I have a '05 Wrangler Sport as a backup vehicle to my daily driver. My dd is a spice rocket which isn't good for inclement weather so I tend to keep an old jeep as a backup vehicle (something that if I wrecked in a ditch I wouldn't lose any sleep over and would just look to buy another cheap used one).
That being said I'm attempting to show it a little bit of love; first i finally broke down and replaced the bad motor blower resistor, which is quite a pain in the ass but had been driving me crazy lol. Then i decided I was tired of the really old aftermarket head unit which really needs to be replaced, and I figured it wouldn't hurt to replace all the speakers and maybe the sub. This one did come with the center console sub but i have never heard it on, so I have no idea if it was ever hooked up correctly or if something happened to it over time (and after pulling it out it looks like an aftermarket panasonic one).
The first thing I did was order the Polk Audio DB462 4x6 speakers to replace the front dash speakers- and I found out they won't work without an adapter as the screw holes are in different locations. I'm sending them back and replacing them with DB522s and the dash-pods I saw recommended everywhere.
I kept seeing that 6.5" speakers would work in the roll bar pods as a drop-in replacement, so I ordered the DB652s and it turns out that 6.5s require you to drill new holes (since when did "drop-in replacement" include having to modify the structure?) From what I've seen, it doesn't look like it's too much work to slap down some self-tapping screws where the new mounting spots are, but I can't take the pods off the roll bar (don't you have to take the top off to access the mounting bolts?) and i don't want to try to jerry-rig it while upside down in the back. I'll probably send them back as well and get another pair of 522s instead.
I also ended up getting a Kicker 48CWRT47 CompRT 6.75" under the impression that it was a drop-in replacement for the oem, and like with the speaker pods it is not. I may entertain just saying fuck it and screwing it down with self-tappers anyway, since i actually have the sub box all pulled apart in my living room. I'm also considering sending it back and throwing in the Sound Ordnance B-8PTD since it has an amp and supposedly fits in the center console, though I'm reading conflicting reports about having to modify the center console tray. I'm really not trying to modify anything. Also, I know it's not ideal to push a nice sub without an amp- i'm really not trying to invest too much into this, plus I'm not trying to drill through the firewall and all that to run the power line or whatever to the battery.
Oh the deck is a Kenmore KDC-X305 Excelon. I got a red wolf wiring harness as I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm honestly a bit nervous about any wiring I'll have to do, and what I'll discover the previous owner did (for reference they literally ripped off those red locking tabs from those molex connectors like the one where the motor blower resistor is, and the power connector under the center console.. and used janky electrical tape instead of connectors, etc etc).
Sorry for the long post. All things aside, I've always enjoyed the Jeeps i've had. My parents used to have a CJ back in the day until I was born lol then they had a '94 limited edition grand cherokee which they eventually handed down to me.
That being said I'm attempting to show it a little bit of love; first i finally broke down and replaced the bad motor blower resistor, which is quite a pain in the ass but had been driving me crazy lol. Then i decided I was tired of the really old aftermarket head unit which really needs to be replaced, and I figured it wouldn't hurt to replace all the speakers and maybe the sub. This one did come with the center console sub but i have never heard it on, so I have no idea if it was ever hooked up correctly or if something happened to it over time (and after pulling it out it looks like an aftermarket panasonic one).
The first thing I did was order the Polk Audio DB462 4x6 speakers to replace the front dash speakers- and I found out they won't work without an adapter as the screw holes are in different locations. I'm sending them back and replacing them with DB522s and the dash-pods I saw recommended everywhere.
I kept seeing that 6.5" speakers would work in the roll bar pods as a drop-in replacement, so I ordered the DB652s and it turns out that 6.5s require you to drill new holes (since when did "drop-in replacement" include having to modify the structure?) From what I've seen, it doesn't look like it's too much work to slap down some self-tapping screws where the new mounting spots are, but I can't take the pods off the roll bar (don't you have to take the top off to access the mounting bolts?) and i don't want to try to jerry-rig it while upside down in the back. I'll probably send them back as well and get another pair of 522s instead.
I also ended up getting a Kicker 48CWRT47 CompRT 6.75" under the impression that it was a drop-in replacement for the oem, and like with the speaker pods it is not. I may entertain just saying fuck it and screwing it down with self-tappers anyway, since i actually have the sub box all pulled apart in my living room. I'm also considering sending it back and throwing in the Sound Ordnance B-8PTD since it has an amp and supposedly fits in the center console, though I'm reading conflicting reports about having to modify the center console tray. I'm really not trying to modify anything. Also, I know it's not ideal to push a nice sub without an amp- i'm really not trying to invest too much into this, plus I'm not trying to drill through the firewall and all that to run the power line or whatever to the battery.
Oh the deck is a Kenmore KDC-X305 Excelon. I got a red wolf wiring harness as I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm honestly a bit nervous about any wiring I'll have to do, and what I'll discover the previous owner did (for reference they literally ripped off those red locking tabs from those molex connectors like the one where the motor blower resistor is, and the power connector under the center console.. and used janky electrical tape instead of connectors, etc etc).
Sorry for the long post. All things aside, I've always enjoyed the Jeeps i've had. My parents used to have a CJ back in the day until I was born lol then they had a '94 limited edition grand cherokee which they eventually handed down to me.
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