P700 Custom made stereo, speakers, and back up lights.

No1hedberg

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After a few weeks with my new P700-4 I decided I wanted to add some lights, and sound. I priced some of the sound systems. Everything from Bluetooth sound bars to marine setups. I was floored by the prices so I decided to build my own overhead stereo I built a box to fit a Sony single din receiver that I already had and sides to fit a pair of kicker 5 1/4 in two way speakers. I also mounted an interior dome light from a Ford Explorer to the bottom of the overhead Console.
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It's kinda hard to get a good picture installed. More to come.
 
No1hedberg

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Then I made a pair of speaker cans for a pir of Kicker 6.5s. They are really slim, and mount out of the way.
I'm thinking of making a few more sets if anyone is interested. They are smooth. Like in the installed picture. I'm waiting for my braided wire loom to get here so I can clean things up a little better.
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Because of the time change, it gets dark early, and I need my Pioneer in the evenings. You can't see anything behind these machines in the dark, so I decided my first light project would be back up lights. After lots of consideration I decided on these. http://www.amazon.com/KAWELL®-K5-5012-9-32V-Degree-Waterproof/dp/B00NPPNKTU/?tag=sxsweb24-20 I purchased them a few bucks cheaper on feebay from a supposed American seller, it took 10 to 12 days to get here so I wouldn't recommend them. I mounted them on my tailgate for the cleanest possible install. I also used a mictuning led rocker switch and relay harness. The tailgate is very thin where I chose to mount them so fishing the wire was a little tough, but I think it was worth the effort.

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Tflynn

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Looks nice! That sure beats spending all that money on the store bought units. Unbelievable what those cost! How much do you have in to this?
 
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No1hedberg

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Not much really. $90 for the speakers. $25 for the relay harness and switch, $35 for the lights, maybe $20 for odds and ends.
 
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Very nice, great idea's.
 
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Really like your backup light install. I ordered three....the extra one is going to be a very bright interior light....maybe!o_O
Thanks for your post!
 
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...the extra one is going to be a very bright interior light....maybe!o_O
Thanks for your post!

I thought about that too. I have an Explorer I'm parting out for my 69 Bronco project so I used an interior light from it mounted to the bottom of my overhead stereo console I built. It has LED bulbs in it so it's pretty bright.
 
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Santa brought me mirrors, HID headlights, and a 12in. LED light bar. Thanks to Cummins for tip on the HIDs. Best $25 ever. You can see the difference in the pics. Passenger side HID driver side stock. ImageImage
 
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Santa brought me mirrors, HID headlights, and a 12in. LED light bar. Thanks to Cummins for tip on the HIDs. Best $25 ever. You can see the difference in the pics. Passenger side HID driver side stock. View attachment 8353View attachment 8354
Santa brought me mirrors, HID headlights, and a 12in. LED light bar. Thanks to Cummins for tip on the HIDs. Best $25 ever. You can see the difference in the pics. Passenger side HID driver side stock. View attachment 8353View attachment 8354

I know this is an old thread, but I tried searching for the HID post to no avail. What is the $25 HID hack?
 

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