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Some people hook the volt meter to the back battery, their sub amp or radio. Just depends and personal preference really.

its taking alot longer then expected, but its coming! shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Another key point in this situation is separating the front and back waves. If you have not ventured over to SDS website yet, I highly suggest reading anything and everything on that site. Top notch info, products, and customer service!

Sounds like your on the right track with the deadening. See if you can't fit a wood/MDF baffle to mount the actual driver to also. I installed some Polk mm6501's a few months ago in a friends ride. They had no midbass even with a solid install. So feel ya there. I personnally have 12" midbasses to please my needs for that realistic live sound. Not that I'm suggesting that extreme. The RE XXX's are like mini subs and some drivers I've wanted to play with. A mid with high x-max and low fs would be a good starting point in your search.

What is your total buget for a front stage? I wouldnt add a midrange unless going active. Find a nice set of components that you can compromise with, that can give you that balance you're looking for. Or take a look at a Mini Dsp about $110 bucks to control all your processing needs for running active. A nice 8" and full range three way would be a nice setup, plus it wont hurt your wallet either. Seeing as you want a more midbass oriented front stage with the ability to have good amount of output. Just an option to look into.

First step would be to treat your doors before spending money on new equipment. Usually with a mid that has better lowend there is a tradeoff and that might be in the midrange frequencies. You cant have both, going active would open up your choices to better drivers.

The front stage wasn't meant to have bass. Maybe some mid bass but not what a sub woofer can do. Just find the best set of component speakers you like. They will produce what bass they can. Go listen to some at comps. at your local audio stores.