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Took the boat for a spin.....whoa...it was an hour of fun! It started at once and I did not even charge the battery! Anyway, there is no power to all accessories. Instrument panel is working ok , though. I checked the fuses and found out 2 fuses are missing. The prong holders for each fuse are also missing so I could not even put any fuse there!!!! Here are the locations: #5 7.5A VTS and #10 3A TOPS. I had it winterized from a dealer last year..wonder if they took em out? All were working fine b4 i had it serviced. Oh yea, they lost my trailer lic plate, too. Could you guys see if there are really no fuse and holders for those locations? Or any suggestions about this is much appreciated.

I have a 2006 Challenger SC, and when I got it the fuses and markings were wrong for the blower, radio, and 12v accessory plug in. I had to go through and mark them correctly and put the right size fuses in. This may be your problem!?!

Kevin...are you keeping the stock Clarion 6.5's? If so I would suggest replacing them with the Polk marine 6.5's. These go right in the existing speaker holes, easy install. I also have my stock Clarion stereo pushing these and it sounds great. I have the amp pushing the 10" and 6x9's. You wont regret this move.
On the install... I cut my hole for the sub and used fishing tape from there to get wiring from back to front, then I could reach in and get it the rest of the way to the glove box by hand. I hope to have the pictures up tonight. Let me know if I can help in any way.

Finally got it all installed. The sub sounds great! I bought some cheap 6 x 9's, and they sound good also. The Polk 6.5's are bad a$$. When I get some more money, I will order the Polk 6 x 9's. The 6 1/2's sound is unbelievable, if you ever need to replace or get some speakers, GET THESE!! I'll try to get some pictures posted.

The only place i have ever seen a sub installed on a c180 is on the port side near the passenger seats legs. The amp went in the glove box.

I have this planned as well. How big of an amp are you planning? Are you going to run just the sub or all three speakers off of the amp?

Where are you mounting the extra battery? Is it going to be on a switch?

KH

I ended up putting the sub there also, was gonna put it on the side of the glove box in the walkway. Instead, I'm gonna put 6x9's facing each other there.

I am using a kicker 200 watt to push the sub. I have the sub and the 6.5's mounted, it sounds great. I had reservations about the amp, but it's plenty, had to turn the amp down. I'm gonna install the 6x9 tomorrow, and will use the amp with these. The 6.5's are just ran off the stereo.

I have changed my mind about the battery for now. I'm gonna use a battery tender(sp). I have some friends using it on their bass boat with the trolling motor, and they said it works great. I will have to report back later on this one.

I will be adding another battery dedicated to the stereo, don't wan't to take any chances on the lake. After hauling kids(and grown kids) around we usually anchor off in a cove and float around with our favorite beverage and listen to music. Can't wait to get it all installed!