What I learned replacing my speakers

[macmongrel]

Question...Mines a laramie so it came with an alpine system...not even sure what kind of speakers....but id like to assume their better than what you described came out of yours right?

 

[Graygoose]

yes, those should be an Apline speaker, far better than the average paper/wizzer coned ones.

 

[Miami Son]

Man, I miss living 5 miles from the Fry's in Woodland Hills, CA. Not a single Fry's here in FL.

Blackout, what speakers did you go with? As I said earlier, this appears to be a Kicker issue and not one with Dodge or their speaker openings.

 

[Graygoose]

Man, I miss living 5 miles from the Fry's in Woodland Hills, CA. Not a single Fry's here in FL.

Blackout, what speakers did you go with? As I said earlier, this appears to be a Kicker issue and not one with Dodge or their speaker openings.

he and I both used the Kicker KS693's.....

 

[blackout11]

I dont know i have the alpine system and they were still the cheap paper ones lol


and these are what i used as grey stated

and pretty sad you have to buy 4 to use 3

 

[Miami Son]

The KS series must have normal-sized baskets.

What do you mean by "had to buy 4 to use 3?"

 

[B-RadsBadRam]

Miami Son-
All the door speakers are 6x9 correct? Tried to find some info on here but wasnt havin any luck for the crewcabs. Was gonna put the kickers in mine as well since everyone really seems to like them. Thanks

 

[Miami Son]

On my 2012 all door speakers were 6X9s.

 

[King nothing]

The KS series must have normal-sized baskets.

What do you mean by "had to buy 4 to use 3?"

They only sell the 3s in pairs. he had to buy 2 pairs so he got 4 speakers but only used 3

 

[blackout11]

They only sell the 3s in pairs. he had to buy 2 pairs so he got 4 speakers but only used 3

Ya my bad lol the dash has 3 had to buy 2 sets so got an extra one laying around

 

[blackout11]

Miami Son-
All the door speakers are 6x9 correct? Tried to find some info on here but wasnt havin any luck for the crewcabs. Was gonna put the kickers in mine as well since everyone really seems to like them. Thanks

Yes all 6x9 but becareful some fit some dont it seems

 

[Miami Son]

Ya my bad lol the dash has 3 had to buy 2 sets so got an extra one laying around

3 dash speakers...is that an R/T or Alpine thing?

 

[Joshwaa]

Have any of you tried the JL Audio C5 6 1/2" doors. They sound EXCEPTIONAL!

 

[2K10HemiRam]

3 dash speakers...is that an R/T or Alpine thing?

Alpine I do believe, the 3rd goes in the forward center of the dash. Alpine also puts 2 speakers in the headliner above the rear seats.

 

[jbyeatman]

Alpine I do believe, the 3rd goes in the forward center of the dash. Alpine also puts 2 speakers in the headliner above the rear seats.

Great info in this thread. Thanks. Anyone know the size of those two speakers in the headliner?

 

[cjacks519]

Great info in this thread. Thanks. Anyone know the size of those two speakers in the headliner?

Agreed on the great info. I'm also wondering about the headliner speakers. Planning to upgrade soon too

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[king99]

I ran into the same issues when I did mine. Dash speakers drop right in and sound great. I went with 6x9 Kickers up front and yes I had to remove some plastic. Kickers magnet is deeper than most. And yes they do sit against the speaker grills in the doors. No effect on sound quality. I did have to space them a bit. Rears I went with 5.25's with adapter plates. I'm running a 10" sub so wasn't looking for any bass from rear speakers.

Crutchfield sells wire harnesses that are plug and play for aftermarket speakers for our trucks. I think I got all six harnesses for $30 or so. Eliminates soldering anything. Also it extends the length of the wires which in the dash makes it alot easier to get in. A fellow forum member was kind enough to point this out before I did my install. Glad he did.

Dash:
Speaker Wiring Harnesses For select 1990-up vehicles at Crutchfield.com

Doors: Front and Rear
Speaker Wiring Harnesses For select 1999-up vehicles at Crutchfield.com

Hope this helps guys.

 

[jdeere05]

Alpine I do believe, the 3rd goes in the forward center of the dash. Alpine also puts 2 speakers in the headliner above the rear seats.

so is this like you said alpine? it dont affect the normal trucks with out alpine?

 

[arod412]

Have any of you tried the JL Audio C5 6 1/2" doors. They sound EXCEPTIONAL!

josh, i was thinking about component speakers like this, but i decided against it, because i don't want to have to setup the tweeters and drill.

6x9 is what i'm planning on getting but i hope it gives me good bass.

 

[garner]

If you go with the kicker by mopar you will have no fitment or connector issues