Audio Speaker upgrade to base system?

[Race-Red Ryder]

How hard/easy for
Fronts?
Rears?
General advice?

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[HighVelocity]

Piece of cake. took me about a 1/2 hour to replace all 6 speakers.

 

[JediMcMuffin]

My setup:

Kicker Key 200.1 w/plugnplaykits harness
Focal ACX100 in Dash
Focal ACX165 in kick panels
Focal ACX100 in Rear Pods
ForScan changes: EQ off

originally i had kicker speakers and i didn't love the sound out of them, the focals sound great. part of me wishes i had the upgraded rear pods, but i just don't care, if i want a fuller sound then i need to add a subwoofer but since mine is a 2021, that means buying an enclosure, an addtional amp, and running power and signal cables and i just don't care

 

[hemiblas]

Piece of cake. took me about a 1/2 hour to replace all 6 speakers.

It took me 1/2 an hour just to find the screw driver to start to replace the speakers. The kick panel ones were the worst. The rest were pretty easy. I think I spent 3 to 4 hours total from start to finish.

I went with infinities all around and then added the kicker 8" sub. I ended up paying someone to do the sub.

 

[Brian_B]

6 speakers - easy. One or two trim panels max per speaker, easy to obtain harnesses make it plug and play.

Adding an Amp or upgrading subwoofer - intermediate. Many trim panels to remove, various locations to mount an amp, need to pull wire through firewall and fuse to battery, etc.

Forscan changes - easy, many guides walk you through it step by step

 

[Area51BS]

This style tool is the 1 most important if not best tool for working on the Bronco interior.
https://www.amazon.com/SDSNTE-Versa...C2Z2CVM4&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_m_grid_dv_rp_0_5_t

 

[Squatch]

How hard/easy for
Fronts?
Rears?
General advice?

Yes. All of these are searchable questions here on the forums.

 

[RagnarKon]

Start here ->

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/how-to-factory-bronco-speaker-replacement.68888/

 

[Area51BS]

I could see the tool working better than my plastic tools that bend to the point of deforming, at least in thin gaps. But what is the danger of the tool's metal damaging the vehicle plastic pieces?

Even less that’s why I recommend it. You still have to work the clips. It’s more precise. Hard to explain.

 

[Brian_B]

This style tool is the 1 most important if not best tool for working on the Bronco interior.
https://www.amazon.com/SDSNTE-Versa...C2Z2CVM4&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_m_grid_dv_rp_0_5_t

I use a plastic one myself, but a trim removal tool, yes.

 

[KABQ]

I could see the tool working better than my plastic tools that bend to the point of deforming, at least in thin gaps. But what is the danger of the tool's metal damaging the vehicle plastic pieces?

Run the plastic one along under the edge to find the clip, and the metal one to release the clip itself.

 

[Switchworks_Kyle]

We offer a great solution for your rear pods and sub. Take a look and DM us for a discount code if interested.
https://ssvworks.com/collections/bronco

 

[JeffL]

focal speaks, alpine amps, JL subs. Super easy, dropped off at audio shop picked up the next day.

 

[CartierChiro]

Anyone not using the kicker key amp? Was told it’s only good for running stock speakers
I have:
4&6” Polk audio db series
6.5 Bl in meta pods
Looking to get an 8”sub that’s good with low bass (any recommendations other than the kickers we always see)

Lastly a good 6chanel amp with 100Hz to each Chanel I was thinking about going with the musway6.100 from plug and play

 

[Brian_B]

Anyone not using the kicker key amp? Was told it’s only good for running stock speakers

Plenty of folks don't use the Kicker Key, including myself, running a 5 channel Kenwood.

The Kicker is certainly not the only option, and at 50W/channel it's perfectly fine to drive plenty of aftermarket speakers, and a decent amp in it's own right, especially for the price.

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