1st Gen 4Runner Rollbar Pod Speakers
04-25-2010 | 04:19 PM
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1st Gen 4Runner Rollbar Pod Speakers
After 23 years of abuse, 11 years by me, my OEM self amp speakers were about shot. The drivers side had been "blown" for the better part of a decade now and the passenger side was going. With kids now, my rear seats are ALWAYS up and my giant recovery(you know who you are 
)/fluids/gear box, hilift jack and gas can woofer taking up room I could hardly hear them anyways. Soooo, being INSPIRED by another YT'r on here(thank you Jerry! 
) I decided to add to my cheap stereo build further. Using some Sony xplode speakers I've had forever, some aluminum L-brackets and plumbing supplies I put these together on the cheap.
So I finished the pods after going to Home Depot for parts to fix a toilet. I found these vent diffusers that I thought would work great to "meter" or "port" the air out of the pods themselves.
I cut down the lip and made it press fit it into the sewer pipe adapter for easy access to the wires and mounting bracket. Now I can infinitely adjust the tone. I could take off the three little medal support tabs...eh, makes it look "industrial".... The wires simply run down the roll bar into the side paneling and I put small spade connectors to directly plug into the factory wiring. Eventually, I'll put an actual mating connector in there and remove the OEM speakers.
The rear view
I think I invested $25 a pod for four pieces: Sewer pipe adapter, u-bolt for roll bar, diffuser, and a rubber cap/hose clamp(I no longer need the rubber cap but did retain the hose clamp).
Maybe I'll paint them green...
Thoughts? They sound great and actually put out A LOT of sound for only being pushed by the head unit at 52 watts. They don't take away from the rear view out of the back window and they only interfere when opening up my storage box but not enough to hinder getting stuff in or out.
)/fluids/gear box, hilift jack and gas can woofer taking up room I could hardly hear them anyways. Soooo, being INSPIRED by another YT'r on here(thank you Jerry! ) I decided to add to my cheap stereo build further. Using some Sony xplode speakers I've had forever, some aluminum L-brackets and plumbing supplies I put these together on the cheap. So I finished the pods after going to Home Depot for parts to fix a toilet. I found these vent diffusers that I thought would work great to "meter" or "port" the air out of the pods themselves.
I cut down the lip and made it press fit it into the sewer pipe adapter for easy access to the wires and mounting bracket. Now I can infinitely adjust the tone. I could take off the three little medal support tabs...eh, makes it look "industrial"....
The wires simply run down the roll bar into the side paneling and I put small spade connectors to directly plug into the factory wiring. Eventually, I'll put an actual mating connector in there and remove the OEM speakers.The rear view
I think I invested $25 a pod for four pieces: Sewer pipe adapter, u-bolt for roll bar, diffuser, and a rubber cap/hose clamp(I no longer need the rubber cap but did retain the hose clamp).
Maybe I'll paint them green...
Thoughts? They sound great and actually put out A LOT of sound for only being pushed by the head unit at 52 watts. They don't take away from the rear view out of the back window and they only interfere when opening up my storage box but not enough to hinder getting stuff in or out.
04-25-2010 | 04:27 PM
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Sweet deal!! Now you might be able to hear them on the highway with the top down!! I know I can't hear my rear speakers at all. Good work.
*edit - clean your garage!! hehehe
*edit - clean your garage!! hehehe
Last edited by kiyobrown; 04-25-2010 at 04:29 PM.
04-25-2010 | 04:30 PM
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i dont get it... why are there metal tabs??? did you use super glue? why isnt it blue like your interior? does the adjustment really work? are these run on an amp? why is the sky blue?
04-25-2010 | 04:59 PM
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You'd have to sit in the seats to hear it. Plus I'm still using the OEM front speakers+the Pod speakers+10" sub=good enough for this guy...and it drowns out the dual noise makers in the back.
