#18 f150 stereo upgrade install
#18 f150 stereo upgrade full

Over time weather takes a toll on door speakers so this will help with longevity.a few years ago I had Polk components in the front and the 6.5 coaxial on the sound bar in my Jeep with a 45x4 rms alpine amp. They are also rated as marine-grade(water resistant). Best of all was the cheapest with both pair together costing me less than $165 with tax. I have the 7 speaker system w tweeters in the pillars and center channel. And they are noticeably clearer than stock, even running on the stock radio. Cut out the cone(leave the foam surround attached to use as a rear gasket),cut the wires as close the cone as possible, remove the basket part of the factory speaker including the magnet, and you’ll be left with a mounting ring that has your wires to connect to the new speakers. I used the stock speaker as a mounting plate. I did the custom installers way of mounting them. Just swapped my stock door speakers out for Polk DB’s. The factory system does seem to have at least a little bit of low-end frequency performance. I know that might sound silly but quality aftermarket speakers are meant to have some power driven to them and I just want to make sure I don’t take a step backwards in terms of the full-range sound performance.

#18 f150 stereo upgrade install

I too have been out of the audio upgrade phase for quite some time, but my existing knowledge about how these factory systems work has me concerned that if I simply install higher quality speakers that aren’t of the same spec (impedance, power rating, etc.) that the nicer speakers may actually sound worse than factory. From what I’ve read, a simple change to quality speakers and maybe some baffles will make a huge difference.Thanks for the reply! I’d probably surf Crutchfield for reviews then decide from there. Don’t know what I’ll use as I’ve been out of the car stereo thing for years. I’m waiting for an excuse to replace mine. You’d be shocked at how poorly built the factory speakers are.

Thanks in advance for any input provided. I appreciate any input from people who’ve replaced their stock speakers without adding amps and also hearing if the sound improved without losing any low-end frequency response or any other unwanted side effects. Sorry for such a long post but I wanted to give a clear picture of what I’m looking for. My other concern is that I want to make sure that switching from the factory speakers, as basic as they are, doesn’t cause me to lose any built-in low frequency response as the stock system does at least have some bottom end to it.

#18 f150 stereo upgrade full

Although out of curiosity I did get a quote from a shop to do a full system in this truck, it’s really not a big enough priority to me to spend thousands on that.Īll of this leads me to this- knowing that the stock system in my 302a truck equipped with the 8” screen is rather basic, low-powered and also has signal processing in it that cuts certain frequencies at higher volume, is there an aftermarket replacement option for the 4 door speakers that provides for improvement in sound and durability over the stock speakers? Right now I’m really not interested in adding an amplifier, cutting wires or anything like that? I know that Crutchfield usually has solutions that provide drop-in replacements via mounting plates and wiring adapters but I haven’t looked into that yet. Therefore I am well-versed in what it takes to get significant improvement to stock audio systems, such as amplifiers, signal processors, etc. Over the years, I have always had high-end aftermarket stereo systems in my vehicles, but have refrained from going down that rabbit hole with this truck.

Well it looks like the speaker in the right rear door blew the other day, so before I utilize my Ford ESP to get it replaced (with a $100 deductible) I thought I’d ask about any known quality plug & play replacement solutions.