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Kicker speaker upgrade

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by patos tacoma, Apr 22, 2023.

  1. Apr 22, 2023 at 1:05 PM
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    patos tacoma

    patos tacoma [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Best place to buy, plug and play
    Also, anyone offer bundle
    Thanks
     
  2. Apr 22, 2023 at 4:30 PM
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  3. Apr 23, 2023 at 5:46 AM
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    I got mine on Amazon, just dont forget the brackets. That's separate.
     
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  4. Apr 23, 2023 at 5:46 AM
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  5. Apr 23, 2023 at 7:01 AM
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    Was it an improvement?
    Did you replace all 6 or just tweeter and front doors
     
  6. Apr 23, 2023 at 7:08 AM
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    If your gonna replace the door speakers, make sure they are high efficient for your OEM amp.

    I did the plug & play (kicker) tweeter upgrade, and added a 8" underseat powered Sub. Sounds great! Pretty good bass, but not as good as bigger box woofers...
     
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  7. Apr 23, 2023 at 7:37 AM
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    Irishblessing

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    I bought mine at best buy $119 for the front pair- they didn't have the harness or the mounts, I had to go look at several locations to find those. It was an impulse buy, I should have just purchased on Crutchfield. I personally have only ever put pioneer speakers in my vehicles and am also regretting going with the kickers. I currently have the kicker tweeters and Cs Series speakers in the front, stock speakers in the rear. It is an upgrade, just not the sound quality I would have preferred; I listen to EDM-Trance-not to base heavy and I find the mid and high ranges to not be very clear. If I had ordered through Crutchfield I may have gone with JL audio speakers of some kind.
     
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  8. Apr 23, 2023 at 8:06 AM
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    Bought the Kickers for the doors and the Taco Tunes tweeters. Paired it with a Pioneer 10" NEX system with 200w built in amp and wireless Android Auto. Game Changer
     
  9. Apr 23, 2023 at 8:16 AM
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    Crutch is the place. :thumbsup:
     
  11. Apr 23, 2023 at 8:51 AM
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    Whenever I've been in the need of car audio - Crutchfield was my starting and ending point in my search.
     
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    that website is janky. How do you purchase something on there? Seems like it’s only a bunch of information.
     
  13. Apr 23, 2023 at 9:00 AM
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    Also to note for install; I watched several videos on mounting the speakers to the plate with the factory screws given- found that no one used the metal tabs- they just screwed the speakers into the plate. I pushed these tabs together and forced them into the back of the plate, used the plastic of the plate to keep them in place and keep the screw in. I would expect with the vibrations these screws would become loose over time without these tabs; seemed like a good idea at the time.
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  14. Apr 23, 2023 at 6:47 PM
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    Click on the top left 3 bar menu and select car audio. It's quite easy
     
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    Ignore all the dog hair haha.

    I got my Kenwood Excelon Amp and controller mounted under the driver seat and a bass control knob to the left of steering wheel.
     
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    Go to the Crutchfield site.
    Select Car audio & video upper left, then enter make and model of your vehicle.
    Or, there is a really nice sales expert available to chat during normal working hours. Nothing high pressure. Can get you started.
    You can create an account to save the various pieces you like, and/or are recommended to you.
    HTH.
     
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  19. Apr 24, 2023 at 8:10 AM
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    Which 8" powered sub will fit under the seat? I have already done the Subaru tweeters and Kicker front and rear replacement.
     
  20. Apr 24, 2023 at 8:21 AM
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    Are the Kicker Speakers better than the JBL Speakers in a Limited Tacoma?
     

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