Select Increments Quad-Pod - Manual

IMPORTANT TIPS & F.A.Q.
1) The self-tapping screws are for attaching the Quad-Pods to the vehicle. The black screws are for mounting the speakers.
2) Check under the wheel wells and sidewalls of the vehicle to ensure that your choice of placement for the self-tapping screws
will not interfere with any undercarriage components. Also make sure that the Quad-Pods are placed correctly, allowing the rear
seat to fold and tumble forward. The pods attach by running the screws right through the carpet and into the body of the vehicle.
3) Using an amplifier to power the Quad-Pods is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. A four-channel amplifier would work best.
The amplifier can easily be mounted under the rear seat or between the Quad-Pods in the rear cargo area.
4) YOUR RADIO IS ABSOLUTELY THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM! Speakers and
amplifiers can only replicate the signal they receive. If your radio is just average, then the quality of sound coming from your
speakers will be greatly compromised. Using a radio with low-level inputs (RCA‟s) of 4 volts or more will send a super-clean
signal to your amplifier(s) and speakers.
5) When you‟re conducting sound tests on the Quad-Pod, check your FM sound as well as your CD sound. No matter what radio
you have, they all produce a better signal with a higher dB when playing a CD. The exact same song played on FM simply
won‟t sound as good or get as loud.
6) The best place to run an amplifier power wire through the firewall and to your Jeep‟s battery is on the bottom right-hand corner
of the firewall on the passenger‟s side, just above where the floor slopes upward and meets the firewall. You‟ll see a little metal
that‟s exposed, that‟s where you want to drill a hole to run the amplifier power wire through. Mount the power wire‟s fuse block
in the engine compartment, above your battery. Drill two pilot holes in the firewall and run two screws through the fuse block and
into the firewall.
7) The ground wire for an amplifier should be as short as possible. For best results, mount it by way of a ring terminal to one of
the rear seat bolts that mounts the seat to the floor. Remove the seat bracket and scrape some paint out of the way to expose bare
metal on the floor boards for the ring terminal to rest on. FOLLOWING THIS METHOD WILL ENSURE A GREAT GROUND!
We also recommend that you ground your radio at the same place as the amplifier. This can be accomplished by cutting the
ground wire at the back of the radio and attaching it to a new wire, which is run from your radio to the amplifier‟s ground location.
This method will reduce all ground loops between your radio and amplifier, reducing the risk of alternator „whine‟.
8) You may have to cut the speaker holes larger to accept your particular speakers; easily done with a rotary cut-out
tool, such as a dremel® or roto-zip® tool with a wood/plastic cutting bit. You can use a jig saw, just be sure that the blade doesn‟t
hit the back of the pod as you‟re cutting the holes larger. 6 1/2” speakers usually require mounting diameters of anywhere from
5” up to almost 6”. The pre-cut hole is approximately 5”. (We have to make all factory holes small so they work with speakers
requiring smaller mounting diameters.) The same goes for the subwoofer holes. If you purchased the pods with speakers included,
you‟ll probably have to cut the 6.5” full-range speaker holes a little larger. Check first, but you‟ll probably have to cut the 6.5”
speaker holes more toward the bottom so the grilles are centered nicely on the pods‟ face, leaving the very top uncut, something
like this:
9) Plug remaining air space where the speaker wires go through the grommet holes on the pods with a glue gun, wax, etc. to seal the
chambers. If air can escape in these areas it can result in a vibration and/or whistling sound.
10) TJ’s may have the base of the Quad-Pod raised slightly off the floor of the vehicle when installed. CJ’s and YJ’s will
sometimes have the units sit flush on the floor. TJ owners may have to remove the cargo hooks on the floor behind the
rear seat. TJ owners may want to place a ½” board under the subwoofer areas of the pods, between the pods and the
floor, if the pods are resting correctly on the wheel-wells, but are not resting directly on the floor behind the back seat.
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