Exactly what I wanted to hear. Can't wait to get them in and see how they sound.

 

Another dumb question. These Kicker speakers being coaxial have a tweeter and driver in the one unit correct? Would it be best to unhook the factory cheap tweeters in that case?

 

Honestly, it would be best to buy a set of component speakers for the front and replace the stock woofer AND tweeter.

 

I got thinking that today while I was installing these Kickers in the rear... (2015 had tweeters front and rear)

 

Why would you put coax speakers in a 2015? This year's model year had components front and rear. I get it that people are trying to find an inexpensive way to upgrade their sound, but honestly you get out of it what you put into it. For less than a cup of coffee per day you can have a killer sound system and it will wake you up just as much. (Assuming you will keep the Jeep for 3 years). While very good sound is important to me I also understand it isn't for other people.

 

Cause I'm an impulse shopper sometimes! Plug and play upgrade for $72/pr just sounded like a great idea until I upgrade to more power. Didn't dawn on me that component front and rear would make way more sense. Plus I didn't see any that are plug and play simplicity like these.

Plus! I don't know jack about what would be best to buy. There are tons of component systems and these Kickers are a nice simple middle of the road fix.

 

Sorry if I offended you. I see a thread for kicker replacement speakers and cringe every time it pops up because I went through the process. Like I said before, good sound is important to me so I spent time when I ordered my jeep looking into the kicker system, going to stereo stores from best buy to high-end shops and listening to speakers, amps and subs. I concluded that for me, I would upgrade it all. I have a 2013 that had a much worse sound system than the 2015. Some people will put thousands into lift kits, wheels and tires that they never take off road, others on a stereo so they can enjoy music with the top down on the interstate. I can tell you my wife thinks I spend too much on everything related to my Jeep and thinks I'm ridiculous for wanting my key-hole to be black. Haha

 

Not at all offended! I definitely understand what you're saying. I researched most things but did rush into this purchase. They are better speakers but components would have been the best choice. I think I'm going to use these Kickers front and rear until I upgrade EVERYTHING at some time in the future. The base speakers in the 2015's are very very bad.

 

Yeah I think everybody that was on this thread aside from the both of you have 2012 or older models and are happy just to get better clarity with a little ooomph without having to kill the wallet. Wasn't aware they moved to components in the 15's.

 

Oddly, I got distracted (squirrel!) over the weekend and started reading up on audio; I'm purely an amateur, so I'll just relay what I read. There's a thread on another forum that outlines a significant sound upgrade by performing a $2.00 20 minute fix for the tweeters (soldering in a capacitor), adding poly-fil to the soundbar, upgrading the soundbar speakers (Infinity or Kicker), and replacing the subwoofer (Pioneer) all for ~$160 total. Plug n play, too. The OP took measurements to figure out inexpensive solutions compatible with the OEM head unit. Everyone who did the mods had very positive feedback.

I ordered all the parts yesterday. I'm not expecting miracles or audiophile sound, but if I get a significant improvement and keep the OEM controls, it'll be $160 well spent.