remote speaker in the bed.....
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remote speaker in the bed.....
I was thinking about this last night.... how hard would it be to put maybe two small speakers all the way forward in the bed, and hook them up to my radio? Id like to be able to turn these speakers off as well. but they would work great for like when im working on the back of the truck, or out somewhere say, sitting on the tail gate, or if I go to the drive in, to have the speakers RIGHT there. instead of having to blast it in the cab.
any ideas on how to go about doing this? I have some cheap '100 watt' audio speakers, their from like the early 90's dad got em at the flea market... tho im not sure how to wire this up..
any ideas on how to go about doing this? I have some cheap '100 watt' audio speakers, their from like the early 90's dad got em at the flea market... tho im not sure how to wire this up..
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Hey guys,
you would need a DPDT Switch to alternate between the speakers in the bed and the rear-cad speakers. You CAN NOT run all 6 speakers at the same time, or too much current will be drawn from your head unit wich will result in smells of burning plastic.
Here's a pic of the switch, you want to make sure to wire both left and right speakers in parallel. I'd put the full schematic online, but I don't have upload rights :(
Let me know if you have any questions.
Marc from Canuhduh (Audiophile and Electrical Engineering Student)
you would need a DPDT Switch to alternate between the speakers in the bed and the rear-cad speakers. You CAN NOT run all 6 speakers at the same time, or too much current will be drawn from your head unit wich will result in smells of burning plastic.
Here's a pic of the switch, you want to make sure to wire both left and right speakers in parallel. I'd put the full schematic online, but I don't have upload rights :(
Let me know if you have any questions.
Marc from Canuhduh (Audiophile and Electrical Engineering Student)
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aww, my link didn't work. Heres the hardcopy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DPDT-symbol.svg
EDIT: Its the schematic of the switch, both your left and right positive get a dedicated input, and you split the rest between the 4 speakers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DPDT-symbol.svg
EDIT: Its the schematic of the switch, both your left and right positive get a dedicated input, and you split the rest between the 4 speakers.
Last edited by MTLaccord; 07-12-2007 at 01:34 PM. Reason: More Info Added...
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You could surely make them removable via a stereo plug, however you need to find some kind of way of anchoring the speakers in the bed each time they are in. If you have two marine-grade speakers and paint the grills to match the color of your bed, I doubt anyone would notice, let alone try to take them out.
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