Originally Posted by trimer (Post 312363)

Can you please share your method? Did you just take time and wipe everything down going through towel after towel or did you spray it with clearner and then with water??? Looks great!

Originally Posted by tony_fury (Post 312434)

Put some Kenwood 4" 3-way 120 watt speakers in place of the factory dash speakers..
The new speakers handle the volume increase with no distortion..:cool:

tore the paper and cones out of the factory speakers and threw them in the trash..
Used the base of the factory speaker base to adapter the new speakers to.

I highly recommend this mod to anyone wanting improved sound..

the car is rockin' now... what a difference a new set of speakers make..!:)
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...JH2pswOd95-lqT
T

Originally Posted by Bala (Post 312442)

Tony,
Need a little advice. I have nice JL speakers in dash and the rear storage box. I also have 6x40 factory amp. It is the door speakers that are no good which are factory. Any recommendations for replacing those without having to modify anything?

Originally Posted by thstone (Post 312372)

Took my car to Willow Springs Streets track yesterday and raced the heck out of it! Its always fun to pass cars like a 2010 5.0 Mustang, 2011 6.2L Camaro, and a 2010 Cayman - all of which have my base 2.5L way out powered. Sometimes, its not all about the horsepower.

Originally Posted by Heiko (Post 312630)

I've been thinking about upgrading the speakers as well as i got way too much base coming from my speakers and even when i drop the base to -5 I still got way too much... its almost like the mid-tone is completely missing (maybe my hearing is going - so the wife tells me) :)
I'd prefer to keep it all stock without cutting or modifying but at the same time I'd hate to buy new crappy factory speakers. I like Tony's approach in just replacing the dash ones... Tony do you have a Kennwood model # of the speakers you used available? (sorry cant make it out on the little pics), did you have to trim off the tabs on the new metal speaker case to get them to fit?
Thanks
H

Originally Posted by Homeboy981 (Post 311136)

Hi jb92563,

You can do it two ways, I believe:

1). Hook backup camera to the video in on your head unit and then you can use video out to send to a portable digital video camera (or a GoPro - if you have one). My portable video camera, not a GoPro, will take signal via USB or VCR-type cable.

2). If you do NOT have video out, since that is a relatively new thing to OUTPUT a signal from the head unit, you can run the backup camera (which uses standard video cable, like for your DVD at home - hopefully you used shielding or a filter in the car since you HAVE to ROUTE the cables over or around the engine) to a splitter under your unit and connect up to the Head unit AND a stand alone video camera as a line in.

….you could always ask JD….the "dangerous crowd" has had this for years I'm guessing! :eek: You just don't hear about it….until you end up on YouTube!

Originally Posted by tony_fury (Post 312636)

Heiko:
I purchased Kenwood KFC-1064S Flush mount 3 way speakers.
4Ω 120W peak power. Kenwood - KFC-1064S
The 4" is a little smaller than the base of the old speaker, but they have bendable/break-off tabs that help with the fitment.

You will be surprise to see the stock paper cone speakers. Mine had some foam deteriorating.
You need an angled socket for the Torx screws for against the windshield.
I left the crossover tweeter in the speaker grille but left the wires disconnected.

I used a dremel to cut the old speaker out to reuse the base.
Epoxy the new speaker to the base of the old speaker..
I also used the old connector and soldered it onto the new speaker.
That way I could just simply plug them in to the factory connector.

hope that helps.
T

Originally Posted by Heiko (Post 312640)

Excellent - thank you kindly for that info. I like the idea of re-using the connectors and the old speaker mounts. When i took the Bose box appart behind the seats I noticed the old foam surrounds are starting to get a bit tacky so the foam is pretty much toast. I'm not sure why they wouldnt use poly cones with rubber surrounds as they've been around way before 2000. I guess it would cut into their profit margins :) Ok i'm going to see if i can source some of these Kennwoods here and try the same.
Thanks again,
Heiko

Quick update.... 69 bux shipped to my door from Crutchfield.ca (and thats in CDN dollars)

Originally Posted by Heiko (Post 312755)

Took the Box for a short ride today just because it was sunny and warm and no salt or sand on the roads yet.... and then I took the new GT3Tek Diffuser down to the body shop for paint :D I think it'll look sharp when finished.