Marv88 2016 Silverado LS Regular Cab 5.3L

[qwank]

Awesome speakers.  Those tweeters are amazing. I have a set of them that I might swap into my setup if I can find a way to mount them. 

[Marv88]

55 minutes ago, qwank said:

Awesome speakers.  Those tweeters are amazing. I have a set of them that I might swap into my setup if I can find a way to mount them. 

I've been chatting with the guy from the site below who is working on new a-pillar pods for the k2 . They are not on the site  yet (they are due by the end of the month) and Im not sure he would be ok with me sharing the CAD drawing he sent but you can get an idea of what he does by checking out the pics for other years.

 

https://www.customspeakerpods.com/general-motors

 

 

[Nasty]

11 hours ago, Marv88 said:

I've been chatting with the guy from the site below who is working on new a-pillar pods for the k2 . They are not on the site  yet (they are due by the end of the month) and Im not sure he would be ok with me sharing the CAD drawing he sent but you can get an idea of what he does by checking out the pics for other years.

 

https://www.customspeakerpods.com/general-motors

 

 

I need to see

[Marv88]

20 minutes ago, Nasty said:

I need to see

These are the previous version for up to a 3" mid or tweeter. 

[Nasty]

These are the previous version for up to a 3" mid or tweeter. 

Yes ive seen those ones. I almost bought them. I still might. I found shale paint the color of our pillars so i may do that

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[Marv88]

9 minutes ago, Nasty said:

Yes ive seen those ones. I almost bought them. I still might. I found shale paint the color of our pillars so i may do that

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Yeah I think you actually sent that link to me originally. If I use them I'm gonna go the other route and dye the pillars black. 

[15BlueSilverado]

On 1/31/2019 at 8:15 PM, Marv88 said:

? I tried to send text you pics but my phone is still acting up and the wouldn't go through. 

 

Very clean look. I've wanted to do the same thing in mine but I plan on installing an 8" JL sub up front where the pull down pocket is. Lots of custom work will be involved which is why I haven't started yet but I really want a stealth factory look and don't want to give up any space under my rear seat, I use that to store all my crap.

[Marv88]

Got the mids ready to install using Metra adapters with birch mounting rings packed in modeling clay. The outside is wrapped in sound deadener and I'll use foam weatherstripping to seal the adapter to the inside of the door panel. 

 

 

[Nasty]

Never thought of using modeling clay ?

[Marv88]

20 minutes ago, Nasty said:

Never thought of using modeling clay ?

I use the non hardening stuff from the craft store. It's very dense and sticks well even to plastic (says it's recommended for 4 year olds so I think it's safe for us to use! ?)

 

Edited March 3, 2019 by Marv88

[Marv88]

Picked up this kit to make terminal ends for the crossover and speaker wires. It came with a ratcheting crimp tool as well as silcone insulating sleeves and imo they look better than the typical crimp type insulated connectors.

 

 

[Marv88]

Got the drivers door done. To knock out the resonance and block high frequency noise I used SoundSkins mat with pre attached foam on the inside of the outer skin and Raammat on the inner frame (the reason you can't see the mat on the inner frame is because I put it on the backside and kept the factory vapor barrier). There was already some noise barrier on the back side of the door panel so I felt it would be redundant to use foam on the inner skin. 

 

To make wiring easier I just used the Ford speaker wire adapters and tapped in behind the kick panel. 

 

 

[Marv88]

To seat the adapter to the door I used rubber window seal and I used weatherstripping to seal the front to the inside of the door panel..

 

 

[Marv88]

To keep the wires out of the way of the window I drill a hole in the speaker adapter to use the factory pin and I wrapped the wire adapter in cloth tape to keep it from rattling. 

 

 

[Marv88]

The 3/8" thick weatherstripping wasn't thick enough so I added some sponge foam to make sure it was snug. Also, the speaker adapter was a little sloppy at the bottom so I added sponge foam to snug it up (the adapter actually  has holes at the bottom but I didn't want to drill into the truck)