Speaker wiring - help needed.

[bkaushansky]

I’ve replaced the drivers side front speakers with a JL Audio C1-690 component set connected to stock head unit. I reused the stock connector which resulted in parallel wiring of the speaker set. There is a high pass filter on the dash tweeter (stock cap was removed).

By reusing the stock wiring, the 4 ohm speakers are now 2 ohms with respect to the head unit. I have no idea if the stock speaker setup is 2 or 4 ohms to the head unit.

The speaker recommendation was from Crutchfield. While the quality of sound is improved in regards to clarity, the bass output is minimal. I compared this to the stock passenger side which wasn’t upgraded yet. Btw, the stock bass is muddled but it’s there.

Anyone know if I wired these incorrectly? Is my only option to amp these up or add sub?

Thanks much.
B.

 

[axxman]

From everything I have read and my own personal experience, the Toyota stock stereo is not ever going to sound good no matter what speakers you have, it just doesn,t put out full range sound and rolls off the base as you increase volume.

I recommend NOT cutting that 4 pin white connector in the dash, you will hate yourself eventually for doing so. I did it in 2011 because there where no adaptors available at the time. now I am waiting for two replacement harnesses to arrive from ebay. I will solder them back in.

Focal came out with a kit a couple years ago that is plug and play. and they are plug and play, however, Toyota for some reason wires the dash speakers up out of phase/polarity, they do this on the tacoma as well, so if you want it to be in phase you will have to swap the wiring.

have an aftermarket stereo and amp, if you want good sound this is the best option. some guys have kept the factory stereo and just added an amp using a high end line level adaptor, but for me, it was easier to add a aftermarket stereo, idatalink steering wheel controls, and a couple other harnesses to keep the stock usb and aux.

you will find tons of info here, this thread was for replacing dash speakers, but you will find wiring diagrams and photos showing the signal flow and color coding.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/80426-what-unbelievable-difference-kappa-3-5-dash-speakers.html

 

[diodia]

From everything I have read and my own personal experience, the Toyota stock stereo is not ever going to sound good no matter what speakers you have, it just doesn,t put out full range sound and rolls off the base as you increase volume.

I recommend NOT cutting that 4 pin white connector in the dash, you will hate yourself eventually for doing so. I did it in 2011 because there where no adaptors available at the time. now I am waiting for two replacement harnesses to arrive from ebay. I will solder them back in.

Focal came out with a kit a couple years ago that is plug and play. and they are plug and play, however, Toyota for some reason wires the dash speakers up out of phase/polarity, they do this on the tacoma as well, so if you want it to be in phase you will have to swap the wiring.

have an aftermarket stereo and amp, if you want good sound this is the best option. some guys have kept the factory stereo and just added an amp using a high end line level adaptor, but for me, it was easier to add a aftermarket stereo, idatalink steering wheel controls, and a couple other harnesses to keep the stock usb and aux.

you will find tons of info here, this thread was for replacing dash speakers, but you will find wiring diagrams and photos showing the signal flow and color coding.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/80426-what-unbelievable-difference-kappa-3-5-dash-speakers.html

+1. Replaced all the speakers in the car, and sound is better, but nowhere near it should be....

 

[97BlackAckCL]

Pretty sure the stock speakers are 8 ohm...

 

[GearJunkie88]

If you want better sound, you have a bunch of options that fall into 2 basic categories:
1. Aftermarket head unit, speakers, sub, etc...
2. Processors that make the stock head unit sound better - like the products TacoTunes sells. I’ve heard good things about the TacoTunes setup in terms of ease of install and sound quality.

Simply replacing speakers isn’t going to make you tons happier...

I have a post somewhere in this maze about the steps I went through trying to get good sound. I replaced speakers and added Dynamat in conjunction with the factory head unit. It sounded much better. I added a sub and it sounded even better. I finally replaced the head unit and I’m much happier. It was a lot of expense and I may be picky, so your mileage may vary.

I’ve replaced the drivers side front speakers with a JL Audio C1-690 component set connected to stock head unit. I reused the stock connector which resulted in parallel wiring of the speaker set. There is a high pass filter on the dash tweeter (stock cap was removed).

By reusing the stock wiring, the 4 ohm speakers are now 2 ohms with respect to the head unit. I have no idea if the stock speaker setup is 2 or 4 ohms to the head unit.

The speaker recommendation was from Crutchfield. While the quality of sound is improved in regards to clarity, the bass output is minimal. I compared this to the stock passenger side which wasn’t upgraded yet. Btw, the stock bass is muddled but it’s there.

Anyone know if I wired these incorrectly? Is my only option to amp these up or add sub?

Thanks much.
B.

 

[bkaushansky]

So the 4 ohm label on the stock tweeter is a reference to both 8 ohm speaker in parallel?

Pretty sure the stock speakers are 8 ohm...

 

[tank_bmb]

So the 4 ohm label on the stock tweeter is a reference to both 8 ohm speaker in parallel?

Just replying to this as I have just upgraded by 2003 to a 2018 and was looking at making this change. Didn't see anything definitive in the numerous threads I read on it. I did pull out my tweeter and it read 4 ohm or slightly less measured at the speaker terminals on a multimeter.

Also the stock crossover capacitor (bass blocker) was a 6.8 micro farad which would cut approx. 5846 Hz and less and when at 4 ohms.