I want to put a 12' alpine type r (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-igXx2YN...SWR-1242D.html) in a sealed box and i wanted to know if 1. Is there anyway I can keep my stock stereo? 2. How do i get pasted the firewall because the hole under the driver side is so tight with oem cords i dont see how i can get another up in there...do I have to drill a hole?

 

answer to number one. yes. it's been detailed throughout these forums several times. search "quick and dirty" it should pull up an audio install diy. and answer to number 2. go from the inside out. if you're looking at the front of the car, on the left there is a main gromet that comes out of the firewall about where the hood release cable does. the trick on this is to go from the inside out. cut you a small slit in the INSIDE gromet and start feeding power cable through. keep pushing till you see something on the otherside. took me a while to figure this one out.

 

I don't know if it's been mentioned in other forums, haven't really looked, but if you search the web there is a website selling an adapter to the Bose stereo that is plug n play, gives you a remote line and everything, it's what I did for my install. As far as where to run your power source, I cut a small slit in the gromet on the driver side firewall and ran it under the plastic pannels, under the rear seat, and right into the trunk. It's rather easy but the gromet was a tight squeez, had to use a wire coat hanger and a little bit of lubrication to squeez it through. BTW I'm running a Rockford p-400 with two 10's, two kicker 6.5"s subs for mids behind the driver and passenger seats, and I converted the 9 inch door speakers to 6.5" as well as replaced the rear 6x9's, sounds totally sweet with the factory radio.