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Ok. Thanks for the advice man.

What do you suggest?

Yea. Still got the 97 but selling it to finish paying off the 03. Moving the sub stage straight into this one .Thanks for the response. I got maybe a month before tackling this project. Had horrible results with just cld tiles and a zapco component set in my 97. This time I'm fully deadening doors with cld tiles, Ccf and MLV. Just saw these and since I don't trust myself to build a quality pod or want to pay the ghetto shops here to make me some. Thought it may work. One thing I've learned for sure is a good sounding front stage is so much more difficult than sub stage lol. I've even began looking at 3 way component systems (assuming I use these pods since fiberglass isn't an option right now).

Good point Good point. Let me add I have 0 fiberglass experience. I don't want these for the cosmetic look. I want an overall better sounding front stage. If I purchased these I would get the standard single 6.5 per door. I would think putting the tweet up in the stock location (pillar) would be a better place for it. If the design and speaker aiming wont help me at all I might as well just skip the pod and use the stock location right behind it. I'm really sick of my front stage installs sounding like ass. I usually just throw a set of components and an amp and call it a day. I want this one to be different.

Ran across a website that makes speaker pods for my vehicle. (03 Tahoe) http://www.customspeakerpods.com/Front-Door-Speaker-Pods-for-65-Speakers-GM-01-01-01-A.htm Has anyone used these? Price isn't bad at all. The different aiming of the speaker may be a plus. Opinions, comments?

I also want to ccf/mlv my doors on this build. Will be my 1st time but sure I can handle it

I just picked up an 03 Tahoe. I'm wanting to buy a above average set of components. At this stage vehicle is bone stock. I plan to use only stock locations. Mid around knee to lower knee height. Tweet up in the pillar aiming up towards middle of windshield. Budget is roughly $300 for the pair. Sub stage will be a btl 18 and a saz1500. Will power these components with possibly an older 800.4 fosgate. Looking for suggestions on sets that are out there and any experience anyone has had with these they can share. Prob won't go active, kind of intimidated by it lol.

Didn't see those when I was shopping! I like em

I bought these fosgate ones. (2) 1/0 or 4 ga. And (2) 8 ga . Check them out. Probably can find something that works for cheaper. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=230926100743&index=1&nav=SEARCH&nid=32061466038

Doh!

No longer wanting to buy. Thanks Brutal!! Your the man.

Did you just run your power wire under the headliner? On a crappy phone. If you did I love it.

Unfortunately I coughed up the ~$650 for a DC power alternator before doing my own research. Your thread over on the Malibu forums has good info. Ill be following your build closely, I like your style and attention to detail so far.

Dons the man. He just sent me more cld tiles. He's the only person I would ever use for sound deadening materials. Customer service couldn't be better.

I'm currently ( been for the past year) collecting equipment for my 2011 Malibu. Not a ton of build logs on these. I may have missed it but do you plan on an aftermarket alternator? I bought a 250xp dc power alt and haven't even installed it yet. Think I read somewhere these cars have a problem keeping voltage up because of some fuel economy feature the car has.. May be way off lol. Well see. I'm for sure tuned in on this one

Do you have a before and after comparison? I would like to ccf and mlv my doors also just haven't coughed up the money yet. I'm curious on just how much of a difference this treatment can have

I've used this same knu CCA before in the build In my sig. Under 2000 or so watts I don't think ill really notice any problems at all. But for my Malibu build which will have a lot more power I bought the better wire. This stuff is going to work just fine for what I have planned.

I don't really care for company's who make a ton of different stuff. Maybe hertz or JL.

Neon CCA and red OFC

Couldn't resist ordering some of this stuff. 1st thing I noticed was the weight. I just happen to have the exact same size piece in there kolossus flex and the weight difference is very noticeable. Possibly double! Unable to provide any raw technical info on the wire but it doesn't seem too bad for CCA. Cool color I wanted to use and extremely flexible so this wire is going to work just fine for me.

How much to 95209?

Amp is an older saz1500. Possibly 1st gen if it matters.

I'm looking for a replacement sundown bass knob. Last one was installed a little too good. Selling the car and not messing with it. Thanks.

How do you figure it's "horrible"? I use some cca and never once had a problem with it.

You said in your first post you have owned a UFO BTL. How would you compare the evil to the btl?