2008 speaker/subwoofer replacement?

[ryanm123]

I've been jamming out pretty heavily recently, but apparently now I have blown out the sub or speaker that is in the driver door. Bugs the crap out of me when I hear that vibrating noise....
I've got a couple questions for any audiophiles before I begin replacing it.
If I replace it with a brand like KICKER, will I need to get an amp as well?
Does anyone know the size of that sub or speaker in the door?


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[riceandpho]

for factory upgrade / replacments, I do alpine type s , you can get those for cheap on ebay, less than 150 for the front and rear. got to shop around. if you are serious like some of us here, I do a full sound deaden door and nice speaker upgrade, and amp it. nice brands are focal and hertz and hybrid audio. cost to floss.

 

[wc11]

You can just replace the blown speakers without an amp change.

6x9 in the front doors, 6 1/2 in the back doors

 

[barzooki]

Just replaced all speakers in 2005

I had the same problem with the speakers in my 2005...I replaced the subwoofer with a Kicker and did not replace the amp. It sounds pretty good to me. I guess you can go with an amp upgrade to get a better sound, but I am happy with what I am hearing. I went with 6.5" speakers in the front and rear doors and bought some speaker adapters to accommodate the change in speaker size in the front lower. I also replaced the tweeters in the front door using adapters from tacotunes.com. I scavenged the connectors from the old tweeters and it worked out fine.
I would suggest buying a door panel removal kit (which consists of a bunch of various-shaped pry bars). It made removal a lot easier. Also, be sure you go with a shallow subwoofer. The one I purchased did not fit and I had to snip some plastic from the interior to allow it to seat further back.
I have the install manual from Crutchfield in .PDF form if you need it.

Mark O.

 

[TowMeOut]

My sub was in pretty bad shape when I bought my truck but it finally let go and was driving me crazy. I read about kickers and the like but they do seem to need more power to drive them at the same level as the stock door speakers.

I was able to find a dual voice coil from Pioneer that was a drop in. I had to drill a few new screw holes in the plastic enclosure but that was it. Taking all the plastic off to access it was the hardest part of the install. I think it sounds much better than stock. TS-SW2002D2, 8 inch sub.

It doesn't "rock the house" but it's much better than the pop, pop, pop of a blown sub.

 

[tehrunner]

for factory upgrade / replacments, I do alpine type s , you can get those for cheap on ebay, less than 150 for the front and rear. got to shop around. if you are serious like some of us here, I do a full sound deaden door and nice speaker upgrade, and amp it. nice brands are focal and hertz and hybrid audio. cost to floss.

Are you stating that I can keep my factory head unit and put in alpine type s speakers and will have decent results? I want decent sound, and will perhaps upgrade the factory hu someday, but don’t really care about sound quality in my car. I just don’t want a blown speaker like I have now.

 

[riceandpho]

Are you stating that I can keep my factory head unit and put in alpine type s speakers and will have decent results? I want decent sound, and will perhaps upgrade the factory hu someday, but don’t really care about sound quality in my car. I just don’t want a blown speaker like I have now.

alpine type s and pioneer are good replacement speaker, powered by head unit power you get decent sound. i know you guys want to be cheap and this is what i recommend that dont break your pockets, ebay should have what you need, just need adapters and know how to wire it back up.

 

[tehrunner]

alpine type s and pioneer are good replacement speaker, powered by head unit power you get decent sound. i know you guys want to be cheap and this is what i recommend that dont break your pockets, ebay should have what you need, just need adapters and know how to wire it back up.

I appreciate the reply!

Not so much about cheap, but about the fact that I dont care that much about car audio. I would like to retain the factory tweeters, perhaps even upgrade them slightly too, since I will taking the door cards off anyways. Any recommendations for a lower woofer and separate tweeter? Seems there are eBay kits out there with 6.5" lowers and new tweeters. Maybe that is a good way to go?

Thanks!

Fits Toyota 4 Runner 2003-2009 OEM Component Speaker Upgrade Kicker KSS65 KSC65 | eBay

 

[riceandpho]

I appreciate the reply!

Not so much about cheap, but about the fact that I dont care that much about car audio. I would like to retain the factory tweeters, perhaps even upgrade them slightly too, since I will taking the door cards off anyways. Any recommendations for a lower woofer and separate tweeter? Seems there are eBay kits out there with 6.5" lowers and new tweeters. Maybe that is a good way to go?

Thanks!

Fits Toyota 4 Runner 2003-2009 OEM Component Speaker Upgrade Kicker KSS65 KSC65 | eBay

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