I bought some MB Quart PCE 6.5's for the front and MB Quart RCE268 for the rear with a Alpine MRV-F540 on those speakers. I've read some post where the back speakers are unimportant....that it's just filler sound. Are you saying you won't notice the difference with it hooked up like it is compared to having the factory speakers on my HU?

 

You will notice the diff. IMO, rear sound in a screw is needed. Not so much for you in the front, although I really enjoy it, but for anyone in the back seat as well. To me it helps fill my big cab with sound. Rear sound is not so much needed in smaller trucks and cars or even a Scab truck, but in my screw IMO, it helps and sounds better. It's very simple, it all comes down to what YOU like. Just take it step by step. Don't add them back there and see how you like it. If it's not enough, than add them.
Good luck.

 

Hey Dupius....I see your from Lafayette. I lived there for a while.I have a question for all you smart autosound guys!!! I went to a local place and this guy was telling me I could hook my amp to all four of my front speakers and power my sub with my amp. Do you see this as a possibility? I have MB Quart speakers with that Alpine blah..blah... He told me that as powerful as that amp was I could get a really good sound by doing that....What do you think. I was going to put that just on my highs and get a seperate amp for the sub, but I don't want some rattleing stuff I want a nice tight sound with bass you can feel in the cabin. He was saying that the amp would push the speakers more than the sub sound I wanted would. He also told me he could put the amp behind the back seat.

Here are the amp specs...check out the size for mounting behind the seat.

80 w RMS x 4 at 4 ohms
100 w RMS x 4 at 2 ohms
200 w RMS x 2 in bridged mode
2-, 3-, or 4-channel output
Tri-Way capable
requires 8-gauge power and ground
Bass Engine® features front and rear high-pass
MOSFET power supply
STAR Topology
Frequency Response 20-20k Hz
THD at Rated RMS Power 0.08%
Signal to Noise Ratio 100 dB
Peak Power Output350w x 2
Power at 2 Ohms 100w x 4
Bridged Power 200w x 2
AB Class Amplifier!
Low-Pass Crossover Frequency 30-8kHz
Low-Pass Slope (dB/octave) 12 dB
High-Pass Crossover Frequency 15-8kHz
High-Pass Slope (dB/octave) 12 dB
Fuse Rating 30 x 2
Height 2-1/2"
Width 16-1/2"
Length 9-7/8"
Full 1 year Indo Audio

 

I don't know about the "smart autosound guys" stuff, in fact far from it. I'm still learning.
To me, it would all come down to what sub setup you go with. If it's a single 8'' then you could go that route, I have never hooked up an amp with that setup, but I'm sure it can be done. If your looking at say 2 10''s than I would go with another amp for them.

I have not removed that back of the seat, so I can't comment on the room back there.

 

If you don't mind losing front to back fade, you can wire them up with 1 amp.

You wire the 6x8's in parallel (front and rear right speaker on one channel and same for the left on the left channel of the amp) and then the sub will bridge 2 channels. Your radio fade would then control the balance between sub output and 6x8's output.

As for the rears are for fill comment, it best applies to regular and supercabs. In the Screw, your rear passengers would feel left out if you don't take rear speakers into consideration.

BTW: Having a separate amp for the sub doesn't cause the superloud/rattling bass. It's all in the level and cross-over frequency settings.

Also, decent 6x8's can produce bass you can feel all by their little lonesome.

 

Thanks for the Knowledge....Hey Dupius how hard was it to relocate your jack? That's probably going to be my only option cause I can't find anywhere for this big *** amp to go!!

 

Not hard at all. Here's instructions I posted in a past thread.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...highlight=jack

 

Dolemite, I put my amps behind the rear seat of my 04 Screw. IMO this is the only place to put them in the truck. There is more than plenty of room back there...totaly wasted space if you don't use it. Getting the rear seat back out is a pain in the a$$ until you figure out how to do it. There are a lot of posts on how to do it on the boards but until you actually DO IT they really wont make any sense.

I mounted my amps on two pieces of 1/4 plywood I cut to fit the rear cab wall and then covered it in black leather. With the seat back in you can not see anything. It looks totaly stock.





I also mounted my XM reciever behind the back seat:



For the door speakers I went with Alpine SPS-571A 6x8 Component Speakers up front and Pioneer TS-A6870R 6X8s in the rear doors. The rear speakers were a nice touch and deffinetly not a waste of money.

 

Nice job RamSS/T!!! More room back there then I thought. Can you tell if the amps are touching the back of the seats once they are put back?

 

Yeah, behind the seat is a nice spot. Did the same with my amp. Out of sight, and your not taking up any space really.
Id suggest it too.

 

The amps have a good inchat the top between them and the seat back and probably 3in at the bottom. There really is a lot of room back there.

 

I wanna know how you attached the board to the back cab. I dont want to drill holes into the Cab

 

I put two screws in the middle of each board. I didn't really want to either but it was by far the easiest way. I figured what the hell...the only way you could ever see them is if you took the bed off....and if I ever have the bed off I have more to worry about than 4 screw holes!