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Old 05-24-2015, 05:55 PM   #178
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Originally Posted by Simisimi View Post
My Alpine amp went in pretty easily thanks to the great posts in this thread. I elected to bridge mine since my component speakers (Polk DXi6501) can handle 100 watts. I bought 16 square feet of 50 mil adhesive sound deadening on Amazon where I also sourced the Metra 70-7601. I also used the stuffing from an old seat cushion to fill the area directly behind the door speakers. Thankfully I got the amp from Crutchfield because bridging by the instructions was not within my abilities. Their support rocks and justifies the slightly higher cost for me.

I am impressed. The gain is set to MIN and I am getting volume and clarity and a ton more thump. I am also hearing that background hiss at a very low but noticeable level as has been posted by others. If anyone figures that out I would love to be rid of it. Roughly a $400 upgrade over stock audio and worth every cent. Highly recommended and relatively easy once you wrap your head around the wiring nest.
You kept the factory nav headunit?
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