WARNING — THIS IS A LONG POST
When I purchased my 2005 TJ Sport in January 2017, it was entirely stock and needed a good bit of work and cleaning. The only thing that wasn't stock was the head unit. The OEM stereo was replaced with a JVC head unit but the speakers were stock. This TJ came with the 7 speaker stereo but after 12 years, it sounded pretty terrible. I have modified my Jeep a good bit in the last 10 months, but the first thing I did was replace the stock speakers with 4, 40W JVC speakers, but the factory sub remained.
The Jeep isn't my daily driver, so the stereo sounded "OK."
I absolutely love music and it makes my drive so much more enjoyable. That being said, I finally decided that an upgrade was in order. There are so many options available and after many, many nights of research, I decided what I wanted. I decided that I would buy the things that I wanted from Crutchfield.
I know some people won't agree with where I placed amps and my choice of speakers, but so be it.
I had a budget I wanted to stay within and I did so, well, almost. My budget was $500.00.
My total cost was $505.91. Everything was new and not open box or used. Here is the list of equipment, accessories and needed supplies:
Head unit: JVC KD-R730BT (Wasn't purchased. Already in vehicle)
AMP: Sound Ordnance M75-4, 4 channel, 75 RMS X 4
POWERED SUB: Sound Ordnance B-8PTD 125 W
FRONT SPEAKERS: Polk Audio DB522 5.25" 2 way
ROLL BAR SPEAKERS: Polk Audio DB652 6.50" 2 way
EFX 9 wire speaker wire — 12 foot
Crutchfield 4 channel, 12 foot RCA cable
Crutchfield, 12 foot RCA cable
Posi-Products connectors — 16 pack
Crutchfield 4 gauge, dual amp wiring kit
2 Monster energy drinks
6 pack New Belgium Accumulation — it's a white IPA
1 over observant 70 pound Labra Doodle
The total time for this install was just over 6 hours. That includes the time for taking pictures, breaks and getting rid of the beer that I rented.
Here is how things started:
The next thing was to take inventory and ensure I had everything I needed.
When I purchased my 2005 TJ Sport in January 2017, it was entirely stock and needed a good bit of work and cleaning. The only thing that wasn't stock was the head unit. The OEM stereo was replaced with a JVC head unit but the speakers were stock. This TJ came with the 7 speaker stereo but after 12 years, it sounded pretty terrible. I have modified my Jeep a good bit in the last 10 months, but the first thing I did was replace the stock speakers with 4, 40W JVC speakers, but the factory sub remained.
The Jeep isn't my daily driver, so the stereo sounded "OK."
I absolutely love music and it makes my drive so much more enjoyable. That being said, I finally decided that an upgrade was in order. There are so many options available and after many, many nights of research, I decided what I wanted. I decided that I would buy the things that I wanted from Crutchfield.
I know some people won't agree with where I placed amps and my choice of speakers, but so be it.
I had a budget I wanted to stay within and I did so, well, almost. My budget was $500.00.
My total cost was $505.91. Everything was new and not open box or used. Here is the list of equipment, accessories and needed supplies:
Head unit: JVC KD-R730BT (Wasn't purchased. Already in vehicle)
AMP: Sound Ordnance M75-4, 4 channel, 75 RMS X 4
POWERED SUB: Sound Ordnance B-8PTD 125 W
FRONT SPEAKERS: Polk Audio DB522 5.25" 2 way
ROLL BAR SPEAKERS: Polk Audio DB652 6.50" 2 way
EFX 9 wire speaker wire — 12 foot
Crutchfield 4 channel, 12 foot RCA cable
Crutchfield, 12 foot RCA cable
Posi-Products connectors — 16 pack
Crutchfield 4 gauge, dual amp wiring kit
2 Monster energy drinks
6 pack New Belgium Accumulation — it's a white IPA
1 over observant 70 pound Labra Doodle
The total time for this install was just over 6 hours. That includes the time for taking pictures, breaks and getting rid of the beer that I rented.
Here is how things started:
The next thing was to take inventory and ensure I had everything I needed.