Kicker Hideaway 11HS8/11HS10 install / 2020 Subaru Forester Sport

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3 жыл бұрын

In this video, I add on to the sound system in my 2020 Subaru Forester Sport with a Kicker Hideaway 8 inch subwoofer (11HS8). I install it under the front right passenger seat in under an hour. Off video, I mount the sub to a 1 inch piece of smooth particle board from Home depot using the supplied hardware.
The jumper harness that was ordered online that I used so I didn't have to cut into factory wiring was purchased in this link. It is pricey (40$), but now I didn't have to worry about ruining the factory wiring in my car in case I sell it, or if I want to add an amplifier in the future.
www.autoharnesshouse.com/8219...
The subwoofer fits great and the bass sounds way better than the supplied sub in the harmon kardon upgrade kit that I didn't purchase. Saved me over a $1000 to purchase this sub and replace all the factory speakers myself, and I installed dynamat throughout the car.

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@mitcentauri6237 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man. I'm going to be installing an HS10 in my 2017 Subaru Impreza and this video answers all the questions I had about how to do it.

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet! One thing I did recently was ziptie all the sensor cords underneath the passenger seat that would rattle when the sub played. Can't hear them rattle at all now

@hastingb Жыл бұрын

Great video. This really brings back some memories from when I installed my Kicker Hideaway in my Crosstrek. I mounted mine to the back of the back of one of the fold down seats but I'm at a point where I think it would be better under the front passenger seat.

@azreptile 3 жыл бұрын

The rear channel supposedly has a lower frequency roll off (from 300Hz down) with increased volume from the head unit. I've read that it's better to tap into the front speakers lines (LF- pink, LF+ violet, RF- light green, RF+ blue) as they have full frequencies output.

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know! Crutchfield just told me to use the rear speakers.

@chemuzio-ssir2015 3 ай бұрын

That's probably why the front speakers are bigger too.

@tongpopyro2691 2 ай бұрын

for my 17 forester XT i installed a sound ordnance under seat 8" woofer, but way less work than what you did. No taking off the passenger seat and no removing the headunit. i ran the remote turn on wire and fuse tapped it into the interior fuse box. the rca i connected to scosche loc80 which then posi tapped into the front passenger speaker wire, the power wire i ran through a rubber grommet throught the firewall to the battery. i'm trading in my xt for a 24 wilderness, so i'm going to repeat this exact process again.

@BuzzinhornetCBR 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video, i may do this on my 2018 Crosstrek

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Good luck!

@julianriley8434 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 2018 Crosstrek too! Let me know how it goes. Also do you have any cool mods ? I’m having a tough time trying to find and aftermarket website!!

@BuzzinhornetCBR 3 жыл бұрын

@@julianriley8434 Theres a nice mod video here on putting lights into the big rear reflectors on the bottom of the rear bumper. We will do that mod this summer. We will try installing Focal ISTOY69 speakers in the front doors and dash. They are a component set made for Toyota that should fit. We are waiting for them to be delivered this week.

@johnmorales448 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thanks for showing all the details! How long did it take you to complete the installation?

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly the longest part was just taking the seat out. That took about 20 minutes with all the cables attached underneath it. The wiring harness took another 20 minutes because I had to figure things out and write them down. So probably 2hrs for everything

@ekimandersom4478 2 жыл бұрын

Subaru and many other manufacturers have a bass roll off on the rear speakers, thats why you always tap in the front speakers! Soldering is always a must for a good connection, the power wire should have been pulled from the battery to the interior so you don’t need to cut and solder it again! Most important, an underseat sub should be firmly attached in the car to get the best bass output .

@readyreadyroling Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Crutchfield told me to use the rear speakers. I also had the subwoofer firmly mounted on a piece of wood that was then mounted to the floor via the bolts

@fawkesalcapone6095 Жыл бұрын

did you get the signal from the rear speaker or the front Bro? which one is better for it?

@traviscollins3249 2 ай бұрын

I am about to get this installed in my Crosstrek! I am also keeping the stock stereo. As we all know, the stock system is ass and rolls off around volume 22. When keeping the stock headunit, will this also cause the subwoofer to roll off at that point? Or will it get louder past that point since it has an amplifier?

@sergioglezo 3 жыл бұрын

Another question. Did you get the signal from the blue/red wire pin of the factory harness? Isn’t that the battery +12v pin? Why didn’t you use the yellow/red pin of the factory harness, which is the Accesory +12v?

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

I used the wire that crutchfield told me to wire too. I haven't had any battery issues. But yeah, the accessory is probably the one I should have used.

@OTCinsane 3 жыл бұрын

I need this in my Forester.

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

So did I. The original speakers were so bad. Now I play music and show up pumped to go to work. Haha

@OTCinsane 3 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling , dropping my 2016 forester off at Bestbuy tomorrow to have the Hideaway and new head unit installed. Wish us luck.

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

@@OTCinsane how did it work out?

@OTCinsane 3 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling pretty good! I find myself wishing for more. I may buy a second one to put under my passenger seat.

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

@@OTCinsane the passenger seat is where it's at. Is it under the driver's seat right now? Or the trunk?

@MiniBlack1000 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, really great video!! I assume for a 2019 wrx the install would be pretty similar?

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

That's really difficult to say. I would definitely go to Crutchfield.com and see what speakers are compatible with your specific model. You'll get all the harnesses and brackets you need for the job.

@MiniBlack1000 3 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling I gotcha! I don’t necessarily mean those exact subs, just more of the general install process

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

@@MiniBlack1000 that's what I mean. Switches and screws will be in different spots. And possibly a different head unit as I don't know what's in the WRX. However, in general, splice into your rear speaker wires and power the sub, then he's, it would be about the same. Crutchfield gives you instructions specific to your vehicle

@MiniBlack1000 3 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling okay no doubt, thank you!!

@ekimandersom4478 2 жыл бұрын

Always connect to the FRONT speakers , because the rear outputs in every subaru have a crossover build in to prevent bass .

@sergiogonzalezortega2721 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! What did you do to two bolts that were underneath the carpet of the passenger seat? As I'm planning to install the same subwoofer as yours in may Subaru Forester 2019 sport. Thanks in advance for your response.

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

No problem! I replaced the bolts with some matching bolts I found at a hardware store. Yours should not be as difficult to take out since I believe the dealership over torqued them when they put the leather seats in.

@ekimandersom4478 2 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling I assume he was talking about the 2 screws coming out from the floor under the seat

@readyreadyroling 2 жыл бұрын

@@ekimandersom4478 for thos I used a 1 inch thick MDF board under the subwoofer with two drilled holes. I mount the subwoofer onto the board with the straps and the two holes with the bolts in the circles keep it from moving side to side.

@makernoob3692 3 жыл бұрын

Curious are those full leather seats? Was that was an option from Subaru?

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

They are aftermarket. I had the dealer install them for $1k. The dealer bought them from a website called Katzkin. They are made for the Subaru sport and match perfectly

@gordy3509 3 жыл бұрын

HI, were did you conect the signal wire foor the amp to actived......thanks

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

Reference the crutchfield wiring diagram. But for my car it was the blue power wire. drive.google.com/file/d/1fVgcQG0ScXFf-7hI7wb9WB4xvmUwFZeC/view?usp=drivesdk

@duLuded Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video, I have a 2019 Forester non-sport ill probably be doing this to. But bro dont be dissing lady gaga...

@smarroqu 3 жыл бұрын

did you connect the blue antenna wire from the sub? according to kicker it shows not needed when you tap in to the speakers wires coming from the radio

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

I was told by crutchfield to connect it. But if kicker says you don't need it, then you should be good.

@mattmiller6706 3 жыл бұрын

What color is the antenna wire ? I have the 2020 legacy and not to sure which wire it is

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

@@mattmiller6706 drive.google.com/file/d/1fVgcQG0ScXFf-7hI7wb9WB4xvmUwFZeC/view?usp=drivesdk

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

@@mattmiller6706 I'm not too sure what you mean by antenna wire. The blue signal wire is not for the antenna, but is a wire to tell the subwoofer to turn on to not drain the battery. I attached a link for the wiring diagram. Hopefully this helps

@mattmiller6706 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am wondering what color the turn on wire that provides power to the amp is.

@sergioglezo 3 жыл бұрын

Can you help me to identify the cables of the ten pin factory harness color codes? Please? In order for me to avoid mistakes in the cables setup. I don’t have the wires color code list. Thanks in advance for your help.

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

drive.google.com/file/d/1fVgcQG0ScXFf-7hI7wb9WB4xvmUwFZeC/view?usp=drivesdk

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

Here is a wiring diagram.

@sergioglezo 3 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling thank you very much! And just to confirm. Looking at the ten pin factory harness, the cable yellow/red is Accessory +12v, and the blue/red is Battery +12v, Right?

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

@@sergioglezo Im not sure which one the accessory was, which was why I just went with crutchfield's suggestion to use the blue red wire. Sorry I can't give you a correct answer. The blue red will work. It's just the sub will be powered whenever the stereo is on.

@dominiclabarre1890 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Nice job. I would like to install my Bazooka sub BTA10100. I have the Bazooka Fast-btah. I have to remove the radio, but I don't know which wire to connect to. Would you have a solution?

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not familiar with that product. Are you talking about the auto-on capabilities, or the audio in? I would recommend following the instructions on the manual for that subwoofer. If it needs a separate amplifier, then you would connect to that instead

@dominiclabarre1890 3 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling It’s a Bazooka Powered 10" Amplified Bass Tube with a F.A.S.T. connection harness extension cable.

@gnestor9317 Жыл бұрын

Good video, where did you connect the blue wire to? Im trying to install the same subwoofer ro my rav4, thank you

@readyreadyroling Жыл бұрын

Oh man. It's been forever. I would have to check the wiring diagram I posted in the video comments. It's what crutchfield gave me. I wanna say I spliced it to the signal 12v in the back of the radio for the signal power

@readyreadyroling Жыл бұрын

drive.google.com/file/d/1fVgcQG0ScXFf-7hI7wb9WB4xvmUwFZeC/view?usp=drivesdk

@gnestor9317 Жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling thank you very helpful

@tsk8560 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, Do you need to tap into 2 speakers or just one?

@readyreadyroling Жыл бұрын

The wire harness had wires for a left and right speaker. I realize subwoofers are mostly mono sound, but I just followed the instructions on it.

@tsk8560 Жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling ok thank you and i see on the 10 point jumper harness, you left the red wire and black wire unconnected. are those just extra wires that arent meant to be connected to anything factory?

@readyreadyroling Жыл бұрын

@@tsk8560 the jumper harness I bought from a third party. It has all the wires so you could connect into more speakers for an amplifier situation. I did not do that

@wonka1810 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone know of a diagram for the 2020 forester speaker wire colors on a factory radio?

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

drive.google.com/file/d/1fVgcQG0ScXFf-7hI7wb9WB4xvmUwFZeC/view?usp=drivesdk

@wonka1810 3 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling what color is the power wire for the radio? Lol I know it's on the ten pin

@locash7517 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you just connect to your rear speakers at the door ?

@readyreadyroling 2 жыл бұрын

The harness for the kicker sub was easier to connect to behind the head unit than to create two wires spliced in two different locations. Much cleaner of an install with the way I did it. And I recently sold my car and it took about 10 minutes to remove the subwoofer so I could sell the subwoofer. Was very happy with how easy it disassembled

@locash7517 2 жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling ok, thanks.

@duLuded Жыл бұрын

Okay ive watched this video over and over now. From the wiring diagrams I looked it, it looks like you've connected your Signal wire to the Right Front + wire on the harness. I cannot comprehend anything else. All the pinouts ive looked at shows that you've tapped into Right Front +, not a 12v signal. But it works in your video and I just dont understand how

@readyreadyroling Жыл бұрын

I followed the wiring diagram provided by crutchfield. The colors may not look the same on the video as they did looking at them in person.

@duLuded Жыл бұрын

@@readyreadyroling ive looked at that wiring diagram 10000s of times and it actually doesnt tell me anything about the 10 pin connector. I did end using wire to the left of the one you used and it now powers on and off with the car. i got it all working

@readyreadyroling Жыл бұрын

@@duLuded very nice! Mine stayed powered on I think and would kill the battery after a couple weeks if it didn't run.

@HighBry 3 ай бұрын

If your married, I’m willing to bet $20,000 that it’s not a happy marriage

@SomethinStupidProds 3 жыл бұрын

FYI you should sand down the paint where you grounded your speaker. With the factory metal sealing paint on the car floor meant to prevent rust under the carpet, your speaker isn’t grounded properly. Combined with your under seat placement which is a big splash/pooling zone in the winter time, you’re asking for a short.

@readyreadyroling 3 жыл бұрын

The washer/bolt spot I used to ground was already a common ground washer that the car uses if you purchased the upgraded Harmon Kardon amplifier speaker combo. No paint in that location. Since I didn't purchase that kit. That grounding spot is available. Also, the bolt is on a lip, so you would need a solid 7 inches of water in the car to get to that spot. And the drainage for the sunroof goes through the driver side. So it's a good spot to use