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I really don't know. I think it should fit the 4Runner since both vehicles are so similar, but not sure about KDSS since I don't have them. You could call them to find out.

Well, I had to use plastic stand-offs because the magnet of the speaker was too deep. I believe I cut the stand-offs so that just long enough to also allow the original cover to go back into place.

No i have not, but I live in Austin with low humidity and hot temps. You probably have a point though.

It was just easier to run my own wires to the amp. There isn't a way to run the factory speakers when I was running from the power amp.

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The tent is very comfortable. It can be setup with one person, but with two people you quickly get it setup and taken down. Very nice to travel and camp at a moments notice and literally any spot is good, even if you have to place some rocks to level the car. I would say that the sleeping mat is almost as comfortable as my bed at home, and I'm a side sleeper. The canvas material did really well on multiple rains without any leaks. The only drawback is the cover over the front door catches a lot of water when it rains, needs an extra bar or something to raise the canvas so that water rolls off the top. I ground tent a lot as well, but this method of camping feels a little more like home. Oh, and I used 3M glue to attach an insulating mat under the mattress. On very cold nights it would build some condensation under the mattress and I didn't want it to start to mildew. So, not perfect out of the box and needs some DIY tricks to make it perfect.

Thanks for the comment. I haven't made any new videos in awhile. The videos were basically to document all of the things that I did on the vehicle. I have reached a point that there isn't much more that I wanted to do. I will say that the sound proofing helped a lot to keep the road noise very low in the cab, regardless if you are listening to the radio. The system sound 1000% better than the original, but I am struggling with getting a good EQ on the sound. Its been hard to get the mids to sound good across multiple different types of music. Anyway, perhaps its time to get an external EQ and a new video 😁

@@FJCruiserChannel Wow great thanks for the response. That was my main question about the sound proofing. I've seen a few people doing it however I wanted to know if it actually made a big difference. I like my FJ however the road noise could be a bit better LOL. Thanks I appreciate it and great job!

Congrats on your new FJ!

Sorry didn't see this sooner. Hope your install went well. The Maestro was placed as far back as possible and zip tied to other wires. Not much room back there, so you just have to do the best you can.

You can certainly cover every surface, but surfaces like hard corners are very stiff and will not resonate. I guess my point is just that you can save some $ and be strategic about placement and still achieve good results.

No, the groves are there to ensure a tight fit, but there aren't any matching groves on the spindle. You just need to start it off somewhat straight and it will guide itself once you tighten the bolt.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for watching!

Excellent!

How did you mount the 4" speakers?

So far good. I can start to tell that they are not as solid as new ones, but not bad enough to get them serviced.

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6 cylinder. Basically the same engine as on 4Runners.

Yeah, I know... I really just wanted less road noise and better system than was in there. I can always upgrade my speakers now that the rest is done. thanx!

Thnx!

Nice! Hope it all works out for you.

I don't know, you will have to get a tape measurer and estimate the length of power cable from the battery to the amps location. I would probably do something similar to what i did... run the 4 gauge to a terminal near both amps and split from there. I would think that 10' RCA cables would be long enough, and you will need speaker cables from the amp to your front speakers. I would get a roll of 16 gauge for that. Anyway, good luck!

😆Yep its a lot of work.

Sorry don't remember now... I believe that I said it in the video. BTW, they are still in good condition after several rock crawlings.

I have them in parallel with the new rear speakers. The door speakers are in parallel with the dash speakers. I believe all speakers were 8 Ohms, so all the inputs into the amp are 4 ohms. Hope this helps.

@@FJCruiserChannel thanks for the response. If using the stock cables is it already in parallel?

@@SamGameG I'm not sure how stock wires are configured. I didn't have rear column speakers. I ran all new speaker wires. If you watch the video you will see that I added speakers in the rear seats and the most rear back door column. Those are the speakers that are wired in parallel. If you are not familiar with series/parallel speaker wiring, there are tons of explanations here on youtube. thnx!

@@FJCruiserChannel thank you for your help

That was part of the bumper assembly that I bought from Shrockworks. They are out of Houston. They may sell just that piece, but not sure how it will align with your bumper.

I just mean that there was very little space to have the bag higher than the fill hole, so that gravity would drain the small amount that was in the bag. I think I rolled the bag like a tube of toothpaste and got all the oil out.

yes, but a lot of work. My next house will have a 10 foot garage door. That way I can just drive in and out of the garage.

I don't really remember, and they could have different prices now due to higher cost of everything. Go to their website and take a look.

Sorry... must have missed this message. I have used the 50mil before and it worked well. Plus I used a ton of it, so worked well.

I don't remember having any issues placing the bearing in. You may want to call them and see if they gave you the correct size?

7' garage door opening, would be able to drive out. 😁

Its a year later. Have you grown up any or still giving people shit for no reason?

I have the entire system crossed over at about 80-100Hz on the head unit. The sub fills in the lows. The doors and dash speaker cannot produce lows below 80Hz that well. There is no lack of lows with the sub. I can listen to Pink Floyd and the cab is full of high, mids, and lows.