2013 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Speaker Location

[em2436]

Hey all, I have been having some difficulties with trying to find a good location to mount 2 feniex Triton speakers within the Interceptor Utility, the wheel well area is already taken up by a rumbler system so I have no options to mount it there and the extra radiator that is located behind the grill blocks the ability to mount the speakers onto the frame hanging down.

Anybody know of any other locations that can allow for the bigger size of the Triton to be mounted?

Thank you.

 

[bullfrog4ever]

Whelen makes brackets for mounting in front. They mount to the front impact bumpers behind the facia. You still will need to trim the lower facia and possibly some of the speaker to get it to fit, as the Triton is a bit bigger than whelen speaker. The part numbers are SAK51 and SAK52. They're approx $28 a piece. I used one on a 2016 Interceptor that I upfitted earlier this year and will be using them again for a 2013 Interceptor in a few weeks. Worked really well.

 

[em2436]

Whelen makes brackets for mounting in front. They mount to the front impact bumpers behind the facia. You still will need to trim the lower facia and possibly some of the speaker to get it to fit, as the Triton is a bit bigger than whelen speaker. The part numbers are SAK51 and SAK52. They're approx $28 a piece. I used one on a 2016 Interceptor that I upfitted earlier this year and will be using them again for a 2013 Interceptor in a few weeks. Worked really well.

Thank you for that info. I was essentially thinking about making something similar out of some sheet metal. I was going to cut sheet metal to size and wrap it over and behind the impact bumper and have the sheet extend far enough down until the speaker clears the bumper and anything that may be in front of it.

I'm pretty shocked that a police vehicle has such limited mounting options. The standard explorer has better access since there isnt a second radiator in the way.

 

[billyfromhill]

Does the vehicle have the auxiliary rear air conditioning?

 

[em2436]

Does the vehicle have the auxiliary rear air conditioning?

Nope this interceptor doesn't have any rear a/c just the cutout for the vents that don't have any connection

 

[billyfromhill]

Nope this interceptor doesn't have any rear a/c just the cutout for the vents that don't have any connection

Hmm. I'm trying to think why there would be the extra radiator there then. I've never worked on a stock Explorer. I thought it might have been the condenser from the rear A/C. Could it be the PTU cooler maybe?

I have a 2014 PIU (with no rear A/C) that I may be putting a 100W siren on in the near future so I'm a little alarmed that there's no room for speakers in the front end. I'll probably go with the wheel well bracket as I'm not going to have a Howler/Rumbler.

 

[CHIEFOPS]

I believe that auxiliary radiator comes with the EcoBoost engine

 

[em2436]

I believe that auxiliary radiator comes with the EcoBoost engine

If I'm not mistaken they all come with the extra radiator, its a stock feature on the interceptors.



This is a low res image of what everything looks like, this happens to have a setina push bar bracket installed.

 

[billyfromhill]

I believe that auxiliary radiator comes with the EcoBoost engine

The EcoBoost engine wasn't offered on the utility until 2014.

If I'm not mistaken they all come with the extra radiator, its a stock feature on the interceptors.

This is a low res image of what everything looks like, this happens to have a setina push bar bracket installed.

How did you get the bumper cover off? I've tried to find a guide online but no luck so far.

 

[em2436]

Are you referring to the grill and bumper? Its very straight forward there are a few videos on it regarding the explorers and its the same process for the interceptor.

 

[CHIEFOPS]

I've seen a 2017 PIU, header panel removed, without the auxiliary radiator.
In fact the other variation I've seen in the same upfitting shop was the retail Explorer, header panel removed, don't know if it was EcoBoost or not, with grill shutters.

 

[em2436]

Okay so this is the update and essentially what I ended up going with. I purchased so 22g sheet metal and drilled out the four mounting holes for the speakers. I then bended the metal to clear the radiator and then wrapped it around the bumper for support. I wanted to make sure that the weight was relying on the bumper and not on any radiator support or the radiator itself. Might have gone a little overboard with the screws but I wanted to make sure that if its worth doing then its worth overdoing. I cleaned up the jagged edges from the cutting of the sheet and also painted the metal to prevent any rust.




Those images were work in progress. I forgot to take the end result picture but I think this gives the idea of what I did.