Suburban 4x10 to 6x9 Speaker Upgrade / Conversion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- I read about this upgrade for the rear roof speakers and wanted to try it. No adapters are required for this modification. The availability of quality 6x9's is much better than the 4x10's. It is a big improvement over the factory speakers. I highly recommend this upgrade. It will only take you about 2 hours to complete. It should be the same on all 95-99 Suburbans and Tahoe's. Good luck and get a new metal jigsaw blade to make your life a little easier.
Thank you for showing us your steps!
6x9s are MUCH better than 4x10s
Great walkthrough on how to fix a very specific problem with 90s gm trucks. Awesome video.
Wow thank you for the comment.
Great Job! Thanks for the info. I have a 1994 Suburban and I couldn't figure out how to get that plate out for conversion so thanks a ton!
Cool man, glad it helped. Thanks for the feedback.
This has inspired me. Im going to take out that bracket and used mdf to mount either 6.5 components or 6x9's thanks!!!!!
Yeah, I sometimes wish I had done that instead but the 6x9''s made a big difference.
This is such a quirky bracket gm made. 2 bolts and just hangs on the other side. Do you have any issues with your speaker banging into the ceiling when you go over bumps?. I think I might try cutting the hole out of some mdf or plywood and screwing the wood into the speaker plate, then screw the speaker to the wood. Kind of as a spacer and also to close the small gap that will exist since the speaker was 10 inches long now it's 9 inches long. What do u think. Have u had any issues with the way you did this?
Thx and you are the only video I found for this swap out really glad you did one for us
You're welcome, thanks for commenting.
This even works with the '92-'94 K5/Full-Size Blazer and Yukon.
Cool man, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this video. I have a 96 burb and this is a near future project. Your the first video i seen about this and funny thing is i wasnt looking for a video like this. Very cool thank u
Nice upgrade.. this can also be done with 6.5" round drivers , you would just mock up a thin 1/8" guage sheet metal over Lapping the original back plate " the one you took out , and then cut out your diameter for your 6.5 " speaker.
Round speakers have better control and a wider range of buying options.
I have a older suburban with custom work done for audio .
Yeah I probably should have gone with the 6.5 but I had already bought these. Thanks for commenting.
Excellent video. Can't wait to do this.
Very good job. I'm having the same problem hopefully I'll get it figure it out. Your video was a big help out thank you!
I am doing this this week! Thanks!
Im about to do it in 95 2dr..
Good luck. It went really well for me in my 99 4dr. 😊
I think you're the only other video showing how to ditch the stupid 4x10s in the GMT400 SUVs. I didn't go 6x9 initially because I felt there wasn't enough depth. I tend to use the Boom Mat baffles behind my speakers to both improve sound and protect the speakers from leaks. I went with two sets of 6 inch RF Punch speakers in each hole; this because in my 93 Suburban I did 4 4 inch Pioneers to replace the 4x10 and that fit. It gave good volume but no mid base. The 6in speakers in my 98 'Burban were only a moderate improvement. I recently changed it out to a set of RF Punch 6x9s. I like the sound quality way, way better. But because I wanted more depth I did surface mount the speakers.
Yeah it helped the sound a lot but It's still so far away from the driver in a burb. I may install a single punch 10'' under the rear seat in the future to improve the low range. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Check out my Car Audio playlist. I did a dual set of 6.75 in component speakers up front. That gives me a ton of mid base up front. I may build a new center console to hide a pair of 8s or 10s right between the front seats someday. The rear speakers are for my Boy who loves music when we drive. Sittin in the rear seat those 6x9s are right above his head.
I have a 96 burb and also a 2005 z71 burb and on the 2005 they put a base speaker in between the 2 front seats. I actually like that sound pretty good where the speaker is.
Great video👍🏼
I’m about to replace mine on my 98 burban.
Good luck!
@@TheHandsOnChannel welllll everything worked out just fine on the install.
The only problem is now I wanna upgrade the pioneers I installed ( they are used and given to me by a friend ) with some Skar audio speakers 🤷🏻😂
Thanks for the polarity reference. I was just changing mine out and the wires pulled out of one of the connectors and I had no idea what the polarity was since there wasn't even a stripe on them.
Glad it helped, thanks for commenting.
Tony, get yourself a Chilton's or Haynes manual for your truck, they have the wiring diagrams. And since GM didn't make the wire colors intuitive, i.e. the brown is not the ground wire, I use the diagrams anytime I'm doing electrical in my 'Burban.
Thank nice vid.. doing same in my 95 2dr.
Ho2 much room is behind there. I wanna get really good 6x9s but th err y have bigger magnets
Well done!!!
Good vid man, thx.
Great video!!
Glad you enjoyed it
cool..will do it.
I probably would have pulled the headliner, ditched the sheet metal bracket and made a new one of mdf
Good Idea, I was just trying to keep it stock looking as possible.
New sub thru DIY!! 😁
Welcome aboard, thanks.
You didn't show how to remove the cover. I assume you just pull on it and it snaps out? I have a 1998 Suburban. Glad I watched this and read the comments, or I would have just bought 4X10's again (mine are blown out completely.) Now I will do this mod and get 6X9s.
Yes you just pull down on the front of the grills and they should come right off. Defiantly worth the upgrade.
@@TheHandsOnChannel Is "Front" the long edge closes to the front of the truck? I am afraid of breaking my covers as I have never taken them off.
@@benkanobe7500 Yes
Thanks, you saved me a lot of time regarding trial and error. I own a '94 full size blazer.
You're welcome!
What size socket you use
The 6x9s I got didn’t fit to tall!
Get a shop light
Anybody know the industry name for the mounting plate you are taking out? Person that had my Tahoe before me cut the plate and a half long ways in order to mount the speaker. I’m looking for the two plates so I can put six by nines in my truck and do it properly.
And I cannot find them anywhere
@@MarioPapizzo-b6u IDK what it's called but you should be able to find some at a junkyard or on a parts truck.
Great video - I have a question for you. When you bent your bracket mounting tabs in the vice, which way did you bend them? Did you bend them, so the speaker would be closer, or further away from the roof of the truck. Thank you
Further away from the roof so the larger magnets would fit. Although I'm not sure it's necessary. Depends on the size/brand of speaker. Thank you for watching.
@@TheHandsOnChannel Thanks, that's what I did. The hardest part of the job, was cutting out and trimming the brackets, so the speakers would fit. I also, like you had to remove the middle tab on the trim panel. Thank you for giving the wiring color code information, that really helped out. I finished the install today, looks great. Thank you again, for an excellent video. I also installed the same speakers as you. Sounds great. Regards, Richard Sacco
What 6x9 did you use to replace?
Rockford Fosgate Prime R169X2
What do the two 10 mm bolts screw into. I just bought my 98 blazer and the entire roof has sound deadener but didnt come with brackets or speakers i cant see a mount point
Its been a while since I did this but I remember there were some raised metal areas where the bracket attached. IDK if the blazer is the same though. Good luck.
Do you have a part or model number on the 6x9s you used
Sorry I don't remember the model number.
for $10 you could've bought a pair of harness adapters, then you wouldn't have needed to splice or figure out polarties
Good info thanks.
Hey I have been looking for harness adapters for these, they're a bit larger than the adapters on rest of speakers. They're hard to find, I suppose because 4x10s are rare.
Too much work how about u get a 800w 4x10 kicker and run a 4 channel amp and you will have perfect sound.easy
What size socket?
Speaker is 7mm.
Bracket is 10mm
Good video but those sound effects when u cut or drill omg please don’t do it again lol no offense but dam
Thanks for the feedback.