how to install a MTX thunderform in a 01-03 supercrew

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  1. 01f1502wd

    01f1502wd going up? yes i am.

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    Wish i took more pics but this is how it kinda went:

    gather your wires:

    blue power wire (fuse goes closest to the battery) to amp
    and white ground wire from amp to a bolt or self-taping screw on the body.

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    wire from your radio to amp (tells it to turn on)

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    RCA's, from radio to amp

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    and if your cool you have a bass knob. so you dont have to mess your radio settings a lot just to adjust your bass. goes from the back of the knob to amp

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    the amp:

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    and the amp's plug-ins:

    this is where your blue power wire and ground wires plug in
    and your tiny blue wire from the radio to tell it to turn on when the radio turns on (in the middle)

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    and on the other side:

    the input is where the RCA from the radio plugs into.
    the RCA outputs are not used
    the remote bass is where the bass knob wire plugs into
    the red and blue wires go to the sub

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    connections to the sub (push in)

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    where to run your wires under the carpet and behind the dash in some fashion:
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    under the door sills:

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    from the back, you can see where the ground was screwed to the body. the wires are ran under the carpet to the middle of my small jump-seat. a hole was cut just so the wires could come up thru with out being seen


    remove the back seat. 7 1/2in bolts. then put in the sub box. it does not bolt down because it is held in place by the seat:
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    how it should look wired up:
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    using self-taping screws screw down the amp. yes it will be on top of the wires...but it makes it look clean

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    then bolt in your seat, plug up the power wire to the battery and everything to your radio and let er rip!

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    oh the bass knob...put whereever you want. mine was just behind my dash
     
  2. jlyoung08

    jlyoung08 gumby

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    sweet man...you like it
     
  3. Darth Bama

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    Nice write up, My bass knob is on the drivers side of my center console. :peace:
     
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  5. 01f1502wd

    01f1502wd going up? yes i am.

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    what? actually this was done backwards...cuz i needed to to a write up for the guy that bought it all haha
     
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    hahaha i was assuming it was in your truck
     
  7. backwoodscountryman

    backwoodscountryman Broken Truck Edition

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    Great write up man.I can understand that.

    So my question now is.How to combine that with my 12'' sub?Again bare with me.I am just getting into electrical connections.
     
  8. 01f1502wd

    01f1502wd going up? yes i am.

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    well it would be easy. just hook it up. youd have to make sure your amp could handle the power and get a good box.
     
  9. Raevsky97

    Raevsky97 bagged 97 f150

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    that power and ground cable are way to small for my likeing
     
  10. 01f1502wd

    01f1502wd going up? yes i am.

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    ^they worked for what I needed
     

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