Before i get into this, my photos arent the best quality as they were took with my phone, which happens to have a busted camera screen. I dont own a camera so get over it, im poor This isnt really a very hard thing to do, but i figured i'd do a write up on it anyways.

Ok, so here in the last month or so i've found that it is absolutely terrible driving my jeep with only the completely blown speakers in the soundbar to listen to when im going doorless. So last night I decided i would go ahead and try to solve the problem.

This was what i intended to do, i actually had the jigsaw out and everything when i had a sudden idea, "wonder if i can fit em in the stock spot for the tweeters?" And after a little more thought and measuring, I found my foot would hit the speakers here every day should i put them in the kick panels.. So that only leaves mounting them in the dash!

Kick panel speakers





Where im putting my speakers.








So to start. These are the only tools you'll need! Besides wire and tape of course





This all started for me by robbing my recently remade radio cooler of its speakers.. Second time this has happened, but at least its to serve a better purpose! lol





STEP 1.

Remove the top screw in the plastic cover that makes things look pretty so it'll hang down. If not, you'll go insane hitting it while you're trying to put the speakers in.






STEP 2.

Remove both kick panels. There should be 2 screws and a bolt per side, but be careful to not break the panel that overlaps it when removing the kick panel.





STEP 3.

Now its time to run the wiring for the speaker, as its alot easier to do it now then later. I actually found a stock speaker connect for the optional premium sound system, which just happened to already be ran and ready to go. This particular plug i used was ran behind the grill, right where the speakers were installed. There was also a second plug that was labeled as a speaker plug as well, however it was not connected. In my application I just clipped the end on the stock wiring and extended them out about a foot for good measure, then put a quick disconnect in just in case.

Here is the plug i wired in for the speaker.





If you would rather, you can also splice into the wire for the door speakers, which you will be able to find easily with the kick panel off. Just look for the other side of this grommit and splice in anywhere, however if you do this i recommend you put in a quick connect so you can disconnect the speaker when you put the doors back on. Should you want to just run new wires the easiest way is to just follow the harness, also using a coat hangar to push the wire through will really help.





STEP 4.

Test fit your speakers to see if their overall size will allow you to use them. I actually used new stock 5 1/4 speakers as they were the only things i had at the time. I didnt measure the thickness of the stock speakers (which is the deciding factor on whether they fit) but the stock speaker thickness seems to be the thickest you can use, as the passenger side is a very tight squeeze.

For example the 6" kickers i had in the doors were just slightly too thick to fit, so they'll be staying in the doors.






The speaker was much easier to put in on the driver side, as theres not really anything to get in the way. The only thing you gotta do on the drivers side is move a little box over that is velcroed down, i merely pushed mine over out of the way.





It takes some wiggling and pushing to get the speakers in, but once you get the angle right your good to go. I chose to use zip ties to secure the speakers in, as the speakers seemed to stay in decently well on their own.. and to be honest i was too lazy to fab up some kind of mounting system when i already have zip ties laying around I ran a connection from the speaker to the support bar in the dash, and then another from the other side of the speaker to a hook thats meant to hold down the harness behind the kick panel. You could also just zip tie onto the harness in a few spots if you would rather.


Here is the best under side pic of the drivers side I could get with my sucky phone.





Now time for the left side.

To install the speaker on the left side I had to pull out on the dash and slide (more like shove) the speaker in. Once its in there (may take a few minutes), more then likely you wont be able to easily get it back out, so preconnecting up the speaker wires to the speakers would be very benefitual here. Once the speaker was in, I zip tied from the speaker to the harness, and then on the other side i went from the speaker to another part of the harness. The speaker really didnt require all that much support, the zip ties were mostly to keep the speaker from rattling around really.





Also here are some under dash shots, these are the best i could get.











All in all I found the speakers work great, and actually sound great in the location they are in. The speakers are completely unseen, and arent hanging down in any way. They are covered nicely by the grill, and they are clear of any mud/ dirt that may get slung into the vehicle with the doors off, along with being covered from the rain and weather.

If you have any questions about how i did it or need any help doing the install yourself, you can PM me. I'll be happy to answer any questions.