2006 F240 Crew Stereo Install

[tnscoutr]

I recently pulled the stereo from my '07 F150 and then traded it in on an '06 F250. (The F150, not the stereo.) I'm going to be installing the same equipment in the '06.

The equipment list is:
Pioneer Premier DEH-P490IB HU
Infinity Kappa 680.9cs components in the front doors
Infinity Kappa 682.7cf coaxials in the rear
Infinity Reference 1052w subwoofer
Alpine M450 mono amp for the sub
Alpine F450 amp for the front/rear speakers

Nothing fancy. I have always just wanted clarity in my music. I don't care if the cars around me can hear me or not. I like to install my equipment so that it appears stock to someone looking in (other than the hu). One thing I have decided to do is to mount a board below the rear seats and mount the amps upside down to the board. I am hoping the this will offer some protection from things being thrown in on top of the amps by mistake. Here are a few pics of where I stand.

I used (2) short lengths of 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" angle bolted together to make brackets for the amp shelf.


The shelf itself is simply a 1x10 pine board. I had to notch it at the middle seat brace. Here I am test fitting the shelf.


Here the amps and wires are mounted to the bottom of the shelf.


That's it for the moment. More to follow. I've got to get out there now and figure out the best way to run the all of the different cables. If anyone has suggestions on the best place to mount the tweeters in the front, I'm all ears.

Ken

[06F250FX4]

Looks good. The only thing I might suggest is putting a fan on the board to help move air around the amps. The board is going to trap the heat from the amps heat sink, as the heat wants to rise.

[tnscoutr]

Originally Posted by 06F250FX4

Looks good. The only thing I might suggest is putting a fan on the board to help move air around the amps. The board is going to trap the heat from the amps heat sink, as the heat wants to rise.

I have been considering that very thing. I may run without a fan first and see if the amps start getting too warm. Are fans like that very noisy?

[06F250FX4]

You will hardly hear the fan at all. I like the fans that look like little hamster wheels. I guess they are called cross-flow fans
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[colberjs]

This I gotta see. Maybe I'll get some ideas. I been wanting to do components in the front with tweeters. I want to see where you mount them. Looking good so far.

[tnscoutr]

Not sure if you should be using any of my ideas. Look at the title of the thread. I can't even spell F250 correctly. Is it possible to edit the title? LMAO

[StriderF4i]

No updates?

[anaconda33]

I would like to see updates, if any, as well.