edited) Long time lurker here... When I first got my 2011 SEL in 2012 with the stock stereo - no MFT, it sucked. It was so bad that highway travel was unbearable. So the first thing was to replace the door spreaders, we went with memphis / phoenix gold speakers, was done at a local shop as I do not know much about this stuff and am always afraid of breaking clips, etc... This was okay for a few months but the head unit is grossly underpowered, and it needed some bass. I read all the forums about the OEM subwoofer, and the aftermarket JL Audio (and its price, without an amp) And I really DO want that JL Audio hidden sub, but its a steep price to pay, and if I trade this truck in in a couple of years - its money wasted. I really want a nice low end sound but I do not want to have a big clunky box in the back taking up valuable cargo area, so after much debate I wnet with a small amp (Phoenix gold) and a Kenwood (Shelf type) subwoofer - its like a small shelf and I can still place stuff on top of it or also easily remove it if I need to. This Kenwood has a single 10" sub - and sounds really good - Im going back in this week to replace to new amp with a 5 channel amp though. Photos enclosed. Again - this just an FYI so you guys can see another option - I saw the guy pic on here that made the false floor and has like 3 10 or 12 inch subs and 3 or 4 amps where his spare tire was - and I didn't need to rock the block with my edge, nor did I have 4K to drop on a stereo. But this setup of mine sound super nice in the truck - and was around $500 in total - not including the door speakers that were previously changed. Im currently thinking of the Metra dash kit and a touch screen - but I do not LOVE the looks of the metra kit, and I am concerned I may loose functionality of the steering wheel controls. Edited July 6, 2013 by RobbN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Keep the mods and pics coming Nice alternatives for folks to ponder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Brininger Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Looks good, great place for the amp under there. I just ordered something similar, an Alpine 8" ported box with a mini-mono amp. Did the stock radio have an amp turn-on wire? Did you use the "antenna up" wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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