Speaker issue

[shoota]

Hey guys - got a weird speaker problem in my 2015 Limited. The top front right speaker just started getting crackly. Did it all day yesterday but this morning it seemed to be mostly ok. It appears intermittent, is this a known issue? What can I do to fix it?

 

[NYRunner]

Hey guys - got a weird speaker problem in my 2015 Limited. The top front right speaker just started getting crackly. Did it all day yesterday but this morning it seemed to be mostly ok. It appears intermittent, is this a known issue? What can I do to fix it?

When you say top right I’m guessing you mean the right side dash speaker?

If so see my posts in this link-

Dash Speaker for 2019 Limited

Easy to replace and the new ones sound much much better than OEM!

 

[osugsxr]

Hey guys - got a weird speaker problem in my 2015 Limited. The top front right speaker just started getting crackly. Did it all day yesterday but this morning it seemed to be mostly ok. It appears intermittent, is this a known issue? What can I do to fix it?

most likley speaker going out , simple to replace

 

[97BlackAckCL]

Sounds like it's starting to blow

 

[shoota]

Thank you all! I will look further into the info.

 

[Ezlife45]

If you don't already have some, check out Harbor Freight and buy a set of vehicle trim tools, then pry open the grill. If you hear cracking/popping it could be as simple as the paper cone separating to the voice coil starting to rub against the magnet. Likely best fix is to replace the speaker. With what is up to you.

I changed speakers in an ES350 with standard radio and while the new replacements had better and clearer highs, the mids and lows were no improvement if not worse than OEM. Choose carefully. Also I believe you may not have a good chance at matching the speaker impedance.

 

[NYRunner]

If you don't already have some, check out Harbor Freight and buy a set of vehicle trim tools, then pry open the grill. If you hear cracking/popping it could be as simple as the paper cone separating to the voice coil starting to rub against the magnet. Likely best fix is to replace the speaker. With what is up to you.

I changed speakers in an ES350 with standard radio and while the new replacements had better and clearer highs, the mids and lows were no improvement if not worse than OEM. Choose carefully. Also I believe you may not have a good chance at matching the speaker impedance.

Good point. Speaker impedance on these JBL systems is different from the vast majority of the speakers out there, and that made finding decent (or better!) replacements nearly impossible. Many threads have been made over the years with OEM seeming to be the best if not only option unfortunately.

Happily whoever started the thread I posted above found a pair with the correct impedance, that both fits and noticeably improves the sound quality!

I can honestly say Id have swapped the replacements in the day I bought my truck if I had any idea how much better they make the whole system sound… like night and day