07-13 Silverado/Sierra Bad Door Speakers (Fixed)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2015
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This video demonstrates why 07-13 Silverado/Sierra door speakers go bad.
Most people have the same issue with their 07-13 Silverado or Sierra door speakers not working. I have come up with a simple solution on how to fix them permanently. You will unfortunately have to replace your current stock door speakers. I bought a pair of Kicker DSC65's, a pair of speaker baffles, and a pair of speaker harnesses. You will also see a cool trick on how to make speaker brackets for your after market speakers by using your stock speaker.
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My 07 Sierra was exactly the same, only the pillars and passenger front and my subs was working. Thank you for the video
Great video. Just installed speakers on my Sierra. Sound better without baffles. Placed foam inside by speaker magnet.
Nice video bro, you save me a lot of money...
I have a 2007 GMC Yukon XL with an 8 speaker, non Bose system (2 tweeters in the A pillars, 6 1/2” speakers in each of the 4 doors, and some super small midrange speakers in the far back D pillars). All the door speakers have died, but the tweeters and far back speakers still work fine. I’m replacing the door speakers with some Focal Polyglass speakers I have sitting around, and will be using aftermarket brackets, wiring harnesses, and installing foam baffles to protect these speakers. I see you installed your baffles under the brackets, but I’m planning on installing mine between the top of the brackets and the speakers, and trimming off the excess. I’ve used foam baffles before and wasn’t too happy with the loss of mid bass, but I’ve read you can cut a hole into the very bottom of the baffle starting the size of a quarter and going up from there, or even completely remove the very bottom of the baffle on the inside to allow for better airflow for the speakers, and help improve the mid bass response. Either way, it’ll still be putting out a lot more sound having all 8 speakers working. Especially since the door speakers put out most of the sound in this vehicle.
nice, I was thinking about making a mounting bracket out of wood if I needed too but I'll probably just mod the oe speaker too
I replaced all of my speakers in my 09 GMC sierra SLE. I bought those baffles and they do protect from water but rolling the windows down can, and did on my truck, move those baffles and then they will collect water in the bottom. I also, noticed that it had a tight sound but didn't sound as good I thought they could. I removed the baffles, and the sound 3 times as good as before. They are the Kicker brand.
I will agree that the baffles do damp the sound quality. My baffles never moved on me. Luckily. Glad you got that full sound you were wanting to get.
I used those same baffles to replace my speakers with a similar moisture problem. Been going strong for 4 years now in my '07 silverado. I can recommend them.
new ones will not direct fit?? you really need that spacer??
Awesome vid dude. Thanks
Thank you 👍
When you do your rear speakers use a bright colored marker Mark your holes, drill your holes and then mount the speaker. Also, cut a hole in the bootom of the baffel so you can get some base reflex
I wouldve advised against the baffles. They reduce bass alot, unless they are speakers specified for small air enclosures. The way they work, is the door itself serves almost as the box for the speaker. So youre dramatically reducing the amount of airspace for the speaker to hit with and reduce it to just higher end quick popping bass, and you lose all that lower end deep extending bass
The water damages the speaker by dripping from the top. You could cut the entire bottom half of the baffle off and have the same protection with the speakers being open to the door panel. As a bonus, 2 baffles would now be enough for 4 speakers
I did the same on my '08 Sierra, but used a Bosch multi-tool to cut the plastic. No melted plastic and minimal sanding afterward. In my truck, the rear door speakers were clearly stamped "8 Ohm". I was expecting 4 ohm speakers.
did you go with larger speaker baffles so you could put it behind the the holder or is that the 6.5"?
Nice job if you're keeping the door unblemished. Happened to my '99 burb and delco speakers have a RIDICULOUS price. I tried using Duco model cement and , NOTHING. But i talked to a guy who re-cones marshal speakers. He says use the 4 ohm and not 8 ohm. The 8 ohm are for big tube amps and will only sound like tin cans. Another problem is that the oem installer sometimes uses a full baffle, IF they have enough, the cones are not waterproof either. Everything stock worked so-so on the oem until i fixed the front driver cone then they all shit the bed.
I bought a jbl one for mine can i use the same adapter as your using in the video
I just did my front speakers on my 09' I picked up inserts on Amazon for like 12 bucks saved me a lot of time...
Where did you find them? Nothing showing up when I search.
Hey man u have to listen to what makes u happy bro....LOL😎😎
I had the same problem and replaced my speakers back work fine but the front still don’t work. Any ideas?
My 2005 Civic coupe with 8in powered subwoofer & kicker KS speakers cuts out at when I turn volume up, the power is on still & subwoofer still puts out bass to the song I've lost audio too. Any ideas why? It was best buy installed and they can't do anything til 28th so I'm looking for help.
i have the same issue with my 2011 tahoe , sometimes the RL speaker does not workk
Same speaker as me and prob 10 other people ive heard from lol. Thats the magic spot
Great Video, Helps fill in the gaps that all the other sights/msg boards leave.
I have a problem with mine, they sound horrible, cracklie, some times work interminably, or their really low/soft even when up 100%. Do you think this could be the GM speakers and/or wiring or even worse a bad head unit?
Eric Bingert I would say without a doubt is has to do with speakers or wiring from unit to speakers.
Where did you get the adapters?
The other 3 speakers have all committed suicide from the country music!
brucenoneyabusness .....i think she likes my tractor! 🚜 🎶🎼
lmao
Hahahaha
Kmsl 😂😂😂
There’s nothing wrong with country
We is the fuses. For the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 2500hd radio fuse located thank you if you can help on this one
I did pretty much the exact same thing except I used the dremel to cut the center out too, my fiance has an 11 Malibu and both her door speakers stopped working, we went with the kicker cs65's huge difference compared to what the factory speakers even sounded like when they worked
Question, on the Malibu, did the speaker work every once in a while? for example they would work for a day and stop working for two days?
I’m about to replace all my speakers in my 13 Silverado ext cab, went to Crutchfield and put in your year, make and model. The speakers come with new mounting brackets and a adapter wire for simple replacement. I’m going to run all my speakers through an amp I had. I initially bought those baffles but I read a lot of bad reviews and videos. Instead I went with Stinger Roadkill foam rings.
Those baffles are to protect the speaker from getting water and to last longer it’s not meant to improve sound and the Stinger Roadkill foam rings is made to improve the sound and don’t remember if it also reduces rattle
Exact same non bose UQ3 enhanced system(6 spkr) installed in a 2010 chevrolet 1500 v8(5.3) equipted single cab long bed work truck i've driven at work, non cd radio along with power locks and power windows. With the volume turned up 3/4 way, i swear it sounds like it has a small factory amp in it somewhere, its louder than normal and so clear, no distortion whatsoever. I never thought this kind of system would ever have been installed from the factory, much less an option in work trucks when the bare basic amenaties would be the norm.
Does this also affect the signals, when the radio goes dim in the work truck the door ajar, and audible clicks for the turn signals goes too.
Yes it does it on my truck for all warning lights
How's it going I have the same exact issue down to the T was your problem resolved and do they sound good those kicker speakers
Camp a holic hey sorry I never responded sooner. Hope everything was solved since then. The kickers sounded much better than stock.
Did you end up replacing the rear ones after? If you did, do the stock stereo have enough power for all 4 of the kicker speakers?
MolsonM3 they will always work but the stock stereo amplifier only puts out so much power so they will sound more clear and louder but if you want them louder you should connect an aftermarket amp in like 400 watts under 800 though and it will sound crazy loud
The exact same thing is happening with my 07.. I bought some ct sound 6.5 components for mine. Gonna do it this weekenf
jaked361 how did everything work out?
Litterally watching this video right now to pull my door panel to put in baffles. And to fix my damn junk broken door pull handle. Broke about 3 mo out of warranty of course.
Do they hit the window when rolled down?
Do they have any bass?
How was the sound after they were installed vs the factory speakers? I would assume a lot better. Good video dude!
gnborg they were much better! Clearer. But you do lose a bit of low end
I have a 2008 LT also and I'm down to one speaking on mine working. This would explain why the bottom of my doors are rusting out too.
None of mine work..and in can hear water sloshing around after it rains. I have to open and close the door for it to start draining
I'm sorry to hear that! Such a design flaw
BrotherFred09
There are weeper holes on the bottom of these doors...
Take a toothpick or similar, and make sure the drain holes are free of debris...
Its the only way to make sure any water that gets in, can get out quickly.
Some of these trucks actually start to fill up with water inside the doors...
I acquired recently a set of the kicker c5.25 inch speakers and a a set of cerwin Vega hed 6 1/2 inch speakers for a 2000 dodge ram Laramie slt quad cab long bed 1500 4x4 with a 318 magnum v8..
Did the baffles come with the kicker speakers , thanks
they didn't, everything was bought seperately
buy from Crutchfield they give you everything you need
I have the same problem for my 2008 tahoe. When we got it, I think only 3 of the door speakers were working. Slowly year after year, each speaker eventually went out leaving us with one working(driver side rear door) speaker. It sucks sooo bad.
Sorry to hear that! Hopefully you were able to get your sound back
Hey man. What stopped you from placing the boom mat in the mounting bracket before you actually mounted the speaker? Given the flexibility of polethylene foam, it seems like if you took that approach, when you mounted the speaker into the bracket it would have created a much more solid seal and you could have potentially carved off any excess foam. Only thing I see holding you back would be if the cup itself was larger than your mounting hole...Hummmm.
I am working on a friends system in his 2007 Tahoe. Might purchase some boom mats to give it a shot when I replace his door speakers. Good video. Thanks for posting.
popalock85 the Outter Dimension of the baffle compared to the inner dimension of the bracket was too big.
Maybe if you can find a smaller diameter boom mat, it would work. I agree with your concept 100% brother
Where did you get all of your gear? I'm going through the same thing with my Chevy Truck.
I bought all of it on ebay. there is usually always a good price on the stuff. just remember to use the foam speaker baffles and make sure the are flush against the pocket. I wouldn't recommend these kickers either. but then again, I'm not sure what full range would sound like because my rear doors were never done. but the suffer from not having a deep bass. but if you have an amp and subs, then you'll be set because the have very clear mids and highs.
+ZeroForced okay thanks. It's on my Chevy improvement list.
ZeroForced now when you say flush against the pocket like you were saying something about the clip and such ?? great vid I'm going to have to do this to my truck also no sound out of front speakers tweeters work tho lol great vid thanks ;)
Shane Hansen thanks for the props! As for the baffle and clip ordeal, what I mean is that when you put the modded plastic bezel that the speaker is mounted to back in the pocket, make sure the clip on the back side of the bezel clips over the foam baffle at the top of the pocket after you make sure the top corners of the foam baffle are pulled up tight. If you don't pull the top corner tabs up tight, it will leave the top side of the foam baffle bowing inward leaving the speaker exposed
My speakers work but they dint get loud I have even replaced them I dont understand what the issue is
Can you do the same thing for the back ones? Just to be sure.
Joe Barron I would like to say yes but I no longer have the truck.
@@zeroforced1853 I went ahead removed the rear door panels after doing the front ones and to clarify yes I was able to do the same exact thing. Did this a couple of weeks ago already
I know this is an old video but I have the same problem with my 07 and your video was very helpful. I was curious if someone made a barrier to protect the speaker from moisture. Thanks man.
Cory Merle glad you found it helpful!
Marine grade speaker
so the new ones will not fit without the mounting thing
How do I get in Arnes can you help me? Arnnesses
I'm on my third set of front speakers on a 2007 chevy Silverado.Lousy engineering,the inside of the doors are like aquariums.I bought the Marine grade kickers.We will see how long they last.
Hunky Dory I would recommend the baffles to keep the water from touching any speaker you install
Also, make sure the weeper holes at the bottom of your doors are not plugged...
Alot of the Silverado/Sierra trucks actually start filling up with water pretty bad...
Just uses a q-tip or toothpick and make sure they allow the water do drain properly.
Would bad rca's make a speaker go off and on. Speaker wires were checked and look good. I have rca's running from stereo to back of trunk to two amps. Thanks for the video.
probably not. those are just preamp out. but you can try unplugging them. however, most likely speaker wires or speakers
yes it could because your losing the signal
Noticed you didn't disconnect the tweeters. How did it sound with the factory and new speaker tweeters? I'm installing a pair of 6 3/4 two way kickers this weekend in my Silverado.
Mitch Martin they didn't sound bad, but the highs do clash a bit with the door speakers. They will be good to keep if you have subs too. I like being able to hear my highs closer to ear level so that's why I kept it. But the CS65 provides plenty of highs
ZeroForced
Thanks for your reply! I left my factory tweeters connected too. After trial and error with the equalizer, bass boost and x-over settings it sounds really good. For my taste anyway.
I got my second truck 2010 Chevy Silverado. crew cab Lt having problems with radio speakers work in front not in rear I tried everything!!!
Old comment, but I just got the exact truck as you, did you ever find a solution? I'm having the exact same issue.
My 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 is like this. The two dash speakers work and the rear driver side door speaker works. The other three don’t do shit. It happened after the freeze we had here in Texas a year ago. I just figured out today which speakers aren’t working using the balance and fade. I’m replacing all of em!
That’s sucks man! I didn’t now your generation has the same problem. Do you know which speakers you are running yet? Best of luck!
@@zeroforced1853 Man I’m probably gonna get some of these Kickers too. I’m not trying to put on a concert, I just want my sound back! Anything aftermarket is gonna be better than these factory ones!
My wife's GMC Acadia has done the same thing. Has the same stereo and speaker setup. I have the passenger front and rear speakers and the two pillar tweeters. Driver front and rear are gone.
C Swaim yeah it’s an awful design! Hope you guys were able to fix them
Just replaced my third driver door speaker, I never knew what was causing it to go out. The Chevy dealer didn't say anything about this being a problem.
My 08 Tahoe is not letting anything on the driver side work and at random points it all comes on any ideas?
Grapes anyone cut wires on the door harness
My truck had similar symptoms. It honestly could be anything from a short at a connector or just a bad speaker. You could always take a speaker from another door and plug it in and if it instantly works, then that means most likely you have a bad speaker. If it’s the same thing as the original speaker, then you have a short somewhere in the wiring from the head unit to that speaker specifically. I had to do a run through before coming to the conclusion of water damage. When they are dry, you almost can’t tell they were ever wet unless side to side with the same doesn’t that has never been wet. Hope that helps.
ZeroForced thank you
Just bought a 2011 last week. Same exact issue, only passenger front and tweeters work.
I believe the factory refers to them as speaker basket.
Does the Kicker speakers sound better than factory’s
Brian Hammond I’m way late on this but yeah they do.
That does suck. Bummer. I have an 2002 Silverado and my speakers are blow'd but they still work. Going to replace them very soon.
Should have put the baffle between the speaker and the bracket.
Just self tap new speakers into the door like everyone else lol
Ben Covington I wanted my speakers to sit in my door panel like they did stock.
At 9:01 you could have warned me ahead of time before turning around to put your ding dong in my face. Besides that, AWESOME video.
This
Great video you just left out the speaker specs Max W RMS ..
I had the same issue so I did the same I got a different pair of speakers they worked great for about a month and then they stopped working again the same two
I cringed, waiting on the ever-too-common slip off the screw, poke thru the speaker surround trick ;)
Lmao. Guess I'm not the only one 😂 nothing duct tape can't fix
Electrical taped on that plug will cause the plug to corrode if it ever gets moisture in it, the tape will hold moisture on the plug
What size speakers are they ?
isaac roa they are 6.5"
I replaced my rear speakers and there’s a buzzing noice coming from them, any idea on why
SuperKiller177 I’m not sure exactly. It could be a bad connection would be my only thought.
SuperKiller177 //////so what did u find out? Backward polarity huh?
Suggestion... replace your exterior door handle while you replace the speakers... at about the same time the plastic is worn enough to replace.
For sure these days I would highly recommend since these trucks are getting older by the day. I haven’t owned my 08 Silverado since around 2015
I have the same exact issue
Amazon sells the aftermarket speaker mount.
mdj12180 the reason I didn’t use the aftermarket mount is because they are flimsy.
Two words; Construction Adhesive...Smear a small bead around the circumfrence of the speaker and on the OEM mounting and they will become one for life...no drilling required. Hell...you can pretty much adhere it to the door if you're outta options. It's some STRONG stuff...
TakeDeadAim good to know! Seems it could be beneficial for many different types of applications
Same on rear speakers regular cab ?
Darrell Beauchamp it depends. I wouldn’t see you really needing baffles to protect from water for single cab rear speakers.
Where did you buy the speakers
Kicker DSC650 DS Series 6.5" 4-Ohm Coaxial Speakers - Pair a.co/d/9n3qKUT
Back then I bought them from Amazon. You could do more research and possibly find a better speaker
Hey bro did u replace all 4 door speakers?
Nice vid by the way.. i thought I had a Wiring issue 😆😆
I never had the chance to do all 4 speakers before getting a different truck... thanks for watching!
Could u send me a link to all the speakers?
Check out Crutchfield. Com, find your speakers and then search around for best price.
6" right ?
isaac roa 6.5"
I installed jl18’s with 600 ohm rms and 700 amps
The issue with my 2011 Silverado non Bose is that the rear speakers only work sometimes. It's completely random. Sometimes one will work, sometimes both are working then sometimes it'll be several months when neither are working then randomly they're playing. Both front speakers always work. Has anyone else experienced this?
My truck did the same until I did the speaker upgrade. My guess is they are either getting wet or the connectors are eroding. If you are up to it, take the door panel, un fasten the speaker and inspect the connectors for erosion and the cone for rips and stains. But honestly, if you go that far into inspecting them, you might as well replace them while you are at i lol. Anywho, if they are cutting in and out, it’s a connection issue. The way I tested my wiring was I used a working speaker from another door to make sure the wiring itself isn’t the issue.
Marine speakers would be great
Crazy speakers just go out no sound or anything hopefully will be my issue
Get some boat speakers in there and call it a day.
$45 for one speaker or a pair???
Fidencio Martinez for the pair
Thts cause of tht music man change it i bet they play lol
hey yall my bad on the music selection BAHAHAHAHA!
Useful information.. but bro.. GET ON WITH IT
Brett Pollock
All you gotta do is skim. Not everyone grasps the basic concept.
Do not use those boommat baffles without cutting out the bottom half of the cup, or you will choke out all the bass of your door speakers. All you want is a hood over top of the speakers.
I have a 2008 and it's annoying as fuck. only rear passenger door speaker and tweeters work.
I have the same problem, any luck?
Just replace them if you havent already. I did and now they all work.
where did you get the wire harness adapter
it's probably a metra, and I would recommend buying all car audio gear off crutchfield
How about a tissue?
I do apologize. It is quite annoying
Its cus its country music,
My 2008 GMC Acadia is awful please help fucking water
For $8 u could of got speaker adapters
Nick Davis mounting adapters or wiring adapters?
@@zeroforced1853 wiring adapters
Irritated watching with the sniffling
anita mazzone irritated reading with crying
Too much work on adapters just spend 10 bucks for new ones
The after market ones are cheap and flimsy
You could’ve easily just drilled 4 holes and popped the 6.5 in the door easy peasy instead of all that trouble to Siamese a perfectly good speaker in that loose ass janky factory (mount?).
And u said it, u really don’t know. LOL
On the bright side it makes me feel super smart watching this train wreck when I can stand it
Such fucking bullshit that this is such a common problem for so many years with since an expensive truck. Doesn't make any damn sense. My rear speakers don't work.
Michael Sprague yeah i feel strong about it too. The least they could do is replace it since it's their design flaw
because so many idiots turn the bass up to the max then crank it.. distortion kills the coils
Your main problem is not your speakers. You have a check engine light on and a tire inflation warning light. It is much more important to address these issues first. Judging from your tastes in music you would be better off with NO speakers.
Pesak Hraap check engine light is from just turning the key to the on position and not starting the truck.
Who are you to say shit when your names fuckin pesak
Pesak Hraap I cant believe you even wasted your time typing this...
Chevrolet makes garbage vehicles. Only thing good they make is the VTEC engine. All electrical components are garbage when it comes to GM. Stick to Hondas or Toyotas.
lemarjones1 I’m good. My camaro does just fine 👍
what size are the speakers ?
Josejuan Estrada 6.5"
Where did you get the adapters?
Darwin W either amazon or eBay