I commented a couple videos back about how this project was lagging, but I take it all back. You are going way beyond what was required of this truck, and it shows just how genuine you are as a person by hooking your friend up using your own expenses. SMD does not fuck around.

Those door panels were made straight from love bro. I appreciate you featuring our work on your vids boss!

Wish it was easier to find someone in every metro as dedicated to quality installs as this.

Very nice man killer equipment its gonna beat. As for the people that are complaining about the videos not coming fast enough you all step off. This man is using his own time, money, shop, and expertise to build his friend a pro system. He has a business to run as well parts and equipment to make so know what your talking about before you speak. Awesome job Steve paying it forward keep up the astonishing work dude.

@meade916

6 жыл бұрын

thanks Randall bro

@dominator_6068

6 жыл бұрын

meade916 no worries man I enjoy the videos.

I was about to be like cmon steve step it up an get this shit done then you said you where paying personally out of pocket an those incriminator amps cost a good amount alone so i see now why its taking a little bit i will admit you humbled me mr meade an i remembered why your my favorite car audio guy because your so giving but never look for praise within your kindness brother

I think that it is excellent to see videos like this. People need to see the step-by-step and piece by piece working and upgrades that have been done. It makes you respect and appreciate the work that goes into this when it is done correctly like this.

XS, Alpine, Mechman, Incriminator, B2 and DC...hell of an equipment list!

So stoked to watch this. Helping out a buddy regardless if he drives a bucket. Hard to fit in all this work AND do what you do on a daily

I hope the owner of this truck has a decent security system on it or he's planning to do so because when this is done it's going to have serious bucks on car audio. Always a pleasure to see you work, Steve!

I like how the alternator is sitting on top of the motor to make the big three be easier to work with sometimes

@JoshSmith-wo7zw

Жыл бұрын

Most newer trucks and SUV's usually aren't that bad unless it's a Honda front wheel drive vehicle. Then it is a little bit of a pain in the ass.

Steve does some amazing work! No short cuts no half assing of any kind, not even the slightest! I’ve been doing my own car audio for years now, and I will say Steve has inspired a lot of how I do thing to this day! I’ve gone 3 different routes with the system in my truck in the past year and a half. 1st was 2 12” Sony xplods and a kenwood 1500watt amp, 2nd was 3 12” Sony xplods, and a Logic 2000watt amp, 3rd was a 15” Kicker CVR and a Power Acoustik Razor 1500watt amp. Currently in the making is my 4th using 2 15” Q-Power subs, in a slot port Q-Bomb box, with each sub having its own Power Acoustik Razor 1500watt amp and a 500k Farad Cap!

Even insulated the wires near the compressor lines!! Great job Steve no attention spared to details

nothin but respect for this build, most friends wouldn't go outta their way, for their boy, for anything these days.

@oneal738

6 жыл бұрын

Respect

Such a clean setup. Wiring is on point. I dig those cable cutters and the SMD distribution blocks!

Steve's shop music is always on point! Tired of hearing the same country station everyday where I work.

@troybateson5908

6 жыл бұрын

John Graves I feel bad for you.

You're living my dream of installing car audio. After college I'll be building boxes and all the other goodies in no time. You're awesome Steve. 💯👌

Excessively nice wiring. I'm of the belief that wiring is the foundation of any setup. Good grounds, reliable and durable materials and connections, headroom. This is where a good install starts, and without it, it's not a good install. It's not a show truck, but that's not why the wiring is right. It has to be right, regardless of who sees it. Good idea on the extra wiring for accessories. This guy obviously is the sort to need the, and giving him a safe, reliable place to get power without wrecking the necessary connections at the battery is smart thinking for him and for you as the guy who'll have to fix it later if it gets messed up.

WOW! That drill / Tap Bit looks awesome! im gonna have to google that now.

@meade916

6 жыл бұрын

Harbor Freight baby!

@ACORNgraphix

6 жыл бұрын

Damn for real! Going tomorrow. Good lookin out! As always - love your attention to detail... thats what separates a lot of builds.

Watching you cut that 1/0 with those snips is so poetic! Nothing like having a good pair of cutters!

SOOOOO much better already....excited to see more of the build as it progresses!

Nothing less than professionalism, love the video cant wait to see the finally!

watching this dude do some clean wiring is quite relaxing. it bothers me so bad to see some rat nest wiring in a vehicle. i'm not really a car audio guy but this channel is interesting for sure.

your shop is always banging the classic tunes and its amazing that you created a simple olution to wire distro that was amess for years your products are simple not a rip off and claim to super human things il always be a fan of you steve we share the same name and love for steak knives

@meade916

6 жыл бұрын

yes, indeed. There are other fuse holders out there..there are other distro blocks. There are distro bars. But mine don't look like or resemble anyone elses. On the other hand, there has been a few others who tried and continue to bootleg mine. They are all about 5 versions behind me though as i have learned a lot along the way with thousands and thousands sold world wide. Anyway, thanks man!

I could watch you wire a truck for hours. So relaxing...

@kevinheins111

6 жыл бұрын

KMFDM781 Right on.

People act like Steve Meade wakes up and farts out audio equipment #SMH

Steve you are now my best friend you can keep my truck as long as you want if I get to have you hooking it up. I already have DC level 3 12’s two more would be great

@stevenbowles2068

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Burky maaaàaaan Rob those 4 12's is going to blow your head off. It's going to be more than enough! HA! I got one 8 and that's enough in that same cab. I have a 97. I bet you will not be able to stand even halfway turned up with all that beat you are going to have. You got a clean set up man. 🙉

Downright soothing to watch...instilling order amidst chaos.

I feel like a kid on Christmas when you get in the stereo parts and open them live on video😃 love how you switch brands from time to gives everyone a free demo much appreciated 👍 love your work🔥🔥🔥🔥

Bro you should of used the anti rotational locking ground terminals with the 3 self taping screws! lmao

@meade916

6 жыл бұрын

holy fuck. Thanks for the advice Audio bro. Just trying to get on that next level one day at a time. Next install my bro.....bwahahahahaha

@audiofanaticz

6 жыл бұрын

Any time man! One day you can be a master installer if you keep working hard at it and learn from your mistakes! ahahha

Its funny doug from soundman would have taken 2 weeks to show what it took u one episode to do

@UrAvgBasshead

6 жыл бұрын

martin pattison yeah that seems about right

Steve cool asf for doing this for his homie like mad respect bro

I loved every part of this video. I haven't seen any of the other videos possibly not even any of your videos in general. I loved that every second was relevant content to the whole purpose of the video, you showed a bunch of good shots of you doing all the work, you made it look so simple and elegant. This is exactly how I want to be able to do everything when I upgrade.

I'd hang out with you just to listen to the music lol

Sick.... I had no idea you had a KZread! It’s awesome you are a legend!! People this man is fucking legend DO NOT question him he knows his stuff... man this inspires me to start installing again and gain some more knowledge myself. Much love man I would love to have a few words with you as someone who takes this very seriously. Hey what’s up with those “speaker chimneys” on the shop wall???

@shimes424

5 жыл бұрын

A legend wouldn't replace a fire hazard with a clean looking fire hazard. *FUSE THE ALTERNATOR WIRE*

Meade is a problem in these streets. Official work always! Stay blessed

Never really been in to car audio, im rockin a single 10” sub and 4 door speakers, and it’s plenty enough power for me, but man I gotta say you do some great work. The amount of time and work you put into the cars you’re working on is amazing. I love seeing people do professional work, no matter what it is! 🤘 keep it up!

"What the fuck is that?" Proceeds to cut it lmao...I love this guy

those door panels are worth 3db all by themselves

Love how clean the wires look with the distribution blocks. Looking good!

This was super satisfying to watch. Door panels are SO fresh.

My man just did 5000 dollars worth of work on a 1500 dollar truck!!!

@meade916

4 жыл бұрын

1500? seriously? 150 tops. lol

@tatialo37

4 жыл бұрын

He's a class act!!!

Got that e40 da bumble jamming in the back👌🏽👌🏽

ITS SO AWESOME TO WATCH YOU START FROM OLD RIP OUT REAPLASE WITH NEW MUCH CLEANER

Watching you work is like watching a heart surgeon, all skill, technique and knowledge of course.

What wire cutters are those🧐

Spice 1! Only 42 year old white guy in mpls that still rocks S.P.I.C.E. 1! LOVE IT!

@grominwithrob1339

4 жыл бұрын

I still love rap from the 90's. Used to be new school to me, now it's old school,.....like me.😂😂🤣🤣

Good damn job. Dudes lucky to have you as a friend. I'm tuned in for all of this.

When i see other videos and i see yours is like u r the real deal on car systems

the system is worth more than the truck haha

Throw the incriminator audio on the amp dyno.

High end audio like this isn’t my scene at all, but the quality of the work you do and how you do it made me into a subscriber! Makes me kind of want a small system in my vehicle...

I've learned so much from you and this channel over the years. Keep going strong, bro!

Why didn’t you service the alternator fluid

@danielmcbride2383

6 жыл бұрын

+Dane Van Pelt lmao

Yeeeeeaaaauuuuuuuuhhhh!!!!!!! 👌👌👌

Bro you make everything look and sound badass , and you also do it right, all the way down to tuning for optimum performance. I have no doubt that you would be my first choice to tighten up the beats in my truck. Props from 805

That battery is almost worth more than the truck! Love it. I know he will too

So hold up... I know this vid is 2yrs old right, but errr uhhh u mean to tell me ppl were actually installing basic single dins like that still???

@ZillaThe5_0

3 жыл бұрын

Daily

@fosholyfe6115

3 жыл бұрын

Some people (w/panther bodies) don't want to cut they dash to fit the double din... Not me, but some people 🤣

@hcic8738

3 жыл бұрын

@@fosholyfe6115 I just buy a single din with a flip out face

@josephs9268

2 жыл бұрын

Fr though, I've had double din touch screens in my rides since like 2007 lol.

@redciroc1211

2 жыл бұрын

It's 2021 and I'm about to put a single din CD player in my 81 eldorado it's a brand new still in the box clarion I had 6 years im not about to spend the money but to each their own

ight y'all its time for a little honesty... I'm replacing the engine, tranny, shocks and new paint when that truck starts to die.. make everybody want 1997 silverado, whatttt

Coming along nicely, look forward to the box and amp install.

I've been watching your channel since before it got big and you go the extra mile in your detail to attention and installation keep up the amazing work god bless 🙏

i posted a lot of what i do LIVE on Instagram (almost) Daily. Join me at instagram.com/meade916 and catch the feed long before it hit's youtube! thanks!

@mtb661NBC

6 жыл бұрын

meade916 are you going to have Distortion Detectors in stock soon? They’re all out of stock on the site.

@meade916

6 жыл бұрын

yes.

@mtb661NBC

6 жыл бұрын

meade916 Do you have a time frame on when? Just so I know so I can put my order in as soon as they’re available.

Beautiful work on an absolute piece of crap truck.

Thanks for showing ur wireing and it’s going to be an amazing build im also about to build a 98 Chevy 1500 extended cab I would have not thought of doing the ground that way I’ll definitely keep that in mind for my build

Thank you for all of the demonstrations on how to do things properly.

That ground to the frame is slick. Really clean with the compression fitting

Steve does awesome work!!! I wish I had the knowledge and know how to do half that!!! Looks fun! And just to see the before and after. Is phenomenal good work Steve!! Would love to have a box built by you!

I love seeing your attention to detail. My OCD thanked you for orienting the letters on the heatshrink. Lol

Gran canal dedicado al car audio.gracias por compartir vídeos como este,hermano eres el mejor. Saludos desde España.

Top notch work Steve, I swear every video it seems like you’re stepping up your game. Keep up the good work bro! 😎👍🏻👌🏻

Oh man I so needed to see this video, im just starting my first big wire, big power install in my 04 expedition this is showing a lot of great info, thanks!

I learned a lot by looking at your videos and now that I know how to do it I hook up people music around my neighborhood and it sounds very good

I had a friend that wired shit crazy like that. I couldn’t stand it. Nice to see Steve helping him out👍🏻

Steve you are one hell of a friend, a one in a millio friend , and hell of a human being.

Wouldn’t think you would be metalhead since you such a bass-head love the content, keep up the good work man.

Wow so much time and effort put into this video! Great stuff as usual Steve!!!! Love it man.

This was one of your best videos a true how to

That wiring it's just a piece of art 👌well done

That's a nice setup bro I'm sure he'll love everything when you're done!

Whats good i have a 95 and i tell u Man I didn't know where to get the door panels from but now I know and I like the way u ran the wires so I'm a copy what u did

This is actually going to be a bad ass system! Can't wait to see how this comes out!

Great work. Keep it up! All the way from South Africa

Damn wish I had a bud that would hook me up like this. That’s a kick ass thing your doing my brother

Can't wait to see the rest of the build.

Oh this is going to be another great install...cant wait to see the box build!

You know that system is going to look and sound so good when you have the time and place and can do it right that how it will trun out great job man

This is going,to be a very reliable boulevard bruiser of a system!! Great work as always!

This was atleast a 15k job...but well worth it..this is very fkn clean and not cheped out or no shitcuts just straight real quality professional work all the way around..bro much respect for not cheapin out not even in 1 area....i hope u do every vehicle the same even when the cameras pff but i have a feeling you do so mad props ..💯👌

you my dude are my hero everything I've learned about car audio I've learned from you. keep doing you.

Awesome seeing bassheads supporting other bassheads! Good work man.

Enjoy watching your videos Steve. U do some great work

Bro you’re the man! This reminds me of home all my friends ask me to hook there stuff up or fix there monstrosities and for the love of music I’m always happy to help! Keep doing what you’re doing I love your vids..

pure quality in excellent audio👌

"Now that right there is a ground". Yup. Sweet drill tap dude. Didn't know about those.

@meade916

6 жыл бұрын

Harbor Freight brotha..those things rule! :D

Steve your the best system installers I learned from you a lot of shit that I didn't even know and I been installing systems for years and everytime I watch I learned more new techniques from you man ... can't wait to see this installation final results. 😎👍

You're a hard working guy man I got a lot of respect for you, Watching your video's since I was probably 14-15 some shit. Like 8 years ago, always wanted a shop like yours or to work in a shop like yours. Grew up around Sac but never came by, someday I will maybe. Good video, I just finished it.

Really enjoying this build Steve. 💪

Talk about attention to detail !! Awesome job my guy !!

Eres autoridad en car audio compadre! Tus videos son muy prácticos y me gusta ver trabajar tus cortadoras de mesa. Saludos

Bro your work is mad clean love it every time

@meade916

10 ай бұрын

thanks tank!

Steve I really like how you tidy upped those huge ass wires in the engine bay. Looking forward to the next videos.