Sub Enclosure for 2003 Denali/ New to forums

[Bigcat]

Hello, Im new to the forum and tomorrow morning I'll be the proud owner of a 2003 Yukon Denali!

Anyone know where to find a custom enclosure? Either under the console or in the back quarter panel. Looking to put in a single 10" to add a little depth to the factory bose system.

Here's the upgrades I'm planning on doing to the truck you guys let me know what you think:

Scytek Galaxy Mobile 500- remote start w gps tracking and alarm accessible via app on any smartphone.

Kenwood DDX 514 - in dash DVD with bluetooth.

Stealth style sub enclosure for a pioneer 10"

Remin 28 piece woodgrain add-ons @ http://www.carid.com/2003-gmc-yukon-denali-wood-grain-dash-kits/item-41161.html

Can't really think of anything else it would need at this point.

Does anyone have any experience with any of these products or problems/ issues that may arise with them?

 

[Bigcat]

bump. any suggestions?

 

[MOBmentality]

There are a handfull of people on here running stealth enclosures .. the jl console and the kicker rear quarter panel seem to be the favorites.. or modding the rear quarter to fit the flat pioneer.. there is an under the 2nd row setup too..

 

[groundscr8pr]

i dont think kicker makes a veh spec box.. however mtx does. the jl is the best sounding option(also most expensive). i have never heard a good thing about sytek products. i have been an installer for almost 20yrs. i would stick with dei or compustar. both have a really good interface with the bypass module you will need.

 

[Bigcat]

Thank you for the info.

Update I have just bought 2 10" M class Memphis dual coil subs. I'm selling the pioneer and stuff as it's just not of the quality I want to go for in this build.

That being said I'm looking for places to hide these two subs so far I see the back quarter panel drivers side is empty. Anyone know if there is room on the passengers side or is there something in there? I know on the drivers side I have to remove the jack and stuff but thats no problem.

saw this and wondered about it for a second but I don't think it would give me enough airspace to run one let alone two M class 10"s : http://www.supercrewsound.com/commerce/product.jsp?prodId=100&catId=73

@groundscr8pr thanks for the heads up on scytek i had one of there 2ways in my malibu but there sky mobile looked good. Havent really seen any good reviews for them yet though.

I just put a bid in on a compustar pro RF-P2W9000-SS then lace that to the http://www.dronemobile.com/

just trying to stay away from the viper as I'm seeing mixed reviews, and I want vehicle tracking.

anyone used the car id wood kits at all?

thanks for the help so far,
BC

---------- Post added at 02:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:13 AM ----------

i havent seen a jl audio that will work with a pre- 07 denali yet either...

 

[groundscr8pr]

if your going to do drone..dont waist a bunch of money on high end remotes. just get the basic an 4 button remote and cm6200 brain and the drone. http://www.dronemobile.com/pricing/ like option #2

 

[Bigcat]

if your going to do drone..dont waist a bunch of money on high end remotes. just get the basic an 4 button remote and cm6200 brain and the drone. http://www.dronemobile.com/pricing/ like option #2

so here's the big question Viper or Drone? anybody tried either of them. On the app store they bash drone and praise viper all over the internet its the opposite.

 

[groundscr8pr]

i have only installed drone.. i think it is very cool though..

 

[cody08]

Viper without question.

 

[Bigcat]

I'm going to see what I can get the best pricing on and if it's not much more go with viper as it has more servers and faster updating for the firmware.

Still having a bit of a time finding someone who can tell me how to effectively hide these two 10"s in the truck somehow....

 

[jdpber]

here is my build thread hope it yields ideas for you..

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20475&highlight=custom+factory

 

[Bigcat]

@ John I like what you did there looks good. I talked to MTX today about why the stealth box they offer wont work in my truck apparently there is a compressor back there somewhere that would get in the way. I wish there weren't so many structural differences between the Denali and the regular Yukon.... I'm taking the truck by a custom shop on Wed. and we're going to poke around and see if we can find a place for these puppies to live...

 

[chevy_man]

The compressor is underneath the vehicle.

On the passenger side the Onstar box is there. Your onstar won't work even with a subscription because it's analog. I found this out when I tried to enter that "push the blue button giveaway" the other day.
However, you would need to do some serious research to take it out as you can't just remove the module because it's tied into the PCM and BCM. You can unplug two of the connectors to disable Onstar and keep the truck happy, but I am not aware of anybody completely removing it without serious problems.

JL does make a box that goes into the center console, you have to remove the factory sub but you won't need it anyways. Could put one sub there and the other where the jack is at.

A simple solution would be to build a box that fits the size of the floor behind the 3rd seat and downfire the subs. You would loose about 8-10" of height for cargo but should be able to get plenty of airspace and not have huge amounts of $$$ into custom fiberglassed boxes.

 

[Bigcat]

I went to a shop yesterday and talked to the owner. He had a few boxes that fit perfectly behind the third row, they were all pretty sweet and he showed me a lot of different options. I was actually surprised, I expected him to try to sell me $1000 worth of custom enclosures instead he pulls out a $80 box. I think I may go with a box for now and invest in the stealth subs as time goes on and I get more comfortable working on my own ride.

plus in the mean time I've found many more things I would like to do with this build