How To Replace and Upgrade Car Speakers (Remove Rivets, Custom Mounts)

[@victoraurimirpichardocalde6825]

I didn’t have any plans on changing the speakers but now I do

[@justinmartin8840]

Likewise..... hahaha.

[@dragdrag1507]

So true:)))

[@jeffj70816]

OK

[@alexdubmaster3477]

Assuming that the shops almost closing

[@omgness1234]

basically convinced me to just take it to a shop lol

[@TheOmar11x]

Factsssss

[@grobabastreeter]

Lol my fat ass is getting bored to do that and pay somebody to do it

[@Dark_KnightTV]

yep

[@iMelino]

Y’all weak af, no motion

[@UnburdenedByWhatHasBeen]

Yeah like all vehicles are tge same or something 😂

[@HumbleMechanic]

I am thinking of making a short "quick speaker replacement" video... What do yall think?

[@mercury0214]

I’ll watch anything you post haha

[@HumbleMechanic]

@@mercury0214 thank you

[@miguelangelestrella6371]

Very good idea, mate. Thanks

[@acefighterpilot]

Something short and generic would be a great intro to working on cars for the unfamiliar out there. I started with a stereo upgrade...VR6 swap three months later. Maybe not just speakers but also DIN head unit. Lots of people want bluetooth in old cars.

[@victoraurimirpichardocalde6825]

Changing speakers for beginners

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

I am coming back to this video now that I have put in some customization. Spent 2 years updating and restoring my 04" Passat 1.8T 5-Speed Wagon. I still have more to do, but I now have the confidence to invest in non-mechanical upgrades. This last year, I've replaced the Non-Monsoon system as it's a GL Model and installed a 7 inch Maxspeedingrods Android Head unit because it has everything a audiophile needs as well as plays movies. With the extra Yellowtop Optima battery and a battery isolator in the rear running true zero and double zero gauge power wire, I am running an Orion XTR750.4 to my current stock components (sounds amazing but it's still 18 y.o.) and I have a CT-SOUNDS 1000.1D ran to a single 10" CT Tropo 2ohm wired to 1 ohm in a proper sized sealed box. I have a dual 12" box as I've learned from the car show scene last year that two 12s look more esthetically pleasing than the single 10" currently. Not to mention, I can take it to stereo competitions since I'm technically pushing a total of 2000 watts RMS and nothing rattles outside at all because of their awesome sound deadening. So now it's time 2 finalise the setup and upgrade/rewire the factory hookups. After all, the wiring is a good 18-19 years old (living in Wisconsin). It's been a fun project. Thankfully, that is the last upgrade I have planned for the interior as I don't wish to shake it to pieces. After that comes uv blocking tint, front mount intercooler, 4 bar fuel reg, catback exhaust, and a tune. Then I will be a happy camper. LoL

[@frigglediggle2]

Why can't they just make it as simple as popping open a panel, disconnecting the speakers and connecting the new one 😂😭😢

[@cameronstockton1070]

It’s so satisfying to see someone who knows how to easily disconnect every little connector

[@HumbleMechanic]

Haha I have a little practice

[@Tomcat165]

Just have to say, I love the sectioning of the video. Top production quality. Your videos are getting better and better.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Thanks! It takes some time but I like it too

[@714milky]

@@HumbleMechanic I wanna upgrade my premium Infinity speaker system in my 2015 Hyundai sonata. The system has the 400w amp. Speakers are 6.5" any recommendations? I already installed a sub and mono amp. So just trying to run the new speakers off the factory amp. Any feedback is appreciated Thank you ahead of time

[@chrishernandez2490]

Ford: "Let's mount our car speakers with screws." Chevy: "Let's mount our car speakers with screws." Dodge: "Let's mount our car speakers with screws." Honda: "Let's mount our car speakers with screws." Nissan: "Let's mount our car speakers with screws." Mazda: "Let's mount our car speakers with screws." Volkswagen "LETS MOUNT DAS SPEAKERS WITH RIVETS BECAUSE VE ARE GERMAN"

[@HumbleMechanic]

Hahahhahahhahahahahha

[@bloodcarver913]

Same company who thinks an oil pan in plastic is a good idea... ^^

[@crisantogarcia6646]

Chris Hernandez Toyota mounts speakers with rivets. It’s horrible.

[@Ipodman9]

My buddy’s scion and Kia have Riveted speakers in the front

[@chrishernandez2490]

@@Ipodman9 Haha, I guess I should of done a little more research.

[@Peppermint1]

Fun tip. Whenever you remove a door panel, when you place it back, test the door handle and the lock knob BEFORE closing the door. Share the tip

[@HumbleMechanic]

Great tip

[@VjSky]

Always use all three hands as shown in the video :D

[@Bish_OP]

I’m so glad I have an r32 mk4 anyway, but even more so with all these great tutorials!!

[@HumbleMechanic]

YASSS!!! The goodies are coming big time on the black one. She needs some love!

[@ryanmalinovsky6504]

My first time on your channel: it’s nice to see a high quality install explained in depth. 👍🏼

[@HumbleMechanic]

Thank you!!!

[@rubioalejandro2]

I'm doing this project this summer too, this couldn't be more helpful! Looking forward to seeing the stand alone amp install next

[@jsnichols1]

Good video! One other thing you can do with the extra circle of sound deadening material: cut it out intact (a full circle) and stick it directly to the outer door skin behind the speaker. It'll help absorb the back wave of the speaker and deaden that panel a little bit. $.02

[@Patrick94GSR]

I just replaced my NB1 Miata door speakers with the M800's from 3rd Millenium. HUGE, MASSIVE improvement in sound quality over the old POS stock Bose speaker units with their weird inverted cones and 0.5-ohm impedance. I used their Miata-specific mounting rings and also their baffles to help keep moisture away from the speakers.

[@HumbleMechanic]

I need to see what I have. I know they did some speaker upgrade but I didn’t pay much attention. I wear headphones haha

[@Patrick94GSR]

@@HumbleMechanic 13:45 those styrofoam baffles are exactly what 3rd Millenium sells for the Miata. They have you cut out half of the "cup" part so that the back of the speaker cone isn't sealed up but still keeps the rain out, and it won't interfere with the Miata windows.

[@acefighterpilot]

There is an alternative to using rivnuts or rivets; that would be a HI-LOK fastener. This is a blind bolt with an internal hex on the end of the shank, allowing you to install the nut and counterhold the bolt from the same side. These are used very commonly in commercial aviation, so commonly that sometimes they fall on the floor of the hangar and roll, roll away, they roll so far some of them end up securing the wheel house liners on my Cabrio.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Hahahha awesome.

[@dil6969]

In addition to a foam gasket for the backside of the speaker, I also highly recommend a thick foam ring for the front side of the speaker to fit against the backside of the door panel grill. This really helps direct sound through the grill instead of it bouncing and reverberating in between the door frame and door panel. This made a surprising difference on my Honda Fit, before it got totaled in a hit-and-run.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Nice! That would mimic the OEM seal

[@shayjohnson9337]

Hope you weren’t the hit and runner lol

[@rubencruz2486]

I used the old speaker mount and just fitted them to the plastic riser. There was some modifying to cut out the old speaker and the end result was OEM quality fit and finish.

[@224rebels]

Great video, but you missed one thing. Your new speaker sits flush against the door carrier but the factory speaker assembly raises the woofer cone 1-2" off of the surface. The factory speaker also comes with that plastic/rubber trumpet ring that bridges the gap between the speaker and door panel. It is important that speakers are not mounted deep inside the door panel so that all of your sound gets into the cabin and not trapped inside the door panel. A popular solution in the car audio world is making spacer rings using MDF. There may also be an off the shelf solution as well.

[@HumbleMechanic]

That would for sure make for a better sound profile.

[@supersteveenglish7340]

@@HumbleMechanic any seat-cushion, sofa, bed foam cut into a ring can be used to fill that gap & work wonders for distortion from edge mode diffraction.

[@ThatDaveGuy77]

I was thinking the same thing rebel.. that’s something that should really be used

[@97warlock]

The sound comes out the front & only a small portion of lower mid frequencies escape into the door , that mid frequencie isnt much sought after lol. Baffles wont project a noticable increase in volume forward, just slightly lesss volume backwards if that makes any sense. Baffles are great imo for anti rattle properties for sure,.

[@VioletGiraffe]

It's amazing how many small tricks and how-tos I learn from each of your videos. Thanks!!

[@orlandobarron6557]

Tweeter install spot on, but there are some issues with the woofer. The OEM speaker has a raised section to push the speaker closer to the door grille - mounting it straight to the panel leaves a big gap, for sound energy will be lost between inner door and door card - better mounting on a ring of MDF or plastic speaker rings Next to the mount points, is there an inner set of mount holes that look to be open to the rear? Water gets everywhere inside VAG doors, The foam splash guard is good, but I would have cut off everything at the bottom that could collect water.

[@nebojsaadrijana]

Or you can buy plastic ring adapter www.google.com/search?q=golf+mk4+speaker+adaptors&client=ms-android-samsung&prmd=isvn&sxsrf=ALeKk01ZaRgYnoSAB3I7lQ7zYCXWUwLEWQ:1596872890700&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8-JqLj4vrAhXL-yoKHcxaDS0Q_AUoAXoECAsQAQ&biw=412&bih=718&dpr=3.5

[@therandomman2971]

orlando barron I’ve been thinking of upgrading the speakers on my car. Are 3D printed (PLA) speaker mounts/adapters any good? Im okay with modeling them myself.

[@soranrix]

Yep a spacer or those foam things with tape

[@orlandobarron6557]

TheRandomMan - Hi you could print them, but you want to add mass and be as stiff as possible plus you won’t see them behind the door card - off the shelf MDF or with less mass plastic rings are really cheap I would just go for them - how about printing a grille for the tweeters? Curves, clips and mesh would be a nice project that you can see every day and be proud of.

[@therandomman2971]

orlando barron Yea, that would be nice. I only have white pla atm but a black honeycomb design would look good

[@rudydaberry122]

The monsoon speakers are actually very good with sound output and had better and cleaner bass then my kicker speakers

[@Zharsergey]

Where did you find the speaker adapter harness?

[@ElectoneGuy]

Remember when car companies used to put in removable speaker grilles so you didn't have to pull the entire door trim panel off?

[@lvcsslacker]

man... good times... good times.

[@khalidacosta7133]

Ol car...YEP! So easy, took two minutes to swap a speaker out. New car.... Yep.... but the RIVETS were offset to the grille... had to take off the doorcard anyway :@

[@schmuhf]

I remember that the speakers in my Mk 2 sounded like telephone speakers. To be honest, I can live with the way they installed the factory speakers on the Mk 4 since they sound quite alright. Well, for a base model Golf, that is at least. I don't really feel the need to change them; High Fidelity audio equipment is at home.

[@eautobahn2993]

Thanks for the video. It really helped me to replace the Dynaudio speaker on my Gti. I couldn’t find any pop rivets that large, and didn’t want to add anything to the back of the speaker bc it’s OEM, so I used your idea of glued bolts. Worked wonderfully.

[@petrolpower96]

A quick tip as well when doing doorcards and interior work in general is to make sure the car is not ice cold, makes them crack almost just by looking at them. Make sure your car isn’t stone cold on the inside and you’re making it way easier.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Man that’s gold!!! Cold plastic is sad plastic

[@petrolpower96]

HumbleMechanic Yes it is! Did it as a rookie mistake as my first months of apprenticeship, broke a window switch on a customer car as it was ice cold (and of course a part that we couldn’t get asap) Customer was luckily understanding and my boss understood me but I hated myself lol. Also broke a door handle cover trying to pry it off on another cold car 2 years later. Long story short, not doing any interior jobs unless it’s a good inside temp in it

[@scottjacobsen2889]

Thank u SOOOO MUCH for this video dude! Exactly what I needed.

[@rabbitenjoyer6320]

My Mk7 just surprised me with the dreaded rear speaker leak. Although this was a MK4, your video was very helpful and informative :) thanks!

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

That's a nice-looking factory speaker.

[@AlessioSangalli]

Wow the filming from inside the door when you cut the sound deadening material is 🔝

[@garrettgiuffre7298]

I've taken apart a few of the Volkswagens crossovers in the wild the quality is amazing that's some solid material solid build same with the speakers monsoon and then Dayna audio speakers wow

[@chloeleedow7250]

The stock speakers in the mk4 sounded alright with just and after market head unit, didn't last a day once i threw my JL audio hd 600/4 😅 it's a great car for car audio installs so much room for extra wiring in the factory locations, also well sealed door panels. Miss my little golf ❤️

[@jhamm15]

I'd definitely recommend getting a speaker woofer adapter extenders (I don't know the exact term) so that the new aftermarket speakers in the door are extended into the grill openings on the door panels like the OEM speakers did (not sitting flush in the speaker openings). Otherwise the sound is not focused into the door panel grills, but ends up spilling into the door panel cavity and muddles up the sound a little.

[@jhamm15]

orlando barron explains it better in comments below...

[@jhamm15]

Charles, totally off topic, can you also make a video soon on changing fluid/filter in the 7-speed DSG for the GTI/R MK7? Thannnnks!!! :) :) :)

[@Sm00th-0perator]

This channel deserves so many more subscribers.

[@jonathanlau1221]

Not a bad guide, but a couple of things would make it better. Try to use screws with a lower profile head like countersunk or panhead. Those hex head machine screws might foul on the door trim panel in some cars. Also if the new speakers have screw mounting tabs that are open on the end like those Kickers, try to use larger washers to distribute the tightening force onto the speaker frame, instead of focusing the torque on those tabs. Lastly, even if you don't know how to solder, the stock tweeter harness transplant makes a great starting point for learning how to solder. You can't really mess up catastrophically with just 2 wires which you have plenty of excess to trim off if you screw up the first few tries.

[@SubsurfacePodcast]

No one does videos as great as yours man. Well done.

[@granderondeproductions3286]

Hell yeah, this was fun to watch. I wanna try this when I get some money because my front tweeter speaker is blown. So it makes music sound weird since a lot of my songs use stereo effects. RIP

[@teemill450]

I used the stock amp speaker housing. Cut out the three braces that hold the stock speaker with cutting bit . Had no need to buy any type of aftermarket amplifier. Wiring speaker back into the housing was a little tricky. Works perfectly

[@HumbleMechanic]

Nice

[@turbizznatch]

I know this is an old thread but if you used the stock amp, how did you turn the amp off after you removed the key from the ignition? Did you have battery drain issues?

[@n.shiina8798]

hey, Charles. I just want to add a bit info about coaxial speaker. the tweeter itself won't be distorted since they have built in high pass filter. even if the amp give full spectrum signal, the coax tweeter won't sounds as good either since the position would be much lower compared to the OEM position. the axis itself would result high attenuation since high frequency doesn't spread like low frequency. their dispersion is more narrower hence they should be pointed to the listener's ears (though, a slight off axis might be prefered) so, yeah. if you wanna upgrade, use component speakers whenever it's possible. they're a lot more flexible to install and you're most likely able to achieve better sound stage compared to coax on car application.

[@HumbleMechanic]

100% on the position! For the distortion, maybe I used the wrong word? This am has a built in crossover, so it's only sending low tone to that OEM woofer. I hooked up the 2way speaker and the tweeter worked, but it was AWFUL.

[@n.shiina8798]

@@HumbleMechanic it would sounds awful indeed. your amp might output some of the tweeter range. let's say your woofer amp give 20-2k and the coax tweeter works from 1k to 20k, the tweeter output got limited range from 1k to 2k. that's the reason why it sounds awful. you can't hear everything since the signal was limited

[@lagerace227]

I agree, I think the Monsoon system was great. I like how you want to keep it looking OEM. I even put an iPhone adapter to the CD Changer port because I didn't want to change out the head unit.

[@qdubbmedia]

would’ve loved this video a whole month ago but i just did this the other day!!!🙏🏾

[@scunnerdarkly4929]

Charles, speaker adapter rings are a godsend for aftermarket speakers. They nail two immediate issues you faced, they offer a channel for wiring to come through to the interior and the extra clearance offered means the speakers are offset from the door carrier by around the same degree as the factory units. It also means your foam speaker protectors won’t foul on the window mechanism. I bought a set years ago for an old Merc C220 and they’ve been a perfect fit front and rear in a mk4. And finally while rivnuts are fantastic if you want a different flavour of sound you’re simply unscrewing speakers from the adapter rings rather than the carrier itself. The end result is a bit more OE and some will appreciate that 😉

[@slicknickwc]

Such great detailed videos. I currently own 4 Volkswagens and if I need any info and your videos pop up in a search, I always know your's will answer my questions. Please do a video on saggy mk4 door cloth! My poor GLI needs that done.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Thank you!!! I 100% will be doing that video. My blue R32 panels are not happy. Luckily the black ones are nice. So I swapped them. But still need to fix the blue one

[@tedbear631]

20:00 If you don't have a roller I used a small glass sauce bottle when I put in some deadening and it work as a cheap 1 time solution. It was a hot sauce bottle so I was able to triple recycle it

[@labradormcgraw]

Yes, ok, he's lost control of his beard. But you can't deny that he knows his stuff when it comes to cars. Gotta love The Humble Mechanic.

[@tedjohnson64]

Nice video! Good tip about locking the calipers at a fixed position. I have the same pair, and never realized that they can be locked in position like that.

[@6oh497]

you are a good man, HM.... super appreciate the mk4 stuff you keep putting up. Cheers.

[@dylanwhite6539]

I’m so glad my soul ev uses screws from the factory. I had to deal with rivets on my scion xA.

[@TRCFL]

Just planning this upgrade for my MKIV Jetta and was recommended this video. Coincidence or has Alexa been listening in on my conversations again. Regardless, awesome tips...thanks.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Google knows

[@Logicalx]

Must admit, was expecting a lot more in-depth speaker upgrade than just adding new speakers with adaptors. Looking forward to an amp install and making a nice setup with a decent sound. Hurry up as I want to copy you! 😝

[@itsdjkhaled2659]

if you have any questions let me know, I'm in the home stretch of doing a full audio upgrade (speakers, sub, amps, radio, battery relocate, alternator, etc)

[@nidaldajani728]

Check out the "Car Audio Fabricator" channel.

[@CesarRodriguez-lq4fk]

I just put a focal on both front sides and Mann it sound amazing 👏

[@05glisedan]

Series comes at a perfect time. Entire interior out due to evap, heater core replacement. No dash, seats, carpet, pillar trim. Might as well upgrade audio... Thanks for sharing.

[@HumbleMechanic]

NICE! I need to do that too, not for heater core, but cover blend doors

[@05glisedan]

@@HumbleMechanic I forgot mention, while evap was out, I used your method from a previous video on the blend door. Hopefully it holds up for a few years. Speaker question: I've read, the replacement speaker needs to be close (spacer) to the panel. Just like the factory speaker, so you don't loose sound to the inside of the panel. Do you get full sound in your current setup? Is a spacer needed? Thanks

[@vegetar7886]

You always do a great detail to everything. You my man are very talented in everything. 👍

[@blazer6809]

This guy is such a professional!!

[@oz5wob3]

Dude, you grew a third arm for this video, that's so cool.😃

[@HumbleMechanic]

That’s how you flaterate

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

I have a 2004 VW Passat GL Wagon 1.8T 5-Speed that is now leaving its stock class for the shows I take it to. I plan on replacing the interior Non-Monsoon front and rear components even tho they sound very well still 18 years later being ran by a Orion XTR 750.4. I also have at the moment a single CT Sounds 10" Tropo 2ohm dvc ran down to 1ohm being powered by CT Sounds 1000.1d monoblock amplifier. Because VW takes those extra steps of caution (like riveting the speakers in) I needed to purchase a 500-700amp battery isolator so i have a battery(s) in the back which doesn't affect the front and freak out. It sounds fantastic because VW had done such a tremendous job sound deadening the vehicle i dont have to do much on those terms for when i get a couple of 4ohm dvc 12s to use only when going to competitions. Leaving the 10" in there in between times. Ive still got to upgrade the alternator and purchase 2 AGM batteries to run in parallel in the back but it will be mostly complete for a fantastic summer this year. So really appreciate the walkthru. This here is one of the last big projects of my stereo setup. I also replaced the head unit with a Maxspeedingrods Q96 Android head unit and it is unbelievably helpful in a vehicle like this. Front and rear cameras be installed soon as well. Thanks again for the video.

[@jwatkins7878]

I just did this two days ago in my MK4 VR6 GTI. Spent some time trying to find this exact video.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Dang. Lol how’d they come out?

[@jwatkins7878]

HumbleMechanic well I didn’t take into account the monsoons crossover, guess the work vans getting a new set of speakers. Otherwise it went really well! I went with some amazon speaker adapters that had the polarity reversed so I had to note that. I’ll be back in the panels this week, and make good use of the dremel on those tweeter housings.

[@nidaldajani728]

I would take this opportunity to: 1- cover the bottom edge of door inside with bitumen layer (rust preventing) 2- sound proofing the inside of external door panel to eliminate rattling.

[@John-hv5sx]

Could you eleberate on 2

[@nidaldajani728]

@I’m_just_a_basic_azian 1- Remove the door panel. Pay attention to electrical wiring for center lock, power windows, and speakers. 2- stick a bitumen square sheet (sound suppressor) behind the glass window. You may need to roll up the window to reach the outside door panel's internal surface.

[@exitusgx]

1:46 Charles is so humble he never told us he's got a third arm.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Lol magic

[@georgerousakis8501]

Good morning my friend, I am a humble engineer from Corinth Greece. I watch you and admire you for the perfection of your knowledge and for your successful diagnoses. Well done, well done, well done. My question is a question that I have been looking for an answer for years now and no one and no bibliography has the answer. Why the impellers on the fans of some cars, have different distances from each other ??. This is the question, I can not give a substantiated answer. Please, if you know the answer, give me at least your opinion. I admire you, George engineer from Corinth Greece. Thanks for being well.

[@lamisobi]

Great Video Greetings from Germany ✌️

[@jesseysoobramoney7377]

Please note your new speakers are not the correct replacements as the original speakers had raised mounts. since your new ones are mounted flat on the door panel, sound will resonate into your door pad causing cancellation and lower sound reproduction. best raise the new speakers closest to the door pad and finish with foam lining.

[@covinhas87]

27:40 That brushed alloy finish is so awesome. :D

[@danielbarrera6559]

I just recently bought those Matco wire strippers they are so worth the money!!

[@andrewbarclay6573]

Love the detail in this video

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

I too use my rolly chair for that. I used it to support the sliding door on an Odessey as well. I was going to do speakers in my truck but A) I dont plan to keep it very long. Its a 4x4 w/AT and V6, I'm looking for a 2WD w/MT and I4 that I can lower. This truck is the opposite of what I want. B) I replaced my radio, and wow what a different that made. My next truck will get a speaker upgrade, though, along with the new radio.

[@HumbleMechanic]

For most cars a radio and speaker upgrade is really affordable and makes a HUGE difference

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

@@HumbleMechanic very much. I thought my speakers were the problem, but who couldve guessed the Ford factory radio from 2002 had poor sound quality. haha

[@miiiikee_]

Look at Charles the audiophile! A stereo makes a huge difference on enjoying a vehicle, to me and a few others anyway. Edit: yeeeeeeahh Second Skin!

[@stephenm5000]

Great video, though sad you are only issuing the rear speaker project on social media, I'm not on any social media as I'm a grown up!

[@namAlexander]

That sound mat is just basically Flash band that's used on roofs and i bet its branded different and sold as a premium , may as well Use Pe foam as that's designed for speakers

[@stjepanbelani3483]

So, you probably won't read this comment, I'm planning on upgrading front speakers on my mk4 and I found out that there are actually speaker adapters for mk4, so speakers come a bit out, just like oem speakers, so if anyone is planing on doing this, be careful that your speakers are not too deep or buy adapters which are not really expensive, like 12 dollars. But great video, love your work

[@HumbleMechanic]

I read all of them. ;)

[@samiobaid3582]

Can’t wait to see the amp upgrade please

[@richardbates2367]

My buddy had a 85 vw golf diesel 5spd he loved that car and because of that car I've always kinda liked them, but id like to find a VW golf scirocco lol not a easy find especially that isn't right hand drive lol

[@CR8VE]

Those aren't door speakers I had to cut the sheet metal out to fit the new ones in mine. I doubled the size all the way around with speakerphone pockets and sound deadener I sure wish you could have been instructing me how to do it though.

[@heavychevy383]

great video man! ...not sure if ur miata has the horrible & very much hated 8" door speaker bose amplifier factory stereo system or not, but i would love to see u address the awful "nb" bose system issues... (also, may i highly reccomend hushmatts "wavebreaker" backing pad to go behind any mid bass speakers, helps asorb the 180 outta phase backwave) enjoyed the video, thanx

[@HumbleMechanic]

Lol not sure. It has an aftermarket radio I do know that. But I don’t use it

[@heavychevy383]

@@HumbleMechanic ...from my understanding, & i may be wrong, but from what ive learned & read on the forums, if uve got a 8" hole in the door for a speaker & a seperate tweeter (ie; a component set up) up high on the door pannel u probably have the factory bose system... to be 100% sure ud haveta look in behind the radio/hvac center stack, at the very bottom, & see if u spot a very small lil amplifier... pray u dont have that set up if u plan in putting an aftermarket system in it cause it stinks, operates at some wierd ohm, like 0.5 or somethin?, & its a p.i.t.a. to bypass it, so ud be talkin repinning or rewiring ...unfortunately thats what my wife & i's 99 has & it sounds worse than the old am radio in my vintage chevy (haha) ...really enjoy ur videos man, thanx & god bless bro

[@gregcy89]

Amazing how fun this guy is making it look 🤩

[@SeanOMatic]

Put some sound deadener behind the speaker, too. Also, use a FastRing or SoundRings from SoundSkins to direct the sound into the cabin, since the speaker is recessed.

[@roberttorres9887]

He's doing more work than the job has to be.

[@rockervdrive]

Thanks for this and great job with the camera angles! Also, 1:45 probably every tech's dream to have a 3rd hand come in when needed. Lol

[@ptilrem]

Mighty Car Mods have perfected that.

[@trojangpete8]

What size are the speakers, 6 1/2? Also the back doors speakers. What’s the title of that video on face book. Finally, you do an excellent job, and all your VW videos are helpful. Thank you sir.

[@damiann4734]

Very nice explanation on the type of speakers to get. I've made a mistake by getting a speaker with an inbuilt tweeter and as you've said, sound will not improve. My car comes with 6 speakers. 2 tweeter at the front dash and 4 door speakers. If I wanted more bass but still want to keep mid and high range sound from for the rear, which speaker type and setup sound I go for?

[@trort2714]

Change the head unit first. My ‘09 Golf had the base head unit and it always sounded awful. I needed BT phone, so went with an Alpine unit. Those OE speakers sound really nice now.

[@hmhm8990]

Excellent video and workmanship.

[@gtarider477]

the way i used to install speakers in VW when working at a shop. more destructive but we used to rip out the OEm speaker leaving the basket, then cut out the back of the basket. then mount the new speaks to the basket using i think it was 3" long screws. The reasoning for this was some speakers would not fit to deep, and customers didnt want to pay for adapters. We would tell them the OEM are trash are you ok and if they agreed, then great if not then we would go you way with a ring to push out the speaker. I did try your way in the past and found the sound travels more in the door i guess because its not pushed up to the grill.

[@workingmanaudio2754]

The speakers that come in the R are better that the ones you installed. They just need an amp and a better source unit. They have good potential.

[@matthewreardon3241]

I used this video to fix leaky rear speaker on mk7 golf. Thanks. The slim boom mat worked fine. Things i learned: drilling out rivets was tough, double check the speaker before you reinstall. I just put back in a broken speaker! 😅 Also totally lame VW, there was no caulking left on bottom of speaker.

[@corradokid90]

Another AWESOME video Charles. I want to upgrade the speakers in the Corrado someday so I'm sure this video will come in handy. Keep the great content coming

[@amineerrachidi688]

You're a Legend helping lotta people

[@ravagerslb]

You can install component speakers on mk4 Golfs and related cars without using the crossover that comes with them? Does it sound good? Also, there are plastic ring adapters you can use to "pull" the speaker away from the door. That way the window won't hit the speaker magnet, and you wont need to pinch the speaker wires between the speaker and the window regulator carrier, since they have a hole on top for the wires to go through. You just need to add some sealant, like you did in the video.

[@XxTrustNoOnexX]

Perfect video, greetings from Czech Republic

[@HumbleMechanic]

thank you!

[@therealderjett]

Is this the same basic process for the 2013 Passat? I think the major difference is that the tweeters are dash mounted. This was a great video.

[@mxcollin95]

Great video! Thanks for posting this. It helped me a lot. 🤙

[@flailios]

I'm surprised you mounted the woofer cables the way you did. I was expecting you to unravel the harness & re-route it back through the hole in the door, where it comes out.

[@L0rdVadr]

Awesome job as usual Charles. Will say I’ve done my fare share of removing and installing mkiv door panels and speakers so I pretty much well verse with everything u did. But it was still fun to watch. Aaaand even funnier is I just did the same upgrade with tweeters and subs on my mkiv. But with hertz instead. Very clean install. You would love it.

[@wburger2178]

Awesome sound. But where does the rattle in the door come from. And why is the water drain blocked? That would be my luck with the rivets removal.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Lol nah you’d crush it

[@AircooledAl]

I have the Vw UP! Beats edition so don't need to replace speakers as I have a 6.1 system 😏. Had the mk4 Bora/Jetta and always wanted to upgrade the speakers back in the day so really could have done with this video 10 years ago 😂😂😂

[@derekb1887]

@1:46 No wonder @HumbleMechanic is so good he's got 3 arms!

[@HumbleMechanic]

Flat rate life!!!

[@derekb1887]

@@HumbleMechanic you sir are a legend, thanks for all this amazing content! let me know where I can get a 3rd arm like that so I can wrench with the likes of you.

[@halfcrazedrob]

Everyone forgets the Phillips #2 screw in the door panel by the tweeter and shatters the screw mount in the tweeter housing.

[@HumbleMechanic]

yep rips the panel off and sadness follow.s

[@RadFox1320]

Are you planning to upgrade your R speakers? The Fender system is ok, but it would be nice for a little more volume so you can hear the music clearly with the windows down on the interstate.

[@joeltyler3427]

1:45 Where did the 3rd hand and arm Come from? Maybe MCM?

[@HumbleMechanic]

The world may never know

[@LamborghiniReven1000]

You don't have 3 hands?

[@theemonegro]

So when speaking on the component speakers that came in the vw monsoon is phenomenal, but you don't need to replace them with components, the Kenwood you have right there is perfectly fine because you can either run another tweeter or just use the mid-range driver tweeter combo by itself.

[@gamercoolapple1]

Should have gone with infinity kappa speakers those are best for your money

[@HumbleMechanic]

Great speakers!!!! I had them in my Integra GSR