Kbuskill's 2008 Burb LTZ "MOD" Thread

[swathdiver]

Our next project! Bought mine before they offered pre-epoxy so we have to do that too. Rains coming though!

 

[PG01]

Our next project! Bought mine before they offered pre-epoxy so we have to do that too. Rains coming though!

My passenger side is getting wonky.... wife likes to back out of garage and slide the mirror along the white aluminum wrapped 2x10 door frame.....i still love her tho.... she says i make her nervous when i watch her back up..cute lil thang...

 

[kbuskill]

Our next project! Bought mine before they offered pre-epoxy so we have to do that too. Rains coming though!

It's really not that bad if you are mechanically inclined. The instructions they provide, as a download, on their site are pretty good. Just remember to get the gears and stops inside the motor lined back up in the correct orientation or your mirror might fold the wrong way... lol

 

[kbuskill]

Got the rear doors done today.

Before...


After...


So for anyone curious...

1.9 ohm for Bose front door speakers

And

3.6 ohm for Bose rear door speakers.

So if I do decide to upgrade speakers in the future I will probably get 2 ohm for front and 3 ohm for rear.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Fold them in.
Use a plastic interior panel pry tool and separate the back cover.
Unplug 2 wires for heat and another plug for auto dim.
Tilt mirror glass down all the way and lift/slide the glass up. There are little tabs that you can pry with a screwdriver.
Remove 4 T10 torx screws from power adjust motor and unplug and remove it.
Pop the front of the housing/surround loose and remove.
Knock out 3 push pins and remove plastic base housing.
Now you have access to the motor housing and it is held on by 4 T20 torx screws.
Open motor housing by prying the metal tabs.
Remove upper housing to expose the motor and gears.

There are a few more steps involved with finishing it up but you get the idea and I am tired of typing... lol

Good info, thx.

 

[kbuskill]

Went ahead and ordered some speakers and such from Crutchfield. They have a sale going on Infinity speakers right now and I found a $15 off coupon so I feel like I did pretty good as far as price goes for what I got.

I got these for the front doors.
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-yM2A7rVe6cr/p_1086211I/Infinity-Kappa-62-11i.html

I chose these because they are 2 ohm which is basically identical to the 1.9 ohm Bose speakers found in the front doors.

I got these components for the rear doors.
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-xqCw2LcxVX4/p_108P6500CS/Infinity-Primus-PR6500cs.html

My plan is to install the mid bass driver in the rear door and possibly install the tweeter in the A-pillar location... Not 100% sure just yet.
I chose these because they are 3 ohm which is close to the 3.6 ohm Bose speakers in the rear doors. I could have went 4 ohm and probably been ok but figured I would get a little more volume from the 3 ohm.

I also ordered these baffles.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_696B050340/Boom-Mat-6-3-4-Speaker-Baffles-Regular-4-1-4-depth.html

I got these because of the 4 1/4" depth. I didn't need them to be that deep to clear the speakers but thought that perhaps a little more "air space" might make the speakers sound a little better. I know these are for 6 3/4" speakers and I ordered 6 1/2" speakers but I believe they will work since the speaker adaptors will accommodate both sizes.

I have never ordered from Crutchfield before but they "give" you "free" stuff for the install like the door adaptors and wire harness adaptors.

So I got these.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_120724568/Metra-72-4568-Speaker-Wiring-Harness.html


And these.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_142SMH634B/Scosche-SAGMHR-634-Speaker-Mounting-Brackets.html


For "FREE".... Plus "FREE SHIPPING"...LOL

All total $185

Hopefully I am happy with the end results.

 

[Rocket Man]

That's one of the things I like about Crutchfield.

 

[kbuskill]

Crutchfield delivered today.



Gonna try to get them in tomorrow but it's my son's birthday so we shall see.

 

[PG01]

Happy birthday, son..

 

[Goodinblack]

I am thinking about infinity for my truck too