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So.. following up in a previous post, I had a local shop install a kicker key and kicker hideaway 10, and it sounds like sh*t. I used forscan and it's still not there. Before I have to tear this whole thing apart I was curious if someone with knowledge could weigh in on this.
Before I took it up there, I talked to someone on the phone and had explained to them exactly what I wanted to do and it was following other people in this forum that had done it successfully. I had already changed out the door and rear column and tweeters to kickers recommend on this forum, just needed them to install the sub and key.
When I dropped it off I specifically told them to tie into the front door speakers with the key. They did not do that, I'm told by them, and also they have covered up my rear AC vents by putting everything under the seats (which I did not request by the way, I wanted it in the very back). I'm going to deal with them soon enough AFTER I get the microphone back for my kicker key, because they first lied and said they had one but mine should have been in the box. It was not. They have mine. I paid for it and I want it and I will get it Monday in person.
Also one of the brand new rear Kicker speakers was blown when I tested it shortly after picking it up from them after install (never even at that high of a volume) and I had to go through crutchfield to get it replaced. I even had to install it myself because the guy I talked to was being nothing short of a little b*tch and I didn't want to waste any more time going back and forth with him. Again, I'll deal with him later and make a nice thorough post complete with photos and video for socials. They are absolutely liars and a horrible company to deal with, but that's not the point of this post. I don't trust them to do any more work on my vehicle so I'm not going to take it back to them but I do want it to sound at least relatively decent.
As of right now it's super trebly, like shrill, and the bass is very hit or miss, when I put it on rear occupants setting it sounds like the back speakers will explode (again). Back to the base though it's completely missing certain octaves then going crazy on other songs. It was like this before I adjusted Forscan. Depending on what settings even the door speakers sound like they're gonna blow. Interestingly when I put it at super super low levels, almost off, The only thing faintly coming through is only treble through the dash tweeters.
Here's what I'm working with:
Front tweeters were installed with crossovers still attached. Since I found out they tied into the back pillar speakers I did change in forscan the back to full range, which did make some improvement. I'm wondering if the crossovers need to be cut out of those since they are choking out all bass? If that's a stupid statement I literally don't know what I'm doing, but I'm trying to figure it out.
I'm including pictures of the kicker key and Hideaway, but I can't really get to the hideaway because of where the idiots put it so if there's any settings I needed to adjust on that I'll have to take the seat out.
Dip switches on the key, only the first one is in the down position, the rest are up.
Before I took it up there, I talked to someone on the phone and had explained to them exactly what I wanted to do and it was following other people in this forum that had done it successfully. I had already changed out the door and rear column and tweeters to kickers recommend on this forum, just needed them to install the sub and key.
When I dropped it off I specifically told them to tie into the front door speakers with the key. They did not do that, I'm told by them, and also they have covered up my rear AC vents by putting everything under the seats (which I did not request by the way, I wanted it in the very back). I'm going to deal with them soon enough AFTER I get the microphone back for my kicker key, because they first lied and said they had one but mine should have been in the box. It was not. They have mine. I paid for it and I want it and I will get it Monday in person.
Also one of the brand new rear Kicker speakers was blown when I tested it shortly after picking it up from them after install (never even at that high of a volume) and I had to go through crutchfield to get it replaced. I even had to install it myself because the guy I talked to was being nothing short of a little b*tch and I didn't want to waste any more time going back and forth with him. Again, I'll deal with him later and make a nice thorough post complete with photos and video for socials. They are absolutely liars and a horrible company to deal with, but that's not the point of this post. I don't trust them to do any more work on my vehicle so I'm not going to take it back to them but I do want it to sound at least relatively decent.
As of right now it's super trebly, like shrill, and the bass is very hit or miss, when I put it on rear occupants setting it sounds like the back speakers will explode (again). Back to the base though it's completely missing certain octaves then going crazy on other songs. It was like this before I adjusted Forscan. Depending on what settings even the door speakers sound like they're gonna blow. Interestingly when I put it at super super low levels, almost off, The only thing faintly coming through is only treble through the dash tweeters.
Here's what I'm working with:
Front tweeters were installed with crossovers still attached. Since I found out they tied into the back pillar speakers I did change in forscan the back to full range, which did make some improvement. I'm wondering if the crossovers need to be cut out of those since they are choking out all bass? If that's a stupid statement I literally don't know what I'm doing, but I'm trying to figure it out.
I'm including pictures of the kicker key and Hideaway, but I can't really get to the hideaway because of where the idiots put it so if there's any settings I needed to adjust on that I'll have to take the seat out.
Dip switches on the key, only the first one is in the down position, the rest are up.
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