Fake sub/amp...Now what?

[LCW]

No, the tweeter/speaker setting is to tell the amp you are running more than 1 speaker on the channel and it's going to cause a low impedance. Like we have up front... If you changed that to just tweeter, or just speaker, you would tell the amp we have higher impedance than what we have.

The Forscan EQ setting is what puts the filter on the rear speakers or not. When you pull the stock front dash 4", you will see they have a capacitor on them (bass blocker) from the factory.

OK good to know. I had turned off that EQ setting (high pass filter) to the rear speakers, but I think I will enable it back again. There' some boom on occasion. Otherwise all I had changed besides setting the EQ to '0' was to set the rear driver side (not sure why it was backwards) in Forscan from 4 to 6 (tweeter/speaker to tweeter/speaker/sub) I believe it was.

Got some dash, rear pod and kick panel speakers coming. Included bass blocker for the front dash ones.

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[TTUHoopsFans]

Basically clean area with alcohol , peel and stick with firm pressure .

This is the areas I did with KillMat and the greyed out area of the trim panel since I did not get a pic of that . Prevents any rattles from the subwoofer and deadens the outside noise from the inner fender area.

Thanks. You rock!!

 

[dingle87]

Found the Fusion amp on ebay though a TeamEquip vendor. Another forum user mentioned this. Made offer for $65, accepted, so now I’m getting it shipped from TeamEquip for right at $77. On the official website final price with shipping and tax ends up around $93. I’ll save a few dollars. Why not?

 

[TTUHoopsFans]

Found the Fusion amp on ebay though a TeamEquip vendor. Another forum user mentioned this. Made offer for $65, accepted, so now I’m getting it shipped from TeamEquip for right at $77. On the official website final price with shipping and tax ends up around $93. I’ll save a few dollars. Why not?

Link plz?

 

[Broncobren]

Found the Fusion amp on ebay though a TeamEquip vendor. Another forum user mentioned this. Made offer for $65, accepted, so now I’m getting it shipped from TeamEquip for right at $77. On the official website final price with shipping and tax ends up around $93. I’ll save a few dollars. Why not?

I bought the same one from the same place yesterday. I didn’t think to offer less though, nice.

 

[dingle87]

Quick question for the OGs running around here.

Does anyone know if replacing speakers, adding subwoofer/amp will void warranty or extended warranty?

I just ordered all this stuff and now this popped into my head.

 

[dingle87]

Link plz?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2854456910...hPqcjEJSsq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[APmech]

Found the Fusion amp on ebay though a TeamEquip vendor. Another forum user mentioned this. Made offer for $65, accepted, so now I’m getting it shipped from TeamEquip for right at $77. On the official website final price with shipping and tax ends up around $93. I’ll save a few dollars. Why not?

I tried that a few days ago and all were sold out. So had to suck it up and buy it from their site. Team Equip

 

[dingle87]

I tried that a few days ago and all were sold out. So had to suck it up and buy it from their site. Team Equip

That sucks. I was happy to save a few dollars.

 

[SuperFLY91]

I also had the same sub-delete setup in my 23MY 2Dr. I added that Fusion amp and kicker noted above. While it’s not the best sound system possible (a little boomy with muddled mid-low tones), it is a HUGE improvement over the existing sound with the sub-delete. Hard to beat that given how plug&play it is.

If you have the 6 speaker system, is there really a fake sub and amp under the rear passenger trim panel?
I've only had my WT a week, and haven't had time to investigate yet.

 

[DarthLincoln]

If you have the 6 speaker system, is there really a fake sub and amp under the rear passenger trim panel?
I've only had my WT a week, and haven't had time to investigate yet.

Yup. My Badlands with High package was build week of 4/24/2023 and windowsticker says “AM/FM 6 SPKRS,SDARS” meaning subwoofer delete build with credit of $250. I removed the RHS trim panel in the rear and there is a harness connected to an amplifier with a red “X” marked on it that is connected to what looks like a subwoofer speaker, all mounted on a subwoofer enclosure. The amplifier has a circuit board inside but there are no components on it (chips, resistors, diodes, MOSFETs all missing) , and the subwoofer has NOTHING behind the paper cone and metal frame - just the frame, cone and electrical connection to the subwoofer harness from the Amp. So visually, it all looks like a normal subwoofer setup except that the parts don’t work.

That’s what makes the Ford Fusion amp and kicker such an easy upgrade - the wiring is all there, you just need to swap in functioning amp and speaker. The Fusion amp is physically identical to the Bronco amp so it bolts in the same place and the vehicle harness and subwoofer harness plug right into it. The kicker fits, tho you have to drill 8 holes in the subwoofer enclosure to mount it (with #8 sheet metal screws), trim off a small plastic alignment pin on the enclosure (it will interfere with the kicker sitting flat), and cut off the 4 connectors of the existing subwoofer harness from the amp and strip the wires to make the wire connection to the Kicker. Then use FORScan to change the settings now that you DO have a working subwoofer.

 

[Nanook]

Just pulled the trigger on the amp, sub and cable. Can’t wait for some better audio!!

 

[SuperFLY91]

Yup. My Badlands with High package was build week of 4/24/2023 and windowsticker says “AM/FM 6 SPKRS,SDARS” meaning subwoofer delete build with credit of $250. I removed the RHS trim panel in the rear and there is a harness connected to an amplifier with a red “X” marked on it that is connected to what looks like a subwoofer speaker, all mounted on a subwoofer enclosure. The amplifier has a circuit board inside but there are no components on it (chips, resistors, diodes, MOSFETs all missing) , and the subwoofer has NOTHING behind the paper cone and metal frame - just the frame, cone and electrical connection to the subwoofer harness from the Amp. So visually, it all looks like a normal subwoofer setup except that the parts don’t work.

That’s what makes the Ford Fusion amp and kicker such an easy upgrade - the wiring is all there, you just need to swap in functioning amp and speaker. The Fusion amp is physically identical to the Bronco amp so it bolts in the same place and the vehicle harness and subwoofer harness plug right into it. The kicker fits, tho you have to drill 8 holes in the subwoofer enclosure to mount it (with #8 sheet metal screws), trim off a small plastic alignment pin on the enclosure (it will interfere with the kicker sitting flat), and cut off the 4 connectors of the existing subwoofer harness from the amp and strip the wires to make the wire connection to the Kicker. Then use FORScan to change the settings now that you DO have a working subwoofer.

Thank you for all that info! I'm scheduled with my local installer next week for a whole system upgrade, so this info will be extremely helpful!

 

[TTUHoopsFans]

Do I need trim removal tools to remove the panels to install the amp/subwoofer or can it all be done by hand?

 

[Az_Squatch_Bronco]

If you have the 6 speaker system, is there really a fake sub and amp under the rear passenger trim panel?
I've only had my WT a week, and haven't had time to investigate yet.

Yes, its there. I just installed the Fusion amp along wit the kicker 6.5 this morning. It really made a improvement on the sound. Over all this has been the cheapest mod so far with great results.

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