The “Boss” budget on the cheap stereo install

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I decide to add some sound to my fj40 but didn’t want to spend much money so I started looking for stereo components on the cheap with relatively good customer reviews. I’m not a cd guy anymore so just wanted Bluetooth capability and plug in aux for music. The first thing I purchased was this very cheap stereo it’s half The size of a normal single din seeing it doesn’t take cds $24.99
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The next thing I decide on was speakers. These got good reviews and only $18.99.
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After an initial test of the speakers I knew something was missing. As a music lover and someone who spends much time in LA traffic, good sound is a must. For that you need a sub. I didn’t want anything big so I bought another boss product, an 8” sub for $19.99
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From this point I was going to build my own enclosure to accommodate the sub and speakers, that is until I weighed the time and cost so ended up buying enclosures on the cheap. Lastly, I bought the most expensive piece which was the amp to run sub.
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after all the purchases I started wiring and putting things together. 👇🏼
 
To help with the power of the stereo and accessories I decided to run a small fuse block in the glovebox.
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After running wires and mounting speakers in the boxes. I did a test for sound.
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Now time to clean it all up 👇🏼
 
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Finished it all up. I built a bracket out of part of the base from my smittybuilt console which I didn’t use. Mounted speakers with heavy duty Velcro that hold 15lbs. I’ll be anchoring down sub with the tight downs. My amp is in the box under driver seat.
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