About time I created one of these! I'd like to share my 2010 Hummer H3T Alpha truck with everyone and the simple system I've installed that brings great joy to my trips, both pavement and offroad. It's a fun rig with V8 power, factory 33" tires, 3 locking differentials, Cadillac sound deadened interior and super comfy heated leather seats despite a very basic dashboard from a Chevy Colorado.
Yes, I'm one of the very few who takes their "baby" Hummer off the beaten path and I have the carnage to show for it...
- Left fender flares shattered by trees, now removed.
- Both left fenders bent and scraped as well.
- Front left inner fender ripped out, just replaced that today.
- So many scratches in the paint, it is a lost cause and I rarely wash it.
- There's more, I can't remember at the moment though.
My goal for this truck is to be a comfortable overlander without being too extreme that it inhibits its ability as a daily driver. No giant lift, no 37" tires, no wall of subs...I also have a baby boy to be born any day now so this will be my daddy wagon for a while so it needs to be reliable...no superchargers, cams, heads, etc. I do have some mods so far:
- Rocky Road rock sliders
- GM undercarriage protection
- Scorpworks steering brackets
- GM performance exhaust
- Custom tuned PCM (no more GM throttle lag, more aggressive shift, extra power from timing optimized for 92 octane gas)
- Hummer factory truck boxes (main box and two smaller boxes that attach to factory bed rails, these carry my jacks, tow straps, camping gear, emergency roadside kits, first aid stuff, etc.).
Driving down a river in the WA Cascades:
Shooting AR15s in the mountains:
1 hour after taking delivery last summer:
And now to the good stuff! As it currently sits, here is the stereo system:
- Eclipse CD7200 MKII modded by Matt Roberts, upgraded opamps/caps and better power supply isolation for a lower noise floor. Running in active 3-way mode.
- Vibe Litebox Stereo4 amp, two channels to tweeters, two for mids.
- Vibe Litebox Bass1 amp for the sub
- CSS LD25X tweeters
- Audible Physics Arian mids
- Stereo Integrity BM MKIV
- 4ga. welding cable, IXOS power accessories and RCAs
CD7200 prior to install, they just don't make HUs like this anymore
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CSS tweeters:
Lots of deadener AFTER I learned I only needed 25% of this to be as effective:
Very dirty interior after a trail run while hiding my IXOS RCAs and installing the first HU that I had in this truck, a Pioneer DEH-80PRS:
Upcoming plans:
- I'll be trying out Audible Physics H6.5MB mids since I cross over at 1.6khz to keep my image high on the dash and I'm not taking advantage of the Arians high extension. And I wouldn't mind the added midbass output
- New XBL tweeters, more to come on that.
- The addition of a 2nd SI BM MKIV and Vibe Litebox Bass1. The MKIV has been sitting in my office closet for weeks now and I just need to assemble the enclosure after raising the rear seat 1" for sub throw.
- 1/0ga. welding cable to support the additional sub amp
- Biketronics amps (Hypex UcD180 based amps)
Stay tuned for more pictures from my install journey (and from the trail! The mountains are thawing so I'll be back out there soon).
Enjoy!
