Preferred Speaker Location on Lund?

[solbes]

I just added the stereo to my Lund Rebel XL. It's time to add the holes for the speakers. I have a hole saw, but am looking for opinions on the best location for the pair. Here's my three options:

- Forward Bow storage area. Would sound nice, but probably not enough real estate here

- Wall of rear casting deck. I think my best option as access is easy and sound would be good. The aft jump seats when flipped down may be a problem though

- Side rod lockers. Would have decent sound, but would make rod loading tricky

Any opinions out there? I thought I had read that the Lund Explorer's had pre-cut areas if you looked for them, Just need to hack out a tab or two and it popped right out. Any such thing on the Rebels?

[lindy rig]

I'd probably vote for the rear casting deck wall. But not exactly sure what type of flipped down seats you are talking about.

[Bandit]

In my pro v both speakers are in the bow area, the person up there gets blasted out by the time the people in the rest of the boat are liking it. Split your speakers evenly between the two and everyone should be happy.

[solbes]

Here's what it looks like with the seat up:

And with the seat down for the casting deck. Guess if I put them in the rear, I will lose some sound when the casting deck is out.

Doesn't look like there's room in the bow for 6 1/2" speakers anyway. Too bad, because I like the idea of forward and one rear. Side of the console is another option, but not sure how that would sound.

[jt24]

In my Mr. Pike I put one in the rear cast deck between the livewell and the battery and the other one in the drivers console. There where wires for mine but I just had to run them to the location that I wanted.

[broken_line]

if you want to be able to hear it while hauling across the lake the cousole would be a good spot and up by the trolling motor is where i would put it other wise they would seem to get kicked in...