$100,1HOUR,HOWTO/MUST DO,SPEAKER UPGRADE(PICS)

[WANTED]

FIRST, THANK YOU VIPERJOHN FOR DOING AND SHOWING ME THIS ON MY 03 SRT/10

GUYS ALL OF YOU WHO WANT TO KEEP STD RADIO THIS SUPER EASY UPGRADE WILL MAKE
THE SOUND SYSTEM 10X BETTER.

$100 FOR POLK 6 1/2 INCH DSB650 SPEAKERS - CIRCUIT CITY

TAKES LESS THEN ONE HOUR TO DO

TOTAL OF THREE SCREWS AND UNCLIP CONNECTOR IN DOOR.

EASY - EASY - EASY

*****ONE ITEM YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE WILL BE THE CLIPS TO SNAP ONTO CONNECTION
OF NEW SPEAKERS (SHOWN IN PICS)*****

NOTE - YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT HERE BUT IF YOU PURCHASE A SET OF 6 1/2INCH ALPINE
SPEAKERS FROM BEST BUY THEY COME WITH THE CONNECTORS I'M DESCRIBING WHICH YOU
CAN SEE IN THE PICS. WHEN RETURNING SPEAKERS TO BEST BUY AS LONG AS THE SPEAKER
WIRE IS IN THE BOX, NO PROBLEM RETURNING. MOST GUYS DONT USE THE SPEAKER WIRE
WITH THE CONNECTIONS ANYHOW SO NO I DONT FEEL BAD -

OPTION - YOU COULD ORDER 2 WIRE HARNESSES FROM DODGE

NOW THE HOW TO

1) POLK DB650 - REQUIRES NO DRILLING FOR HOLES AND FACTORY COVER FITS ON FACE,
KEEPS FACTORY LOOK IN INTERIOR

2) DOOR PANEL WITH SPEAKER REMOVED - AS YOU CAN SEE 3 SCREWS AND WHILE HOLDING
SPEAKER REACH IN AND UP PLUG CONNECTOR - VERY EASY TO REMOVE

3) STANDARD VS UPGRADE SHOWN WITH FACTORY COVER

STANDARD

UPGRADE

4) HOW TO WIRE - **IMPORTANT - GREEN GOES TO NEGATIVE / BLACK GOES TO POSITIVE -
LOL ONLY DODGE WOULD MAKE IT LIKE THIS, DO NOT PUT BLACK HARNESS WIRE TO NEGATIVE
POST, TRUST ME ON THIS** - SOUND CHECK WAS DONE BOTH WAYS TO DETERMINE THIS!

STANDARD

UPGRADE

SIDE BY SIDE

***IMPORTANT - WHEN CLIPPING WIRES FROM STANDARD SPEAKER DO IT RIGHT AT THE POST
AS SHOWN

5) PLACE FACTORY COVER OVER NEW SPEAKER - PLUG IN CONNECTOR - INSTALL 3 SCREWS

6) CRANK IT UP - LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK - HUGE DIFFERENCE

WELL WHAT ARE YA WAITING FOR, GET YOUR ARSS TO CIRCUIT CITY.

YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID

TOM

 

[ARMORGOD]

WANTED,

Thanks for the great pictures! I'll be doing the swap myself, sometime soon. The pictures will be very helpful.

 

[VIPER D]

great info and pics

my motor and exhaust is so damm loud that i will have to do this upgrade.


vd..

 

[29OUTLAW]

Now I'll just need to figure out how to receive FM radio signals with the pathetic antennae they give us.

 

[GR8_ASP]

I did this same upgrade a few months ago. Very easy and significant improvement in sound.

I just soldered on the wires from the original speakers so no need for addition connectors. As indicated this is a 1/2 hour upgrade that anyone that can solder can do.

Great pics and instructions - maybe this should be added to the "How To" section.

 

[SRTRICKY]

WANTED....Thanks for the instructions 2 questions for you...which alpine 6.5" speakers will have the wires needed? And do you replace just the speakers in the doors or the ones above the center console as well?? Thanks
Ricky

 

[WANTED]

WANTED....Thanks for the instructions 2 questions for you...which alpine 6.5" speakers will have the wires needed? And do you replace just the speakers in the doors or the ones above the center console as well?? Thanks
Ricky

SPS-170A ALPHINE $99.99

ONLY THE DOOR SPEAKERS

GOODLUCK, YOU'LL BE HAPPY YOU DID THIS

 

[TedK]

Hey, any SOCAL people want to do this cheaper?? I can get two pairs delivered for $161.($80 per pair) No biggie, but still a savings.

 

[ViperInBlack]

Bought the speakers online for $75 incl shipping. Soldered them and the whole process takes less than 15 minutes not including the time for the soldering gun to heat up. Very significant change in mid-range clarity and better transient response. Did this mod the week my car arrived.

Alice & The Viper Blog

 

[Sleeper]

I yanked those Polk speakers out of my SRT 10 last week

...so I can put them in the new SRT 10 next week!

Tom, the speakers are a suprisingly good upgrade for the price.

BTW, had a good chat with Bill Kalin from Woodhouse when he picked up my Viper on Friday. Said he enjoyed delivering your new siver Viper. Glad to see you're enjoying it.

TD

 

[NOTV8]

Re: I yanked those Polk speakers out of my SRT 10 last week

Wanted,
Do you think this will work on 02 GTS? Thanks.

 

[Vipper Rich]

Re: I yanked those Polk speakers out of my SRT 10 last week

after reading this post this morning i went to circuit city and got the polk. will be installing them later today or tomorrow. i asked the guy in the stereo shop about the clips and he just gave me a set.

 

[ViperJohn]

Re: I yanked those Polk speakers out of my SRT 10 last week

Wanted,
Do you think this will work on 02 GTS? Thanks.

I have been trying to get around to doing this mod on my RT/10. I really liked the difference it made in the Tom's SRT. I imagine the difference would be even more dramatic in our cars becuase the SRT stereo is much better than a Gen II system.

 

[mamba20]

Bought the speakers online for $75 incl shipping. Soldered them and the whole process takes less than 15 minutes not including the time for the soldering gun to heat up. Very significant change in mid-range clarity and better transient response. Did this mod the week my car arrived.

Where online did you find them for $75 incl shipping?

Thanks.

 

[SRTRICKY]

i think circuit city has them for 85 with free shipping!

 

[Y2K5SRT]

Where online did you find them for $75 incl shipping?

Probably eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5776481370

 

[Vipper Rich]

I paid $84.99 online at circuitcity and picked up at store yesterday - will be putting in today

 

[ViperInBlack]

Cardomain.com but their price is now $84.95. Again, if you even have modest soldering skills, this is a very fast swap of speakers.

 

[vipersrt10]

Cardomain.com but their price is now $84.95. Again, if you even have modest soldering skills, this is a very fast swap of speakers.

-solder instead of use the clips?

 

[Ken Lally]

Thanks! I am on it too-

Question: What is wrong with the Alpine speakers? Polk better?

You can just see the size of the stock magnet is 1/2 the size of the Polk, and made in China, GEEZ!

KL

 

[luc]

Yes,those speakers work on a Gen II, I did it on my 00GTS and the sound quality is better, not sure if they are as much an upgrade than on the SRT since my factory speakers were not made in China but in Japan.

luc.00GTS

 

[Skip White]

Alice mentioned the magic word,"midrange" This is very absent in the car, and if this speaker has improved that, and with no sacrifice to other freq. ranges, I think it's great. I want to badly to get a little closer to true flat response in the car. Well I want to get a lot closer, but this may suffice as a temporary fix.

I wonder if the head unit is eq'ing a less than full range to those door speakers, and if the enclosure had any kind of special design to it. We must be carefull and not eliminate any intended range going to the door.

The Polks could be brighter in certain areas, and less in others.

So complex,

I suggest you listen to a Danny Elfman cd first, listen closely, then make the change. Don't sacrifice any lower mids, as they are much needed, and hard to come by. Remember the brass in tunes, now make the change.

Be carefull, you can be fooled easily.

I'll give $100.00 for some midrange, without using attenuation.

Skip White

 

[BobK898]

Interesting how nobody **** on this guy for typing in all caps. Why not?

 

[Y2K5SRT]

Interesting how nobody **** on this guy for typing in all caps. Why not?

Same reason you rarely critique the writing in *******: Pretty pictures tend to distract...

 

[SRTRICKY]

Has anyone kept the stock headunit or rb1 and gone ahead and changed all the speakers to like focal's??

 

[JGK95]

Thanks Tom!!

 

[jwwiii]

Hello;

More comments on the sound difference's, please?

I feel that because of the MUCH larger magnets on the Polk's that there will be a pretty noticeable drop in volume and efficiency. I don't imply that it won't sound better on a factory/Polk "in-door comparison.

However: when I tried upgrading my door speaks (in SRT-10) to some JBL's, the JBL's needed A LOT of power, and they imbalanced the rest of the system in the SRT-10. So, I took them out. The JBL's also had a very potent high-end that overpowered the rest of the stock system.

With the Polk's installed, how do they balance with the rest of the factory system to your ears?

Thanks,

Jim W.

 

[Viperfreak2]

The polks do 'over-power' the rest of the system. I love it. The sub needs improvement now.

The difference is hard to describe in typing.....the best way I know how is that the volume number can be turned up past '30' with the Polks with very little distortion. The stock speakers sounded crappy at 25. Top down, the system still doesn't have enough juice.

 

[poweradded]

are you positive that the green is the negative and the black is +?

 

[Viperfreak2]

I just fried one of my Polks. I guess keeping the top down and the volume at 32 will do that. Maybe it was because my wires were backwards? It sounded so good though! I think I'll spring for the $200 6 1/2" speakers this time. Maybe they will last longer.