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You can hide the amp under any seat or if you wan't to show it off you can mount it on top of the sub box. Or make a pexiglass box and mount it on the side of the trunk somehow.

i like the sound of the plexiglass idea
so i buy my subs i buy my headunit buy my speakers buy an amp for the subs and a 4 channel for 4 speakers and the wire
what else do i need for a nice set-up
like what are tweeters and crossovers do i need em is there anythinh else i need

Basically what you need is:
1.)Subs
2.)Front- K series speakers (2)
3.)Back- K series mids and tweeters (2)
4.)Amp for subs
5.)Box unless making your own
6.)Wires for speakers, etc.

That's basically it. Then whatever else for your CD player. When you get the speakers for the front and back get the ones with grills on them so they have something to protect the fronts front people kicking them or something getting sat on em.

Originally posted by 1963Galaxie352
what else do i need for a nice set-up
like what are tweeters and crossovers do i need em is there anythinh else i need

A crossover separates the music to the various speakers that can best handle the job of producing the best sound.
Bass – Subwoofer
Mid – 6 ½” (or the midrange speaker)
Treble – Tweeters

If this is confusing then just buy 2 or 3-way speakers, they have all of the above built in and or much easier to install, set-up, and tweak for the best sound.

Yes he is right. The K series 3 ways are nice too so you might as well go with them.

so if it is a 3 way speaker does that mean i can only hook 3 speakers up?? i wanted to put 4 6x9 under my seat, if that a bad idea

3-way means it has three speakers in one. Most 6x9 speakers are 2-way or 3-way. Unless you have a really good ear all you need for really good sound is:

-good head unit (w built in amp, 4x15 or 4x25 watts)

-two 3-way 6" for front

-two 3-way 6x9 for rear

anything else is overkill. Start with this and if you think you need more add it as you go.

nhoth2o has a good point. You don't even need 6" in the front either. 6x9 in the rear though is good. You can put 4 in the back but I think you should stick with 2.

alright im gonna check it out today see how much clearance i have in the front kick panels for speakes maybe i can fit like a 5 1/4 inch up there and because it is a convertible i dont have a back shelf to put speakes but i may be able to fit some 6x9s above the arm rests in the back but if worst comes to worst ill make speaker boxes

now i think im gonna build a custom box over the back tranny tunnel
ill face the subs face down magnet up, Right?
now if i make the box out of fiber board should i put body filley over any seems so air does not get out?
do i build like a shelf inside the box to mount the subs too? and how high up should i make it in the box ?? cuz the need room to fire into??? if you can understand that can ya help me out

Well for the subs you need to call Kicker and ask them how much clearance for the subs. Also yes magnet up. Since you have a convertable sound will travel OUT more of course so you will wan't to make all the speakers facing you and the passenger as much as possible. Get some pics of the inside of your car and let me thing. For the box you will need something to mount the subs in it... You will need to buy the subs first and them measure the square diameter on them and then make a square thing to mount the sub on and then put inside the box in the middle consol over the tranny tunnel. Too bad I can't just go to your house and do it for you, so much easier if I were there. heh.

well i found out today i can fit two small cirlc shaped speakes in the front kick pannels prob 5 1/4" andtwo 6x9" under the back armrests ill have to put the subs in the trunk because the front seat it to close to the back they have some insulation that ill have to rip out but it should have a nice sound ill build a custom amp box and cove it w/ plexiglass im prob gonna get th kicker l7's and the kx2500 amp and their 600w 4 channel amp to power the speakers it will look nicei just dont know if i sound leave the spair tire out of the back or not it might block the soun?? but what do i know i just hope if i put the subs in the trunk i hope i will have enough room for air tanks, i think i will the trunk is huge
if not i could move the box and amp onto the back seat fmxhellraiser u have been such a help and i greatly appreciate it and everyone else too

Sweet man, sounds awsome. Can't wait to see what you come up with. The setup you just mensions sounds really cool and is what I plan to get for my truck once I buy a CD player. Are you going with 10" or 12" subs? If you need to save space then go with a 10" but I am sure you will be fine. Also the spare won't do nothing to the sound.... get some dynamat or whatever that stuff is called and get the medium grade and put it in the truck and go to Home depot and find some strips of backsided sticky foam and put around anything that will rattle such as your license plate.
I am glad I was a help. Get some pics of your car and your system when you can I wanna check it out and see what you come up with. Also a tip on the box. Ask Kicker their reccomended demensions for the subs and tell them you want' to use pexiglass. Another thing for the box is you can make the box out of wood and cover it with that carpet like or tweed material and then on top of the box make a pexiglass box that will fit the amp and that way you can see the amp and you can put a few breather holes in it and then a light or something if you wan't it for show. I got millions of ideas.... I should make some and sell em and actually make some money towards my car haha.

yea u do have some good ideas but i dont know whos gonna fork over dough for ideas only products from those ideas

got any pics of your car and sound system?

My car is in a million pieces getting built still and a long way to go. I took all my truck pictures off the computer when I got a virus. I will get some more later. I don't even have any system at the moment. Yeah I know, your wondering why I have a sponsorship from Kicker and no system. lol Reason why is because the CD player in there is broke and I need a new one and looking at a good one to get but I need to save some money for it and then I will get the Kicker system sent into me. When I get it all I will send in pics. I may put 15" Solo X's in the rear under the back seats of the truck and some nice speakers but I am not into all that bass unless it's a song like No Quarter from Led Zep or something like that. For my car, I won't have a system in there most likely, I don't care for putting systems in old cars. For something like you have and a convertable it would be sweet but not for what I got. Who know's, I may change my mind, but right now I need to see about Kicker sending me a big system for my party boat.

Check out dearbourne classics, they have a CD player that can be connected to a changer elsewere in the car ( normally in the trunk ), it fits in the original spot and looks like an original raido, they also have the kick panals with speaker openings and any other restoration part you may need. I got a catalog today in the mail for my Falcon, I ordered it about 3 weeks ago, catalogs are free.