AWeb80 Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 I installed some Boston S50's 5.25's and a US acoustics USX-2080 amp today in place of my Crossfire CFA142 amp and Fosgate 5.25's. I always like the crossfire amp, has done extremely well for me. Used it to run my first set of subs (Kicker I12's) and now the fosgates. But w/ it only putting out 35w/ channel, it wasn't enough for me. The old amp/speaker combo sounded great...but just not loud enough..... So, i upgraded. btw, the fosgates and the amp are FS....PM w/ offer. Old set up of the fosgates in the drivers door. New Bostons Pass door The fosgate tweets had an excellent set up that allowed me to pop them right into the door......took 20 seconds to install ...the Bostons weren't soo easy....they didn't come w/ a ring/snap/mount thing. So I had to jerry rig a setup.... I set them in the stock port, found a random POP can in my dads shop and cut a strip out of it and glued the tweet to it and strapped it down..... ....yeah, it is ghetto fabulous...but it works great and is very sturdy. Now for the amp install I had the Crossfire under my drives seat...so that is where i put the new amp. FRONT VIEW....Plenty of room.....BTW, IT NEVER GOT HOT.....AND I RUN MY HEATER ON MAX DURING THE WINTER REAR VIEW SEAT ALL THE WAY AHEAD SEAT GONE Kinda dirtay NEW AMP REAR VIEW.....LITTLE MORE SNUG FRONT VIEWS Thanks to those who explained how to tune the amp to me.....It worked great. It is soooo much louder.....and sooo much clearer.....more than double the power sounds GREAT!!!!!!!! [me=AWeb80]sits back and waits for Slicks "professional installer" input.....[/me] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White94GP Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 i love your car sell it to me but i think i dont have enough money youve put alot of work into it makes me want another GP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 LOL on the slick comment. Yeah, I do have a few things: Move the crossover's off the doors and into the interior. Seen way too many failure's with the opening and shutting of doors on those crossover's. The tweet, you gotta do what you gotta do. Instead of a pop can, a backstrap would work 100x better. It's thicker, and already has holes. That, or reuse the RF tweeter mounts. I'd personally not use the seat bolt as a ground. Not only is the seat bolt not going down all the way, which is potentially dangerous, but the fact that the bolts are zinc coated is not allowing you to get the best potential ground as possible. Use a self-tapping screw to get a hole, then use a bigger screw with a lock (star) washer to hold it in place. I would use spade terminal's at the amp's instead of going bare-wire right into it. Less chance of the wire's slipping out, and possibly shorting out something. Otherwise, probably sounds pretty good. Boston makes quality speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I sanded down the bolt and the seat contacts....they are bare metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I woulda wireloomed the wires and zip tied them down so when you move the seat it dont cut the wires. looks like thats about to happen at any time. I have used seat bolts for grounds, that should not be an issue. your amp is only as good as your rcas. for the mids/highs spend a hundred bucks on some. best way to spend money on your system IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacmaniac94 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 looking good man! i like it! i was thinkin about puttin mine in the same spot, i wasnt feeling like pulling the seats out at all. i bet that does sound quite a bit better too! soo....quick question. what is that vent thingy under the seat? is that for rear heat and cool? or what? i circled it in the picture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Jason, the seat is the EASIEST part of doing this upgrade....takes literally 45 seconds to pull them the think you circled is the rear vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRONDOG442 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Not trying to be an ass but doesnt putting an amp right in front of a heatig duct seem like a bad idea ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 That looks awesome Adam. I love it! Definitely better than taking up room in the trunk, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 it is if you want heat in the back....but nobody rides back there anyways....and that heat duct doesn't pump out much air at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliptap Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 awesome install man, everything looks pretty good. . what music do you listen to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 anything but country and pop/rap/ crap. mostly classic rock and 80's and 90's rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacmaniac94 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 it is if you want heat in the back....but nobody rides back there anyways....and that heat duct doesn't pump out much air at all. that is what i was thinkin it was, i just wasnt completely sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I disable them and run RCAs there. hey, its the shortest path! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan from Ohio Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 What series RF's were they? Wait wasnt there a thread earlier about the equipment? Almost looks like you may have downgraded the speaker but upgraded the amp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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