2024 Ford Ranger (Raptor) #1 required modification!!! SUBWOOFER UPGRADE!!! B&O sub is tiny! 

Thanks! It makes such a huge difference!

That’s awesome! I have been installing car audio on my own vehicles since the 90s as well. I used to run lots of power and big subs but I have kids that don’t appreciate it as much as I do so now I just go for loud but clear with a bit of nice tight bass

right on, and thanks for the vote of confidence! I am working on editing a quick "how to" video for installing this sub in the back of the truck without going through all the pain and learning curve i went through.

Hahahaha, I will use it eventually! You are hilarious though, can’t believe someone noticed that it was the same piece.

Damn, Yaz stole my comment. LOL!!!

right on! that's the way to get it done... glad it wasn't as painful for you as it was for me. did you go with the 8" or 10"? does it sound awesome?

May is just around the corner! Congrats and I can’t wait to see some videos of your new truck when you get it

Right on. This isn’t the only option by any means but it was what was in stock at the local shop and it fits perfectly. Cheers

right on... the stock speaker isn't bad by any means... it is actually really good, just missing that low end kick that i was personally looking for. When it comes to Audio books i turn the bass down a bit and up the treble and mids so i can listen to it without too much volume

Some of these markups are absolutely crazy. I was cool with 2k but any more than that and I would have waited.

Imagine being the dumb ass to pay even 1$ over MSRP .i can buy a fleet but im not a sucker for

if i never wasted a single dollar in my life on something i could agree with you, but some of us buy what we want when we can afford it... i'll bet you have a ton of money in the bank with your mindset... that's great, but i'd rather have memories and fun more than extra cash laying around.

I am putting together a how to video for this subwoofer install... it isn't as bad as i made it out to be in this video... after you see that one make a decision on if you want to give it a try or not. I dont want to take the rear view mirror apart at the moment because the current plastic piece on there is missing a clip and the dealership is ordering me a new one... when i get that i'll just tell them that i will be installing it myself and i can get the video of that then.

Thanks. Most of the time I just listen to audio books so it isn’t necessary but when I am in the mood for music this new sub will really help round out the otherwise stellar sound system

@@flaberdoopinu can now embarrass ur kids at the school pick up with the coolest truck and the best speaker set up 😂😂

Absolutely! That is my plan for today, I didn’t get this video don’t until 2300 last night but I will go through the entire wiring process and everything about the different settings and controls in a video today! Cheers and thanks for the suggestion

@@flaberdoopin Legend, thanks. Supporting from Australia.

awesome, thanks a lot!

Awesome. You will be glad you did

I should have done that from the start! Would have saved a lot of time and heartache!

@@flaberdoopin Doesn't work. I tried this on my 23' XLT Tremor, and it was the same 3-layer grommet.

The factory amp is powering all of the other speakers and I took the signal/power wires that were going to the factory sub and connected them to the high level inputs for the new sub. Only thing i did was cut out the factory sub and use those wires for the new one

That is crazy!

I think you could make the 10 fit, it is only about an inch longer and almost the same length. you may have to cut a little bit of the back padding on the rear wall of the cab but that isn't a big deal. To be honest, the 8 is more than enough for the rest of the stereo... i have the gain down at only 2 out of 6 and it is already plenty loud and i listen to dubstep and other techno with lots of bass... but i'm also 42 and getting lamer and lamer every year so maybe a 10 would be better. I'll pull out my old Dr. Dre albums and play that on this and see if it reminds me of my old high school stereo setups with 2x12's in a ported box haha.

The factory amp will have a really hard time powering anything bigger than the stock sub in my opinion. If you get something like the kicker hideaway 10” that has a small amp in the enclosure itself you can just run power and a signal wire to it and have plenty of base. Some really efficient subs like an MB Quart may run off the factory amp but that 650 is peak power, it is probably closer to 150-175 RMS for the whole system

@@flaberdoopin From your video, are you pulling the signal wire from the factory amp? Did you need to purchase anything other than the hideaway sub? I plan on getting the 10" and seeing how it goes. My days of using the big boy JL 12w6v2's are long gone.. The ranger's system is just missing some depth and hopefully one of HS10's will help. Rest of the speakers are good enough for me. Thanks for the insight and content!

I didn’t take the signal that goes into the amp, it comes over a mini USB port that is integrated into the amp with other data, is just used the signal/power for the stock sub as high level inputs for the new powered subwoofer. I used the kicker 8” but I have talked to a few guys who said the 10” hideaway fits perfectly in there as well if you want a bit more bass… only hard part was running the power wire through the firewall but it was only hard cuz I was an idiot and using the wrong tools, with a hand full of zip ties, some electrical tape and a bit of spray lube, you can do it in 5-10 minutes! Good luck and please feel free to send me an email or message if you have questions. Email is flaberdoopin@gmail.com

No issues at all with the new sub, I is working perfectly. We have 6x9s in the front doors and 6.5s in the rear… the sub was smaller than either door speaker… crazy

Not yet, I have all the stuff I need to do it but I haven’t gotten to it yet with all my school work and other projects. I’ll do it before winter for sure. Hopefully I’ll have time later this month!

I just have it held in by the jack bolted back down and the seat back. It doesn’t move one bit

great news that you have your build date! I dont think i will do any sound deadening on this truck... it is pretty quiet right now. If it starts to rattle at all over the next couple months i may consider it. If you end up doing it when you get your truck, let me know if it makes a big difference and then i may do it too haha.

@@flaberdoopin thiers a video on here somewhere of an Australian guy that did it. He said it makes a huge difference 🤷‍♂️

I was able to get the jack stand back in (at a bit of an angle) and that is holding the bottom of the amp extremely securely and the top is held by the seat when it is up. It isn’t moving at all so I don’t really have any plans to do more than that.

For windows down music, this will make a huge difference!

@@flaberdoopin thats awesome to know cause while the windows are up it’s amazing and I don’t need more but when the windows are down it’s like I don’t hear that much of the music

I absolutely did consider it. 25 amp at 12 volts should be able to handle 300 watts but all of the aux switch wiring is outside the cab so would have to get thru the firewall one way or another. If the remote turn on didn’t work I was going to use an aux switch for the 12 power signal. Would be fun to be able to ‘engage bass mode’ (switch flip) haha

I do think it would fit based on measuring the area and reading the specs on the 10” hideaway.

@@flaberdoopin thank you buddy!

I will take measurements when I get home today but the speaker is smaller than a 6” for sure.

@@flaberdoopin any luck ?

It looks like a 5 1/2” after measuring different parts of it. Diameter of the speaker cone itself is smaller than 4.5 inches… outer diameter of speaker hole is about 5.5 and it is observable by the naked eye that it is smaller than the 6.5” in the rear doors.

@@flaberdoopin I see that you keep using the old speaker as a parts magnet (smart). Is there a part number on the speaker itself (not sub enclosure) to get exact measurements for drop-in replacement?

@@AgntCpr i dont have a part number for the sub but i measured the enclosure and the diameter of the cutout for the speaker is exactly 5 inches and the diameter from screw hole to screw hole directly across from each other is exactly 6 inches. hope that helps. I have never tried to order an aftermarket sub that small... not sure who makes them and if you are looking for direct replacement, you would need dual voice coil that can run on relatively low power

No, not with the music i listen to. I think if i turned it way up it might but then it doesn't sound all that good and you hear stuff rattling more than you hear the bass. Generally you need a 12 or 2X10's with a ported enclosure for that kind of bass from what i have experienced. This 10 just provides some nice tight bass. I also have the gain down below 1/3 of what it is capable of.

Only after my car gave me a warning about the brake system! I totally forgot until then though!

Sure thing. I’ll measure it tomorrow morning

@@flaberdoopin did you get a chance to measure?

Stock sub depth from back of flange to bottom of magnet is 2.5”… inner diameter of enclosure is 5” exactly… mounting holes are 6” apart, depth of enclosure is barely big enough to fit the 2.5” deep stock sub. A better speaker in this enclosure won’t do much unless you also add an amplifier, it isn’t getting all that much power

Thank you sir!

Haha, I forgot until I got the ‘check brake system’ warning! Thanks for checking, cheers

90% of the time, i am listening to an audio book on my way to and from school but i will be graduating in 2 months and then i'll go back to listening to dubstep and other electronic music... i also like to listen to crazy pirate / sea shanty music like 'The Dreadnoughts', Nathan Evans and anything else that pops up like that on pandora.

Yeah, if you don’t listen to music with a good bit of bass the stock 10 speaker system is great but I like to feel it a bit more than stock was giving me. This little powered 8 is perfect for my needs

My RR should be here next week so will line up some favourites to test out the sound system…. With that in mind, is BlueTooth audio better than audio over Carplay? My hopes are that some-one does a direct replacement for the sub… but I guess anything bigger needs its own power supply - hence your ‘patience testing’ install. :-0

I think the audio between Bluetooth and CarPlay are almost identical, I can not tell any difference. Now that I have done the install it wouldn’t be too hard to do again but it was super painful that first time with the wrong tools to get the wire thru the firewall

So I just picked up my Raptor today and checked the sub, which sounded a lot better then I was expecting… turns out it’s a completely different sub to the one you have - happy to drop you a pic.

Man, my brain was fried yesterday, I can’t believe I forgot to do this! Here is the link, I’ll put it in the info as well. a.co/d/hEUzZci

@@flaberdoopin thanks man!, why didn't you go with KICKER 46HS10? or a 10inch type since i read 8inch is still considered kind of small for a mid size pickup?

yeah, sorry about that. i didn't want to lose 99% of the people watching by makig it an hour plus. I would be happy to make a detailed video about the wiring in a week or two and post that. I am upgrading the door speakers this weekend too so i'll just wrap it all into one "stereo upgrade" video

@@flaberdoopin ok great put in your raptor were you equipped with the BO system? which works quite well? why do you prefer to modify everything?

It does have the B&O, but it was just a bit underwhelming for what I was looking for. I have always upgraded car audio and I enjoy doing it and love really loud music.

@@flaberdoopin I understand in this case on a common point I agree could you make a video of the sound before and after and I would be very interested to see what type of speaker you are going to use I will try to do the same thank you

I’m working on the video/install today and tomorrow and I just got the ‘before’ videos of the current sound system

I agree. When I am on the twisty roads where I’m on and off the throttle, the radio is usually off but when cruising for a long time I like some tunes.

@@flaberdoopin good point. Sad Ford didn't do a better job in that department but did a great job on everything else it seems.

It was about 170 I think

With enclosure and built in amp.

I ended up adding a small 4 channel amp and DSP along with some new speakers as well.

@@flaberdoopin that’s the ticket.

Awesome... i'll check that out... thanks for the recommendation!

Right on, hope the trip was awesome!

@@flaberdoopin It was so fun they even closed the street in every corner on Friday that pissed me off

that's crazy... glad it was a good trip

@@flaberdoopin just got home it was cool but yeah there goes my gas again

Better than a poor man’s base model full size

🛵🌭🌊🤫🧏🤮

Haha, thanks! I honestly can’t believe I forgot to do that before I closed the hood at the end and when I got the ‘check brake’ warning I thought I fried some electrical components, took me like 15 min to remember I disconnected the brake fluid level sensor! Cheers

@@flaberdoopin im looking to throw a sub into my 2024 f150

They make a 10” version as well, might be better for the larger space

If you want the stereo to be well rounded it is totally worth it, but you have a point, a lot of people aren’t as concerned about the audio system as I am. Maybe I am exaggerating the importance a little but it makes such a huge difference and it seems to fit in that spot REALLY well.