Got both 6x8's in the front replaced. Wow! Sounds like a completely new system!! They add clarity to match the base from my Thunderform.

Are there more than one type of direct fit 8" door subs?

 

From what I read the only "direct fit" subs are the Kickers. There are some other shallow mount speakers that will fit with slight modifications though.

 

Thanks man!!!
I appreciate the response!

I'll give it another shot!

 

SS05GT, By plug-n-play on the Kicker Trunk Sub, did you mean that you found wiring in the trunk for it? If so, where. Otherwise, what did you do to get it wired up? I am waiting to find one for my 2012 Vert. but wanted to know what kind of wiriing might be there. Thanks.

 

Hey, one other thing: Did you use the grills that came with the Kickers for the doors or were you able to use the factory ones with the chrome surround? Just curious as I read elsewhere that we had to use the ones that come with the Kickers.

 

That's the only thing stopping me from getting the kickers is the godawful surrounds on them. If we could somehow reuse our factory ones by fabricating a spacer, I'd have a set here now.

 

Pretty sure there is no way to make the stock trims or rings fit around the kickers.

 

Sorry, should have been more specific on the plug and play. No, I did not find any wiring I could use. But I have to admit, I wasn't looking. Kicker supplies you with a harness that runs from the engine compartment, picks up speaker signal in the passenger foot well, then continues to the passenger side trunk where the enclosure mounts. I did use the Kicker grills. I think they look fine, especially since I have the charcoal interior. I was not a big fan of the chrome rings on the factory grills. Can put up a picture if anyone wants to see how they look installed.

 

Pic plz

 

Thanks SS05GT, yes, pictures please!!! Also, by "picks-up speaker signal" is there a plug there or did you have to splice into wires there? Wondering about the "fall-off" issue with the signal for that sub. Thanks again for the info!

 

Same here. I'm looking to install my sub soon and the fall off is a big problem.

 

There was no plug. Had to splice into speaker wires in door harness. No drop off that I have noticed.

 

Thanks for the pix SS05GT. I agree, those grills are fine. I know they don't make a stealth box of kicker for my Vert trunk yet, so I will just wait and see if I can get my door subs working good enough to cover it for a while.

 

So did you get those door subs from shelby? If so whats up with the 7-10 days before they ship?

 

I found a pair here:
http://www.championmustang.com/moder...ir-p-1839.html

 

Yes got them from shelby. They shipped them out day after order.

 

What is the rms power of those subs? The first thing i would think is that they are even more under powered by the factory amps.

 

A quick thanks to those who supplied info about replacing their door speakers. Just did the Pioneer TS-D6802R. Thanks to the tips and clips, it was a breeze. A cheap upgrade that made a world of difference. I have been disappointed with the factory sound since I got the car. Much better now.

Thanks again.

 

Really excited, just finished putting everything back together from my stereo install a few hours ago. Overhauled pretty much every part of the stock system and it sounds pretty **** good now. Replaced the front door speakers with Image Dynamics CTX65cs components, rears with CTX65 coaxials, built a custom fiberglass box that sits in the spare tire well with a Sundown Audio SA-12 and an Eclipse 5 channel amp mounted to it, and put about 40 sq ft of sound deadener over anything remotely close to a speaker. It was a serious pain to get the 6.5" components mounted in the front doors, but I think it was worth it. I'll post a few pictures I took during the install tomorrow.

 

Congrats! I'm very curious to see how you accomplished the 6.5" install...