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Replacing overhead speakers

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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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like every one is saying. REMBER THE POLY -pillow stoffing. big inprovement.
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 06:48 AM
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I'd like to replace all my speakers and use the stock 430n. Anyone do that without adding an amp? Is the stock amp inline or built in to the stereo and where is the crossover?
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kaffeene
I'd like to replace all my speakers and use the stock 430n. Anyone do that without adding an amp? Is the stock amp inline or built in to the stereo and where is the crossover?
It's built-in I believe....and from what I heard, the stock radio is a bit tricky to "work around" with aftermarket speakers/subs. Not some radio guru, but my friend is and he said aftermarket headunits are as simple as plug and play....
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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Yeah, just sucks to have paid for the stock nav, dvd, harddrive touchscreen and then upgrade. I don't mind the way the stock functions and I like the way it looks in the dash. There's got to be a nice way to upgrade the speakers and sub with an amp and retain the stock h/u. I know there is a ton of topics on this, so I'm going to go searching.
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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I just ordered a 13 Wrangler Sahara, and was looking at the touchscreen Nav option. went into local electronic store and talked to a buddy....wanted to use the money for those upgrades and see what he could do for me. we are going to leave the speakers as they are for now, and I am getting a Kenwood touchscreen head unit with garmin lifetime updates and parrot bluetooth. have to add XM/Sirius antenna and pieces to use steering wheel controls and all that, but he can do it installed for about $1400. a lot less than the upgrades from factory. and he also mentioned that no amp would be needed, there is enough clean power from the head unit.
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 06:13 AM
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Should I put polyfil in my sub as well? If so, do I put as much in as possible? Thanks!
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 07:47 AM
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TTT, can anyone answer?
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by CosmicWrangler
I added new Alpine components to the bar. Super easy!!! Don't forget polyfil. Makes a HUGE difference.
Where did you put the tweeter?
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 10:48 PM
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No you don't need to put poly fill in the sub box but you can stuff the sound bar! Just the center of the sound bar needs it. It dampens the speaker up there and stops it from vibrating.
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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What about speaker heighth I know that the higher wattage speakers have bigger magnets. Anyone seen the cavity not except new speakers?
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