Honda Civic Speaker Installation 2006 (2006-2011 Similar)

In this video I show you how to install the front and rear speakers in a 2006 Honda Civic sedan. The exact vehicle in this video is a 2006 Honda Civic EX four door sedan. 2006-2001 Honda Civic sedan speakers should be similar but may not be exact. The rear speakers on coupe and SI models are usually a bit different.
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[@BigDog50001]

Some parts used: (I make a small commission on these links - at not cost to you) Metra 72-7800 Speaker Wire Adapter: amzn.to/31wwpm4 6 1/2" Speaker Adapter: amzn.to/2YXKQlw

[@Penetratah0221]

Big Dog50001 Automotive front and rear speakers are the same size ?

[@RobVaughan1984]

Crummy speakers to use factory wires smh

[@jacobfelt4954]

On amazon says the metra adapter wont fit for my 2009 honda civic do you think it will ?

[@jainisnotresting]

@@jacobfelt4954 i think it will because its the same generation

[@jitendrarana10]

I just finished replacing my all 4 stock speakers in under an hour. Thank you very much for this video, it saved me a lot of time and frustration. I love the way you explained everything that made the speakers install so easy and trouble free. The stock speakers are a joke. Once again thanks for this wonderful video.

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the comment!

[@nickvaughn4325]

Jitendra Rana what speakers did you end up using?

[@aakudev]

How's the sound difference?

[@Makiwara25]

Thank you so much. I did exactly what you showed on the video and everything went smooth in no time at all.

[@BigDog50001]

Makiwara25 Nice job!

[@roccos7642]

These videos are like GOLD...the tips, tricks, and techniques are very useful....thank you very much!

[@BigDog50001]

I appreciate the comment, thank you!

[@gbNelson79]

Chicago Electric. This is a man who knows how to saves money.

[@BigDog50001]

lol

[@matchamate]

I used this video just today to replace my 10 yr old, completely shot, front door 2 way speakers with 3 way speakers. It went really well and I think i'm going to replace the back ones soon too. Saved me $150 thank you!

[@BigDog50001]

Sweet, glad it helped!

[@davidly4083]

Amazing video! I have to replace all of my speakers since some of them blew, and I was going to take it to a shop, but your tutorial makes it look like a very manageable installation. Thank you so much

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the comment!

[@vilmachevez2012]

I can't believe it. For months the speakers in my car were not working but one. I decided to see if I could change them myself and decided to look it up on google. I found this video. What lifesaver. I never saw myself doing something like this. I change all four speakers. I went to harbor freight and got a little plastic pry tool and that was it. Thank you so much!!!

[@BigDog50001]

Glad it helped, thanks for the comment!

[@gregmgm06]

Excellent video! I plan to use this when I replace my civics speakers.....You made it look easy.

[@BigDog50001]

Thank you.

[@VSUKWizard]

Great job with this vid. You probably just saved me a tonne of cash, time and stress. I personally found the references to the cable adapter and mounting frame really useful. BTW, I warmed my foam with a hair dryer to soften the glue and got no rips. Huge Thank you.

[@BigDog50001]

VSUKWizard Thanks!

[@BigDog50001]

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[@GangNamStyle0]

I usaually don't comment on youtube, but I just want to say thank you. My both front speakers didn't work for a while and I didn't know why. After I watched your video, I tried to fix myself. Now, It works perfect! Thank you for your such informative video.

[@BigDog50001]

Jaeyoung Yoo Thanks for the comment, glad it helped!

[@1strikek0u]

You helped me bring life to my civic! Thumbs up all the way

[@BigDog50001]

Glad it helped, thanks for the comment!

[@amiellugod]

Thank you very much for this video guide. I am about to have my speakers upgraded and it seems I can DIY the whole thing. It will save myself a lot of money. Cheers!

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the comment 👍!

[@kevinbarreto4238]

thanks for taking the time out to make a video to help us diy installers.. much appreciated. great tips as well

[@BigDog50001]

kevin barreto Thanks for the comment!

[@Txcowboy80]

You saved me some time for sure. I thought I was going to have to remove my back seat like a coupe. Thanks!

[@BigDog50001]

👍

[@gairuou1493]

I have an 8th gen Civic, Thank You so much for the tutorial.

[@BigDog50001]

I appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@GodisGood941]

Idk if you'll reply but what speakers did you end up getting? I'm planning on buying a 2008 soon and am gonna replace radio and speakers straight away so I was wondering if you have something with really good bass and sound quality

[@michaelhuebner6843]

FYI If you have the 2 door coupe model, you have to remove the entire back cover to access the speakers AND you need to cut about 1 inch off of a metal bar that touches the magnet of your aftermarket speaker. If you don't you will short the speaker out and cause your Amp to go into protection mode.

[@BigDog50001]

Yep the coupes are a bit different.

[@Jay-li2nl]

Wym metal bar? My door is currently hanging off the car speaker in hand no bracket to mount and no wire connector.

[@indiobaez3314]

Thank You So Much Buying Component Speakers And Didn't Want To Break My FA5 Doors 💯💯💯

[@nealrutgerskid]

Thank you for your video. I finished my speaker installation with your help!

[@phantom6799]

Best "how to" yet, nice work!

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks!

[@rafaelliriano7562]

thanks for showing me how to install those speakers. I love the Pioneer brand, to me, they are the Best!

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the comment!

[@aaronoxendine2741]

Uses the bolt as one screw using the tab on the speaker, then drilled 3 screws in the adapter on the remains tabs. This was a tighter fit to the frame.

[@markstevenson439]

Thanks for this tutorial I was planning on replacing all my speakers soon this was good info you provided.

[@khonsuthecore4788]

Huge help, had two shifts of work and I got the left speaker replaced in the little hour and a half between the shifts.

[@BigDog50001]

👍

[@Absolute_Unit135]

You are a godsend. Thank you for all of the links for the parts too!

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the comment!

[@douglassilva2625]

Thank you for taking the time to make this nice tutorial.

[@BigDog50001]

Douglas Silva Thanks!

[@michael_5140]

Excellent video, thank you for showing and explaining how to do this!!

[@ignacio2013abc]

Thank you so much for posting. Excellent video, straight to the point.

[@tomandcolin]

Great video! Thanks for posting. Where did you get the adaptor cables?

[@cammie8701]

i was able to use the original speaker mount. i made some adjustments but it worked much better.

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the input!

[@nutech39]

This video was very helpful. After the prep work, installing speakers onto the adapters before installation, it took all of 10 minutes to do both sides. Thank you for the walkthrough :)

[@BigDog50001]

Glad it helped!

[@ahsanraza1562]

You are a legend mate

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the comment!

[@rizocars6115]

thank you so much for making this video, i didnt have to pay an audio place, i did it myself

[@BigDog50001]

Excellent! Thanks for the comment!

[@steveward745]

Thanks very much. Made this very smooth. I appreciate this and your other videos.

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks!

[@piseypeov3050]

You can apply oil slightly on the buttons of the door panel. I did it and if something goes wrong in the future, I can easily remove them easily. Oil doesn’t harm rubber but dust can 😅.

[@Rhosticks]

Awesome video! I see you're a Harbor Freight customer like myself. Good stuff man.

[@BigDog50001]

Rho Main Thanks!

[@bluekite1000]

Great video Big Dog , it can't get any easier than the way you did it.Now I feel more encouraged to try doing it myself with my civic. But why did you have to remove the break light bulb though? Electrical reasons?

[@BigDog50001]

The only reason you would need to remove the third brake light would be if you have a 2 door coupe, most of those require you to remove the entire rear deck trim. On the 4 door sedans (like in this video), you can just remove the speaker grill.

[@juanjtz6897]

Excellent good contribution

[@Box073]

Very detailed video.. thanks! I will be doing this soon to my car.

[@BigDog50001]

👍

[@jairoperez5838]

Awesome video you explained everything well one question is are the speaker in the back 6 1/2 as well

[@BigDog50001]

Thank you. Yes, on this vehicle they were 6 1/2 for both front and rear.

[@jairoperez5838]

Big Dog50001 Automotive also is it the same adapter for the rear speakers as the front to mount them

[@greg4852]

Thanks for this video. Very helpful. One quick question: If I'm replacing the speaker with a Honda factory speaker of the exact same type, I'm assuming the mounting bracket is not necessary?

[@BigDog50001]

Factory original speakers have the bracket built in. Thanks for the comment!

[@nehemoth]

Would you mind to list in the description the parts used in this video? speakers model, speakers adapter, wire adapters. Regards

[@McHughFilmCompany]

Fantastic Video! only thing i screwed up was i lost the middle peice of the safety pin behind the driver door handle. I think i'll survive without it though, lol.

[@BigDog50001]

EvanMc Thanks!

[@snakelda]

What size the screw to screw down the rear speaker adapter to the car?

[@kevinbarreto4238]

bigdog any videos on installing component speakers in these civic with cross overs? for front and rear?also, installing tweeter on the dash? would appreciate it!

[@tonys9587]

perfect video, thanks a bunch

[@BigDog50001]

Thank you.

[@physiciansmind]

Very great video appreciate the knowledge you shared

[@BigDog50001]

Thank you for the comment!

[@travisjones9466]

I hate the sound of styrofoam...my goodness...lol great video by the way

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks!

[@JavierSavalos]

Great presentation man. Thumbs up. Thanks

[@BigDog50001]

Thank you!

[@johnmoua8764]

Hey, does the speaker comes with screw or do you have to buy the screw?

[@Box073]

Hi Big Dog20001, Any chance of knowing the screw size you used to fit the speaker spacers in the front doors? Cheers.

[@RobVaughan1984]

Good tunes buddy

[@BigDog50001]

👍

[@efemdesign]

Thanks for the video! Very helpful!

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks, glad it helped you out!

[@tonistarks2874]

Thanx Big Dogg😎👍🏼

[@45kingofkings]

I did the exact same thing years ago but now I'm having static sound coming from the speakers. Any advice thank you KZbin

[@fuzzyjem3]

radio has power but no sounds on any speakers. changed the fuses, still nothing. Do i most likely need to change all speakers?

[@RobVaughan1984]

Thanks alot

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the comment!

[@307billy]

that is SO much easier than on my 2015 Honda Civic! I just finished putting in new aftermarket speakers in front and back. In back you basically have to take about 6 things apart before you can access the speakers (back seat cushion, bolsters, pillar covers, and rear shelf cover). All I can say is you are lucky! I'm done now so not doing that again. Why would Honda change from such a user friendly design to a user un-friendly labor intensive design? My only guess is it's cheaper so they tried to save money. The front door speakers are the same, much easier.

[@BigDog50001]

William Barnes Most Civic coupes are like that, where you have to take seat and rear deck off.

[@307billy]

I have a 4 door LX sedan. Anyway, glad to be finished and have my nice Polk audio DB652's in back and front instead of the cheapo stock Honda speakers. Now for the 4 channel amp, a Clarion XC1410 with 50 watts per channel. I am still jealous of your easy peasy back speaker access! But I am very happy with my 2015 Civic. Especially since I got a 5 speed manual, smooth as butter, drives like a dream, and gets great gas mileage. Bought it recently as a certified used Honda with only 9,221 miles on it, in "Dyno Blue Pearl" I love Honda (well except for back speaker access!)

[@BigDog50001]

Sweet, glad you got them in!

[@elidierks471]

Hey this is a great video and really helpful but do you have the link to the exact Pioneer speakers that you bought?

[@BigDog50001]

Sorry, I don't know what speaker model they were. Thanks for the comment!

[@davidmerida7705]

Excellent video 👍👍👏

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks!

[@aarontaylor6464]

Thank you

[@BigDog50001]

👍

[@meowzymcdirmit]

I’m attempting this right now, and for some reason I’m having horrible fitment issues with these brackets and pioneer speakers. I had a hell of a time getting the bracket to rest in the back deck and it was even worse trying to snap the grille into place.

[@BigDog50001]

Sometimes aftermarket speakers can be a pain to install. Every once in a while they are too big and will not fit, I usually will look underneath to make sure they are not hitting anything if they don't want to go it. Sometimes is helps to just put the bracket in (without speaker) and see if it fits ok, then that narrows it down to whether it is a speaker or bracket fitment issue.

[@meowzymcdirmit]

@@BigDog50001 After much trial and error, it was mostly a issue with the provided screws being too long (which I know you mentioned). Thank you for the response!

[@fernyology]

Thank you soo much

[@BigDog50001]

Appreciate the comment!

[@RawbAtLivedotca]

im confused, i bought an amp to power my new speakers. if i run the pos and neg wires from the amp at the back of the trunk into the doors to power the speakers where do i add the cable from the amp to send the music to the speaker? please help!

[@renatocosta5376]

Hello friend, congratulations on the video, I'm Brazilian, and I would like to know how you found the connectors for the speakers, I'm looking for but not yet found to buy. Thank you very much

[@BigDog50001]

I know they are available from Amazon here in the US and I am sure there are other sellers out there. I left the part numbers in the description to make it easy to search for them. Thanks for the comment!

[@rajeshwarsingh1180]

Which company speakers did honda use for 2011 civic??

[@drtyslzy]

Thank you so much for this.

[@BigDog50001]

Glad it helped!

[@anthonyfortuna3079]

@Big Dog50001 what are the replacement screw measurements

[@JC-gd6td]

Thank you for your video, there are two wires to the speakers, blue and green, which one is positive and which one is negative? Thanks.

[@BigDog50001]

I don't know what model you have, the colors change from model to model and year to year. I showed in the video how you can figure out which is positive and negative.

[@JC-gd6td]

@@BigDog50001 Mine is 2009 Honda Fit, the speakers connected with two wires, blue and green.I think Civic and Fit may use similar parts if they are within similar years.

[@RawbAtLivedotca]

nice beats

[@rickwaldron4255]

Yes the adapter does he have to use it

[@anthonyfortuna3079]

Big Dog50001 what are the replacement screw measurements ?

[@BigDog50001]

#8 x 1/2"

[@matchamate]

Thanks for asking this lol.

[@newyork581]

I need help so I did all process but at finish I don't feel significant change, so the speaker I bought was kicker cs5 6.5 inch 300 watts

[@brendenj9113]

the biggest thing you will need is to 1) sound dampen the door, 2) put in an inline/cover/protection around your door speaker, then amplify it. Those kickers need an amp. Plus the doors of the civic cause you to lose a lot of sound without that additional protection. :)

[@emanuelberrum1]

Hi, Nice Video Btw. I am having a problem with my 07 Civic LX. It seems to have a weird problem with an electrical issue... i have the car running and the battery is draining. so i changed the alternator and the battery and its still draining... Funny part is that, if i turn on my Headlights ON the battery holds charge instead of draining it more.. not sure how to fix that one..

[@BigDog50001]

Could be a ton of stuff, and it's hard to tell from the way you worded it, but first keep it simple, check belt and tension. Check all connections at alternator. Check fuses going to alternator (I believe they are the #3 and #10 in under dash fuse box on that model). Check and make sure Charging System Indicator (battery light) in dash comes on when you put key in On (II) position). Check voltage at battery when vehicle is running, should be 13-14v. Check for any trouble codes in PCM (engine computer), you might have codes for the Electric Load Detector (ELD) (P1297 or P1298).

[@cammie8701]

Can you reuse the speaker bracket that comes with the car?

[@michaelpicone7474]

I am so happy you have the same car as me lol

[@BigDog50001]

It's not my vehicle but thanks for the comment!

[@Edyth_Hedd]

Man, when I see that "massive magnet" I understand why my Civic's stereo sounds so bad.

[@BigDog50001]

lol

[@winainiyomrat3977]

Good

[@BigDog50001]

👍

[@ericprater5769]

I wish I would've watched this video first. I didn't know the grills came off and now I have to figure out how to put my backseat back in.

[@BigDog50001]

Eric Prater Oh dang.

[@hectorlugo829]

Awesome DIY... 👍🏽👏🏽

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks!

[@charlie-gx3ny]

thanks for the video and go step by step, The back and front speakers are same size?

[@BigDog50001]

Yes they were on the vehicle in this video.

[@charlie-gx3ny]

that is what I have a 07 Honda civic hybrid. thanks

[@papp112]

Great video!!! I'm just asking if these pioneers are better speakers (sound,etc...) than the stock Honda speakers, hence the replacement? Thanks

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks! The owner thinks they are better, but sound is very subjective. I thought they sounded pretty good.

[@Jonathan-pr1wo]

Big Dog50001 Automotive yeah I also had the same question because 2 of my speakers just blew and before that happened they sounded really good but also wanted to know if these pioneer speakers are better than the stock honda speakers since that’s what my car has of now and I’m looking to upgrade all of my speakers while I’m at it

[@papp112]

Again great video bigdog......I install some kicker CS speakers....basically following your same methods. The kickers really sound good I'm hearing things I never heard b4 listening my sizzla, Bob Marley n dancehall music. Thanks Dog

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks!

[@Alex-bd5dz]

Will those black brackets you showed in the video work for any 6.5’ speaker? Great vid btw really informative

[@BigDog50001]

Those are specific to this Honda model. There might be some other Honda models it will fit but they are not a one size fits all. Thanks for the comment!

[@Alex-bd5dz]

Big Dog50001 Automotive I get that, I have a civic too, I’m just wondering if any 6.5 inch speaker you buy for install on a civic will fit on the mounting bracket you used? Thanks

[@BigDog50001]

@@Alex-bd5dz Ah ok, I think most 6.5 speakers should fit, most manufactures have standardized the speaker sizes.

[@Alex-bd5dz]

Big Dog50001 Automotive gotcha, thanks for letting me know, again great content !

[@cunggwok148]

How many speakers in total on this car which is year of 2008?

[@GirlGaara1]

What's the adaptor called? I'm currently doing mine and don't know how to communicate what I need.

[@hijoseph100]

Hey bro I like this video and I will try it myself on my civic could you provide the link for the pioneer speakers. I notice you mentioned two links in the description I have to buy those correct?

[@BigDog50001]

You don't have to buy them but it makes the job easier. Sorry, I do not have a link for the speakers.

[@hijoseph100]

Big Dog50001 Automotive most definitely I will purchase the adapter to make the job easier lol just to make sure I need to buy both for the front and back speakers correct?

[@mattjones5949]

So how many 6.5 adapters do I need and what size speakers

[@wyattpavelka6709]

Okay but what speakers are the best bang for my buck?

[@jspurs22]

Alpine

[@wazzabanzook5028]

are the brackets for front and rear the same ?

[@danijel124]

For the connector its better to tear it from the factory speaker rather than cut it from the car

[@johnquincy8048]

Wondering if the Oem speakers for the front doors are the same as the rear speakers? If I just wanted to replace the speakers in the rear, could I order some front door speakers? I can't seem to find specific speakers for the rear, so I'm assuming that they are the same.

[@BigDog50001]

John Dobbs On the model in video, all 4 speakers were the same.

[@keithwebb8512]

Great video; I’m fixing to attempt to replace my front door speakers in 07 Civic coupe. I’ve been having a weird issue just with driver side .. it don’t work in the morning when it’s kind of cold outside.. but after work, when car has been closed up & hot inside it works perfectly.. It’s been doing this a few weeks now.. I don’t know if this car has a factory power amplifier.. it’s the basic system not the touch screen one.. I wanted to ask if you ever heard of anything like this happening? Maybe cold / hot temp effects metal expansion on voice coil.. Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you.

[@BigDog50001]

Yes heat/cold can make wiring and solder joints expand and contract and can cause intermittent issues. Thanks for the comment!

[@keithwebb8512]

Thanks for responding….Do you think it mite be loose on the solder connectors on back the speaker or the factory plug-… funny thing is that it always seems to not work early in morning but works fine later in the day.. I guess cool in a.m. &. warm I later in the day.

[@luislopez563]

Will 6.5 coaxial speakers fit on the front door? They have tweeters so i guess they take more space. I have a coupe.

[@BigDog50001]

I don't know without seeing them, but yes tweeters take up extra space and if they stick out too far they might not fit. The speakers I installed in this video had tweeters but they did not stick out very far. Usually it is the 3 way speakers with a mid-range that stick out too far and will not fit (but that isn't always the case).

[@kev4heels]

question for you big dog - i am putting some 2-way speakers in my 2008 honda civic ex. i cut the incoming wire connector off and used posi-clips to join the wires from the speaker. there are 4 posts on my newly introduced alpine 2-way speakers. do the other 2 posts have to run through the tweeters that came with the alpines?

[@BigDog50001]

Sorry, I am not sure. I don't think you need to make any more connections, but without seeing what you have in front of you it is difficult to say.

[@JTequila]

Thanks for the video, very helpful. I will be changing mine in a couple of days so hopefully it will all go smoothly... quick question, I have a set of component speakers for the front, that comes with a thing that separates the sound for the speakers and tweeters would you know where is that located?

[@rajmahey2814]

Do you need to disconnect the battery before if you cut off the wire and connect the wires together instead of connectors?

[@BigDog50001]

Not necessary to disconnect battery for speaker install, but I would make sure key is out and radio is off first.

[@rajmahey2814]

Thank u 🍻🍻

[@RobVaughan1984]

Did u need self tapping screws for the speaker shells to connect the speakers?

[@BigDog50001]

I reused the screws that held the speakers in place on the new adapters. I used new screws for the speakers. I do not believe any were self tapping because I was only going in to plastic.

[@rickwaldron4255]

If the speakers sitting to.high nor it will hit the rear deck cover

[@papp112]

this video has inspired me to change my speakers. Can you say if theTS-A1676R speakers by Pioneer would work in my car (same at in video) and using the same things you used (scosche brackets and the metra wiring harness)

[@BigDog50001]

Thanks for the comment. I am not sure if they will fit due to the tweeter/midrange sticking up above speaker.

[@danielkuoch136]

I have a 2008 Civic Sedan and use the TS-A1676R in my rears. The speaker grille pops in place perfectly.

[@papp112]

Daniel Kuoch thanks