DIY Complete Maverick Audio Install (Front Stage Alpine / JL Audio)

[Bsoute00]

Completed system photos:

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[Thagh0st]

Completed system photos:

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[MikeyG]

Completed system photos:

Let oks great! Do you have anymore pics of the box?

 

[Bsoute00]

What box pics do you want, I will see if I have them?

 

[rallyshark]

This is an awesome build! I'm in the planning stage for the most part, but I have ordered the mids and highs. My question is, how many amps do you think your system is pulling, and how is the hybrid dealing with it? Or... what's the combined fuse rating for your amplifiers? I'm really curious about how the hybrid is handing it all. I'm hesitant to stray from my initial plan of using a single 5 channel digital amp(40A), because I'm worried about too much current draw. Any input you can offer on that would be awesome!

 

[Silver23]

I have access to JL stuff, use to be part of Team JL Audio, Zapco and Hybrid Audio Technologies back in the day (competed in SQ competitions for since around 1999 with several different vehicles), yes I am old. I only own one of the vehicles still, I will post some pics some time. I do have a 2002 Honda Civic that always stays about 90% done. Alpine I am just another consumer, if JL had the new C5 3-way to market yet, the Alpine would not be going in. JL does not have a release date for the new C5 yet only that it is being developed.

Hoping the Alpine do everything I want them to do, if they do they will stay, if not when the C5 come to market I will try them.

I have installed a ton of the TW3 subs and in a ported box they shock me every time. They have the ability to not only sound good but some surprising loud output.

I competed too back then, even got a qualification for the car audio nationals, never went. (yes I'm old too) I ran Orion amps and CV subs. I did have a Zapco EQ for a while, couldn't get the alternator noise out of it very well.

 

[Bsoute00]

This is an awesome build! I'm in the planning stage for the most part, but I have ordered the mids and highs. My question is, how many amps do you think your system is pulling, and how is the hybrid dealing with it? Or... what's the combined fuse rating for your amplifiers? I'm really curious about how the hybrid is handing it all. I'm hesitant to stray from my initial plan of using a single 5 channel digital amp(40A), because I'm worried about too much current draw. Any input you can offer on that would be awesome!

Each of my amps have a 50 amp fuse rating. I am running a 100 amp ANL inline fuse. I have had no issues with powering this set-up. I did signal sensing for power turn on but the way the hybrid works it takes way to long for the amps to power down and they randomly will turn back on with how the hybrid works when the truck in just sitting.

So make sure you use a remote turn on power led and not signal sensing. I will be changing this in my set-up.

 

[colinl]

I did signal sensing for power turn on but the way the hybrid works it takes way to long for the amps to power down and they randomly will turn back on with how the hybrid works when the truck in just sitting.

So make sure you use a remote turn on power led and not signal sensing. I will be changing this in my set-up.

I wish I could say I was really smart to wire my Kicker Key 500.1 sub amp for traditional 12v turn on (piggybacked on BCM Fuse 3), but I honestly just chose that because I was familiar with it and was sure it would work.

The only drawback to doing it this way is that Fuse 3 is definitely not delayed power-off like the infotainment unit until you open a door after you shut the ignition off.

So if you have a B&O system and still use the B&O amp, those speakers will play and whatever is on aftermarket amp will not play. My sub cuts off. I don't care to listen to the system for how many ever minutes it stays powered, until a door opens, but it's a little weird.

If you don't have B&O it would possibly be even weirder because the infotainment will keep playing but the only output will be if you've left the rear speakers connected to the ACIM. If you have your rears wired to an amp, then I would expect silence.

 

[rallyshark]

Each of my amps have a 50 amp fuse rating. I am running a 100 amp ANL inline fuse. I have had no issues with powering this set-up. I did signal sensing for power turn on but the way the hybrid works it takes way to long for the amps to power down and they randomly will turn back on with how the hybrid works when the truck in just sitting.

So make sure you use a remote turn on power led and not signal sensing. I will be changing this in my set-up.

Great, thanks for that info! I did plan on running a turn on lead, so I should be good there.

 

[shizelbs]

So cool. I'd love to listen to it someday.

 

[edeleon]

Start of the amp rack.

Can I ask how you managed to mount this to the sheet metal? I’m looking to do something similar

 

[Hardening2753]

Today 99% of equipment arrived and I had already started on the truck so time to post it up.This will be a 3-way front stage, full DSP control and 1 10" subwoofer. Front Stage Alpine, everything else JL Audio. Special thanks to JL Audio for the great equipment. This truck will be tuned 22-23 April in Tulsa using the JL Audio MAX-KIT link to what it is: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxl51yZFHII

I did a thread about the doors already its at this link: https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/how-to-install-new-speaker-wire-in-doors.29724/

Here is the equipment going in it:

Fiber glass subwoofer box:

Used Cling Wrap as my release agent it has always worked for me in the past as well as alum. foil.

Out of vehicle, know need to make the MDF top. My Siberian shop cat hanging out with me today.

Will update thread as this moves along.

Good to see the supervisor on the floor shop

 

[Bsoute00]

Can I ask how you managed to mount this to the sheet metal? I’m looking to do something similar

It is screwed to the rear bracket. I ran a bolts under the amp then bolted the amp board to the bracket then mounted the amps over it so you cannot see it, nice and clean.

Make sure you use a flush bit to get your bolt head flush.

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