Speakers replacements

[Scooter M'Gee]

I didn't want to tear a bunch of the rear apart. Adding more bass to the rear panel was not going to fly with the....rattles, vibration and such. I upgraded the dash speakers to Kicker DS 4"ers and did the SSV rear pods with Kicker CS 6.5"ers. I left the kick panel OE speakers alone. I then added the plug-n-play 200 watt Beat-Sonic amp for the speakers. Fit like a glove under the steering shaft. I then added in an Alpine PWE-SB10 powered sub and pulled the fuse for the OE sub amp/speaker. I used a cargo net to hold the sub in place so I call pull it out if needed. Made a VERY noticeable upgrade in both sound quality and volume. I did nothing with FORscan for the rear pod speakers.

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[EOD98]

I like the idea of having a sub enclosure that isn’t taking up the whole cargo space and can be easily removed. I went with a downfiring shallow kicker enclosure with two 12” Kicker L7’s. But yeah, I’ve wasted a lot of money figuring things out. It’s definitely a journey. I have kicker KS series for the 4”, the kick panels, and 6.5” pods all powered by a Musway M6 Pro DSP. Couldn’t be happier with the Musway. Then 1200 watt kicker amp for the 12’s and kicker 500.1 for a 10” sub in a 3d printed enclosure replacing the factor sub.

 

[T800]

Ended up buying two pairs of the Audison Prima 4" coax. Had a good deal from my CC co: Spend $350+ on ABT and get $200 back. Also got $25 the first order. Those look easy enough to do myself.

The 6.5" pods are tempting, but I decided to keep the stock pods + get the same 4 speakers front and rear.

So phase 2 will be an amp and install the sub that I pulled out of my last vehicle: A single JL 12" in a down firing sealed box. Might be temtped to get a tailgate 10" or something else that won't take up storage space. Though the box I have will work decent storage wise: down facing and all black carpet. So if I have to put cargo on top, it won't hurt the sub. Probably not the correct decision sound wise, but I do already own it. So 0 cost.

I'll decide when I get the amp installed if I also want to have them replace the kick panel speakers in front. I watched a couple youtube videos and that looks like a pain to do. Seems like an awful place to put mids or highs anyway, at your ankles.

 

[23OBX2.7]

Why 4 coax when OE is two 4" coax and three more 4" woofer in center and pods? Gonna be very harsh....

 

[chris harley]

It was with the Alines I tried. I would bet the Audison’s are extremely smooth, even with multiple coax’s.

 

[T800]

Why 4 coax when OE is two 4" coax and three more 4" woofer in center and pods? Gonna be very harsh....

You probably have Lux which is 12 with one in the center.

I do not have Lux, so there's 7 speakers:
2 X 4" coax - front dash corners
2 X 4" coax - factory pods rear roll bar

those are what I'm replacing.

Not replacing the other 3 until I get an amp:
2X 6.75" (6.5"?) woofer - mounted in the kick panels at your feet
1X 6.75" sub

Looks like some have put an 8" sub replacement in the factory rear. Many seem to think it isn't worth it because of rattles. So probably just unplug the OEM sub an use my old JL 12" in the storage area.

Undecided if I will change out the front kick panel speakers. Many have said don't bother. If I do change them out, probably use Audison up there just for sake of matching. Don't think a tweeter would be necessary down there, but more options that are coax. If Audison has a component woofer that will fit, might do that.

 

[23OBX2.7]

I wouldn't spend any money on the pods because front sound stage is everything.

Audison drivers are great but so are all the same class diymobileaudio has a bunch of stuff in members sale section, incl Audison amps from time to time, though 4" is hard to find. It's a great brand to go with simply because has the 4" woofers and coax, plus 6.5 woofers as well as the DSP amps that should plug and play to you HU with the correct harness. Their OE tech support is great as well.

Using current JL 12 is the way to go.

MTX amp rack is a vital part IMO keeps everything hidden, pop some holes in it to air ventilation, and benefits from the rear panel speaker grill holes for optimal ventilation that Audison amps need.

 

[Brian_B]

Many seem to think it isn't worth it because of rattles

You can get it to not rattle without too much work - takes a good deal of Kilamat and making sure everything is tight and secure back there and all the plastic fasteners get put back proper. Use a bit of rubber or rolled up microfibers or something to help keep the trim panel tight

 

[BearPatrol]

I just replaced all the 4 inches with infinity references & added a 8in square kicker sub in the back. Also added sound deadening while working on the sub. I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out.

I'd say just replacing the 4" speakers is good enough for a quick & easy upgrade. But then it's up to you to avoid going down the sound quality rabbit-hole.

I keep thinking I want to replace the kicks just to have replaced all factory speakers, but then I look up what you've gotta do to get to them & I forget about it for a bit.

 

[T800]

I just replaced all the 4 inches with infinity references & added a 8in square kicker sub in the back. Also added sound deadening while working on the sub. I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out.

I'd say just replacing the 4" speakers is good enough for a quick & easy upgrade. But then it's up to you to avoid going down the sound quality rabbit-hole.

I keep thinking I want to replace the kicks just to have replaced all factory speakers, but then I look up what you've gotta do to get to them & I forget about it for a bit.

Is the Kicker sub in a box, or in the factory location?

Agree with not wanting to replace the kick panels.

 

[BearPatrol]

Is the Kicker sub in a box, or in the factory location?

Agree with not wanting to replace the kick panels.

My sub & amp came from factory not working, so since I was replacing both, I figured I'd upgrade the box to this: https://additivecaraudio.com/shop/bronco-subwoofer-square/

Fits in the factory location perfectly. Just had to run a thicker power cable for the amp, but that was pretty easy.

 

[T800]

My sub & amp came from factory not working, so since I was replacing both, I figured I'd upgrade the box to this: https://additivecaraudio.com/shop/bronco-subwoofer-square/

Fits in the factory location perfectly. Just had to run a thicker power cable for the amp, but that was pretty easy.

Cool design. Good use of the factory space.

 

[Brian_B]

Is the Kicker sub in a box, or in the factory location?

Agree with not wanting to replace the kick panels.

You can use the OEM enclosure and fit the Kicker Comp 8" (and probably others that are shallow mount as well) with minor and easy modification. It's highly recommended that you seal the back port up on the enclosure if you upgrade the subwoofer though.

I have an OEM enclosure, sealed, wrapped in Kilamat and ready to mount another 8" Kicker if you want it - but I'm not mailing it out. The sub I had in it started to fail, but I still have it laying around if you want to see how it fits.

There are replacement enclosures that fit the OEM location that can size up to a 10". If you want larger than a 10", you need to look elsewhere - hanging off the tailgate is a popular location, there's several that mount in the cargo area in various ways - but you are gonna lose some amount of cargo or storage space any way you go there.

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