This outlines how I installed my system in my Magnum.
First task is to choose the components of your system. My goal was to have great sound quality. I wanted a strong upfront sound stage and midbass that will blend into the subbass very smoothly. To do this I chose to do an active 2 way system with a subwoofer in the rear.
My Components:
Head Unit - Pioneer P9300
Tweeters - Dayton RS28
Midwoofers - Dayton RS180
Subwoofer - JL 10W7 in H.O. box
Crossover - Alpine 3656
Mid/Hi amp - Soundstream Rub600-4
Sub amp - Audiobahn 8002T
Wiring:
Power - (2) 5' Knukonceptz EKO 4 gauge
Ground - (2) 5' Knukonceptz EKO 4 gauge
Terminals - (2)Parts express P3 tri-oval battery terminal, Street Wires RTS4
Signal Wire - (3) 21' Home Made RCA pairs: Belden Cable, PE gold RCA superplug, Grey Tech Flex, Heat shrink.
Speaker Wire - 4 pairs of different lengths 14 Gauge, 50-75' total.
Remote Wire - 21' 18 gauge.
I did this install in two seperate days. The first day was to run all the wires, the second day was to install the speakers, amps, and crossover. There is no reason why one couldn't do it all in one day, I just broke it up for convenience. Overall I would guess it took about 4-5 hours total.
If you can strip wires, turn a screw driver, and have some patience, the install is easy. Patience is the key to any install.
The first thing I did was to code the signal wires on both ends. I marked them F, R, and S. And the Speaker wires 1, 2, 3, 4.
Next, I removed the Radio Bezel. It is held in by clips and needs a slight tug to remove it. I grabbed it from the cig lighter and pulled. There's a couple wiring harnesses that need to be unclipped from the A/C controls.
To run the wires, I removed the door sill trim. It is only clipped in and requires a pry with a flat head screwdriver and a tug. Work it up from the rear of the car, then pull back on it.
Next, i removed the plastic trim piece that is between the front and rear seat. There are 4 screws to remove. One on each side (below). Note that there are two types of screws, big and small. So when you replace them, make sure you put them back how they came off.
First task is to choose the components of your system. My goal was to have great sound quality. I wanted a strong upfront sound stage and midbass that will blend into the subbass very smoothly. To do this I chose to do an active 2 way system with a subwoofer in the rear.
My Components:
Head Unit - Pioneer P9300
Tweeters - Dayton RS28
Midwoofers - Dayton RS180
Subwoofer - JL 10W7 in H.O. box
Crossover - Alpine 3656
Mid/Hi amp - Soundstream Rub600-4
Sub amp - Audiobahn 8002T
Wiring:
Power - (2) 5' Knukonceptz EKO 4 gauge
Ground - (2) 5' Knukonceptz EKO 4 gauge
Terminals - (2)Parts express P3 tri-oval battery terminal, Street Wires RTS4
Signal Wire - (3) 21' Home Made RCA pairs: Belden Cable, PE gold RCA superplug, Grey Tech Flex, Heat shrink.
Speaker Wire - 4 pairs of different lengths 14 Gauge, 50-75' total.
Remote Wire - 21' 18 gauge.
I did this install in two seperate days. The first day was to run all the wires, the second day was to install the speakers, amps, and crossover. There is no reason why one couldn't do it all in one day, I just broke it up for convenience. Overall I would guess it took about 4-5 hours total.
If you can strip wires, turn a screw driver, and have some patience, the install is easy. Patience is the key to any install.
The first thing I did was to code the signal wires on both ends. I marked them F, R, and S. And the Speaker wires 1, 2, 3, 4.

Next, I removed the Radio Bezel. It is held in by clips and needs a slight tug to remove it. I grabbed it from the cig lighter and pulled. There's a couple wiring harnesses that need to be unclipped from the A/C controls.

To run the wires, I removed the door sill trim. It is only clipped in and requires a pry with a flat head screwdriver and a tug. Work it up from the rear of the car, then pull back on it.

Next, i removed the plastic trim piece that is between the front and rear seat. There are 4 screws to remove. One on each side (below). Note that there are two types of screws, big and small. So when you replace them, make sure you put them back how they came off.
