Full Range to rear speakers

[RedHotLava]

Survey says........................................................F YEA!

Works, have caps on rear speakers and can tell there's more range and db. Did not need bar in vehicle or anything disconnected. Took about 10 min after hooked up to do the file install.

Awesome, thank you for that. I'm definitely going to ask them to do it before I come to get it, if/when it ever comes.

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[Headsong]

Just notified the dealer to do this when it comes...if it comes.

 

[Tank]

Let me check on our FE next week. If it shows up in FDRS for that VIN, it should. My gut tells me no.

Thanks, that’s what I was thinking too. Appreciate you checking!

 

[Ksjrb03]

This is great for those with the base system, but I highly doubt this will work with the B&O unfortunately.

 

[wcmaness]

Survey says........................................................F YEA!

Works, have caps on rear speakers and can tell there's more range and db. Did not need bar in vehicle or anything disconnected. Took about 10 min after hooked up to do the file install.

So - with this fix understood, that clears the way for an aftermarket oversized rear speaker pod to be produced.

 

[Headsong]

So - with this fix understood, that clears the way for an aftermarket oversized rear speaker pod to be produced.

Or just better speakers.

 

[RyanP]

My Bronco is (hopefully) coming in next month. I am sending an email to my dealer now to see if they will flash my bronco without the JBL on purchase.

Good call. I'm doing the same thing. hopefully they accommodate without issue.

 

[redone17]

Survey says........................................................F YEA!

Works, have caps on rear speakers and can tell there's more range and db. Did not need bar in vehicle or anything disconnected. Took about 10 min after hooked up to do the file install.

Right after I took the 600hz blockers out

So, with that flashed - do the 4” speakers act the same as the dash speakers?

This is what I was trying to achieve when I asked for the instructions a few months ago - but, realized it was a different program and Forscan wasn’t an option.

 

[soupcook]

It can be done.

I buckled down and bought the sound bar that Ford is pushing (the JBL BB4000). It looks to be plug-n-play out of the box, because it uses the same connectors as the factory rear speakers. But, once you buy it, the installation instructions tell you to take it to the dealer after installing, so that the computer can be "flashed" to accept the sound bar.

I connected it up anyway without flashing it, and it sounded just like the factory rear speakers - high end unimpressive sound. I then took it to the dealer who "flashed" it for free. Then it performed like you would expect the sound bar to sound - full range and full of great sound.

Curious about this "flashing" business - just for kicks - I unplugged the sound bar and plugged back in the factory speakers I had removed - and viola - full sound range from the little factory speaker pods.

I don't know why it comes from the factory with limited rear speakers that way - but clearly it is intentionally limited.

To "flash" the audio, the sound bar instructions say you must have the FDRS software ACM (audio control module) to perform the "Audio Front Control
Module (ACM) Software Update." The trick then is - find out how to do that (or get the dealer to do the flash) without buying the sound bar.

The good thing is that I was able to tap into the rear speakers (instead of running wires all the way up to the front kick panel speakers) to add my subwoofer.

With the sound bar I've got the range all around and with a sub I'm done.

STILL - I wonder if I would have needed the sound bar if I could just broaden the range of the rear speaker pods.

Anyway - if this hasn't been posted before (I didn't find it - sorry if this is a repeat)- there's the answer.

I received my 2022 OBX Lux last week. I read the entire manual and in the section for settings on the stereo, it was default to Stereo and Surround was a second option. I changed to Surround. It was a huge change in the B&O system sound. Maybe check that you are in Surround?

 

[Roll Sound]

Super following. Thanks for the hard work.

 

[Broncola]

How much will a speedo/audio system recalibration combo cost at the typical dealership?

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

I received my 2022 OBX Lux last week. I read the entire manual and in the section for settings on the stereo, it was default to Stereo and Surround was a second option. I changed to Surround. It was a huge change in the B&O system sound. Maybe check that you are in Surround?

Had it in surround since it left the dealership. 3k miles later…the B&O system still sucks. This coming from my wife who is not the one in our household who typically upgrades audio in vehicles.

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

Here I was getting excited after flip got it to work to only find out it wasn’t the B&O system.

 

[Dirtyjed]

Survey says........................................................F YEA!

Works, have caps on rear speakers and can tell there's more range and db. Did not need bar in vehicle or anything disconnected. Took about 10 min after hooked up to do the file install.

Fuckinehtweetybaldeagleawesimrness

 

[flip]

How much will a speedo/audio system recalibration combo cost at the typical dealership?

I’m not going to speak for other dealers but FDRS can get cranky, files from Ford don’t download right and various other things can happen. On mine, Marlin hooked up, did another update for chassis control module and sound bar update in about 45 min. Now, we’ve done telematics control unit updates on other vehicles that have taken 4 hours due to the file sizes. We’re on fiber at work and have stupid good access points so we aren’t the choke point.
I would think a dealer could easily do just the sound bar in an hour. If it’s in for some other software or work and they have a reason to have FDRS hooked up they might charge less. All depends on your dealer and if they are as awesome as us.

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