Single cab Hilux stereo

[Texas]

Hi all,
I have a 90 model single cab hilux and want to put a decent stereo in it. Currently just have a sony cd player and 6 1/2" in the doors. Any ideas if 6x9's are hard to fit in the doors and also possibly mount an amp and a sub or bass tube.
Any help much appreciated
Tony

[Nicko_Chippy]

gday texas, i got a 99 single cab lux, dunno about 6x9's but i got a 12 inch sub and a 1350W amp in mine, the sub is on the drivers side, its a 12inch pioneer slimline sub. and the amp is on the passengers side. fits fine, the box realy to perform at its best needs to be bigger, but im happy with it, and its as big as my space will allow.

[MatMan]

put spacers in and 6x9's will fit in a door... got them in my Navara.... Just uh be prepared to give up a little knee space lol.

[Texas]

gday texas, i got a 99 single cab lux, dunno about 6x9's but i got a 12 inch sub and a 1350W amp in mine, the sub is on the drivers side, its a 12inch pioneer slimline sub. and the amp is on the passengers side. fits fine, the box realy to perform at its best needs to be bigger, but im happy with it, and its as big as my space will allow.

Any chance you could send me some pics mate?

[THE RIG]

texas,id be searching for the hilux DIY thread on this forum somwhere,ive got a heap of pics of the setup i made for my 93single cab hilux,should help you out a fair bit

tom

[Pog]

Where have you mounted the sub Nicko? Behind the seat?

[D1cko]

if you want good sound quality in a single cab ute all you need is a good set of 6'' components and a good 8'' or 10'' sub runing of a 4ch amp. A 12'' is getting to big and they dont sound as good, they tend to rumble more where an 8 or 10'' is crisper and punchier.

There are a milion different ways to set it up but thats the best ive found, but im very picky when it comes to sound systems

[crack]

hey mate found a pic for ya. its a bluapunkt 10" sub with box and a blaupunkt 2ch amp. and running r series alpine speakers in the doors. decent sounding setup.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b19/crack121/DSCF0218.jpg

[pinkfloyddsotm]

hey mate found a pic for ya. its a bluapunkt 10" sub with box and a blaupunkt 2ch amp. and running r series alpine speakers in the doors. decent sounding setup.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b19/crack121/DSCF0218.jpg

im glad i found this thread!, ive been wanting to get some subs or a sub in my cruizer but dunno how they'd fit since my amp is mounted smack bang in the middle of the back of the cab

did you have to readjust the seat forward more to have that sub there ?
cheers.

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q24/AussieYobbo/DSC00012.jpg?t=1208596475

[Nicko_Chippy]

ill get some pictures of my setup tomorrow, the sub is behind the drivers seat, i folded some bracket up and screwed to the firewalll, and made sure the sub goes no where, i cant turn the volume past 24 with the windows up cos you WILL go deaf......my head unit goes up to 42, but i need better quiality speakers, they distort at about 34

[crack]

pink floyed yeh i did have to move my seat forward but thats where my seat sits anyway, im a short ass :P so i suppose there is some benifits to being short. btw the setup the rig did is great if its the one im thinking of

[voids]

shop around for your sub box as there are some smaller ones around these days, The one i have accomodates a 10" sub and fits the space behind the seat nicely. Also make sure you mount your amp up high as possible dont want it to die during a water crossing.

[pinkfloyddsotm]

yeah i never thought id fit a sub in mine so i just stuck the amp right in the middle,so its probably in the way now for a sub if i put one in,might have to move it under the seat..

[v6hilux]

hey mate found a pic for ya. its a bluapunkt 10" sub with box and a blaupunkt 2ch amp. and running r series alpine speakers in the doors. decent sounding setup.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b19/crack121/DSCF0218.jpg

If that was my single cab, my knees would be hitting the dash!

If you want to put huge stuff behind the seat, then I suggest that it's on the passenger side, as girl passengers like to slide up close to the dash board in all cars, (F-Knows why) and you wouldn't want to risk needing a girl to drive YOUR Lux because you no longer fit in the driver's seat! :)

[pinkfloyddsotm]

If that was my single cab, my knees would be hitting the dash!

If you want to put huge stuff behind the seat, then I suggest that it's on the passenger side, as girl passengers like to slide up close to the dash board and no girl drives my Lux!

too true

[Courts InSession]

i think you'd be really pushing shit up hill to get 6x9's in the door of a hilux. My 6.5" splits were a good fit in my 02 hilux and if you run them off an amp, will be an ample front stage if you don't buy crap. Highly recommend a set of focal splits, they'll rock your world. Must be run off an amp though.

Cheers
Brad

[Nicko_Chippy]

problem with the passenger side, is that that jack in in the way, then you have to get in there with a grinder and cut out the jack mounts

[pinkfloyddsotm]

texas,id be searching for the hilux DIY thread on this forum somwhere,ive got a heap of pics of the setup i made for my 93single cab hilux,should help you out a fair bit

tom

where abouts? i cant find it..

[Nicko_Chippy]

heres my setup

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/flanka_06/in.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/flanka_06/in3.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/flanka_06/in2.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/flanka_06/in4.jpg
i made the box myself, so that it could fit it nicely behind the seat

[Patrolling Paddy]

Not sure about the hilux specifically(?) but in my Patrol to fit 6x9's meant cutting into the door so I went down the 6.5" splits and a 8" Bazooka tube behind the passenger seat. I originally had the amp under the passenger seat but after destroying 2 in separate water crossings (guess who didn't learn the first time) I had a custom built roof console made to house the amp at roof level, if I drown it now I am in DEEP trouble.

PP

[THE RIG]

ok heres some pics of the setup i had in my 93 singlecab ute! im 5' 11'' and had plenty of leg room to drive...

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture273.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture270.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture269.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture275.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture274.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture217-1.jpg

[THE RIG]

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture277.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture218.jpg

then this is a box i made for a 79series ute,works well as a gun box and for other shit too
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture227-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture228-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture229-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Photo0011_000.jpg

[THE RIG]

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Photo0013_000.jpg

this is another hilux setup similar to the one i had in mine,just different angle on speakers
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture225-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Photo0005_000.jpg

and these are door trim cards i made for my bros old falcon ute,just to give you ideas if you like

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture219.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture222-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/RIT30/Picture223-1.jpg

[THE RIG]

i also made another hilux one for a bloke which was for 2 12'' slimline subs and as far as i know it worked out well

also in the process of making a setup for me 75series too,so we'll see how it turns out

tommo

[bainsybainsy]

looks like top notch work mate. ill have to book in my 75 aswell!

[THE RIG]

hahaha thanks bainsy,once i work mine out,ill see what you think of it

[pinkfloyddsotm]

saw some slimline subs today that look like they'd easily fit in my ute behind the passenger seat,ill take some pics when i get it

[Nicko_Chippy]

was it a pioneer?

[Texas]

I noticed both pioneer and sony do a slim subwoofer. Havnt been and priced them yet. Will go and see what JB Hi Fi's prices are like on them
Thanks for the replies and pics so far. Much appreciated
Tony

[Nicko_Chippy]

hey tony, jb-hi fi got the pioneer 12 inch slimline subs for 280, well last week they were.

[bozo21]

Check Ebay for the Pioneer shallow mount subs i think they were around $230 last time i checked. Havent heard them myself would love to know how they go from anyone, am currently in the middle of setting up my 75 trayback. So far have 7 x 10s in door, kicker splits and a JVC 4 channel with a Kenwood 500w rms mono block waiting to power my choice of subs. Probably go 2 Pioneer 10'' shallow mounts in a custom box. Some excellent ideas have been posted on here, thanks fellas.

[pinkfloyddsotm]

i put my sub in today,let me say..it sounds mediocre, i think i need to buy a new headset with 2 RCA outputs( only got 1 ATM which is running the amp) and so ive had to run RCA splits,i read using the splits you cant control the sound quality of the sub etc. or something along the lines of that
anyways heres some pics. also the passenger seat only had to move forward not even 2 inches which you can still sit in comfortably and the seat still sits back pretty good.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q24/AussieYobbo/DSC00003.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q24/AussieYobbo/DSC00004.jpg

[D1cko]

a head unit with sub controlle will make a big change

[pinkfloyddsotm]

ok ive made new panels cause ive taken my 6x9's out and out kenwood 6" with splits in and i had a massive hole from the 6x9's,so dad and i made some new panels , black vinyl,and 10mm foam on plywood..

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q24/AussieYobbo/DSC06416.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q24/AussieYobbo/DSC06420.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q24/AussieYobbo/DSC06414.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q24/AussieYobbo/DSC06429.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q24/AussieYobbo/DSC06430.jpg

[bozo21]

Looks good, really neat. Have you just spray painted the handles and stuff black? I am thinking off doing my whole cab in carpet but i know it will be a mongrel to keep clean.

[pinkfloyddsotm]

yeah mate, just spray painted them with acrylic gloss i had, just have to do really really light coats on it ,i did about 6 coats on everything ,ive tried doing the cab in carpet before and it was such a prick to do,i took it back out and put the old vinyl shit in,easier to clean too.

[THE RIG]

looks good mate,nice and neat,i was gonna start my box this weekend but got majorly sidetracked,im trying to make mine incorporate speakers behind the seats even though theres not alot of room to do so,will update with pics and shit as i go along


tom

[pinkfloyddsotm]

looks good mate,nice and neat,i was gonna start my box this weekend but got majorly sidetracked,im trying to make mine incorporate speakers behind the seats even though theres not alot of room to do so,will update with pics and shit as i go along


tom
yeah ,seeing what your hilux one turned out to be like im sure this one for the cruiser will be sick.

im thinking of carpeting all behind the seats,might look a bit neater.

[bozo21]

Please dont tell me that, what was the problem, just hard to fit or hard to clean? Did you use the moulded carpets or done it yourself? Really need to get the old girl looking good inside.

[pinkfloyddsotm]

Please dont tell me that, what was the problem, just hard to fit or hard to clean? Did you use the moulded carpets or done it yourself? Really need to get the old girl looking good inside.

yeah it was one of the moulded ones from tru fit carperts and it was #$*&, i cracked the shits with it so hard ! lol, wouldnt follow the contours of the body at all, and you have to cut all the holes out ,even tracing it with the old vinyl mat,nothin aligned up cause the actual carpet bit was bigger then the original cruizer one, also it was bout 30mm short all along the left side haha but perfectly snugged on the right , beat me..god knows how they do it in cars so perfectly..but yeah gettin it muddy and sandy n shit all the time so i put le vinyl back in.