Replacing just the speakers

[ZBoater]

And to add to that, I read somewhere that the nav voice plays through the center speaker.

That is not so.

How do I know?

Because I forgot to plug the speaker back in when I buttoned it back up after I took the pics. Nav is talking to me just fine.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

it plays through the front speakers mostly. the center channel does get signsl, but not much

 

[ZBoater]

Ok, for the center speaker I pulled the trigger on a Kicker cs35.

Amazon.com : Pair Kicker 40CS354 3.5" 3-1/2" 90 Watt 4-Ohm 2-Way Car Audio Speakers CS354 : Component Vehicle Speaker Systems : Electronics


They have DS, CS, and KS series. The KS is the most expensive, CS is middle of the road but can handle the most power. Just to say I didn't cheap out on the DS. . These speakers have a "low protrusion" tweeter, a fancy way to say the tweeter doesn't stick out. I shall find out Thursday whether this fits or not. Crutchfield says they don't. Oops.

I'll try to get the Polks swapped for some Kickers CS68s just to be the same all around, but Amazon hasn't acknowledged my order cancellation so if they ship I probably will stick with Polk on the doors. I'm tempted to leave the tweeters alone. Certainly will do them last.

 

[ZBoater]

Ok, so here's the list I ended up going with. Amazon was quick on the draw and I could switch my order from Polk to Kicker, but that ok. I listed both in case the Kickers work out in the center and sub and someone else wants to go that route. MSRP on the Polks is higher but buy price is lower than the Kickers. I'm putting this here so I don't forget to list them out later. I should be able to attempt this install Saturday and will report back my degree of success (or lack thereof). Wish me luck!

Raptor speakers

Tweeters x 2 (A pillars)

Amazon.com: Polk Audio DB1001 1-Inch Silk/Polymer Composite Dome Tweeters (Pair, Black): Car Electronics


Door x 2 pairs (doors) - Polk

Amazon.com: Polk Audio DB571 5-by-7-Inch Coaxial Speakers (Pair, Black): Car Electronics


Option B - Kicker

Amazon.com: Kicker 40CS684 6"x8" 2-way Car Speakers: Car Electronics


Center channel speaker (pair, only need one)

Amazon.com : Pair Kicker 40CS354 3.5" 3-1/2" 90 Watt 4-Ohm 2-Way Car Audio Speakers CS354 : Component Vehicle Speaker Systems : Car Electronics


Subwoofer speaker

Kicker 40CWD82 CompD Series 8" subwoofer with dual 2-ohm voice coils at Crutchfield.com


Speaker adapters (sold in pairs)

Amazon.com: Metra 72-5600 Speaker Adapter for Select Ford Vehicles: Electronics

 

[Coolhand5599]

When will you install

 

[ZBoater]

When will you install

Saturday if all shows up on time.

 

[Macman]

Look forward to hearing your experience after the install. I am pretty satisfied with my system for now though, but I am sure that will change down the road...

 

[ZBoater]

Me too. I think the Sony system is fine. However, leaving well enough alone is not my strong suit...

I'm $300 into this, which is the max I wanted to spend on a frivolous mod. My experience with car audio is that car manufacturers cheap out on the speakers. From what I've seen so far, Raptor is no exception. In the past I've replaced the speakers and experienced a mild but noticeable improvement. That's what I'm aiming for here.

The system is plenty loud for me now, so I'm not wanting new amps, and I'm not wanting to spend thousands. I've read tons of posts of people in the same boat, so I hope this helps.

This by no means is meant to replace or compete with a full audio system upgrade. If you don't like your current system chances are this won't make you like it. If you like your current system, this might improve it a little bit.

Pics to follow!

 

[RIORATT]

Good luck


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---------- Post added at 09:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 AM ----------

I just pulled the trigger on ordering the door speakers + adapters. Also I'm interested in hearing what you think about the 8" kicker sub!