This Is Why YOUR FACTORY CAR SPEAKERS SUCK!

This Is Why YOUR FACTORY CAR SPEAKERS SUCK!
In this video I attempt to show why I think factory car speakers aren't that great. The vehicle featured in this video is my 1995 GMC Suburban. This is the same GMT-400 platform GM vehicle as 1988-1998 Tahoe, Yukon, Sierra and Silverado. The replacement speakers used are Infinity REF-6522EX shallow mount speakers. In my opinion, they are phenomenal for the price. I paid just $45 for the set used in this video...
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Epic 1995 Suburban Front Component Speaker Install: • EPIC INFINITY COMPONEN...
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[@Mcstudios737]

1991 Lexus LS400 with the factory upgraded Nakamichi Premium 7 speaker system, still sounds amazing even 28 years later

[@kokyleod]

The cheapest Sony speakers from Walmart sound better than the factory speakers from my '99 Accord. Blowing all the factory speakers at once was a blessing in disguise.

[@JERRYR708]

My 97 Honda LX has the worst factory audio system of any vehicle I ever owned. My 2003 Toyota Corolla sounds awesome stock. My 2003 Toyota Tundra has the best factory Audio system of any vehicle I have or owned.

[@zachbochek]

Take a shot everytime he says factory and get drunk in 5 minutes

[@davewolf8869]

are you trying to get people killed?! lol

[@swerveo7313]

Counted 8 shots in 5 mins, ouch

[@djhaloeight]

My 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII came with the JBL system. The speakers still sound amazing, but the factory amplifier took a crap. I got a wiring schematic for the audio system, cut the plugs for the amplifier, and wired the factory JBL speakers to a new Pioneer media receiver. I also added a Rockford Fosgate 600 watt mono block amplifier pushing two 12” JBL subwoofers in a sealed box in the trunk. It sounds AMAZING! I’m really impressed with how well the interior tweeters and mids sound, being 24 years old!

[@Grey-sf4zo]

I drive a 1998 Chevy k1500 first thing to change were the speakers... Rockford Fosgate Punch components were my go too

[@wafemaster]

2007 Mercedes with Harman & Kardon Dolby and im Fine with it. Im a audio guy and build speaker systems with (real analog) 3000W but the sound in the Mercedes is really good.

[@windowsdown3684]

wafemaster I just got an 06 e320 with Harmon and it’s incredible. Sub in the parcel tray can’t believe it’s factory

[@josephcreed7]

Yep, my E63 has great sound from the Harmon System

[@mjnc3672]

When I started driving in 1973, the common standard for speaker upgrades was the Jensen 6x9 TriAxial. Everybody had then (and an 8 track mounted under the front seat out of sight). 8 track player thievery was a booming "business". The Jensen's were easily recognizable for the bright blue foam surrounds. It was rare to get 3 or 4 years out of them because of coarse, the foam always broke down. In 2001, I bought a 2002 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab with the approximately $460.00 "Premium 8 Speaker Infinity Sound System". At about the 5 year mark, one by one the speakers started the tell tale buzz, which of course was the cheap foam surrounds breaking down. After pulling things apart, I was shocked at just how crappy the four 6.5 paper cone foam surround speakers were. The front doors had 6.5" woofers, and small dome tweeters mounted high on the door close to the dash. The back doors had one 6.5" 2-way speaker mounted low on the door. Dodge counts a 2-way speaker as 2 speakers. That was a lesson learned for me, That expensive upgrade was a complete and total ripoff. I doubt if the actual cost to Chrysler for that premium upgrade. was 40 or 50 dollars. I suppose in most cases, you're way better off getting the basic and upgrading. I remember years ago, if you factory ordered a car, there was always a "Radio Delete" option. Are there any factory premium sound systems that are actually worth it?

[@sammolloy8129]

A drop of 3M 8008 “weatherstrip adhesive” on the screws will keep them from vibrating loose. Dynamat stuck on the metal inner door also is supposed to improve the sound.

[@calibdovah1962]

I have a 1994 GMC k1500. I changed out the factory speakers on the dash because the passenger side one was blown, but the rear speakers work very well

[@Henrythestunner]

2010 Ford Expedition EL, audiophile sound system, with a subwoofer. The sound system was $400 option, it was definitely worth it. The sound system is amazing.

[@dilloncassell]

I have a 2008 Expedition with the same package... my dad has a 2014 Expedition limited without it and it’s light years away from the audiophile system 👍

[@limeeirfan6896]

That's why everytime I buy a new car, I always upgrade the speakers.

[@DanishSpeakerChannel]

u dont even have one lol

[@chester5324]

Got 2 sets of Infinity REF 6532EX to replace the things they call speakers in my 2021 Honda Civic EX. Front were easy, rear ones were tedious but not too difficult. Also got a Kicker 400.1 amp and a Comp 12" DVC 2ohm wired to 1ohm. What a difference, next up is the head unit. Videos like this on KZbin helped a lot.

[@Sugurain]

My brother recently got a MK4 Golf as his first car, It came without a stereo so I installed an old Pioneer I had lying around. I just couldn't belive how good it sounded (without any EQ) on the front doors, but on the rear it sounded as bad as any generic factory speaker, so I just assumed the last owner had upgraded the front speakers, but left the rear factory speakers in place. One day my bro asked me to fix something with his door lock, and when I took the front door panel off, I couldn't believe my eyes, those great sounding speakers were, in fact , still the genuine factory (paper) speakers! I took a look inside one of the rear door panels just for curiosity and they were also still factory original. (those sounded really bad though) For some reason the front speakers of this Golf sounded as good as the JBL MS-62C's that I've got in my car, with premium amplifiers. Sure, not as loud or as bassy as mine, but just as clear and refined!

[@joshuawarrington1051]

Sugurain Yh I’ve thought this we have a golf and a corsa but the corsa has Sony speakers and amp with a sub granted it was only one from Halfords but sounds nice with the song speakers but although the golf doesn’t have the bass of the corsa it’s really good. I recon is u put a sub in the golf then it would have a good speaker system for the price Only difference is we have a mk5 GT TDI 2.0l

[@richard29415]

@@joshuawarrington1051 so why are the Vauxhall speakers really bassy? Also, the Ford and Vauxhall interiors always feel like good quality like the Japanese car interiors. It was always the 90s and early to mid 2000s European car interiors that felt cheap, light and brittle. Why was this?

[@GamingAplication]

Same! The chevy in this video had the worst design and speaker setup that I have ever seen from a factory. My old 1998 B5 Passat really put that cars factorys speaker system to shame!

[@theupscale7130]

Awesome video Jimmy :D i got those for my envoy and you're not joking about how good they sound!

[@albertklose572]

2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland with a Harman Kardon, 19 speakers, 825 watts, output 900 watts, class D & green edge technology! Best system I have ever had in a vehicle! Love it! Keep up the great work, your giving people a lot of info! 🌴🌴🌴🌴🔧🔧🔧🔧🚗🚗🚗🚗🚙🚙🚙🚙💿💿💿📀📀📀

[@ericedwards1716]

I have a 2012 Ford Fusion SE with the 6 speaker audio system, and SYNC. I kept my factory head unit, but replaced all 6 speakers with Kickers CS models from Best Buy that were on sale for almost half price. I bought 2 pairs of 6x8 coaxials and 1 pair of component tweeters. They sound awesome even with factory head unit power.

[@gideonbouwman4904]

Well, for a fun fact. My old BMW uses Nokia branded speakers, combined with the stock amp, they suck, but driven with a decent amplifier and an DSP controller, they sound great! The woofers are actual hifi drivers from the 70's West-German 'ITT' brand. The Nokia LPT-130 midbass, 40W RMS :D

[@djnazgra]

they suck

[@supersaiyangoku3580]

I kept the original car speakers for my own BT speaker system.

[@gabrielvieira6529]

Cool

[@normsjunkyard192]

I did a budget speaker upgrade on my 2007 Chevy Trailblazer. I went to a junkyard where I found a Audi S4 with a Bose Speaker Package. I paid $10 for all 4 door speakers and put then into my trailblazer and they sound amazing. I went a step further and did my first sub woofer install where I spent less than $50 total. Balling on a budget is still possible!

[@scherenschnitt6333]

Well in my citroen berlingo which is a highceiling car the same paperspeakers were built in. I inly wanted to dampen the metalsheets and put some soubdabsorber inside but when I saw these crappy speakers I also removed them. And also placed in new twoway speakers, the cheapest I could find. The effect is phenomenal as you describe it.

[@richard29415]

Oh! My parents had a gold/metallic yellow 2001 Citroen Berlingo back in late 2005 and early 2006 and I loved the radio and speakers, they sounded really good to me. I used to take the grille off the left door speaker as it turned to the left and came off very easily. Coke from Burger King spilled on the grille so I had to take it off to dry it. So ok, the interior plastics weren't fantastic quality, but their 2004 Renault Master van's interior felt SO thin and brittle and the window winder fell off when I wound the driver's door window up. The speakers in that van had no bass at all, even though I turned the bass full on. Their 1995 or 96 Ford Transit speakers had lots of bass and the interior felt so much better. Oh and they had a 1996 or 1997 LDV luton van and the radio hardly worked and the right speaker was the only 1 that worked. That 1 didn't sound so good. The interior also felt so cheap and brittle in that vehicle as well. This was also the case with 90s and early 2000s VW van interior. The Japanese car interiors always feel so thick and heavy. Very good quality interior and fantastic sounding speakers.

[@paulodomingues1120]

Good job. Very good idea of swapping those speakers connectors. Brilliant idea you gave me to do on my car. Many thanks

[@1RoadGarage]

Cool, glad you liked the video!

[@Unkn0wnGrac3]

My mother had a 2018 Dodge Journey and those speakers are great. Nice tone awesome bass great for my favorite music

[@BrianFrishcosy]

The speakers in my 2012 Chevy Silverado looked the same as your factories did. I upgraded to Rockford Fosgate Power series, which required custom mounts, because they were too deep to clear the window. Also, I used the speaker connectors Crutchfield sent me, to make install easier.

[@JeffMedved]

Three things: First, if you're going to replace the speakers with the objective of better sound, use rubber bushings on each of the mounting screws to damper vibration of the inner door panel. Two, spend a few bucks and get some sound dampening mat (like Dynamat) and apply to the inner door panel, this will further dampen vibration to give you crisp, clean sound. Lastly, consider installing dampening baffles to the back of the speakers to absorb sound waves bouncing off the inside of the metal door shell. We did all of these things to my 04' Thunderbird and retained the factory (Audiophile) stereo and speakers. Now the sound quality is night and day...and that's in a convertible!

[@simarbhamra2726]

Great Video! But a question, does simply swapping the stock speakers help? Most say you will need an external amp to drive them. Does swap only improve the highs or does it also improve the bass produced?

[@gregbenwell6173]

My truck is a 1999 Ford F-150!! I haven't upgraded the stereo YET, but I have been working to getting the parts I need for it!! As far as speakers I have used I love JBL, Boston Acoustics, Pioneer and some of the Kicker stuff out there for speakers! I have used those brands a lot in the past, and they all sound great!! As for head units though I was always a fan of the Pioneer Super Tuner hardware, but over the last few years I have switched to mostly JVC head units!! I SHOULD point out too I have had some great gear too from Alpine and Clarion believe it or not, and I once owned a Clarion head unit back in the late 1980s that was AMAZINGLY smooth and super loud!! I also once had an Alpine head unit that was INSANE, but my only gripe about it was the price really didn't justify the sound quality when I have had units that were cheaper and sounded just as rich and full!! My last decent stereo system was in a 1984 Honda Civic and was a mix of a JVC head unit and a set of four Pioneer 6 1/2 inch speakers that was pretty sweet for a "simple" setup!! BUT the wildest system I ever owned was in my 1988 Ford Tempo that had two ten inch Pyle subs in a box in the trunk, a pair of 6X9 Kickers hidden back there as well, a pair of 6 1/2 inch three way Boston Acoustics in front doors, three amplifiers and a crossover controlling them and a pair of MTX Tweeters mounted up front to give me a bit more "snap" in the high end, that was all controlled off a Super Tuner Pioneer unit!! The damn thing was impossibly loud to the point where you could literally be standing 30 yards from the car and still hear it has clear as day with it at only half volume!! A friend of mine who worked as a professional installer, helped me "tune" it, and his employer freaked when he saw what I have stuffed into that Tempo!! Other that the Pioneer head unit and the MTX tweeters YOU COULD NOT TELL there was three amps in the trunk and a sub box stuffed under the back window, and I had to alter the tension rods (that held the trunk lid open) to make it all fit in the back!! I do miss that old stereo!!

[@jmccord0716]

The JBL audio system my 2009 Toyota Camry came with sounds awesome thanks!

[@wearis13]

I got a 2016 Nissan Altima got Front and Rear JL audio and the deck as well As well with one under seat subwoofer and 2/12 in the trunk and it’s amazing love it

[@alexeat-sand9938]

Nice video 👏🏽 I have 2005 Toyota AVALON. It got JBL sound system and it’s Fantastic. The sound is very pure and the quality is excellent.

[@generalzod7959]

Yeh, jbl makes very good stuff! Years ago, my pops had a Taurus sho which had a jbl setup and it sounded great!

[@BillysWild]

I have a 96 Suburban, and I followed your links to Amazon and order the same speakers as you for front and back. I also used your link and ordered the same head unit.

[@BrokeBoyzKustomz]

I have two kicker 6.5’s in my 2011 Silverado and they sound absolutely amazing

[@MrJamesgrate]

Great tutorial video, and your absolutely correct, the factory speakers are garbage because the car manufactures are not concerned about how the audio system sounds. I drive a 2015 chevy Silverado crew cab, and the factory speakers made an annoying popping sound when I had the volume above 25% with increased bass, so I personally replace the speakers with (Rockford Fosgate) car speakers and I get amazing music reproduction! I wish you would have given a sound demo after your installation, just to make a comparison between Rockford and Infinity brand car speakers, awesome video though!!! :-)

[@noeljesusmauldin7222]

I Drive a 2011 Subaru Forester and had to change out the factory door speakers twice. My factory speakers blew out and I did the first change to Boss BV9364B 6.5in. Speakers. These speakers only lasted two months and they produced really low quality sound. Then I swapped out those speakers to Kicker 43CSC654, and they were way better. One thing that I would recommend if you also plan on changing your factory speakers is to install an amplifier that would put out enough power to feed your speakers. It will help provide a great quality sound and also increase the volume range.

[@calistuntrider]

2011 Silverado crew cab I changed from factory to infinity kappa series 6.5 inch speakers in all the doors ..they sound great for a mid tier speaker, especially when connected to an amp. I want to get the infinity perfect series soon.. great video

[@hondaguy5226]

Clean install. Sometimes there is a little tab on the speaker you can bend out to slid the factory plug onto and add a little wire to the connections. This way your solder joints won't come loose from vibration or if tuged on.

[@dragonfire61]

I replaced the stock speakers in my 2005 P71 Crown Vic Police Interceptor with Infinity speakers and a new head unit from JVC. What a tremendous difference, like night and day.

[@CycloneCyd]

Saab 9-3 2007 with Infotainment Plus. The stock head unit and boot amp are actually pretty good (Delphi head unit and Pioneer amp), but the stock (Pioneer) speakers are dreadful, so I changed all seven (7) out for Hertz units. It now sounds awesome even without a sub. Clarity is it's big strength, especially vocals.

[@3a.m.284]

My 1979 RX7 SA has speakers surprisingly. They were upgraded by the previous owner BUT only the rears work so this weekend I’ll be popping panels off and checking the wiring to get the fronts working

[@cliftonoyarzo4025]

They do sell harnesses for aftermarket speakers, but if you wanna save a few bux, have a soldering iron with extra electrical solder AND know how to use it, this is a great idea. Nice job! I'm still working the stock speakers in my 2003 Ford Ranger XLT. I only changed the head unit to an Alpine and added two subs and an amp. Stock speakers co well with nids and highs while the subs get 'em down low ;)

[@tauleigne1]

I have a Mercedes C class coupé from 2007, and the speakers sounds really great! Not as Bose but there are bass, it’s clear and make a very good sound

[@69Dartman]

I used to install car stereos for freinds and anyone that would pay me as one of my friends was always buying cheap used cars and we'd put decent stereos including large subs back before everyone was buying sub boxes. My latest car is a 95 Neon that my little sister bought new. Her hubby had already had better after market speakers installed after they got married. They sound pretty good but the drivers door woofer is now blown so I'll have to get a few more to replace them. I might even go with the same kind. I did put a small powered 10" suitcase sub that sounds great and replaced the cheap aftermarket head unit with a nice Dual HD radio unit with surprisingly good sounding amps built in. I haven't even added big amps and big wiring to take all the power I used to run. If you pick decent gear even if it's cheap you'll be surprised how much better your car can sound. My Dart I did a full blown install with 2 12"s 8" woofers in the rear deck, dome tweeters, 6.5 woofers in the doors with the old Polk tear drop pods mounted to the windshield pillers. It sounded better than most peoples decent home stereos and had very clean deep bass and overall sound. I didn't feel like installing all the amps and wiring in the Neon like I did for my Dart slowly over time and deals came up. I had 3 independent amps in the Dart, 150 watts a side for the subs and 75 a side for the rest of the rear speakers, and another 75 a side for the fronts. You can go nuts and spend a lot of time and money or just spend a little and have nice sound if you pick your components right.

[@Holaroznic1]

1990 dodge ramcharger. The speakers are all working and are in good shape, not busted or cracked. I wanted to upgrade. I am putting kicker 6x9 from bestbuy on sale for 60$. But they are not as loud as the factory speakers. I may need an amp or maybe a new head unit. But I want the original look. I do enjoy your videos, to the point. Keep up the great work!

[@andrewbraverman4511]

I have a 2002 Chevrolet S10 pickup that was equipped with a factory AM/FM radio with no cassette or CD player. The speakers were crappy factory units. I replaced the head unit with a Pioneer MVH-S600BS double din head unit and replaced the dash speakers with Pioneer's TS-A1306C component speakers (originally 4x6 speakers, I made these 1306's fit with homemade brackets) and the door speakers with Pioneer's TS-A1606C component speakers. After this upgrade, the sound is a definite huge improvement. I plan on installing a powered subwoofer later on.

[@Karmah04]

I have the 2018 Nissan Navara np300 forntier truck and the factory speakers are of really good quality. I’m talking good hights, tremendous bass and clear mids...the only things is that it distorts at high volumes when the bass is turned up.

[@dawn9340]

Removed my stock 2009 Toyota Matrix base radio and door speakers which sounded alright but lacked any low end. Replaced with an iPad and SoundQubed titanium horns, competition mids, and 2 SoundQubed competition 18's on 6000 watts. To handle processing, I use a miniDSP for room equalization, time delay, speaker timing adjustment, and level control.

[@1ruckus1]

1994 Corolla modified for 6.5 kickers for the front doors and mounted tweeters and modified it in the back to fit 6×9's

[@t.j.softich2553]

2010 CVPI. Skar audio 6x8’s all around, 2 Skar EVL 15’s in the trunk on a RP2000.1D. Pioneer head unit and a secondary battery setup.

[@aremdvnasophia]

I have a 2016 Toyota Sienna LE and think the speakers round great. Curious to see if they would sound even better with those speakers.

[@GeoGrig]

Wolksvagen group had always had good speakers. Players too. Never changed my Passat speakers because they sound amazing

[@jackalseesyouhiding7201]

I can second this with my first Golf Gti stock speakers sounded amazing

[@exedom]

George Iulian Grigore I have a 2007 VW Jetta mk4 , and I haven’t change my original speakers. They sound very good and very loud. It came with 4 tweeters.

[@Kcducttaper1]

"You stock speakers suck because the auto manufacturer doesn't specialize in audio." No duh..... I was hoping for a halfway scientific answer like the cone structure is not rigid and therefore flexes causing distortion (or) the crossovers are so poorly designed that they don't account for time alignment and cause huge peaks/nulls in the frequency response near the crossover frequency, etc... In terms of replacement speakers, put a $300 pair of JBL's against a $20 set of Polks and the Polks will sound like junk. Similarly, if you put a $20 set of JBL's against a $300 pair of Polk's, the Polks will blow the JBL's out of the water. My point is, the brand in and of itself is completely useless information in terms of speaker recommendations if that's the only information you're citing.

[@johnstuartsmith]

But back at the factory, number-crunchers decided that if you want a new car with something as fancy as $20 speakers, you'll just have to buy the factory's $400 premium audio upgrade package, or you'll be listening to their nasty standard grade $4 speakers . The auto manufacturers know that their standard speakers are trash and they've invested in market research telling them how many people only listen to sports or hate radio, are deaf, oblivious to sound quality or don't notice or care. If the standard stuff sounded any better, the manufacturers couldn't get the extra profit from the minority who do care for selling them the upgrade.

[@Kcducttaper1]

@@johnstuartsmith Even still, a lot of the 'premium' speaker packages are also very 'meh'. If I'm buying a 'premium' sound system; I would MUCH prefer a few good quality speakers over 37 junk speakers. I put in a set of mid-low end component speakers with an amp and a mid-low end aftermarket head unit and they sound TONS better than anything that ever came stock in my car - including the upgraded bose system!

[@johnstuartsmith]

@@Kcducttaper1 Because the "premium" factory speaker packages featured the "fancy" $20 speakers that weren't as good as the $40 speakers you got at Wal-Mart to replace them.

[@AlexdeLeon]

I have an old 2003 Civic Coupe and sounds much better than my Mazda 2011. I need to work in some updates.

[@favco75]

I swapped out all four of my speakers on my 03 Tahoe, used some 6.5 Boss speakers. Sound waaaaaay better than the cracking stock speakers.

[@darkftforce]

i have 2018 traverse LT........it doesnt have bose sound system and no speakers for third row or in cargo area. the speaker grills in the cargo area (in the C pillars or very last pillars before the trunk door) are empty, 3rd row hears nothing, i have to crank up the volume all the way to high for them to listen anything, but then its too much for front and 2nd row. i wanted to install speakers for third row, just wondering what size and brand will fit in? i tried to search on internet, went to chevy dealership.......but found nothing. can you please help in suggesting any good quality speakers that would fit in, i dont want the latest or greatest or the most expensive ones, but decent sound quality. also do you have any idea that i have to install wiring for it or will it be there behind those empty grills? thanks for help and advice.

[@pathslesstrampled9906]

Jimmy - does your Suburban have the two 4x10 speakers on the ceiling, way at the back near the rear hatch? Both my Tahoes have them and I would like to replace them. I was looking for one of your videos to see if you'd done it but I couldn't find anything.

[@austinnlyt6476]

How many times did he say "Factory" in this video 😂

[@RobertPCole]

I took a drink each time... I'm hammered

[@thepurdychannel8866]

@@RobertPCole how can you type then

[@RobertPCole]

@@thepurdychannel8866 very slowly

[@thepurdychannel8866]

@@RobertPCole oh

[@festival3051]

More than Oliver Twist worked in them

[@paulpeck6076]

I have an 03 Durango SLT with the factory radio and speakers, and they still sound great. The only thing that I'm having an issue with is my CD's wont eject, due to dirt or something.

[@menelson45]

I drive a 1999 Ranger, when I got it, it had factory speakers and an after market Kenwood head unit as old as the truck. Honestly it didn't suck. I started with Infinity KAPPA 682.11cf 6x8" door speakers. Oh baby! what a difference! Next was a new Bluetooth capable Kenwood head unit, then a KAPPA 800W sub in a "custom" center console enclosure and matching amp. The most thumping single cab beater Ranger you ever heard. I pre-wired for a 2 channel amp for the door speakers but I can't justify the expense, the stereo already costs more than I paid for the truck.

[@969thewhip]

6x8 Kickers in all four corners of the cab in my 96 Mazda B Series along with a Pioneer CD/USB head unit. Got a 10" MTX sub in a ban pass box in the back of the cab. Also have my Sirius deck running into my auxiliary jack as well.

[@grendle81]

Another fine effort James

[@samuelburns7272]

2003 Ford Windstar and I got Infinity Reference 6X8s from a junkyard for $16. They sound great

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

[@planetina1145]

My 2004 Nissan Frontier has stock speakers atm and they actually sound good, and the bass sounds like a subwoofer. I’ve replaced the radio with a pioneer Bluetooth HD receiver and big difference already. I’ll keep the speakers in video in mind for when I shop. If I ever do.

[@andrewcastro2530]

Nice choice. Your speakers are 93 db, frequency range 57HZ-21 KHZ, 55RMS. I Have a 2003 CHEVY Avalanche. Replaced the rears w Kenwood KFC 40$. 2 way Coaxial Frequency range 40 HZ - 22 KHZ, 90db. 60watt RMS. I already had a tweeter in front so I just replaced with a midrange , GRS 6AS. 9$. 40watt RMS, 88DB, 75-only 10 khz. Hard to find just midrange speakers. I tried the Kenwoods in the front but thought they were too bright. I still have my factory radio so lower RMS and higher efficiency was what I was looking for. Because there was a separate tweeter , thought that there may be a cross over in front door. Must not be because the tweeters went off when I used the Kenwoods up front. Front speakers are super easy to replace. Your infinity may be a good choice but I will unplug the separate tweeter . Did You upgrade your stock radio? Enjoy the day. Nice Video.

[@light_blader7042]

I was really hoping you would talk about the color code, I cannot find the suburban diagram anywhere all they say is the rear ceiling speakers and site them as the rear, I have tan and red and don’t know witch is positive?

[@jr1001jr]

Great Tutorial 👍 Question... how'd you determine the polarity when you placed the old adapter plug to your new coaxial? I know that the coaxial terminals were probably marked, but was there a marking on that factory adapter [for which side is + or -] ?? Thanks

[@axjohn]

Not an issue IF all speakers are wired the same.

[@MrEyad1990]

My GMC envoy 2003 have the BOSE speakers and they are freaking awesome.

[@tonys623]

My friend had a Tacoma with the JBL system. We swapped out all the speakers with Infinity reference and the clarity and bass improvement was night and day.

[@theodessa3337]

Infinity is very Hard to beat when it comes to sound quality. Alpine is another I've had fantastic results with. Kicker and pioneer.. not so much.

[@rayreyes5405]

Great job. Very informative.

[@mustafafix224]

So I wanna get car speakers but I don’t know how to get the exact same size? Like is that a thing sizes? Or do I just buy and install because I really want a better and louder ones but I don’t want to order something and find out I can’t use

[@leonardomolina517]

I have a 1996 Cherokee with 5.25 inch speakers all around , they sounded decent pretty good bass but not clear , I grew tired and I replaced all 4 with kickers and it sounds way clearer and crisp

[@andrewtalks6985]

Im driving 2005 Seat Leon 1.9TDi and stock speakers are pretty great..in high volume crackling and popping starts to shows up but when im not using car stereo on max volume..i would say pretty nice for stock

[@isaiahgrube]

Mine actually sound pretty good in my 2004 Pontiac Sunfire, all I have is an aftermarket head unit

[@Darkside_Motorsport]

Swapped my factory speakers in my peugeot with Audison Voce K6 components damn that sound is insane

[@shawnc1716]

Nice i rec subscribed to the channel after watching your electric fan upgrade which im almost done with mine my new radiator will be here tomorrow then im done but im thinking this is my next project so thanks 4 the info on both

[@samuelburns7272]

The Infinity Components you show are just like the JBL components I have that I had in my last car and will put in my next car.

[@gunnar4318]

I drive a 97 land cruiser that had 3 out of 8 speakers blown and a busted factory sub. Replaced all the speakers that were 4” and up with Kenwoods since I’m a little bit broke, but they sound really good. I just need to install a new sub and it’ll be good to go.

[@Shapechanger101]

The factory speakers in my 03 Escape surprisingly were not that bad. I ended up replacing them with some Kicker ones when replaced the broken factory radio, the Kickers sound pretty decent.

[@mattbonney7591]

I had a 2007 Camry XLE with the upgraded JBL system, it would’ve been nice. However someone prior to me hacked the stereo and put cheap blown speakers in the car. I bought a set of Kenwood speakers and replaced them all, sounded amazing after that. My car now, a 2017 Civic Si Sedan has the factory upgraded stereo and sounds alright for what it is, I think I’ll eventually upgrade the speakers in my car. But the factory sub and speakers do an alright job for now.

[@djambush360]

Renault Clio II - Took the original speakers and tuned the doorboards / mounting locations for more stiffness and less resonances. Detached the factory car radio to use it as a brake chock. Installed a precious audio device.

[@gaugetx9180]

2002 Z71 suburban. Mine says bose, but the only bose I found was the 8"sub. In the rear. The doors were factory. I went with a sound stream set that had separate tweeters and speakers with a huge passive xover. Sound stream DVD head unit, 2 sound stream 12s on the back. And a sound stream Xtream 480 I think under the middle seat bridged to the 12s. Used the factory Amp to the doors was fine.

[@ev4657]

in my 2010 Toyota Corolla I put JBL Stadium 6.5" co-axial speakers in my front doors. On the back deck I have Kicker speakers which I don't know the model type, unfortunately. I have a Kicker AMP to run those 4 speakers at 65RMS watts per channel. I also have an all in one JBL BassPro SL 8" 'shallow' den subwoofer which powered it 125 RMS watts and to top it off I have a Dynamate sound dampening system throughout the car to stop any unwanted vibrations.

[@dev894]

i drive a 2010 mercedes benz with the harmon kardon stereo and an 03 navigator with the mach system in it both still sound good all stock stereo

[@RobWhittlestone]

I have a 2009 2-liter Miata. The stock audio was the "luxury" Bose option with FM radio/CD changer and sounded awful (wooly and indistinct). I changed the head unit for a Pioneer 2-DIN naviceiver and the sound is transformed! I kept the stock speakers - they were not bad at all.

[@Duake1]

Have a 2010 Mazda CX-7 and it's the base model so no frills. Factory speakers are the dual cone paper pulp and foam surrounds like normal, but when played through factory stereo and the AUX... Literally the best sounding bass ive ever heard on factory speakers. Even with my Alpine head unit these things rock and kept all their bass. It really comes down to tuning your music to play correctly on what you have and not what its made out of.

[@razensan1]

While you have the door cover off, add peel and stick aluminum on the sheet metal to stop vibration in the door. I used Kicker speakers.

[@edwardimray4075]

2008 audi tts with the stock speakers + bose optional add on. Ppl say the bose doesn't really make a difference but anyhow, sounds great, bassy good treble very clear. Maybe some lower end US cars don't have any thought put into their interiors.

[@sebastianbechtold2417]

My 03 Matrix xrs still has its stock speakers and they are surprisingly good keep up with my sub and never have an issue I’ve changed them on other matrix’s years ago and didn’t get huge improvements with Sony, pioneer or alpine so this time I just stuck with stock until they blow

[@davidperry4013]

I used to have a 2004 Lexus RX330 and it had nice polypropylene cone speakers and silk dome tweeters from the factory. It’s a stock system that does not suck. Currently, I have a 2015 Toyota Camry LE and the sound system is slightly worse than my old Lexus that once I had. I'm upgrading it to sony Mobile ES with 6.5 components upfront and 6x9 coaxials in the back, and a Sony XM GS4 amplifier to power them.

[@audimanao]

I drive a 2003 GMC Yukon Denali with the Bose Lux stereo and it sounds pretty good for how old it is just wish it had more bass.

[@locoo1]

Same thing in EU driving Opel GM all speakers are like that . My new car came with infinity package and wow.

[@tylergaming_mc6424]

I have a 2019 Toyota Corolla LE and I have only replaced the rear deck speakers and I use 2 6x9 2-way Rockford Fosgate Primes.

[@arabcampers9554]

I replaced mine without removing the door panel , I just pulled the speaker grill and I start from there .

[@1RoadGarage]

I was thinking about that but didn't want to break anything...

[@pyeltd.5457]

There is more of a chance you are going to weck your car by disassembling the whole door rather than just one peice of plastic.

[@FeelFighters]

Some cars you cant do that. My 96 corolla, the whole door panel has to come off because the grill is screwed on the inside of the door panel, so you'd just be breaking it off.

[@pyeltd.5457]

Jonathon Petersen but this car that was not the case.

[@No-handleneeded1]

Pye Ltd. more than likely he didn’t know you could just pull off the speaker grilles. Being that you have to take the from door panels off for the fronts to change them out. Give the man a break he’s trying to be helpful.

[@rigjockey67]

I have a 2002 Grand Prix GT with the upgraded stereo system aka: Monsoon ....It ROCKS for a factory system! Including good bass! In the same breath tho it still has that "factory" sound. I've had custom systems in the past so I guess I just hear the difference ... because nothing compares to a product from a company that specializes in that very product. Great vid man ... watch ya all the time .... I think the same as you

[@Coronado-nz7wu]

The Infinity Reference Series is a great value, but I think the Kappa series is even better. They will take a lot more power if someone decides to add an amplifier.

[@buddyjesus4534]

95 Blazer, replaced all 6 speakers with cheap scosche speakers from Walmart.... They surprisingly sound awesome. Amplified the rears, working on the fronts. Added 2 12" infinity subs

[@planetina1145]

clinton williams the speakers might blow. Watch the volumes/amp

[@jmedlock95]

I have Rockford Fosgate Primes. Sound great! Went with a Massive Audio 5 channel amp, the 2000.1 I think. The RMS rating is bullshit, but it works well for the two 3" fronts and the two 6x9s in the middle. As well as two 8" subwoofers from Pyramid, (don't laugh, as mids they work great and they're cheap.) Set up as mid-range woofers in the rear of the Burb. I also have the Massive Audio N1 Nano for the Kicker Comp 12" subs behind the middle row. I removed the back row for more cargo area and it suits us fine. The Burb is an 85 3/4 ton Silveraydo (sic) Edition. And has over 400k miles and just about to receive it's first open heart surgery for a new 350, 2b carb and 700r4 installed. I left the factory stereo in place but disconnected it completely and installed my pioneer sDIN headunit in the center console so it stays hidden. I've replaced all the carpeting with black indoor outdoor that just happens to help the sub box to blend in in the rear and no one that can actually see through the 5% tint all around, can even tell it's not stock interior. I redid the headliner using super soft plush microfiber fleece blankets from Amazon and it came out amazing. Just a bit of info on my project. Have a good one Jimmy!

[@MC4175]

I think you should make a video on what speakers we should get and if the placement and type matters.

[@fredflintstone4715]

The speakers in my '98 Ranger are just fine. Nothing like the Alpine system I had in my Pinto, but acceptable. Why didn't you put any sound deadening in the door while you had it accessible?

[@MohdAzylee]

Ikrr

[@mikebertrand7212]

Wow, I had a runabout back in the day. (70's)

[@brianbabey]

Thanks Fred, memories of older cars. My mother had a Pinto Wagon called Bessie the Pinto, she was an alcoholic. When ever the air was damped it wouldnt start without a can of heat put in the gas tank. Dads Pinto Hatch Back was better then that. My Nova iHatchback i had home made speakers and boxes with an power amp built in electronics class. the good ole days.

[@FuskyTheHusky81]

Im just going to say.. My stock "Premium" speakers out of my '98 ranger SUCKED! anything you could put in those doors are better...

[@seanriley1603]

I have a 78 Pinto Pony trunk model that I’m hoping to put a system in. I want a hidden head unit so I can keep the 8 track in the dash.

[@VikingActualAutoLLC]

I have a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500. I would have no idea how the factory speakers would sound as they were all dead when I bought my truck. I recently installed Scoche in my truck and 2 of the 4 I installed were dead from the factory, so I plan on putting some Sony speakers on my truck soon hopefully.

[@OSHACAT]

When I bough my 2005 trailblazer the stock speakers were blown and all I had working was 2 tweeters and one back speaker, I have now uploaded to all kenwood system