blancolex300

So after dealing with the stock system for the first 4 months of owning my Jeep, I have finally begun the upgrade of stereo system. The plan is the following:

Hertz Mille ML 1600 midbass drivers in the dash (active x-over through the amp)
Hertz Mille ML 280 tweeters in tombstones (active x-over through the amp)
Hertz Energy 8" sub in the factory enclosure
Audison LRx 5.1 5 channel amp run in the floor in the rear cargo area
Audison Bit One.1
Audio will be run of of the factory headunit for now with a Pac C2A-CHY2 to provide a flat pre-out fed into the amp

Also upgraded was the "big 3" (battery + to alternator +, battery - to chassis ground, and battery - to engine ground).

Pics of the sub upgrade:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677598687/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5678156094/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5678156722/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677586535/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677586889/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677587165/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5678145530/
Pics of the speaker upgrade:

The speakers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677589107/
Pods Dynamatted (talk about tedious!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677591993/
Pods and speakers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5678150386/
Test fit,but the basket was too big, spacers needed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677593099/
Pods with spacers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677596139/
Speaker, pod, polyfill (4oz per pod, equivalent of .25 cu feet)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5678154278/
Pod, with polyfill. Looks like an old lady's hair coming out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677596907/
Speakers mounted, ready to go in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677597241/
Speaker in the dash
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5678155648/
Big 3 upgrade

0 ga cables, techflexed and heat shrunk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677594033/
Underhood
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677594533/
Connections at the alternator
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5677595067/

The tweeters and amplifier are currently back ordered, so as they are available they will be installed, and I will be doing a custom box at some point, either for the 8, or a flat sub or 2. Still up in the air on that.

fastrat350

SCWEET setup you got going there man, I wish I could get some hertz in my Jeep, but noone local carrys it. I need to order some more sound deadener so I can line the inside of my dash pods. I ran out when I laid the sound deadener down on the floors. My setup is JL Audio, HD900/5, 13TW5 subwoofer, C3-650's, C2-650's

Look forward to the rest of the setup.

HereToday

Very Nice Pics and setup. I plan to post my set up soon. I did Polk MM's in the dash and soundbar, ran a JL MHD900/5 and the JL Stealthbox for the 4 door. I did the dynamat in the pods and soundbar, along with polyfill in the soundbar but didn't stuff the pods the way you did....may have to do that still.

Question - I need to do the "big 3" upgrade, where did you get your wire? I see where two of the wires go but don't see the termination for the shortest wire, assuming it's terminated on the frame just left of the battery (looking at the battery from the front). Correct? Did you fuse your "big 3" at all?

I'd love to order the same wire you have shown, that's exactly how I was thinking to run mine.

Nice work!

blancolex300

Update:

Got my tweeters in last Thursday, and got around to installing them on Saturday. They were substantially larger than the factory ones, so the use of a dremel to hog out the factory pods was needed. They sound great currently run off of the factory headunit/Infinity amp (LRx should be in this week), although with the current set up they are EXTREMELY bright. I have the treble set on -6 on the radio right now......

Without further adieu, the install pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751208671/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751208883/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751209095/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751209223/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751209435/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751209681/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751209681/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751210275/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751210487/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751210757/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751210957/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751211035/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/5751755358/

blancolex300

Nice choice of equipment. The wire I used was left over Kicker 1/0 ga wire that I had lying around. And the 3rd one is going from the neg terminal to the ground point a little in front of the battery on the passenger side.

chipmaker

Did you just pull up on the tombstones to get them out?

blancolex300

Nope, there is a 7mm screw on the back side that comes out, then you can wiggle them out.

HereToday

I agree on the stock battery connectors. I just ordered a set of heavy duty ones from Quadratec for my "big 3" upgrade mentioned above. The stock ones seem a little thin for my tastes, plus it's getting crowded over there.

Thanks for the location/wire reply, that's the same location attach I was thinking. Now headed to the audio store for some wire! I also plan to add a fuse, probably 250 amp ANL or some such, on the alternator + to battery + connection.

blancolex300

I have some updated pictures, not 100% finished cosmetically, but is 100% functional.

As the amp sits now:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/6070494858/
2 runs of 9 wire input into the bitone.1, me gusta heat shrink:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/6070495740/

The tray, made from abs plastic and 1/4 mdf:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/6070496490/
Test fit for the tray that bolts under the passenger seat. It sits about 2" off the floor, to keep from getting wet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/6069949717/
Nice and snug under the seat, fits good. Not done yet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/6070497020/
Close up of the mounts, everything was sanded and painted black as to blend in:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/6069951251/
Tucked up, nice and neat. With the seat slid all the way back, it is completely hidden from view. The wires running in front are for the heated seat elements:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094786@N02/6069952587/
The DRC currently resides in my glove box, I still need to figure out where I want to put it. I am using the volume control on the factory radio for now. I am trying to keep everything out of sight as much as possible, which is why I haven't gone with an aftermarket headunit. Jeeps are just too damn easy to break in to.

stuckyourself

Love the underseat tray! I need I need... Any more info? how did you go about starting... making a template?