Phoenix Gold Phorum

Well, I'm getting close to doing the install in the girlfriend's FJ Cruiser and I had a few questions. First of all the FJ comes from the factory with a total of 8 speakers. 2 of them are on the dash (where I will be putting the tweets), 2 of them are in the doors (where I will be putting the mids), 2 are in the headliner (I will be leaving these alone), and 2 of them are in the back (again, I will be leaving these alone). So, I am going to use the TLD44 as a line driver as well as a LOC. So, my question is how do I wire this up exactly?

I know for the front 2 channels I will be cutting into the door speakers and running these channels to the comps and just not hooking up the 2 speakers in the dash, but for the rear I am a little confused. First of all the rear speakers are all the way back in the cargo area up high on the pillars. Should I just cut them out and hook up the rear channels to the TLD44 for sub use? Or is there a way to splice into the rear speaker wires and still have some rear fill and still use the rear channels for the sub?

I hope my rambling makes sense, also I will need help with x-over points because I'm a complete idiot when it comes to that sort of thing, but we'll save that for another thread!

The SLD44 only has two channels of line conversion. I'm assuming you're only planning on amplifying a front set of aftermarket components and a sub, right? For this application just intercept the factory front signal going to the mids (make sure it's full-range signal) and route it to the SLD44. You will want both of the spring-loaded switches on the input side of the SLD44 in the up position. This will use the hi-level signal for input 1 and input 2. You're using xenon amps right? If so, I'd just utilize an lpl44 for sub attenuation. I haven't played with the FJ, but I would imagine that the speakers you described in the headliner are on the rear signal as well. Using your factory fader should allow you to leave them intact but only play them when you so choose.

EXCELLENT!! That is exactly what I needed. I will be getting a lpl44 from bdubs for the sub, and also I will be using a Xenon 200.4 for the entire system. Also, the speakers in the headliner are not really speakers at all from what I understand so these will not really be an issue.

Thanks Jed, that helped out a lot!!!!!!