I have had my F250 for a couple of years now and have always though t the so called "Premium Sound System" is not so premium. It has been over 15 years since I did my own system install. I figured on my lack of knowledge on the new components and new vehicle complexities, that I would go to a local audio shop and have them do the install for me. Well after getting pricing from the local shops, I must have missed something over the past several years, because retail pricing and installation pricing for a base system have gone up quite a bit. I want to keep my factory nav and upgrade the speaker system. I was not looking for top of the line but something that sounds decent. After speaking with the local audio shops in my area over the past week and getting quotes from $4500 and up for a 5 channel amp, components in front and 2 way 5x7 in rear, single 10" or 12" sub w/ box, and LC7I to make the system work correctly, I decided that I could do the job for at least half that.
With all the research I have done and thanks to the forums there is tons of info on how to do the install correctly. But most have been lacking pictures. I will be installing my system in stages on the next couple of weeks and documenting the process with pictures to help the next guy out.
After getting my hands on the wiring diagram I have traced all the wires down over the past couple of days. The first problem I ran into was running new speaker wires to the front doors. I do not want to drill into the molex connection in the door frame. Too many horror stories. After a couple of hours trying to figure out how to drill new holes without removing the door this is what I came up with. I was able to drill new holes in the door and frame without getting in any kind of a bind. Because i was drilling on a slight angle I used a punch to mark (dent slightly) where I was going to drill and used a small bit to create a pilot hole and gradually stepped up to a large drill bit until I got the desired hole size.
While waiting for my components to come in over the next week, I plan on pre-wiring everything so that the hard part will be done.
Will post more info through my install progress.
With all the research I have done and thanks to the forums there is tons of info on how to do the install correctly. But most have been lacking pictures. I will be installing my system in stages on the next couple of weeks and documenting the process with pictures to help the next guy out.
After getting my hands on the wiring diagram I have traced all the wires down over the past couple of days. The first problem I ran into was running new speaker wires to the front doors. I do not want to drill into the molex connection in the door frame. Too many horror stories. After a couple of hours trying to figure out how to drill new holes without removing the door this is what I came up with. I was able to drill new holes in the door and frame without getting in any kind of a bind. Because i was drilling on a slight angle I used a punch to mark (dent slightly) where I was going to drill and used a small bit to create a pilot hole and gradually stepped up to a large drill bit until I got the desired hole size.
While waiting for my components to come in over the next week, I plan on pre-wiring everything so that the hard part will be done.
Will post more info through my install progress.
