The dash speakers are those Infinity REF-3032cfx? If so, mine came with a capacitor to put in line with the positive plug. I didn't see you install that. Is this needed?
Mine 100% did not come with capacitors. Definitely install those as those will protect your speakers from low bass frequencies they weren't designed to output. It's a High pass filter. I should probably contact them about that and see if I can get replacements. Thanks for the heads up. You would connect it to the positive terminal side on the dash speakers
Did you end up adding these or bass blockers? Is it even worth replacing the dash speakers at all? Some people seem to recommend leaving the stock ones in.
@@uwlpalma Replace the dash speakers! IMO. I was told not to replace rear speakers (hey, he was only trying to save me money) but now, I will. I say, get the best of the best from all angles!
I know this video is old but just got a 2021 Forester due to unforeseen circumstances with my 2016 Forester (some one hit it and parts were on back order until at least next year). I just upgraded the dash, front, and rear stock speakers with JBL club speakers 3.5, 6.5, & 6x9s and it makes a huge difference over stock. I referenced your video to do the upgrade and can’t thank you enough for how thorough you were with the steps. Thank you and best of luck with life’s endeavors✌️
Sorry to hear about your old fozzy. That's awesome though and I'm glad you like the new car! I actually parted ways with this car in February with a crazy good trade in deal. I got the 22 Forester Wilderness. They made me take the subwoofer out for the trade in and I have it to my friend who has a 2019 Forester. Haha
Not sure what adapters you used on the front but the included ones I received from Crutchfield allowed all 4 mounting bolts to be lined up. Also added the Stinger fast ring kits to help with funneling the sound. Your video was a huge help, thank you. Made a huge difference in sound quality.
Seriously great how to video man. You get good shots and do a good job explaining what's going on. Especially appreciate the well lit and focused visualisation.
@@readyreadyroling Do you have to remove the door panels to access the speakers in this forester model or was that for the deadening tape? I've never applied deadening material before, have you found it to be worth it?
@@FetusMemories yes. You have to remove them to change the speakers. The panels don't just pop off unfortunately. I just did the deadening tape since it was recommended. There is a small difference. But not enough in my opinion to be worth the money.
Excellent vid! I will be changing out my rear speakers of my 2019 Subu. I had all four front speakers replace along with a 50W amplifier and sub-woofer professionally installed. The rear I shall do myself!
Hello everyone. Thank you for this video with all explainations to correctly make the upgrade. It is very easy to Make this work on the Doors. WE will See what is done on the dashboard. Take care. Grettings from Swiss.
@@readyreadyroling just a little question, sorry for my awful english. To connect the speakers on the wires situed on the dashboard, can i use the same connectors who are used for the doors speakers? Thank you in advance for your help.
@@heliomartins8593 it doesn't come with connectors, so you have to solder the wires, or grab what is called a female wire disconnect like I did and clamp those onto the dash speakers.
@@readyreadyroling today i have dismantel the left speaker to See how is connected. This evening, i will order the alpine sxe 825 s, 3.5 inches large. They will be installed in the next two weeks.
Hey so I got a 2020 Subaru forester base model and it only has the stock 4 speakers and quite frankly, I like them! So I was wondering since my Subaru has the openings and the plugs for the front dashboard speakers, can I simply “plug and play” then with the single plug? Or do I need to connect it to other wires? I only see the main plug that connects to the speaker lol (also I’d be buying the OEM dashboard tweeters since I found them for a great price)
No. The subwoofer had it's own amplifier. Only connected to the factory head unit was the speaker cables for sound inputs. There is another video on my channel that shows how I did it
Excellent, what was the sound quality in comparison to stock, did i miss if you added an amplifier at all? Thanks for the video, will be very helpful. I have never seen a tool like that which you used on the tweets.
Thanks! It's called a pry tool. Crutchfield sells them for like $3. Definite improvement especially on the higher volumes, no distortion anymore. I did not add an amplifier, I just don't ever crank it high enough. I did add an under-seat subwoofer though. The kicker 11HS8
Looks like those dash speakers are 3ohm and the front doors are 3+1 Ohms. So if you've replaced stock ones 6Ohm in the dash and 4Ohm front you'll change the impedance to 1.7Ohm instead of factory 2.4Ohm (parallel connection). So I wonder whether this over time have not caused any issues to your HU because of the overdriving?
The 8 inch display stereo definitely can! If you ever turn your music up loud and here audio clipping, it's the speakers fault typically. That's why I changed mine out.
@@readyreadyroling so you've not used an external amplifier and you say that actually your system sounded better than HK in 2022 that you've upgraded to?
I actually sold my 2020 and bought a 2022 Forester Wilderness. Everything looks the exact same to me. So it definitely should. It's the same head unit too.
@@alexandergross534 yeah. It absorbs the vibrations. You only need like a 20% covering to reduce it too. Don't need 100% covering. That's overkill. I've noticed the 2022 is less noisy than the 2020 Forester though, so I didn't add dynamat to this model.
Do you have a video on installing the dynamat? How much quieter is it inside the car with the dynamat installed? I saw in this video you only installed it in the back doors. Did you install it throughout the car?
I installed it through out the car. I didn't do a video because there is thousands of videos online. So I just showed the one clip. I honestly can't tell a difference. I do like it in the doors though behind the speakers to prevent speaker rattle when I turn up the volume. But as far as a quieter cabin, I couldn't hear any difference. I did, the doors, the underside of the engine hood, the spare tire well, the doors, the rear passenger underside, and the front passenger footing
@@readyreadyroling Nice, helpful video. Thanks for posting. Regarding the Dynamat in the doors, did you notice any difference in the sound of the door when closing it? Thanks.
Dynamat is not ment to make the car quieter . It is to reduce vibrations made by the speakers. Also you will not noticed it when you install speakers in such a crap way.
Thanks for the video. I Have the 2021 Crosstrek Outdoor Ed. and it has the same set up with the 8" screen and 6x9's up front with the 6.5's in the rear door and tweeters up top. I started the swap of the rear door speakers and got one done and put it all back together and to be totally honest....the factory speakers actually sounded better. I had the proper adapter for the door and also had foam speaker baffles and the new speakers ( 60w RMS MTX coaxial Terminators) sounded tinny and under powered. I was hoping the stock stereo would be putting out more power than it was. I am going to just leave the stock speakers in the car and add a Cerwin Vega Spare Tire sub and see if that is good enough for me. Thing that sucks is that I really cant figure out why the stock speakers sound better than aftermarket ones. Did you notice an actual difference swapping all the speakers out? Its hard for my brain to make sense of swapping speakers and it sounding better when the stereo is the thing that sends the power and if the speaker needs more power than you can send then you will be under powering that new speaker whereas the oem factory one is designed for that specific power output. Sorry for the essay but I guess in short, Im just curious if in the end you are happier with the new speakers or if the OEM set up actually sounded better overall ( at low, mid and high volumes). Thanks for your time.
So two takes on this. The factory cardboard speakers sound great at low volumes, however, once that cardboard gets moisture over time and it stretches, it will not sound good. My stock speakers didn't sound good over 30% volume and audio clipping would occur. I'm not familiar with the terminator speakers, but you can't go wrong with kicker, polk, jbl, or infinity. Mine certainly sounded better, but I also put some dynamat behind the speakers on the door panel to prevent vibrations, which is what you might hear. I also could not tell a difference until I hit above 30% volume. Also, the full sound of the car really did not improve until I added an underseat kicker subwoofer. I was very underwhelmed until I added that.
Also. I looked up reviews on those MTX speakers. Those are basically the lowest brand/quality speakers you could install. I hate to say it, but you can't replace crap with shiny crap.
@@readyreadyroling that’s totally fair... I know they aren’t top end speakers but honestly thought they would be better than the terrible oem ones lol. Hence why I was curious if you noticed a massive difference with the higher end speakers you threw in. Thanks for the reply. I’ll start with the Cerwin Vega spare tire sub and see where that gets me. Cheers
@@Sovereignrich I highly recommend an underseat sub over a spare tire sub. Having your passenger seat vibrate is much closer to you than having your tailpipe vibrating. Haha
@@readyreadyroling I’ve got an after market muffler delete already so rattling isn’t an issue for me haha... one word of caution with your Forester though... you should get some foam baffles (they are crazy cheap) to stop the water from your windows rolling down your door sill and soaking your nice new speakers. I took mine thru a car wash with the door panel off and was blown away by how much water comes rushing into every door when there is a lot of water thrown at it... it was soaking my feet... just as a heads up ;)
Yes. This will work. I do not have the Harmon radio either. Just the 8 inch screen. This will also work with the 6 inch screen. You might be missing dash speakers, but the harness is still under those grates.
Hi! Nice job. I would like to install my Bazooka sub BTA10100. I have the Bazooka Fast-btah. I have to remove the radio, but I don't know which wire to connect to. Would you have a solution?
The speakers sound way better when turned up to higher volumes. They sound about the same at very low volumes. The speaker details are in the video info section.
Yeah, I will add that in a couple weeks. I've been lazy piecing the video together. The Rockford fosgate upgrade adds an amp only strong enough to power the dash and front door speakers. So then you still need to do the rear door speakers. I was able to replace all the speakers and add a subwoofer for less than the cost of the fosgate upgrade and not have balance issues where the rear speakers are not overpowered. The system is plenty loud without the amp in my opinion. But can be added if you want to drop 500$ on a 6 channel amp. 7 if you add a sub
@@readyreadyroling Thanks for the reply! Good to know about the amp power. Could you post the speaker model # you purchased? I'd love to purchase something I know works well in these cars. When you talk about volume, do you mean pre speaker upgrade or after? I kinda thought the volume was a bit low but then again, I'm weird and blast music with the windows down when I drive around.
@@gregbillings7721 , sorry, just saw this. Pre speaker upgrade, the volume got loud but the speakers couldn't handle it and it sounded hollow. Post speaker and sub upgrade, i turn it up and there is no audio clipping and the base sounds great so long as you don't have it turned all the way up. The kicker hideaway subwoofer is what I got and I install it in this video i finally uploaded. It has its own amplifier in it. th-cam.com/video/i9_WePZponI/w-d-xo.html
@@gregbillings7721 and as far as which speaker models, I ordered the infinity reference speakers, but honestly just get the ones on crutchfield that are on sale, which is what I did. Anything will sound better than the cardboard speakers that are in the car. Infinity Reference REF-9632ix for the front door speakers, Infinity Reference REF-3032cfx for the dash, and Infinity Reference REF-6532ex for the rear speakers. I highly reccommend Polk speakers if you live in a humid environment as those are usually marine rated too.
I haven't had any vibration issues with the car. There is nothing wrong with bass blockers, but I believe these are better suited for cars with much larger subwoofers.
@@readyreadyroling vibrations are not an issue at all. I'm just trying to see if I need to put capacitors, just like the ones came with the dash speakers, to protect the front and back door speakers from unwanted frequencies. So, they are not blown in the future. Because, the powered subwoofer will handle the lower frequencies.
@@readyreadyroling thank you. did you use Metra 72-8104 connectors types ? unfortunately cant find this speakers here in malaysia as they are all for universal models.
I just had the Rockford Fosgate upgrade installed in my 2020 Forester Sport, and I'm not completely happy with it. I was thinking about replacing the rear door speakers, but after reading the comments and answers I'm concerned about creating an 'unbalanced' sound. Are the stock rear speakers subwoofers? Can I just replace them with higher quality speakers and expect an improvement? The amplifier under the passenger seat looks like it has an outlet for separate subwoofer - do you know if this is the case? Thank you for this video it is very informative!
The rear door speakers are considered 2 way speakers. They have a tweeter and a midrange speaker in them. You just need and 6.5 or 6.75 inch speaker that will fit in that whole. The subwoofer output on that amplifier is for a whole nother subwoofer I believe. I would have to investigate more though. I'm sorry you have to deal with this. First thing I would try is to upgrade the rear door speakers. Very cheap under 100$ fix if you get them on sale
@@barbarahoover5037 after I changed out all the speakers, the sound was still missing that ooompf. The 11HS8 sub I added definitely fixed that. I would highly recommend a sub. Definitely fun to listen to music now in my car. The audio was pretty terrible without the upgrade. And don't even get me started with how much of a rip-off the harmon jardin upgrade is. It doesn't even sound good
Thanks for posting this video, I will be replacing speakers in my crosstrek, which has the Harman Kardon setup, is there any reason other than cost you went with 3 Coaxial sets vs 2 Component sets? I would expect a bit more improvement using component speakers either form JL Audio, and others or some drop ins (on the front you can use the FOCAL ISTOY 690 for Toyota which comes with Tweeter and 6x9 that are nearly drop in for Subaru, no Metra Plugs/Adapter bracket kits needed. FOCAL also make some for the rear doors FOCAL ISTOY 165 or just a FOCAL coaxial. There is also a better sound deadening material form NOICO that is heavier weight than Dynamat. It worked great on my WRX when I did it. I tried it with my factory speakers and upgraded speakers and it helped the factory setup as well, better bass less road noise. How did you find the final system with the Sub compared to the original in terms of sound quality and bass, do you think it is now better than a factory H-K system?
I did 3 way coaxial for cost and ease of setup. A component would sound way better. And the speakers sound way better, especially after installing the sub. Sounds better than the harman kardon set up they sell in the upgrade kit.
For my rear left and right speakers, the wires are pink and violet. Do you know which one is the positive and which one is the negative? I am not using a harness so want to make sure I don't mess up the polarity. My car is 2021 Forester. Thanks.
Sorry. Just now seeing this. TH-cam doesn't alert me all the time. Were you able to figure it out? The attached wiring diagram I put in the comments should have helped a little
And one more question, did you end up using the adapters for the speakers which were sent by Crutchfield? Im thinking about doing the same on my car but not sure whether I need the adapters(for both front and back doors).
I did not purchase an extended warranty on my car, and my original warranty only covers the power train and engine. The extended warranty would cover it. I do not imagine changing out the speakers would void any warranty. Especially since it's so plug and play. But I would give a call to your dealer first before doing anything. ..second answer. The front and back door speakers use the wire harnesses provided by crutchfield. The front dash speakers only require two pieces of wire since the original dash speakers are soldered directly into the speaker. My video shows how I made this.
Haha. I don't even know. Just whatever showed up on the free subscription to Sirius XM. Please don't sue me. I was not paid to play that artists music. Believe it was an edm song on channel ,52
Thank you for this video! I also contacted Crutchfield and was recommended the same front and rear door speakers. I was curious if you needed to install/replace the stock amp? I have the 2019 Forester without HK (8" screen) and they still had me buy the Kenwood KAC-M1814 amp. Any thoughts on if this is necessary or would make a difference?
An amp will always make a difference, it's just whether or not you want to install it. I personally did not install an amp and just did a self-powered subwoofer and used the new speakers.
I just replaced my HK speakers in my 2019 Forester with the same set you used. The front door speaks sound like they are bass only. Like there is a crossover or something. Is this normal?
Mine definitely are more bass heavy, but maybe see that the tweeter 3db switch is pushed in? Also make sure the tweeters are angled towards you. If there is nothing but bass, then you might be in treble (trouble pun)
@@ekimandersom4478 You know that's not very nice and completely unnecessary. Yes, you can run aftermarket speakers on the HK amp as I am doing so right now. The drawback is the crossover built into the amp makes the front door speakers more like a sub than a full range speaker. So, I guess you are right. People really do the dumbest things. This time it was a TH-cam comment.
@@HyperBRZ Yeah sure it will make sound, but it won't be an improvement. Did you even check if the impedance is the same as the HK speakers? Probably not, so pure luck you didn't blow the amp already.
So you now have a total of 6 tweeters ? You must like highs 😂 Also installing a speaker with only 3 screws is an absolute no go. The most important is the install, rather buy cheaper speakers installed well, it will sound better. And 2 tweeters are more then enough in any system.
Feel free to buy any speakers you like. I bought the recommended speakers from Crutchfield. I'll be honest though. Once I installed that subwoofer under the passenger seat, I was happy I had all those tweeters. And three screws is plenty. Lol. Give it the ole shake test
The dash speakers are those Infinity REF-3032cfx? If so, mine came with a capacitor to put in line with the positive plug. I didn't see you install that. Is this needed?
Mine 100% did not come with capacitors. Definitely install those as those will protect your speakers from low bass frequencies they weren't designed to output. It's a High pass filter. I should probably contact them about that and see if I can get replacements. Thanks for the heads up. You would connect it to the positive terminal side on the dash speakers
Did you end up adding these or bass blockers? Is it even worth replacing the dash speakers at all? Some people seem to recommend leaving the stock ones in.
@@uwlpalma Yes, I used the capacitors and wired those inline as directed in the instructions. The speakers sound great!
@@uwlpalma Replace the dash speakers! IMO. I was told not to replace rear speakers (hey, he was only trying to save me money) but now, I will. I say, get the best of the best from all angles!
Best video I can find to show how the front tweeters are setup. Thank you
I know this video is old but just got a 2021 Forester due to unforeseen circumstances with my 2016 Forester (some one hit it and parts were on back order until at least next year). I just upgraded the dash, front, and rear stock speakers with JBL club speakers 3.5, 6.5, & 6x9s and it makes a huge difference over stock. I referenced your video to do the upgrade and can’t thank you enough for how thorough you were with the steps. Thank you and best of luck with life’s endeavors✌️
Sorry to hear about your old fozzy. That's awesome though and I'm glad you like the new car! I actually parted ways with this car in February with a crazy good trade in deal. I got the 22 Forester Wilderness. They made me take the subwoofer out for the trade in and I have it to my friend who has a 2019 Forester. Haha
What do you think of the jbl speakers? I was thinking of upgrading mine as well
Thank you for this. Taking doors apart is super scary the first time and this video made it no big deal.
Thanks! I have a video of me installing a subwoofer in the car. Just need to edit it and post it.
Not sure what adapters you used on the front but the included ones I received from Crutchfield allowed all 4 mounting bolts to be lined up. Also added the Stinger fast ring kits to help with funneling the sound. Your video was a huge help, thank you. Made a huge difference in sound quality.
Thanks! Yeah, the mounts they provided were not the best. I had to provide my own hardware basically and it still wasn't perfect.
Seriously great how to video man. You get good shots and do a good job explaining what's going on. Especially appreciate the well lit and focused visualisation.
Thanks man!!
@@readyreadyroling Do you have to remove the door panels to access the speakers in this forester model or was that for the deadening tape? I've never applied deadening material before, have you found it to be worth it?
@@FetusMemories yes. You have to remove them to change the speakers. The panels don't just pop off unfortunately. I just did the deadening tape since it was recommended. There is a small difference. But not enough in my opinion to be worth the money.
Thank you! You made my Forester a better version of its self. And I also used Crutchfield.
Excellent vid! I will be changing out my rear speakers of my 2019 Subu. I had all four front speakers replace along with a 50W amplifier and sub-woofer professionally installed. The rear I shall do myself!
How much did that cost? Amd what speakers did you choose?
Hello everyone.
Thank you for this video with all explainations to correctly make the upgrade.
It is very easy to Make this work on the Doors. WE will See what is done on the dashboard.
Take care. Grettings from Swiss.
Thanks!
@@readyreadyroling just a little question, sorry for my awful english.
To connect the speakers on the wires situed on the dashboard, can i use the same connectors who are used for the doors speakers?
Thank you in advance for your help.
@@heliomartins8593 it doesn't come with connectors, so you have to solder the wires, or grab what is called a female wire disconnect like I did and clamp those onto the dash speakers.
@@readyreadyroling today i have dismantel the left speaker to See how is connected. This evening, i will order the alpine sxe 825 s, 3.5 inches large. They will be installed in the next two weeks.
Metra 72-8110 is the wire harness you need for the dash speakers, else Red Wolf makes a wire harness that works too. Worked on my 2018 Subaru Outback.
Hey so I got a 2020 Subaru forester base model and it only has the stock 4 speakers and quite frankly, I like them! So I was wondering since my Subaru has the openings and the plugs for the front dashboard speakers, can I simply “plug and play” then with the single plug? Or do I need to connect it to other wires? I only see the main plug that connects to the speaker lol (also I’d be buying the OEM dashboard tweeters since I found them for a great price)
Cool video man. Btw, I saw on one of your comments that you installed an underseat sub. Did you connect it directly to the factory amp?
No. The subwoofer had it's own amplifier. Only connected to the factory head unit was the speaker cables for sound inputs. There is another video on my channel that shows how I did it
This car has no factory amp.
Excellent, what was the sound quality in comparison to stock, did i miss if you added an amplifier at all? Thanks for the video, will be very helpful. I have never seen a tool like that which you used on the tweets.
Thanks! It's called a pry tool. Crutchfield sells them for like $3. Definite improvement especially on the higher volumes, no distortion anymore. I did not add an amplifier, I just don't ever crank it high enough. I did add an under-seat subwoofer though. The kicker 11HS8
Looks like those dash speakers are 3ohm and the front doors are 3+1 Ohms. So if you've replaced stock ones 6Ohm in the dash and 4Ohm front you'll change the impedance to 1.7Ohm instead of factory 2.4Ohm (parallel connection). So I wonder whether this over time have not caused any issues to your HU because of the overdriving?
Thank you! I have been wondering if the stock amp was 6 channel, and could power full-range speakers!
The 8 inch display stereo definitely can! If you ever turn your music up loud and here audio clipping, it's the speakers fault typically. That's why I changed mine out.
@@readyreadyroling I only have the 6.5 screen. Wonder if there is a difference in power.....
@@readyreadyroling so you've not used an external amplifier and you say that actually your system sounded better than HK in 2022 that you've upgraded to?
does this work for the 2022 Forester? Thanks!
I actually sold my 2020 and bought a 2022 Forester Wilderness. Everything looks the exact same to me. So it definitely should. It's the same head unit too.
Sweet. so with the dynmat did you do all the doors? and just to clarify, that reduces the speaker vibrations?
@@alexandergross534 yeah. It absorbs the vibrations. You only need like a 20% covering to reduce it too. Don't need 100% covering. That's overkill. I've noticed the 2022 is less noisy than the 2020 Forester though, so I didn't add dynamat to this model.
@@readyreadyroling appreciate you buddy, thanks for the commentary!
Do yourself a favor and buy Focal plug and play speakers.
Easy install and better sound
Was changing the speakers worth it? (Without amplifying)
Absolutely, and even more worth it to put the subwoofer under the passenger seat.
@@readyreadyroling awesome. Thanks for letting me know.
Do you have a video on installing the dynamat? How much quieter is it inside the car with the dynamat installed? I saw in this video you only installed it in the back doors. Did you install it throughout the car?
I installed it through out the car. I didn't do a video because there is thousands of videos online. So I just showed the one clip. I honestly can't tell a difference. I do like it in the doors though behind the speakers to prevent speaker rattle when I turn up the volume. But as far as a quieter cabin, I couldn't hear any difference. I did, the doors, the underside of the engine hood, the spare tire well, the doors, the rear passenger underside, and the front passenger footing
@@readyreadyroling Nice, helpful video. Thanks for posting. Regarding the Dynamat in the doors, did you notice any difference in the sound of the door when closing it? Thanks.
@@kwong8414 not really in closing it. I just don't get any rattle from the speakers
Dynamat is not ment to make the car quieter .
It is to reduce vibrations made by the speakers.
Also you will not noticed it when you install speakers in such a crap way.
Thanks for the video. I Have the 2021 Crosstrek Outdoor Ed. and it has the same set up with the 8" screen and 6x9's up front with the 6.5's in the rear door and tweeters up top. I started the swap of the rear door speakers and got one done and put it all back together and to be totally honest....the factory speakers actually sounded better. I had the proper adapter for the door and also had foam speaker baffles and the new speakers ( 60w RMS MTX coaxial Terminators) sounded tinny and under powered. I was hoping the stock stereo would be putting out more power than it was. I am going to just leave the stock speakers in the car and add a Cerwin Vega Spare Tire sub and see if that is good enough for me. Thing that sucks is that I really cant figure out why the stock speakers sound better than aftermarket ones. Did you notice an actual difference swapping all the speakers out? Its hard for my brain to make sense of swapping speakers and it sounding better when the stereo is the thing that sends the power and if the speaker needs more power than you can send then you will be under powering that new speaker whereas the oem factory one is designed for that specific power output. Sorry for the essay but I guess in short, Im just curious if in the end you are happier with the new speakers or if the OEM set up actually sounded better overall ( at low, mid and high volumes).
Thanks for your time.
So two takes on this. The factory cardboard speakers sound great at low volumes, however, once that cardboard gets moisture over time and it stretches, it will not sound good. My stock speakers didn't sound good over 30% volume and audio clipping would occur. I'm not familiar with the terminator speakers, but you can't go wrong with kicker, polk, jbl, or infinity. Mine certainly sounded better, but I also put some dynamat behind the speakers on the door panel to prevent vibrations, which is what you might hear. I also could not tell a difference until I hit above 30% volume. Also, the full sound of the car really did not improve until I added an underseat kicker subwoofer. I was very underwhelmed until I added that.
Also. I looked up reviews on those MTX speakers. Those are basically the lowest brand/quality speakers you could install. I hate to say it, but you can't replace crap with shiny crap.
@@readyreadyroling that’s totally fair... I know they aren’t top end speakers but honestly thought they would be better than the terrible oem ones lol. Hence why I was curious if you noticed a massive difference with the higher end speakers you threw in. Thanks for the reply. I’ll start with the Cerwin Vega spare tire sub and see where that gets me.
Cheers
@@Sovereignrich I highly recommend an underseat sub over a spare tire sub. Having your passenger seat vibrate is much closer to you than having your tailpipe vibrating. Haha
@@readyreadyroling I’ve got an after market muffler delete already so rattling isn’t an issue for me haha... one word of caution with your Forester though... you should get some foam baffles (they are crazy cheap) to stop the water from your windows rolling down your door sill and soaking your nice new speakers. I took mine thru a car wash with the door panel off and was blown away by how much water comes rushing into every door when there is a lot of water thrown at it... it was soaking my feet... just as a heads up ;)
Very cool. It looked like there was a bracket in there for the 6x9. Would a 6.5 also fit?
Yes it would. But I always say, put the largest speaker you can in that hole!
Will this work for the 2020 premium model non harmon radio. I want to put in Pioneer speakers the stock speakers can get a little weak at times.
Yes. This will work. I do not have the Harmon radio either. Just the 8 inch screen. This will also work with the 6 inch screen. You might be missing dash speakers, but the harness is still under those grates.
Hi! Nice job. I would like to install my Bazooka sub BTA10100. I have the Bazooka Fast-btah. I have to remove the radio, but I don't know which wire to connect to. Would you have a solution?
Please tell, what brand and model of your speakers, how do they sound compared to regular?
The speakers sound way better when turned up to higher volumes. They sound about the same at very low volumes. The speaker details are in the video info section.
Thanks for posting as you know the stock speakers are 🗑 what was your total cost for this?
$250 for the speakers and $170 for the dynamat which was not really worth it. The subwoofer I installed later was on sale for $200.
Would love to see your subwoofer upgrade. Any reason to go this route over upgrading to the Rockford Fosgate system which adds an amp?
Yeah, I will add that in a couple weeks. I've been lazy piecing the video together. The Rockford fosgate upgrade adds an amp only strong enough to power the dash and front door speakers. So then you still need to do the rear door speakers. I was able to replace all the speakers and add a subwoofer for less than the cost of the fosgate upgrade and not have balance issues where the rear speakers are not overpowered. The system is plenty loud without the amp in my opinion. But can be added if you want to drop 500$ on a 6 channel amp. 7 if you add a sub
@@readyreadyroling Thanks for the reply! Good to know about the amp power. Could you post the speaker model # you purchased? I'd love to purchase something I know works well in these cars. When you talk about volume, do you mean pre speaker upgrade or after? I kinda thought the volume was a bit low but then again, I'm weird and blast music with the windows down when I drive around.
@@gregbillings7721 , sorry, just saw this. Pre speaker upgrade, the volume got loud but the speakers couldn't handle it and it sounded hollow. Post speaker and sub upgrade, i turn it up and there is no audio clipping and the base sounds great so long as you don't have it turned all the way up. The kicker hideaway subwoofer is what I got and I install it in this video i finally uploaded. It has its own amplifier in it. th-cam.com/video/i9_WePZponI/w-d-xo.html
@@gregbillings7721 and as far as which speaker models, I ordered the infinity reference speakers, but honestly just get the ones on crutchfield that are on sale, which is what I did. Anything will sound better than the cardboard speakers that are in the car. Infinity Reference REF-9632ix for the front door speakers, Infinity Reference REF-3032cfx for the dash, and Infinity Reference REF-6532ex for the rear speakers. I highly reccommend Polk speakers if you live in a humid environment as those are usually marine rated too.
I will be doing the same thing as you did. Should I put bass blockers with the front and back door speakers? It'll be a bass blocker at 85hz or 100hz.
I haven't had any vibration issues with the car. There is nothing wrong with bass blockers, but I believe these are better suited for cars with much larger subwoofers.
@@readyreadyroling vibrations are not an issue at all. I'm just trying to see if I need to put capacitors, just like the ones came with the dash speakers, to protect the front and back door speakers from unwanted frequencies. So, they are not blown in the future. Because, the powered subwoofer will handle the lower frequencies.
What size was the speakers in the front doors, rear, and dash also the watts power?
Front Dash speakers. 3.5 inch 25 watt RMS. Front door 6x9 inch 100 watt RMS. Rear door 6 inch 55 watt RMS.
Do you mind sharing the model number of the speaker you u upgraded?
Front doors: infinity ref-3692ix , rear doors: infinity ref-6532ex , dash speakers: infinity ref-3032cfx
@@readyreadyroling thank you. did you use Metra 72-8104 connectors types ? unfortunately cant find this speakers here in malaysia as they are all for universal models.
@@jshamidwire harnesses: metra connectors 72-8104. Brackets for front: metra 82-8148. Brackets for rear speakers: metra 82-8146
@@readyreadyroling thank you :)
@@readyreadyroling Are you sure that the model you used is ref-3692ix? since I could not find them. Maybe you meant to model: 9632IX?
What screws did you use to attach the speaker to the bracket? I think I'm going to get some different screw than what came with the speakers.
I just used the supplied screws. Sorry.
I just had the Rockford Fosgate upgrade installed in my 2020 Forester Sport, and I'm not completely happy with it. I was thinking about replacing the rear door speakers, but after reading the comments and answers I'm concerned about creating an 'unbalanced' sound. Are the stock rear speakers subwoofers? Can I just replace them with higher quality speakers and expect an improvement? The amplifier under the passenger seat looks like it has an outlet for separate subwoofer - do you know if this is the case? Thank you for this video it is very informative!
The rear door speakers are considered 2 way speakers. They have a tweeter and a midrange speaker in them. You just need and 6.5 or 6.75 inch speaker that will fit in that whole. The subwoofer output on that amplifier is for a whole nother subwoofer I believe. I would have to investigate more though. I'm sorry you have to deal with this. First thing I would try is to upgrade the rear door speakers. Very cheap under 100$ fix if you get them on sale
@@readyreadyroling Would it be worth adding a subwoofer?
@@barbarahoover5037 after I changed out all the speakers, the sound was still missing that ooompf. The 11HS8 sub I added definitely fixed that. I would highly recommend a sub. Definitely fun to listen to music now in my car. The audio was pretty terrible without the upgrade. And don't even get me started with how much of a rip-off the harmon jardin upgrade is. It doesn't even sound good
Thanks for posting this video, I will be replacing speakers in my crosstrek, which has the Harman Kardon setup, is there any reason other than cost you went with 3 Coaxial sets vs 2 Component sets? I would expect a bit more improvement using component speakers either form JL Audio, and others or some drop ins (on the front you can use the FOCAL ISTOY 690 for Toyota which comes with Tweeter and 6x9 that are nearly drop in for Subaru, no Metra Plugs/Adapter bracket kits needed. FOCAL also make some for the rear doors FOCAL ISTOY 165 or just a FOCAL coaxial. There is also a better sound deadening material form NOICO that is heavier weight than Dynamat. It worked great on my WRX when I did it. I tried it with my factory speakers and upgraded speakers and it helped the factory setup as well, better bass less road noise. How did you find the final system with the Sub compared to the original in terms of sound quality and bass, do you think it is now better than a factory H-K system?
I did 3 way coaxial for cost and ease of setup. A component would sound way better. And the speakers sound way better, especially after installing the sub. Sounds better than the harman kardon set up they sell in the upgrade kit.
For my rear left and right speakers, the wires are pink and violet. Do you know which one is the positive and which one is the negative? I am not using a harness so want to make sure I don't mess up the polarity. My car is 2021 Forester. Thanks.
Sorry. Just now seeing this. TH-cam doesn't alert me all the time. Were you able to figure it out? The attached wiring diagram I put in the comments should have helped a little
Does this void the warranty since we're working with "electrical"?
And one more question, did you end up using the adapters for the speakers which were sent by Crutchfield? Im thinking about doing the same on my car but not sure whether I need the adapters(for both front and back doors).
I did not purchase an extended warranty on my car, and my original warranty only covers the power train and engine. The extended warranty would cover it. I do not imagine changing out the speakers would void any warranty. Especially since it's so plug and play. But I would give a call to your dealer first before doing anything. ..second answer. The front and back door speakers use the wire harnesses provided by crutchfield. The front dash speakers only require two pieces of wire since the original dash speakers are soldered directly into the speaker. My video shows how I made this.
It should when i see how this is done
What song did you play?
Haha. I don't even know. Just whatever showed up on the free subscription to Sirius XM. Please don't sue me. I was not paid to play that artists music. Believe it was an edm song on channel ,52
@@readyreadyroling no worries. Definitely not going to sue, just like the tune and wanted an id.
Thank you for this video! I also contacted Crutchfield and was recommended the same front and rear door speakers. I was curious if you needed to install/replace the stock amp? I have the 2019 Forester without HK (8" screen) and they still had me buy the Kenwood KAC-M1814 amp. Any thoughts on if this is necessary or would make a difference?
An amp will always make a difference, it's just whether or not you want to install it. I personally did not install an amp and just did a self-powered subwoofer and used the new speakers.
I just replaced my HK speakers in my 2019 Forester with the same set you used. The front door speaks sound like they are bass only. Like there is a crossover or something. Is this normal?
Mine definitely are more bass heavy, but maybe see that the tweeter 3db switch is pushed in? Also make sure the tweeters are angled towards you. If there is nothing but bass, then you might be in treble (trouble pun)
@@readyreadyroling I didn't know there was a 3db switch. I'll give it a shot.
You can’t just run aftermarket speakers on the hk amp and system🤦🏼🤦🏼
People do the dumbest things
@@ekimandersom4478 You know that's not very nice and completely unnecessary. Yes, you can run aftermarket speakers on the HK amp as I am doing so right now. The drawback is the crossover built into the amp makes the front door speakers more like a sub than a full range speaker. So, I guess you are right. People really do the dumbest things. This time it was a TH-cam comment.
@@HyperBRZ Yeah sure it will make sound, but it won't be an improvement.
Did you even check if the impedance is the same as the HK speakers?
Probably not, so pure luck you didn't blow the amp already.
Cool beans!!!!
So you now have a total of 6 tweeters ?
You must like highs 😂
Also installing a speaker with only 3 screws is an absolute no go.
The most important is the install, rather buy cheaper speakers installed well, it will sound better.
And 2 tweeters are more then enough in any system.
Feel free to buy any speakers you like. I bought the recommended speakers from Crutchfield. I'll be honest though. Once I installed that subwoofer under the passenger seat, I was happy I had all those tweeters. And three screws is plenty. Lol. Give it the ole shake test