Purple Guy
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Just a quick video of the steps I did to upgrade the rear speakers on my Can Am Spyder RT to 5 1/4" speakers.
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HowTo: 5 1/4" Rear Speaker Mod on a 2014 RT
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BLUEKNIGHT911
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:clap::clap::clap: ...... thank you for posting the video it was excellent :thumbup: I think there should be a " sticky " for this ..... it's not really difficult to do and your video makes it much easier for those who are a bit concerned about trying ..... annnnnnnnnd I'm glad you added the Audio .... What was the music source .... and did you measure the Kickers against the JBL's ( the GTO 528's went out of production a few years ago so the Kickers are readily available ) ...... Mike :thumbup:
Purple Guy
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...... thank you for posting the video it was excellent
I think there should be a " sticky " for this ..... it's not really difficult to do and your video makes it much easier for those who are a bit concerned about trying ..... annnnnnnnnd I'm glad you added the Audio .... What was the music source .... and did you measure the Kickers against the JBL's ( the GTO 528's went out of production a few years ago so the Kickers are readily available ) ...... Mike
The Music source was an iPod, song was Hands Up by Honeymoon Suite.
My original plan was to put the Kickers in the rear but their foot print was too big.
I had the 528's in the front so I just swapped them.
Richard Budden
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If the 528's are no longer available, can you recommend a brand and model that would fit? Also, where did you mount the Kenwood amp and where did you access the wiring harness to hook up the amp?
Purple Guy
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Not sure what speaker will fit back there, I already had the 528's in the fronts and had bought the kickers for the rear. The kickers have a solid ring around the speaker so can't be modified to fit, where as the 528's just needed one of the mount tabs to be removed to make them work.
I mounted the amp to the battery door in the frunk. So far so good with that location, no heat problems, took a thermal reading after an hour's ride 136°F.
I put in a Fuzeblock FZ1 and have run my amp & heated gear through that.
I mounted the amp to the battery door in the frunk. So far so good with that location, no heat problems, took a thermal reading after an hour's ride 136°F.
I put in a Fuzeblock FZ1 and have run my amp & heated gear through that.
Cloak
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I just started upgrading the audio on my 2014 RT Limited.
I installed Polk 5 1/4's in the front and actually used the factory front speakers and put them in the rear (of course, I had to do some trimming.) It was rather simple. I wouldn’t have attempted it if not for all the helpful posts and threads by members. Everyone who chimed in, my hat's off to you.
I also installed a 4 channel 2400 watt amp in the front trunk, and remote amp knob in the front glove box, although I have plans on replacing it since it’s a little big. Sitting in there diagonally, it still takes up the entire trunk, so I'm definitely needing an amp smaller in size.
For Bluetooth connectivity, I added an AudioControl ACX-BT1 and adapted it to fit into the audio aux cable in the rear trunk. So now, I don’t have to worry about my Bluetooth adapter battery dying mid-ride - this one is hardwired and permanent.
Only took about an hour for the left rear speaker install so now it’s on to the right one.
I wanna thank the members who contributed to the audio upgrade threads once again.
I installed Polk 5 1/4's in the front and actually used the factory front speakers and put them in the rear (of course, I had to do some trimming.) It was rather simple. I wouldn’t have attempted it if not for all the helpful posts and threads by members. Everyone who chimed in, my hat's off to you.
I also installed a 4 channel 2400 watt amp in the front trunk, and remote amp knob in the front glove box, although I have plans on replacing it since it’s a little big. Sitting in there diagonally, it still takes up the entire trunk, so I'm definitely needing an amp smaller in size.
For Bluetooth connectivity, I added an AudioControl ACX-BT1 and adapted it to fit into the audio aux cable in the rear trunk. So now, I don’t have to worry about my Bluetooth adapter battery dying mid-ride - this one is hardwired and permanent.
Only took about an hour for the left rear speaker install so now it’s on to the right one.
I wanna thank the members who contributed to the audio upgrade threads once again.
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