Custom Car Stereo Installation in a Tool Box
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2016
- In this video I show you how I upgraded my toolbox by installing a car stereo into the top compartment. Most of the materials used were things I had laying around. The radio is surprisingly loud and clear. There are no vibrations from the cabinet or tools inside. The range of the sound goes from very high frequencies to pretty low bass considering they are small size speakers.
It's louder and sounds better than any job site radio I've heard. I'm very pleased with the way it turned out.
Let me know if there is anything you would change or think I should add. If you like the video give it a thumbs up and be sure to subscribe to my RUclips channel.
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Hey Bill. Your videos helped me fix a " trashed dryer" that only needed a thermal fuse for a total of 30$ and also showed all the extras to test for. Thank you. Meant the world for my friend and extra knowledge for me. Enjoy how you show the whole project. Lots of confidence after watching your vids. Thanks again..
Very cool!! A few years back Kobalt had a roll around tool box with a stereo in it and also a little fridge!! It was over 20yrs ago.
Can't believe i'm the only one asking how it sounds.
Very clean video though. There are many ways to do this of course and this is just one way. Good video just would have loved to hear it.
nice! i have been wanting to do this in my tool box, but never had the chance. looks clean, great job!
love it. Your description was very detailed. Great idea. I'm sure its a lot cheaper for you to install your own stereo than to purchase a tool box w/ one already in it. Great job.
Nicely done.looks great.
Nice Job, looks like a fun project!
Pretty cool Bill.
Great job! Thank you for sharing!
I was thinking about doing the same thing with my toolbox but I prefer my speakers inside mounted inside with the stereo head unit rather than cutting holes in my toolbox. I was thinking about triangle pieces of sheet metal tacked/welded in the back top corners like the BIG stainless Kobalt toolbox (Model #53SS19D13) that already has stereo and speakers built-in. I was at West Marine recently and found a white ABS plastic housing for $20 specifically made to mount stereo head units in boats. It would look more professional and polished as if designed for that application with just a little black spray paint. Overall, you did a nice job.
Great work bill
Nice !! Thanks for the idea 👍
Hummm, maybe I'll do something like this too. Nice idea!! Looks good.
nicely done great work! now do this to my tool box lol
That's cool. I seem to out grow tool boxes every few years so it's overflowing into 4 drawer file cabinets now. I like the idea of a stereo in tool chest, saw that once at brainerd international raceway.
I seem to outgrown them too. I started with the middle section of that toolbox, then added the bottom part, then splurged on the top section. Still not enough room! Thanks for Watching!
Nicely done !
Thanks!
Nice work
very cool install I like the idea of a PSU power supply. I a currently building a tool box too. I need 12vdc and a 5vdc supply so I will be taking ur idea. thanks again.
Semper Fi brother. Great job. I’m about to do a similar job on a tool cart I just bought. Just need to figure out the battery install and charging it.
Pretty nice, I would've either made a square hole on the back wall of the toolbox to where the stereo sits on top of the power supply OR mounted the stereo on the ceiling of the toolbox lid. I'd just rather not loose next to no space in a small toolbox like that
I love this I would put some lights in there that change colors my toolbox's are in my man cave because I don't have a garage and I can't afford a ridiculous price on a toolbox that already has a stereo installed
very clean job like it
looks good man 🖒
great job sir thnks for sharing ........
Great idea and great job..just wished you had shown more of the wiring being done for those like me who doesn't know how to wire a radio other then that awesome
All you need to wire up a radio is this...
Positive, one for the power and another for the memory
Negative to complete the circuit
Then look at your wiring harness on your radio, it'll have 4 sets of wires, a solid color and the same color with black stripe, solid is power for the speaker and the black stripe is the negative 👍 all 4 of your speakers will have different colors that correspond to where it plays from.
Bill great job i through away old computer wish kept my power supply now lol
lol, I hate tossing them. I probably have half a dozen in a tote. Thanks for watching!
Great job.
Thanks!
Love it. Awesome job. Perhaps a future upgrade would be to attach a 27" monitor to the top cover of your tool box so you could promote your youtube video of how you made this to your friends.
It'll turn into an episode of Pimp my Toolbox!
I like that, you are smart
Looks bad ass!!
Really cool would add some led light that has the selectable colors control to add the awesome factor and my be add a junction box with in the box you built to add other 12v accessories
Hello Bill I just found your channel and subscribed. I like the way you think. Now that you've had this on your Toolbox. Have you ever done a update review? How has the radio work out or have you you changed it out to another? Again thank you
Not bad but you should have put a trim ring behind the speaker so the magnet didn't go all the way through otherwise looks sweet good job bro
For better sound quality, especially low frequencies, I would suggest put a peace of plywood behind toolbox side walls, where speakers are installed. In other words speakers sounds much, much better if you cut them in big peace of wood!
love it. i only have a bottom box 72 " dont know how i could do something like that. but i want one
Very easy make riser on top make of box put all parts in there use surface mount speakers on side or make riser tall enough for speakers .
Your city own garage cart isn’t the only one with spray paint on it, mine too.
The only thing is, you don't have the sp3akers enclosed, there for not having full potential of the best sound produced from speakers, I've built a box that holds a car radio and 2 5 inch speakers, 2 2 inch tweeters, and a 4 inch sub wired up with an old ps2 cord. Works great , but I like the idea. Just some tips to help any one wanting to build something like this
Could have put 12 v or 5 v for lighting in the box as well just a thought
I'm willing to bet that it will happen at some point! lol Thanks for Watching!
Does it rattle ?
I would put Green and Black on switch, and would use Violet (5V Stand By) to power 5-12v booster and use that for memory. Also you can use Red (5V) to charge your phone.
so you powered the radio off the fan ? I have a radio outta a '03 gm p/u want to mount it in my box at work. thanks, Bill
thanks again Bill ...
What is the model of this box? Great job man!
Very cool! I think at 10:48sec you need to insert a countdown clock...Macgyver Style. And then cut to Bill wiping sweat off his brow. Wheeeww!
Edit in a huge jump scare explosion! It's your fault if it happens next time I cut a wire in a video. Just be prepared. lol
+Bill Newberry I can't wait!
not a bad idea, your handy work looks pretty good (besides the open wires in your power supply :P.) I'm sure your speakers/box are going to give weird resonance and sound tinny as hell. sheet metal is basically the worst thing you could use for an acoustic enclosure. try throwing some dynamat under those bad boys. or if you are willing to hack the inner wall of your box a bit more try throwing some speaker pod enclosures in the back. Should make for quite the improvement over the half cut sheet metal magnet hole type situation you are currently running. just an idea and some constructive criticism.
Nicely done, however I will stick with my bluetooth speaker and a radio app on my phone.
Don't really need the washers I would suggest getting screws that would fit in the hole the speaker won't go anywhere
Hey, Bill. I have a very old truck. And I do not want to make any cuts or mods to the interior for installing/mounting a stereo. Any way I could just run my IPod directly to an amp?
Edward Sativa Comedy you could buy an FM modulator which would play your iPad or iPod or phone or anything else through the radio directly in to your truck without having to do anything or secret audio makes some other options check their website out you could run an amp with RCA's with an aux wire the speakers directly to the amp then you don't have to do anything else no cutting no modifying in any amp will work so just though 100 watt amp less than 50 bucks course you would need the power wires ground wire and have to buy the RCA to aux adapter but definitely do it all for less than 50 bucks 75 bucks and you could probably upgrade all the speakers and everything have a great sounding system and not have to change your dash just hide the amp underneath the seat run the aux cord up to the cigarette lighter leave it in there you're good to go
would have been better to bend you some sheet metal and mount the speakers in the lid, then some sheet metal bent and drilled for the radio. hide the wiring. smaller power supply. look at Macs MB1700 series toolbox to see what I mean. It would look like a more factory like install.
its mussing nron lights on the tool box
I plan on using the kobalt usb port in box to power tablet that has built in AM/FM and spotify, linked to a bluetooth USB powered port2 on box power strip. DONE, Now I can watch RUclips car hot to videos, search the web for trouble codes and get messages from wife using phone clone. All text etc will be on tablet. Keep my phone away from cars but still keep contact with family and customers. No need for cabinet or wiring etc. You can simply use 4 tiny magnets hot glued onto tablet back and then stick onto tool box where ever you like. The magnets are only 1/4 inch by 1/8 inch.
Already own the 1 year old tablet and blue tooth speaker we bought on HSN using easy pay last xmas. It also came with bluetooth USB keyboard so I dont have to use touch screen or I can use keyboard from inside the car or my desk etc.
i wire one up with a 12v 8 amp wall charger from an old router i had, better then having a big ass pcu
bigubaby how did you do that o can't seem to find a way to make it work
jacob wahl give me a few weeks I can make a video
That would be great. What kind of cord is it so I can have one ready
*PSU
bigubaby where's the video ?
why not use a spacer for the speaker so the toolbox cavity acts like a box for better sound quality and then the ugly magnet isn't in veiw
i would have made a wooden spacer to mount the speaker in rather then cutting two holes
This will sound horrible due to crazy vibrations especially the box n with tools
misspelled THREW lol
Hmmmmmm
why did you put washers on it? since you put those on a plastic grill it's less secure with washers then it would be if you just put the screw all that way through like it's supposed to be, because then the screw would be tightening the speaker to the metal instead of just resting against the plastic grill like it is right now. also they kind of look retarded.
it's 2016, just put a bluetooth speaker on it
Fuck bluetooth tho
Is there a how to video on that topic?
lmao
wish the comment section was like facebook so i can share this lol.. yea just get a bluetooth speaker bro. i would hate to see how that box would look like spending a year outside
@Flo,yeah but you'll be taking the fun out of it,its kind of building a race car instead of buying it,i rather build it.
please do not do this he could have bought a 12 dc charger and not used the power supply and used 4x6 speakers in small boxes and not drilled any holes
get to the point man we dont want to see you are we dont want to hear your stories just get to the point