This vehicle was included in the Demo Vehicles section of the Linear Power website when it existed. I have installed 5 Linear Power Series TO3 2.2HV amplifiers in my 1998 Dodge Durango. I had Linear Power ship the bare heat sinks to me, I painted them Purple to match the exterior paint on my truck, and then I shipped the heat sinks back to Linear Power for the final assembly of the amplifiers.
My system starts out with a Sony CDX-C91 Changer, which sends signals to a Sony XES-P1 Preamp, then on to a Sony XES-X1 Digital crossover. All audio cabling is done with fiber optics until it reaches the output of the crossover. Twisted pair RCA cables connect the crossover output to the amplifier inputs. Each amplifier is utilized for a specific purpose. The first amplifier powers a pair of Dynaudio MD 100 tweeters, the second amplifier powers a pair of Dynaudio MD 140 midrange speakers, and a third amplifier powers a pair of Dynaudio MW 170 Midbass drivers. The remaining two amplifiers are bridged mono, and each one powers a JL-Audio 12inch subwoofer.
This is a stealth install. I cut fourteen holes in my dash in the design of the Dodge logo for the midrange driver perforations. Tweeter pods were built into the A-pillars out of fiberglass, and wrapped in a factory colored vinyl. 8-inch midbass drivers were installed behind the factory door panels. For the amplifiers and subwoofers, I raised the floor of the cargo area a couple of inches, and installed all of the equipment underneath. The amp rack and the subwoofer enclosure are made out of fiberglass and are wrapped in an OEM cloth that came directly from Dodge. All interconnects are platinum, all power cable is Purple to match the exterior of the truck, and all grounding cable is silver to match the interior of the truck. I installed the entire system myself.
Thanks for your visit,
Bill Lawrence
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The original battery was replaced by an Optima Deep Cycle Gel Cell battery, mounted in the original location with the original Dodge battery clamp. |
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The original charging lead was replaced with Phoenix Gold 4-gauge cable. All power cable throughout the system is purple, matching the exterior color of the vehicle. |
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| The negative post of the battery has three wires attached to it. The first 1/0 gauge wire is routed directly to the frame of the vehicle, as you can see in the photo on the right side above. The second 1/0 gauge wire is connected to the ground for the engine, and the third wire (8 gauge) is connected to the vehicle's body grounding point. |
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In the rear of the vehicle, there is a 1/0 gauge wire connected to one of the rear seat belt bolts. This ground wire connects to the stiffening cap and amp rack, supplying ground to the stereo system. Silver wire was used throughout the system ground. |
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The power source is protected by a 200 amp fuse located near the battery. The fuse holder is mounted on a custom fabricated bracket. |
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The 1/0 power wire uses a grommet to pass through the firewall. |
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This photo clearly shows the grommet from the inside of the firewall. |
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This photo shows the power cable as it passes through the front seat frame. Holes were drilled into the frame so that the power cable would not disrupt the look of the carpet. Grommets were installed in the seat frame to protect the cable. |
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This photo shows the cable as it leaves the back side of the seat frame. |
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All power cables were run neatly, and secured to the floor of the vehicle. |