What did u do to your raptor today?

[Sportyworty]

My wife put the new Red Stripe on the old steering wheel. I think I’ll keep her.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

My wife put the new Red Stripe on the old steering wheel. I think I’ll keep her.

can i borrow her?

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

A grill. Mainly used for cooking outdoors by men

I dont understand. When I cook outdoors its always boiling water and throwing it in a baggie makes magic happen.

 

[Sportyworty]

Yes if you return her with Apple Car Play for Gen 1 knowledge.

 

[weimer]

Changed out the rear stock speakers. I’ll get the front doors and tweeters tomorrow. It’s wild what a difference it makes! Thanks @The Car Stereo Company for the convo/advice! Anybody want the stock speakers? Free.99, you pay shipping.View attachment 362238

What speakers did you go with? Stock radio?

 

[doodman4321]

What speakers did you go with? Stock radio?

Infinity Reference components for the front and coax for the rear. Yeah, stock radio. Just wanted a little more robust sound, but something easy enough to do with my very limited DIY experience. Big improvement from the stock speakers tho!

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

Yes if you return her with Apple Car Play for Gen 1 knowledge.

i can make that happen. haha. need both our wheels done

 

[Stingray23]

Infinity Reference components for the front and coax for the rear. Yeah, stock radio. Just wanted a little more robust sound, but something easy enough to do with my very limited DIY experience. Big improvement from the stock speakers tho!

Would you happen to have the part numbers for the speakers you purchased? Been wanting to do the same for a long time but do not want to change the radio.

 

[doodman4321]

Would you happen to have the part numbers for the speakers you purchased? Been wanting to do the same for a long time but do not want to change the radio.

Sure thing. I went through Crutchfield, so they included the wiring harnesses, mounting brackets, and hardware. The website’s truck configuration tool was kinda wacky, though. I don’t have the Sony system or nav, but I still have an OEM six-speaker system (rear door speakers, front door speakers, pillar tweeters). No center dash speaker, no sub. Not sure if this was an a la carte configuration in 2012. Anyway, the website said components weren’t compatible with my truck because it defaulted to me not having tweeters. Just ignore it if you have the same situation. You may want to order an additional pair of wiring harnesses for the tweeters tho, just in case.

Front component:
Infinity Reference REF-5030cx
Rear coaxial/2-way:
Infinity Reference REF-8632CFX

If you don’t need any install notes, stop reading .

@MotoX11B had a really thorough thread about replacing the speakers on a 2012 (which is what I have), and that’s super helpful. I hadn’t seen this until after the install. https://www.fordraptorforum.com/thr...eeter-upgrade-kit-install.50573/#post-1055073
Otherwise, YouTube is your friend. @The Car Stereo Company is also your friend. If you prefer reading, I attached the Crutchfield PDF.

The rear doors were pure plug-n-play with the included wiring harnesses. I just used a YouTube video of how to remove the rear door panel. The front door speakers were also plug-n-play with the included wiring harnesses. Again, just found a YouTube video of how to remove the door panel.

The tricky part was the tweeters in the pillars. You can just pull the plastic off the pillar at one of the top corners. The Infinity components came with their own crossover, which is strongly recommended for use. The OEM tweeters have a “built-in” crossover (bass-blocking capacitor) which isn’t configured for nicer tweeters. I needed to use the OEM wiring harness, though, because Crutchfield didn’t think I needed them for the tweeters, so I had to cut the OEM wiring just behind the capacitor to get rid of it and the tweeter. I had to splice the new tweeters with some additional speaker wire, since the leads were only 6”. Then, I fed that wire down the pillar into the Infinity crossover. The OEM wiring harness fed into the “in”, and then that clicked right into the rest of the OEM wiring.

(Green and green/purple = OEM wiring harness; black = spliced speaker wire running up the pillar to the tweeter)

There are numerous ways to get the tweeter seated in the hole. Some people use a dremel or belt sander to grind out a bigger opening for additional mounting equipment. I wanted to just keep it as-is, so I repurposed the OEM wire mesh and used it as backing to keep the Infinity tweeter in place. I just needed to screw it in place against the back of the Infinity tweeter (there are holes already there).


If you’re still reading, I hope this helps!

 

[TomDirt]

They are air deflectors, to channel air into the radiator, and notoriously deteriorate rapidly. I used the old torn up ones as a pattern and built some out of 40mil HDPE, not real sure how effective they are but anything to help cooling is a good thing. I wouldn't buy OEM ones, they will fall apart in literally a couple years.
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That Pass side location seems ideal to secure things like a small packet of nitrile gloves, rags, and a flashlight: 3 things you might need to get to when you open the hood.