Stereo

[jimmie600]

I just found this forum from a link on the Rhino forum. I hope that this one proves to be a good one as well. A lot of the stuff on the Rhino forum is very helpful, but I have been looking for a good prowler forum for a while. I have been on a couple, but they just haven't gotten a very high level of participation yet. Great people, just not enough of them. Of course, there aren't nearly as many Prowlers as Rhinos, so we are at a bit of a disadvantage from the start. Anyhow, I have a 700XTX. So far, my only mods are: Adjustable seat sliders for the driver seat, and a pair of seats in the bed. On the to do list are some custom paint, a rear cage and a stereo. What are you guys doing with your stereos? I know some cut the cubby hole out and put the stereo there. I kind of want to keep that. What I would rather do, is cut the hole above the cubby in the area next to the diff lock cable. The problem that I have is that I plan to use a marine radio cover, and it will not fit there. There seems to be ample room for the radio, though. A different way to go would be to build a center console for the radio, and it could hold a couple of speakers as well. The way I am starting to lean is to build a rear cage (doing that anyway) and also remove the part that separates the front and rear loops, and build a new one that has a bar on each side. The downside is that I would really have to watch my head climbing in and out. On the upside, I can make an aluminum top, then mount the speakers and stereo in pods underneath, up high and out of the weather. Anyone have any other ideas?

[Elkotrailrider]

I too am installing a stereo in my Prowler. I bought the Arctic Cat hard top and headliner, and I am now trying to figure out how best to run the wires to the headliner. I am also uncertain as to how I will secure the stereo in the headliner. If anyone has done this installation, I sure would appreciate any input.

[jimmie600]

As for the wires, the wiring for the rear brake light is run through the rear bar. I would check to see if can bring additional wires through there. It may require tying a string to the existing wires, disconnecting them, and pulling them out. Then you would either tie another string to the wires so you could pull more wires after the originals are back in place, or tie the additional wires to the existing ones then pull them back up all at once. Otherwise, Home Depot and the like have some conduit track that is pretty flat and made for concealing wires in homes.

[Flatheadyoungin]

i haven't tried it but sounds like it works pretty good.....

kite string or something similar then use your shop vac to pull it on through the hole.....

[shawnxtz1000]

you can drill your roll bar and run a pull wire wherever you need to, if you have a stock roll bar I would drill low down by the mounts where it less noticeable then run it back under your floor to the battery , then run it up and over by your rear view mirror drill it again and pop the wires out, I like to use rubber grommets and a little heat shrink where the wire meets tubing, that will give you a clean look , you should be able to ground up at the top unless you get some ground loop noise if so you might have to run the ground back to the battery and choke aswell.

[chuckwagon]

The Prowler that I bought used, had the radio in the cubby hole and the speakers under the dash and two speakers in the bed, which had been removed before I bought it.

[alf1]

I have an xtz 1000 just installed a small amp behind the pass seat behind the air filter rubber, ran 2 marine box speakers and mounted to stock rollbar behind seats then ran an rca jack to amp for an ipod works great also ran a subwoofer in storage box

[fairlane]

Here is my install in my 700XTX, JVC marine deck with remote and marine cover
MTX Audio marine speakers under dash and in the sides of the bed.
Sounds fantastic.

[jimmie600]

That looks pretty good. Did you have to reinforce the bottom of the dash to mount the speakers? I have looked at that location, and it seemed like it may really vibrate with the weight of the speakers. Does the stereo work pretty good while underway, or is it mostly good for when you are stopped? I have recently been considering building a rack over the hood that would mount at the cage just above the dash in the rear, and at the bumper in the front. I was thinking I could mount everything there if I wanted to do it that way.

[fairlane]

One of the reasons for getting a marine deck is they are made for rough water. It doesn't skip while at speed, does really well. No reinforcing at all. The MTX speakers are not that heavy. This thing sounds incredible at high speed or stopped. All my friends like it. When we stop to take a brake, when I pull up they all turn theirs off and would rather listen to mine. Be sure and get a deck with a remote, it's much easier to control while you are driving.