Kicker Sub Upgrade How-To

[BRAPPPP]

=NJStangersJonathan;957014]If it helps anyone, from this harness is where you cut the green and brown connector and wiring. You are removing the harness from the stock sub and wiring it into this one.

The green plug comes with the kit or that is part of the stock harness?

 

[NJStangersJonathan]

The green plug is attached to the stock sub

 

[BRAPPPP]

The green plug is attached to the stock sub

So you cut the harness off the kicker sub and splice the wires from the kicker sub into the stock green harness. This green plug then goes somewhere that it originally went.

 

[NJStangersJonathan]

Nope. Cut harness off that kicker harness that I pictured above, use harness from oem sub which splices into the other end of that kicker harness. Green side connects to the raptor floor and the other side connects to the rest of the kicker harness

 

[Mariner]

Nope. Cut harness off that kicker harness that I pictured above, use harness from oem sub which splices into the other end of that kicker harness. Green side connects to the raptor floor and the other side connects to the rest of the kicker harness

Sorry for all the questions lol but I briefly looked at the sub, so what does the amp plug into that powers the sub? Is that all somehow part of the harness?

I plan on doing this by the weekend, so I want to see all you guys figure it all out first hahaha

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[BRAPPPP]

Nope. Cut harness off that kicker harness that I pictured above, use harness from oem sub which splices into the other end of that kicker harness. Green side connects to the raptor floor and the other side connects to the rest of the kicker harness

I'm pretty sure thats exactly what i said, but thanks for clarifying! lol i got it now

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Sorry for all the questions lol but I briefly looked at the sub, so what does the amp plug into that powers the sub? Is that all somehow part of the harness?

I plan on doing this by the weekend, so I want to see all you guys figure it all out first hahaha

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

bump does anyone have more details on how to run the power wire? How is this wire hidden and where does it connect from and to?

 

[TuFerLife]

Holy hell I just installed mine and it's incredible!!! Special thanks to @NJStangersJonathan for sending me multiple PM's making sure I didn't screw up! He walked me through this install and I couldn't be more thankful!

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This is the email @NJStangersJonathan sent me that took me step by step. Take the stock sub apart first by unscrewing the sub and opening it up.... Just follow it step by step.

So the 1st step is to take apart the stock sup and remove the green connector along with as much of the wire that you can. You'll have 4 pieces of wire. that run to the connector....they have little clips that attach to existing sub.
http://i.imgur.com/4VSzUZn.jpg

I disconnected them and then cut them as I was wiring together to the kicker harness.

Now from the Kicker Harness, you need to find the green and white wire attached to similar connector (picture of the wire is the top left one with the white connector: http://i.imgur.com/pd36q6w.jpg it has black mess wire protector over it (not picture in that's guys picture but it is in mine), just pull it back and cut it from that kicker harness as you wont be using it. (i will get you another picture of this) http://www.fordraptorforum.com/atta...-imageuploadedbytapatalk1453675013.809761.jpg

Once you have both of them cut, just put them together: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/atta...-imageuploadedbytapatalk1453675013.809761.jpg

Kicker Brown Wire attaches to White/Blue and White/Dark Gray wires

Kicker Green Wire attaches to the White and White/Light Gray wires (positive)

After this the rest of the other side of white Kicker connector should plug into it's other half of Kicker Harness and then the 2 connectors in to the kicker sub and amp.

The real fun part is running the wiring along the passenger side into the engine bay, I used a small rubber grommet vent to run the two wires. I extended the ground into the engine bay wall since I couldn't find a good ground on the passenger to use.

 

[BRAPPPP]

Pictures of that last part?

 

[brettmess24]

You have to take the passenger side kick panel off to access the ground location. Its at the very top and just behind the fuse panel.

 

[NJStangersJonathan]

Anytime and I hope it helped.

I found another mod that improves the distance of our remote start system (for those who have it) plus provides an OEM perimeter alarm and allows us to control it from the smart phone app with a yearly fee of $50 (I believe). I"ll more than likely end up doing a write up on this as I'm sure others will want it. Stay tuned.