P1000 PVC speaker pods

[mbjeepxj]

Thought I'd share my DIY project for adding tunes to my P1k5.

Here's what I used.
6" PVC end caps (sewer and drain type with flat end)
6" PVC pipe (again, sewer and drain)
Polk Audio DB651 6.5" speakers
Kenwood M1824BT marine amp with bluetooth
Honda OEM ROPS clamps
speaker terminals and polyfill.

The amp came with a small dash-mounted bluetooth controller.

It's loud. really loud. could use some more bass, but not bad.

 

[pct]

Where did you find those clamps did honda finally get them LoL

 

[mbjeepxj]

http://www.bikebandit.com/oem-parts/detail/honda/0sr85-hl4-101r1/b4262429

Here's where I ordered the clamps.

 

[pct]

Thanks

 

[mbjeepxj]

Forgot to add this pic that shows how I got lucky with how well these match the silver on my P1K. I was gonna buy some black Krylon Fusion paint at Walmart since I've had good luck with it on plastic but I couldn't find any. They had some Rustoleum that says it bonds to plastic (we'll see) so I went with it in a dark gray. Not a bad color match.

 

[BigRedSXS]

Very Nice work! I'm liking this.

 

[trigger]

Thought I'd share my DIY project for adding tunes to my P1k5.

Here's what I used.
6" PVC end caps (sewer and drain type with flat end)
6" PVC pipe (again, sewer and drain)
Polk Audio DB651 6.5" speakers
Kenwood M1824BT marine amp with bluetooth
Honda OEM ROPS clamps
speaker terminals and polyfill.

The amp came with a small dash-mounted bluetooth controller.

It's loud. really loud. could use some more bass, but not bad.

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Nice work...love the innovation.
Check out the P500 thread Vulgar Display of Power. Adding a sub isn't too hard and you have more room than me.

 

[Oscar]

I really like your setup. I'm trying to copy your speaker design. Is the 6" S&D pipe just used to make the cap wall thicker so you can run screws in to hold the speaker to the cap? Where did you mount the kenwood amp?

 

[mbjeepxj]

I really like your setup. I'm trying to copy your speaker design. Is the 6" S&D pipe just used to make the cap wall thicker so you can run screws in to hold the speaker to the cap? Where did you mount the kenwood amp?

yes, the S&D pipe is just to increase the wall thickness so the screws have something to bite into. I wish I would have taken pics during my build process, but I wasn't thinking about it at the time.
I mounted the amp way up under the dash behind where the "extra storage/second battery" spot in under the hood. I used zip ties to secure it up under there and so far so good on it not budging.

 

[themightymet]

Where did you mount your amp and how did you run the speaker wires? I was planning on doing this same thing.


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[mbjeepxj]

I mounted the amp upside down up high under the hood... hard to see in the pics but I drew red arrows in MS Paint pointing to it. I just used zip ties to hold it up there.. it's solid and hasn't budged. In the second pic you can see the direction the speaker wires head toward the A-pillar.
Third pic just shows the path the speaker wires follow to the center bar.
Please don't judge my shoddy wiring. I didn't have enough wire loom when I installed everything and haven't gone back and redone it yet. LOL

On a side note, my phone updated the other day to Android 7, and for some reason the music sounds better now. Same EQ settings in Spotify and everything. There's more bass and it just sounds more full. Can't explain it but my brother-in-law noticed the difference as well.

I'm also planning on a subwoofer now that I have my dual battery setup. I've decided on a Rockford Fosgate P300-10. Since it is relatively small and has quick connectors for power and line-inputs, I'm going to make a pigtail harness that runs back to the bed so I can just remove the sub whenever I go on tougher/wetter rides or when I need the bed space, and then put the sub back in the bed when partying/cruising/hanging out.

Hope this helps.

 

[mbjeepxj]

The Rockford Fosgate P300-10 subwoofer showed up yesterday. My measurements worked out nicely and it fits as planned. This spot in the bed looks like it was made for it. I can still have 1 rear seat up with the subwoofer in place. I'll be using a couple nylon straps to hold it in place. I also put some loop side (soft side) of the velcro it came with on the bottom and back where it contacts the bed to keep the scuff marks to a minimum.

Now I'm just waiting on my wiring to show up so I can get this thing hooked up.

 

[moparornocar]

This is what I have as well, just haven't gotten around to painting them and making them pretty yet.

 

[trigger]

The Rockford Fosgate P300-10 subwoofer showed up yesterday. My measurements worked out nicely and it fits as planned. This spot in the bed looks like it was made for it. I can still have 1 rear seat up with the subwoofer in place. I'll be using a couple nylon straps to hold it in place. I also put some loop side (soft side) of the velcro it came with on the bottom and back where it contacts the bed to keep the scuff marks to a minimum.

Now I'm just waiting on my wiring to show up so I can get this thing hooked up.

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Very cool! Looks like there's room for two.

 

[mbjeepxj]

Couldn't wait for my wire order to show up so the other night I dug out some long rca cables and some jumper cables and rigged this up.... you know... for "testing purposes only". Took a while of listening to a variety of music types to get the gain, bass boost, crossover, and EQ on my phone all set up to my liking. I think I have it dialed in pretty good and everything sounds nice and balanced with no gaps in frequency. This thing is gonna rock for sure!

note my ingenious can-koozie insulator on the +12v lead

 

[trigger]

Couldn't wait for my wire order to show up so the other night I dug out some long rca cables and some jumper cables and rigged this up.... you know... for "testing purposes only". Took a while of listening to a variety of music types to get the gain, bass boost, crossover, and EQ on my phone all set up to my liking. I think I have it dialed in pretty good and everything sounds nice and balanced with no gaps in frequency. This thing is gonna rock for sure!

note my ingenious can-koozie insulator on the +12v lead
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Need to post us a video to hear it. Kinda like pics or it didn't happen, video or it sounds like crap.

 

[mbjeepxj]

LOL... I'll try, but have you ever seen one of those video reviews of a subwoofer? Most you either can't hear it at all or it sounds like it's clipping because of a crappy phone mic.

 

[trigger]

I posted this one a while back. You can hear the mic fluctuate but it's not terrible. This is an 8" tube in a 500.

 

[mbjeepxj]

No video yet... I will get one eventually...

I did get everything wired the way I want it now... made a harness that contains 6 AWG power/ground, 16 AWG remote-turn-on, RCA signal wires, and the wire for the remote gain control knob. The harness will tuck up on the diagonal bar under the passenger headrest with velcro for when the subwoofer is not installed. I put a separate dash switch for the remote power-turn-on lead for the sub, and for the main power feed I have a 30A breaker that I can use as a power cutoff for when the sub is out of the buggy as well (safety first).

Cleaned up the wiring under the hood a little while I was at it. Next on the list is a couple of volt-meters for the dash... they arrived yesterday, but I have to pick up more female spade terminals before I can install those.

 

[mbjeepxj]

No video yet... I will get one eventually...

I did get everything wired the way I want it now... made a harness that contains 6 AWG power/ground, 16 AWG remote-turn-on, RCA signal wires, and the wire for the remote gain control knob. The harness will tuck up on the diagonal bar under the passenger headrest with velcro for when the subwoofer is not installed. I put a separate dash switch for the remote power-turn-on lead for the sub, and for the main power feed I have a 30A breaker that I can use as a power cutoff for when the sub is out of the buggy as well (safety first).

Cleaned up the wiring under the hood a little while I was at it. Next on the list is a couple of volt-meters for the dash... they arrived yesterday, but I have to pick up more female spade terminals before I can install those.

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Took a short ride today and showed my boys how a metal detector works. We found a few .45 bullets and brass and a big oil filter that was down abowt 5 inches.

Here's a few videos of my sound setup out in the open.. I took a 3rd but just got notified by YouTube that it violated copyright restrictions.. was Don't Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult (gotta have more cowbell) Lol. Must be damn good sound quality for it to violate copyrights. Haha.

Antyway... these 2 are still on there so listen and enjoy.