this.... ^. this video is a year old, I hope you took thus guys advice or that subs probably blown by now. You don't adjust gain. Have it properly installed, and get an EQ or audiocontrol and adjust bass using bass knob, master volume, or EQ
Guess what, I bought dual JL 8's and put them behind my backseat and mehn it sounds great!!!!! Had to do a lil modification behind the seat but it is well worth it. I wish I could post my pic on here so you can see the turn out
JL audio are my favorites, however the smell you are talking about is the voice coil heating up i had that same smell on 2 different jl audio 12w7 subs and the voice coil is what it ended up being some of the jls have weak coils if you get that smell definitely keep the gains down or will end up cracking the voice coil...been there and done it more than once ...
There is no “normal” on the gains. You need to match the voltage output from the radio to the amp. Visit a reputable car audio shop that use the DD-1 from SMD and they will set it up perfectly. Distortion is what killed your last sub from the gains not properly set. Also, as like a rule of thumb (sort of)never go past 75% of your max volume on radio because they tend to distort past that point and it’s lethal to all your speakers. Hope that helps man. Be easy
@@KickinItWithQ haha yea man I know what you mean! It’s tempting to just turn it till it don’t turn no mo! Haha just gave you a follow on the gram from wicked ridgeline
I gotta 13 edge loaded 13 Sony speakers i changed most it’s got a stock 8in Sony sub I got Memphis door 6x9s com sumthin tweeters the subs in the right rear what sub do u think I should use with the factory amp without changing the radio And breaking the bank got baby in car…I ask because u really sounds like u know what ur talking about ty!
Nice sound just bought a 12 inch jl audio wedge box getting the amp installed this weekend also I have the husky floor mats from Amazon for $113 bucks on my 2016 F-150 and I love them fit perfect and look awesome I get complements on them a lot buy them you will be happy
With blowing the old sub and you smelling something funky with the new setup, you may have your amp setting tuned a little high causing the amp to be clipping. Someone else suggested going to a local audio shop just to have your amp tuned. I run two of the 10" shallow pioneer's behind my rear seats powered by a 600rms Rockford Fostgate that has distortion detection. My gain is set around 25% running at 2ohms. Haven't had a single issue and I'm super impressed with how hard the shallows hit. I hope you have better luck with this JL setup though! My reccomendation would be to double check your power/ground cables, get amp tuned, or possibly upgrade your amp.
Definitely your coils are heating up. I have the same amp on 2 - 6 1/2 Skars subs under the seat and at high volume on the knob and radio for too long makes that smell. That amp puts out true wattage power and then some. Nice set up bro.
Good videos man. I'm on my journey of modifying my 2014 f150. I already had subs in a different car, waiting to get them installed, already put a level and tint. Got alot to do. (subs are dual 12" JL, with a 1000 watt amp, both subs are 500w). Like your stuff, keep it up, and honestly makes me want to post my own stuff
Thanks boss glad you like the content. I bet those 212 sound nice. Hey man I’m nothing to it but to do it I started feeling my CZcams channel with a cell phone just got to start
I have the 10" JL micro in my F150 too. The thing hits too damn hard. It's probably way more then I wanted for my setup. Anyhow...youve got a BA ride bro. The thing looks sweet.
@@KickinItWithQ awesome . I am gonna order the powered 10 inch and wanted to make sure it would fit under the seat. Love the videos. Just changed my mirror caps last night after watching your video
@@krisstamper8488 yea, mine's is a supercrew Lariat. It's under my rear bench and I come about a half inch away from closing the seat completely. The bench actually makes contact with the box itself, and not the woofer at all. I've had people back there with no issues. You can barely tell that the bench doesn't come all the way down. I wouldn't change anything; the thing sounds killer.
I run this 8" Microsub that I bought for $40 and a same looking Pioneer 4x100 w/ 2 channels bridged for 300watt to the 4ohm sub. I put the sub in the passenger foot area as the trunks in Miata don't let the bass out much without massive rattle and sound reduction. Found another JL 8 microsub for I think $120-150. Also bought a JL W6 10" in HO enclosure like new for $300. Still haven't installed it yet in the SUV.
Hello Q! Glad to see your doing well my friend and put up another video. I have that same demo day shirt you had on in the video my wife got me when she went down to Chip’s and Joanna Gains place. Lol!
hey bro what song were you playing in the end of your review??? im in between on getting this 8inch ported JBL or going with a classic ported box but I don't wanna sacrifice the space. Great vid!
Yeah bro ! I got the dual 8” JL w3’s in my f1fiddy . Waiting on my MBRP XP 4” cat back exhaust single side out . Its gonna take about 2-3 weeks to Hawaii . I watch and subscribe to you mahalos for all the great videos .
Nice 🤙🤙. Sure that sounds good! Guy was pushing me towards the 2 8s but got plans for the Motorcycle lol. Glad you enjoy the content and Preciate the support and coming to KickinItWithQ! 💪💪
I had the JL Microsub in my f150 2 8s fit right under the seat. I hooked up a 5 channel kicker amp to it and replaced the doors with alpine s series. It sounded amazing. I wish I would have done a video on my channel of it before I traded my truck in and got my dodge. That JL sounds great and good quality.
Voice coil getting hot! Might be too much power running into them. My little 500 watt MTX can get my 12" Pioneer Shallow to heat up, so I'm sure all that power you're running to that 8" will do the same. JL best sounding subs in my opinion.
Aluminum body , you need to ground the amp to the frame with a 4 gauge wire , that is why your amp is over heating . Watch 5 star channel about F-150 proper grounding.
I’ve got a 2018 F150, I have the dual 8” micro sub box and I love it!! But..... since I have room, I ordered a single to go with them. My measurements say they should fit so I’ll have 3 micro subs under the rear! I had a Punch 400 pushing them but it died. Just ordered an Orion XTR1500.1 to push them 😉
A few questions: where are you getting that 12 o’clock is “normal” gain. That’s not the point of the gain turn. What you need to do is put a volt meter to it. Take rms and Voltage can be found by sqrt(Power x Resistance) and then set gain that way. For instance I have 1200 watts rms subs. My resistance is 2 ohms so my needed voltage is sqrt(1500x2) =49.98. So I put the voltmeter into the output of my amplifier and change gain until is says 49.98. Now I could just be completely ignorant in saying that 12 o’clock isn’t “normal” (whatever that even means) but I feel like you’re looking at this from an incorrect perspective. Gain adjust voltage level in an attempt to make them match your input voltage. It’s not a volume knob. Too much gain causes clipping which causes heat thus burning coil glue. I’m also pretty sure brand new subs will all have that burning smell for a period until excess glue is burnt off. Goodluck
Dang man! Great info. When I was regretting normal I was talking about the setting on the gainz knob. It has “normal” which is at the 12o clock position. I know nothing about systems and setting amps correctly lol. I had it installed by someone who set it. But this definitely was good enough. A lot of people have told me to take it to a professional and get the amp dialed in correctly similar to what you are saying. I appreciate the information again 🤙🤙
KickinItWithQ ohhhh okay, that makes a lot more sense lol. But even again, I have a kicker amp and the way my bass knob works is all the way down = no gain and all the way up = actual gain that I have set on amp. So by my setup a bass knob at 12 o’clock should be half the gain you have set on the amp. Maybe your gain is doubled what it should be???? Not sure. But yea as far as a profession goes you can definitely go get them to set it. I’ve heard it costs about $50, but imo it’s worth the learning experience (future preparedness) and the satisfaction (for me anyway) of doing it yourself. Gain can be easily set with a multi meter, low pass filter can be set by your personal preference (someone else can’t determine what sounds best to you) and bass boost should always be off as all it does is create clipping (which will create heat and destroy the sub). So really the only thing that I would say takes true effort is setting the gain. But hey, if your more comfortable letting a professional set it, then do that.
I 'd like to say when you smell a burning smell, it could be from the brand new subwoofer. The coils inside the sub move up and down creating friction and when you get that friction, you may get that burning smell. Once the coils/subwoofer settles in, you get less friction and that smell should go away.
The coils don’t create friction. They only rub when they’re blown. The smell is from the coil overheating. It could be from playing the sub too hard or having the gain too high.
What your prob smelling is the sub breaking in which is normal. But if it’s a pure foul burning smell that you are burning. You should be fine though it’s brand new.
Hey man glad you like it. I just added the amp and sub in the description of the video so you can go check it out. It’s JL audio 8in 3w3 sub. Amp is pioneer mono block. I didn’t do the install. Took it to a guy.
Get a better Amp soon. I was about to go with that JL but in the 10 inch I'm my 2012 Denali but I went with a kicker L7t. It was 200 dollars less than the JL box. But I like the truck
@@KickinItWithQ I had it for 4 years. It took a beating and sold me on JL products. I've done a full 10TW3 build under the seat of my truck now. Very pleased. Thanks bud
The main battery wire heats up when pulling power. Need inline fuse or the wire can burn the carpet from the amp all the way to the front. Then burn the truck down.
I had the same problem that My system kept burning, long story short I burned 3 amps and 2 set of subs. It ended up being the power wire was not highquality. always buy high quality power wire donot use the cheap wire that comes with the subs
I have the same sub in my 16’ f150 but a 10” and it bumps really good for its size. 400w, but I have to replace the one I have now. The box was leaking air within the first week so JL is replacing it for me
10” is always my favourite sub size. Still pretty damn accurate bass and they hit close to as hard as a 12”. But I hate the bass lag with 12” subs so that’s why I went 10”, one sub is good enough for me! Not tryna get in no competitions and I still wanna hear my music 😂
Did you try to put it behind the seat? Was thinking about getting one and trying it back there. There’s more room than that back liner shows there’s nothing behind most of the stuff that’s puffed out and I think it might fit.
My experience with Pioneer DEH head unit is terrible (in the UK I think). They employ people who have nothing in common with electronics. They have no experience. They are of no help. I was seriously disappointed.
If I were you I would change your power wire and make sure your ground for the amp is no more then a 2 ft long ! And change the LOC to something your buddy has like the audio control lc2i
If it is only 5 inches then it would have definitely fit behind the seat or am I wrong? I just got a low mileage 2020 F-150 and I haven't measured the space behind the seat.
That’s great to hear! I’m getting the 8 “ sub with the amp already in the box. I have heard great things about this little powerhouse sub! Thanks again
I have 2 of those same subs in my 97 Chevy ext cab truck under the rear seat and it bumps pretty hard on my alpine 500w mono block amp & shakes the side mirrors and back window with the right bass notes
The JL installation manual calls for 8 gauge power wire. I just installed the 10” sealed version in my F150. 4 gauge will not fit into the connector they provide.
Song call “David” By John Keith and Derrik Minor. Yea man it fills up my truck pretty nicely can only expect it’d be same for suv. Plus it’s JL audio which always is good quality
It’s nice little sub. Hits pretty hard for what it is. I do wish I’d went 10in or dual 8s though. If you do it, go single 10in or dual 8s. It’s good but sometimes I want a little more. Honestly I don’t think my gains are setup right. Because when I turn the gains up, it hits perfect but it starts cooking the sub so I Turn it down
You need to upgrade you power and ground wire to a zero gueage you are choking the power needed for your system. Cand causing more strain on the powere wire.
Gains to high .... smell was the voice coil.... should get a audiosorce amp or jl micro amp.... audiosource is better and front and rear morel speakers ..... nice job on your truck got the same . Metallic grey 4 in lift on 20s with tint ..... look into german maestro fronts and rears as well....
I want to put 2 jl audio 13.5 tw5s I think they r called in my 96 f250 but dam they expensive as fuck 680 a piece I’m not sure weather to go the jl 1500 watt mono amp or get 2 jl 750 watt amps one amp to power each sub what’s your take on this shit. I have a 96 f250 crew cab short bed 7.3 liter diesel i want it to bang hard as F also going to run a old school btk butler tube amp for highs and minds my tube amp 4 channel 75 watts a channel blew up 2 jl audio 1 subs back in the day and blew my tube amp but got it fixed and been sitting in closet for dam near 17 years collecting dust.
L7T in a box but mine has the sony sub back there I wonder if I can put back there if not guess under the seat but when I fold diwn the seat it touching the speaker
If you built it in the back of truck,speakers are going straight into the truck bro and trust it’ll hit harder then yo mommas belt have it in my 09 Chevy Silverado
@@KickinItWithQ thanks for your response, awhile ago I had a system in another car used to own and I had the remote dial up front and I noticed that when I used to get to certain level it will get smokey so I was told two things first you need to put it in a space where it will get more air check where the vents are maybe you just have to flip the amp, and second to don't crank it that much
Yea that’s a good idea. I might aim the vents down in the back seat. Yea I definitely use to crank it. Another guy said no more than 75% volume. I appreciate the info man
A gain isn’t a volume knob. Your installer should have an oscilloscope to set it properly.
this.... ^. this video is a year old, I hope you took thus guys advice or that subs probably blown by now. You don't adjust gain. Have it properly installed, and get an EQ or audiocontrol and adjust bass using bass knob, master volume, or EQ
Guess what, I bought dual JL 8's and put them behind my backseat and mehn it sounds great!!!!! Had to do a lil modification behind the seat but it is well worth it. I wish I could post my pic on here so you can see the turn out
Sweet man! My one 8 sounds great so I know the dual 8s are banging pretty good!
JL audio are my favorites, however the smell you are talking about is the voice coil heating up i had that same smell on 2 different jl audio 12w7 subs and the voice coil is what it ended up being some of the jls have weak coils if you get that smell definitely keep the gains down or will end up cracking the voice coil...been there and done it more than once ...
Preciate that man! Glad you shared this. I’ll keep it down
You need to brake in your speakers when you buy them at least 3 weeks on low volume
There is no “normal” on the gains. You need to match the voltage output from the radio to the amp. Visit a reputable car audio shop that use the DD-1 from SMD and they will set it up perfectly. Distortion is what killed your last sub from the gains not properly set. Also, as like a rule of thumb (sort of)never go past 75% of your max volume on radio because they tend to distort past that point and it’s lethal to all your speakers. Hope that helps man. Be easy
Helps a lot bro! Others have said it as well. I definitely need to do that. Good to know on the 75% too. I like to turns mine pretty loud lol
@@KickinItWithQ haha yea man I know what you mean! It’s tempting to just turn it till it don’t turn no mo! Haha just gave you a follow on the gram from wicked ridgeline
Preciate it man!
I gotta 13 edge loaded 13 Sony speakers i changed most it’s got a stock 8in Sony sub I got Memphis door 6x9s com sumthin tweeters the subs in the right rear what sub do u think I should use with the factory amp without changing the radio And breaking the bank got baby in car…I ask because u really sounds like u know what ur talking about ty!
"What grill, whatchu talkin' about?"
Q thought he was gonna be able to cook out while he's jammin' out.
😂😂 hell yea
Nice sound just bought a 12 inch jl audio wedge box getting the amp installed this weekend also I have the husky floor mats from Amazon for $113 bucks on my 2016 F-150 and I love them fit perfect and look awesome I get complements on them a lot buy them you will be happy
Nice man 🤙🤙. Preciate the vote on the husky liners will need to get them soon
New to your channel but I just bought an f150 and your videos help out a lot good content bro
Glad you enjoy the content bro! Congrats on your purchase!
Thanks man I’m gonna stayed tuned for more or your videos for sure
You got one of the coolest daily drivers on CZcams! Loving the videos man.
I appreciate that boss 💪. Glad you enjoy the content and thanks for the support!
Wouldn’t go that far but I’d take it in a heartbeat
With blowing the old sub and you smelling something funky with the new setup, you may have your amp setting tuned a little high causing the amp to be clipping. Someone else suggested going to a local audio shop just to have your amp tuned. I run two of the 10" shallow pioneer's behind my rear seats powered by a 600rms Rockford Fostgate that has distortion detection. My gain is set around 25% running at 2ohms. Haven't had a single issue and I'm super impressed with how hard the shallows hit. I hope you have better luck with this JL setup though! My reccomendation would be to double check your power/ground cables, get amp tuned, or possibly upgrade your amp.
Preciate the information man. Yea something definitely off because I’ve never had issues with any previous system before
Definitely your coils are heating up. I have the same amp on 2 - 6 1/2 Skars subs under the seat and at high volume on the knob and radio for too long makes that smell. That amp puts out true wattage power and then some. Nice set up bro.
Preciate the info man. Think I found the right setting and it’s good. It’s not full bass but it still works
Good videos man. I'm on my journey of modifying my 2014 f150. I already had subs in a different car, waiting to get them installed, already put a level and tint. Got alot to do. (subs are dual 12" JL, with a 1000 watt amp, both subs are 500w). Like your stuff, keep it up, and honestly makes me want to post my own stuff
Thanks boss glad you like the content. I bet those 212 sound nice. Hey man I’m nothing to it but to do it I started feeling my CZcams channel with a cell phone just got to start
I have the 10" JL micro in my F150 too. The thing hits too damn hard. It's probably way more then I wanted for my setup. Anyhow...youve got a BA ride bro. The thing looks sweet.
Yea this little 8 be hitting so I can only imagine that 10in. I appreciate the compliment man 🤝
Gabriel...is yours a supercrew? Did it fit under the back seat?
Yep super crew and it fits under backseat
@@KickinItWithQ awesome . I am gonna order the powered 10 inch and wanted to make sure it would fit under the seat. Love the videos. Just changed my mirror caps last night after watching your video
@@krisstamper8488 yea, mine's is a supercrew Lariat. It's under my rear bench and I come about a half inch away from closing the seat completely. The bench actually makes contact with the box itself, and not the woofer at all. I've had people back there with no issues. You can barely tell that the bench doesn't come all the way down. I wouldn't change anything; the thing sounds killer.
Damn Q I'm running 3 10s kickers 3600 watt amp makes me love music again
Dang!!!! I know that’s hitting hard!
I run this 8" Microsub that I bought for $40 and a same looking Pioneer 4x100 w/ 2 channels bridged for 300watt to the 4ohm sub. I put the sub in the passenger foot area as the trunks in Miata don't let the bass out much without massive rattle and sound reduction. Found another JL 8 microsub for I think $120-150. Also bought a JL W6 10" in HO enclosure like new for $300. Still haven't installed it yet in the SUV.
Hello Q! Glad to see your doing well my friend and put up another video. I have that same demo day shirt you had on in the video my wife got me when she went down to Chip’s and Joanna Gains place. Lol!
😂😂😂. Funny my wife bought mines as well. Very comfortable shirt btw I must say. Hope all is well on your end as well
KickinItWithQ Too funny!😂 Doing well my friend thanks for asking. Yes they are comfortable shirts. Take care my friend and stay safe out there.
Love the bass got 2 down firing 10 jl in mine sounds amazing and bass turned all way down hahaha
Yea if this little 8 hits this hard I can imagine two 10s
gain is not a volume knob id suggest taking to a local audio shop and having them tune your amp.
Preciate the information man
@@KickinItWithQ jl audio is 🔥🔥 though man, cant go wrong there
hey bro what song were you playing in the end of your review??? im in between on getting this 8inch ported JBL or going with a classic ported box but I don't wanna sacrifice the space. Great vid!
Yeah bro ! I got the dual 8” JL w3’s in my f1fiddy . Waiting on my MBRP XP 4” cat back exhaust single side out . Its gonna take about 2-3 weeks to Hawaii . I watch and subscribe to you mahalos for all the great videos .
Nice 🤙🤙. Sure that sounds good! Guy was pushing me towards the 2 8s but got plans for the Motorcycle lol. Glad you enjoy the content and Preciate the support and coming to KickinItWithQ! 💪💪
How do your w3’s sound? Do the bump or rattle?
It bumps not much rattle at all. Thing hits for an 8in
I had the JL Microsub in my f150 2 8s fit right under the seat. I hooked up a 5 channel kicker amp to it and replaced the doors with alpine s series. It sounded amazing. I wish I would have done a video on my channel of it before I traded my truck in and got my dodge. That JL sounds great and good quality.
Thats nice setup! I beat that sounded real nice! Def would have liked to see it.
this is exactly what i’m trying to do on my 23 f150
Glue residue from voice coil warms up, if it's the case it's normal
Voice coil getting hot! Might be too much power running into them. My little 500 watt MTX can get my 12" Pioneer Shallow to heat up, so I'm sure all that power you're running to that 8" will do the same. JL best sounding subs in my opinion.
Chris Epps Preciate the info man. I think I finally got it tuned in right so haven’t smelled it since.
nice lil jl audio and damn homie running over 2500 rms no wonder his voltage droppin these trucks have a 200 amp alternator
Preciate it boss! Yea I can feel his system from inside my truck when we in traffic lol
I got that exact one under the seat of my truck I love it to death
Yep very powerful little sub
Aluminum body , you need to ground the amp to the frame with a 4 gauge wire , that is why your amp is over heating . Watch 5 star channel about F-150 proper grounding.
Preciate it the info man. Not sure if you watched last videos but had a professional guy install it
very nice, im about to order the subs, box and amp for my 2011 supercrew f150. im getting two shallow 12s so i can keep using my backseat
Nice man. Yea keeping as much space as possible is always nice. Those two 12s going to hit hard! 👌
I’ve got a 2018 F150, I have the dual 8” micro sub box and I love it!! But..... since I have room, I ordered a single to go with them. My measurements say they should fit so I’ll have 3 micro subs under the rear! I had a Punch 400 pushing them but it died. Just ordered an Orion XTR1500.1 to push them 😉
Dang that’s thing hitting!
Dude keep up the good work!
Thanks boss! Preciate you watching the videos and the support 💪
16:45 to hear the sub… Goodness man whole autobiography😭
A few questions: where are you getting that 12 o’clock is “normal” gain. That’s not the point of the gain turn. What you need to do is put a volt meter to it. Take rms and Voltage can be found by sqrt(Power x Resistance) and then set gain that way. For instance I have 1200 watts rms subs. My resistance is 2 ohms so my needed voltage is sqrt(1500x2) =49.98. So I put the voltmeter into the output of my amplifier and change gain until is says 49.98. Now I could just be completely ignorant in saying that 12 o’clock isn’t “normal” (whatever that even means) but I feel like you’re looking at this from an incorrect perspective. Gain adjust voltage level in an attempt to make them match your input voltage. It’s not a volume knob. Too much gain causes clipping which causes heat thus burning coil glue. I’m also pretty sure brand new subs will all have that burning smell for a period until excess glue is burnt off. Goodluck
Dang man! Great info. When I was regretting normal I was talking about the setting on the gainz knob. It has “normal” which is at the 12o clock position. I know nothing about systems and setting amps correctly lol. I had it installed by someone who set it. But this definitely was good enough. A lot of people have told me to take it to a professional and get the amp dialed in correctly similar to what you are saying. I appreciate the information again 🤙🤙
KickinItWithQ ohhhh okay, that makes a lot more sense lol. But even again, I have a kicker amp and the way my bass knob works is all the way down = no gain and all the way up = actual gain that I have set on amp. So by my setup a bass knob at 12 o’clock should be half the gain you have set on the amp. Maybe your gain is doubled what it should be???? Not sure. But yea as far as a profession goes you can definitely go get them to set it. I’ve heard it costs about $50, but imo it’s worth the learning experience (future preparedness) and the satisfaction (for me anyway) of doing it yourself. Gain can be easily set with a multi meter, low pass filter can be set by your personal preference (someone else can’t determine what sounds best to you) and bass boost should always be off as all it does is create clipping (which will create heat and destroy the sub). So really the only thing that I would say takes true effort is setting the gain. But hey, if your more comfortable letting a professional set it, then do that.
I have a down firing 10 w3 in a good box. Got it at trade it for 60 bucks. Almost broke my neck when I saw the price.
I 'd like to say when you smell a burning smell, it could be from the brand new subwoofer. The coils inside the sub move up and down creating friction and when you get that friction, you may get that burning smell. Once the coils/subwoofer settles in, you get less friction and that smell should go away.
Preciate the information man! Very helpful 💯
The coils don’t create friction. They only rub when they’re blown. The smell is from the coil overheating. It could be from playing the sub too hard or having the gain too high.
the coils MUST NOT rub. burning smell = burned coil
Nice video bro I’m trying to get some subs for my f-150 keep up the work dawg
Preciate it bro 💪
I enjoy your channel and content I have the 2018 3,5 echobeast with
a 8 inch lift running 37 inch rubber on 26 inch rims
Ohhwe you riding big my guy!! Nice!!!
Thanks
What your prob smelling is the sub breaking in which is normal. But if it’s a pure foul burning smell that you are burning. You should be fine though it’s brand new.
Jose Gomez Preciate the info man
Hey man sounds sick . Whats your amp and sub I think im going to put the same setup in mine and how was the install with stock reciever?
Hey man glad you like it. I just added the amp and sub in the description of the video so you can go check it out. It’s JL audio 8in 3w3 sub. Amp is pioneer mono block. I didn’t do the install. Took it to a guy.
You cooking that amp. You have to make sure your ohms are right for the ohms on that speaker.
Get a better Amp soon. I was about to go with that JL but in the 10 inch I'm my 2012 Denali but I went with a kicker L7t. It was 200 dollars less than the JL box. But I like the truck
Thanks boss! Appreciate that input
You need to do the big 3 upgrade and then run 0gauge wire your amp.
Big 3?
Not necessary for an 8” lol
I have the same amp and sub. The Pioneer amps are fantastic value.
Yep! Hits hard for v the size
You times the ohms and the amps then square root that number. That's where you're gains should be you use that using amperage meter
I just installed a Kicker 8” Sub in my 2016 f150. Sounds really good for 8”.
Can’t post pics or I would so you can see
Dm me bro
That's some thin power wire go up a guage or 2.
May have to swap it
@@KickinItWithQ Look like a knife knicked the power wire at the battery should be good as long as no wire is showing.
You gave some good ideas I have 2016 f150
Glad the video have you some ideas man.
Its cooking it. I just fried mine. Great little subs but just not quite enough for me, one more would have been perfect
Dang sucks man
@@KickinItWithQ I had it for 4 years. It took a beating and sold me on JL products. I've done a full 10TW3 build under the seat of my truck now. Very pleased. Thanks bud
Oh ok then it’s bad it’s time. Thought you just got it
@@KickinItWithQ nah but if its stinkin its burning, only took a few sessions like that to kill mine. I knew I was pushing it
Tapping into the door speaker is the way to go. You need to run something esle. That's giving your sub mids and highs.
No it doesn't. The amp has an integrated low pass filter.
I'll be picking up the JL Audio CP208LG-W3v3
Tomorrow ... but how's the BASS 🔊 like...
Heart stopper
Thumper
Or simply clean bass ( sound quality )
Just clean bass but it hits too
🎉🎉
how difficult was it wiring into your stock ford sync systemn? i have a focus st with the sync and its a bit intimidating
I took to it too a guy and he didn’t go into the sync system.
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It's your amp getting hot on the carpet. I had that problem in a ford ranger when I was young
Sam Norals not sure..it should have some type of heat right?
The main battery wire heats up when pulling power. Need inline fuse or the wire can burn the carpet from the amp all the way to the front. Then burn the truck down.
I had the same problem that My system kept burning, long story short I burned 3 amps and 2 set of subs. It ended up being the power wire was not highquality. always buy high quality power wire donot use the cheap wire that comes with the subs
replace the power and ground with good quality wire and turn it all the way up. You'll have no problems at all
Preciate The input and feed back
It’s better just save a little longer if u don’t have the money to get something bc the amazing deal is always amazing till the stuff breaks
True
Just upgraded my 8” sub with the VSS Kicker but looking for a better output of the sub. what size amp etc did you go with?
It’s 600w mono block amp from pioneer. If you go a few videos back the “ my new sub is fried” video I show it.
I have the same sub in my 16’ f150 but a 10” and it bumps really good for its size. 400w, but I have to replace the one I have now. The box was leaking air within the first week so JL is replacing it for me
Yea I wish I’d got a 10in
10” is always my favourite sub size. Still pretty damn accurate bass and they hit close to as hard as a 12”. But I hate the bass lag with 12” subs so that’s why I went 10”, one sub is good enough for me! Not tryna get in no competitions and I still wanna hear my music 😂
😂 I hear that I’m the same way
Did you try to put it behind the seat? Was thinking about getting one and trying it back there. There’s more room than that back liner shows there’s nothing behind most of the stuff that’s puffed out and I think it might fit.
My experience with Pioneer DEH head unit is terrible (in the UK I think). They employ people who have nothing in common with electronics. They have no experience. They are of no help. I was seriously disappointed.
If I were you I would change your power wire and make sure your ground for the amp is no more then a 2 ft long ! And change the LOC to something your buddy has like the audio control lc2i
If it is only 5 inches then it would have definitely fit behind the seat or am I wrong? I just got a low mileage 2020 F-150 and I haven't measured the space behind the seat.
Clean truck dude
Preciate it bro!
Or in future you could review the 2-8" 3v3 powered jl audio, which im gonna put in prius.
Hey man, I was wondering how the sub holding up for you? I’m thinking about getting the same sub for my back seat for my truck! Thanks
It’s holding up great bro you can’t go wrong with JL audio great sub one of the best in the business
That’s great to hear! I’m getting the 8 “ sub with the amp already in the box. I have heard great things about this little powerhouse sub! Thanks again
I have 2 of those same subs in my 97 Chevy ext cab truck under the rear seat and it bumps pretty hard on my alpine 500w mono block amp & shakes the side mirrors and back window with the right bass notes
Nice 🤟
Balled out for ya bday we see shoooot must b nice!! Bruh customer service be trash at times lmao!!!
😂😂😂. And bro the worst! This video was 2 weeks ago and still nothing
just an FYI the power wire going to your amp is way to small ou need a 4 gauge
That’s what everyone is saying. Would that cause clipping?
The JL installation manual calls for 8 gauge power wire. I just installed the 10” sealed version in my F150. 4 gauge will not fit into the connector they provide.
Although mine was the powerwedge+ which has the built in amp.
@@KickinItWithQ yes because its not getting enough power
Love JL audio
craps 48 yea man thing hits for a 8in
#JL4LIFE. i got 2 12” w1s in my single cab ram 1500 and two RD amps, 500.1 for the subs and 400.4 for the speakers
Nice bro 🤙🤙
Bro, that thing grille was dented right off the bat.
Get rid of that POS amp and get a JL audio amp. Your bass sounds completely distorted.
Do you think this sub would be perfect for a SUV based on the sound you’re getting from it ?
Also what’s the name of the song you played at the end ?
Song call “David” By John Keith and Derrik Minor. Yea man it fills up my truck pretty nicely can only expect it’d be same for suv. Plus it’s JL audio which always is good quality
KickinItWithQ Thank you man I appreciate it!
Bro that thing hits 😂 and ima get a 11 imagine 😂
Dope I can imagine because my 8 hits good
@@KickinItWithQ I’m excited man tbh I like your vids btw 🤝🏼
Thanks bro! I appreciate you watching
@kickinItWithQ how's the w3 after breaking it in? Looking for something to go underneath my rear passenger seat
It’s nice little sub. Hits pretty hard for what it is. I do wish I’d went 10in or dual 8s though. If you do it, go single 10in or dual 8s. It’s good but sometimes I want a little more. Honestly I don’t think my gains are setup right. Because when I turn the gains up, it hits perfect but it starts cooking the sub so I Turn it down
@@KickinItWithQ thanks buddy! Love the truck btw. Got my 16 f150 a couple months ago so I'm just getting started
Nice! Good luck bro
Should've gotten the tw3 version. Much better
You need to upgrade you power and ground wire to a zero gueage you are choking the power needed for your system. Cand causing more strain on the powere wire.
Gains to high .... smell was the voice coil.... should get a audiosorce amp or jl micro amp.... audiosource is better and front and rear morel speakers ..... nice job on your truck got the same . Metallic grey 4 in lift on 20s with tint ..... look into german maestro fronts and rears as well....
Preciate the info boss! Loved the metallic grey color
Wow I want buy pioneer I've own in the past
Same had it in the past as well. Just bad experience I guess
I want to put 2 jl audio 13.5 tw5s I think they r called in my 96 f250 but dam they expensive as fuck 680 a piece I’m not sure weather to go the jl 1500 watt mono amp or get 2 jl 750 watt amps one amp to power each sub what’s your take on this shit. I have a 96 f250 crew cab short bed 7.3 liter diesel i want it to bang hard as F also going to run a old school btk butler tube amp for highs and minds my tube amp 4 channel 75 watts a channel blew up 2 jl audio 1 subs back in the day and blew my tube amp but got it fixed and been sitting in closet for dam near 17 years collecting dust.
I just bought a system for mine not hooked up yet but I hit the kicker 12 square sub I'm wondering if I can put it behind the seat
It’s right back there but definitely doable. Just got to trim those bolts down and cut some of the installation out
@ juan guzman helll yeaa L7?
L7T in a box but mine has the sony sub back there I wonder if I can put back there if not guess under the seat but when I fold diwn the seat it touching the speaker
@@KickinItWithQ 🤔 mine has the sony sub in the back that's the thing though
Man only way to know is to give it a try lol.
If you built it in the back of truck,speakers are going straight into the truck bro and trust it’ll hit harder then yo mommas belt have it in my 09 Chevy Silverado
u should get a 12" sub bro there even more insane
I do wish I would have got the dual 8s but I wouldn’t go more than 10in. I had 12s back in college days though lol
@@KickinItWithQ 12's just go to hard lol but I guess I am in highscool so people love being in my car with the 12 lol
😂 oh yea I remember those days. When your old like me you’ll understand lol!!
Bro tune the gain with a multimeter.
Let. Me look into that
This ^ The gain is not a volume controller. Please tune it before you blow your sub and amp
Is you in F150 Mafia?
Yep I am. Don’t talk much in there however
Jl are some of the best I had 95 Mitsubishi galant it is they eat your shit up
nice truck what year is it?
It’s a 2015
@@KickinItWithQ thanks for your response, awhile ago I had a system in another car used to own and I had the remote dial up front and I noticed that when I used to get to certain level it will get smokey so I was told two things first you need to put it in a space where it will get more air check where the vents are maybe you just have to flip the amp, and second to don't crank it that much
Yea that’s a good idea. I might aim the vents down in the back seat. Yea I definitely use to crank it. Another guy said no more than 75% volume. I appreciate the info man
@@KickinItWithQ idk how loud your radio gets but at the time mine had a top of 33 and I always had it at 25-27 tbh
Mines doesn’t show numbers just the lines for volume so I’m not sure
Where you at ?
Not sure what you mean..
KickinItWithQ located. Dallas, Ft Worth? You go to any meets? Not that there are many now lol
Layingframe1 ohhh Dallas. I didn’t do too many meets but occasionally went
Man the rat take some cotton balls put some pure mint on it and place the cotton balls around your wires and etc
Crazy if that’s a rat. I’ll look into this
Sue them
Being Cheap will cost ya.
Bro my birthday is March 22
Lol!!! That’s crazy. Happy belated man!
Fuck yeah bruh you too💪🏽
Pioneer has been trash for years.
@pioneer