New Kicker Front Door Speakers

[Ozarkbeard]

Door panel removal was easy. The Kickers came with a wiring harness that was plug n play and a speaker adapter that matched the door panel speaker mounting holes. Buy from Crutchfield.

Thanks (PowerBass source noted).

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[Johnny maverick]

Just an FYI. If you're going to replace the front speakers buy some Dyna mat or something and do the doors. It makes a huge difference. I did the whole truck. Especially the back bed panel. I doubled up on that and upholstered with a feux suede before I installed the amp rack.

 

[GotKT]

I'm thinking of opening the front passenger door panel, just to try & find a rattle. How difficult is it to remove/replace the panel?

Also, I may replace the door speakers. Might as well, while I have the panel removed. Were the speakers plug & play? I've built home speakers, but never installed or replaced any automotive speakers.

Removing the panel is the easy part. Much harder to put it back; start at the top.
The rattle is in the passenger side door panel.
Stuff something under the plastic joints. I used paper towels. You can also use packing peanuts which are in the speaker packaging from Crutchfield.

 

[ValenciaOrange]

Did you put the speaker grill on or leave them off?

I left mine off.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

Removing the panel is the easy part. Much harder to put it back; start at the top.
The rattle is in the passenger side door panel.
Stuff something under the plastic joints. I used paper towels. You can also use packing peanuts which are in the speaker packaging from Crutchfield.

Thanks. I plan to use some small pieces of dynamat a friend gave me.

I wouldn't recommend using the packing peanuts that Crutchfield uses for this. Last time I ordered from them, they were using biodegradable/compost-able packing peanuts made from plant material - corn, I believe. They break down and fall apart - especially when they get wet. Tons of youtubes about it.

 

[colinl]

Do this at a minimum. I'm considering getting back in there and adding another layer. If you don't have the factory cloth damper, definitely add some in that location as well.

This is Amazon basics. I would do a second layer with another product like killmat or siless.

 

[Decayed]

All I did was my front speakers, too. It was easy. My hearing isn't good enough to justify any more. It made a noticeable difference over the stock ones and that was good enough for me.

 

[wax87]

Do this at a minimum. I'm considering getting back in there and adding another layer. If you don't have the factory cloth damper, definitely add some in that location as well.

This is Amazon basics. I would do a second layer with another product like killmat or siless.

I also added O rings to the little white inserts to keep them from rattling.

 

[PaddyO14]

I'm not that much of an audiophile. I don't think I'll replace the rear speakers or tweeters either. I don't need an amp.

I just put the kicker key 200.4 amp in with the plug n play kit wiring harness, it was pretty darn straight forward and I was nervous because I'd never done anything like that before. Made the stock speakers sound so much better.

 

[oysterville]

I just put the kicker key 200.4 amp in with the plug n play kit wiring harness, it was pretty darn straight forward and I was nervous because I'd never done anything like that before. Made the stock speakers sound so much better.

 

[Carlitos_92]

I just put the kicker key 200.4 amp in with the plug n play kit wiring harness, it was pretty darn straight forward and I was nervous because I'd never done anything like that before. Made the stock speakers sound so much better.

Where did you put the amp, and what "plug n play" kit did you use?

 

[PaddyO14]

Where did you put the amp, and what "plug n play" kit did you use?

I have a '23 XLT and I got kit 11-1 its the harness for the 200.4 kicker key

 

[G19Tony]

My Kicker speakers will be here tomorrow. I'm just doing the fronts for now. I have sound damping sheets ready to go.

 

[Kofad]

I did this yesterday. Installed the Kicker 51KSC6704 in the front and KSC40 rears. I've got the HS10 subwoofer as well, but I'm looking for the best way to tap into the front speakers for it. I'm hesitant to do pull apart the dash so I may try to find the lines before the door jambs.

Installing the front speakers was relatively straightforward, but be super careful when the door panel is off. The handle and lock mechanism is held on by a very flimsy plastic clip. I broke the one in the passenger door and had to zip tie and wrap the thing back together.

The rears were a pain to get to. They're buried under a panel clipped into a panel clipped into another panel clipped into a panel. I ended up staining the roof liner with my dirty hands to boot, so I'm pretty upset about that.

The fronts make a huge difference. The rears I'm a little "meh" on the change, but I'm happy to have done it.

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