Speaker to bracket... bracket to vehicle.
What hardware did you use to attach bracket to speaker? The adapters didn’t come with anything. Speakers came with pointed screws and metal clips.Speaker to bracket... bracket to vehicle.
I tried getting a head on shot of mine for everyone but you should be able to see how mine is oriented. Hope it helps
I ended up using some coarse #8 wood screws myself. I have a feeling I'm gonna end up having to pull them off and put something more proper.
Could you please send a link to this harness?
I went with the new ACX series from Focal for all speakers. ACX 100 for both 4" pairs, and ACX 165 for the kick panels. I added bass blockers to the front pair, and slim Boom Mat baffles to all speaker locations. You'll see pictures of how I chose to cut the baffles to make them fit into the hole front and back.
I also added the self-powered Kicker 46HS10 to the back, which makes a world of difference! You'd be surprised the amount of bass you get from the sub even with the top off of the Bronco. It's honestly really easy to install in the Bronco. I'll include a picture of the power and signal wire I tucked into the door channel, and then there was already a rubber grommet in the fire wall that I removed and poked a hole through for the power wire. I placed the grommet back into the firewall and it holds the power wire perfectly in place without making any new holes. I used the harnesses that we provide at Crutchfield to splice into in order to get a signal for the sub, that way I didn't even disrupt any of the factory speaker wire going to the location. I also took a pic of that and will include it.
The speaker wire in the roll bar is super short. There are not plug and play harnesses for it, so you have to cut off the connector and you will have to extend those wires where they are so short. That pic will be included as well.
One other pic I'll include that may be helpful is the very easiest spot to pry up the front grilles. I really couldn't get my panel tool under the grille in any other spot until I found this spot.
Volume is great, clarity is great, and that sub rounds it out so well. I'll likely go back in and add a small amp to the speakers in the next couple weeks to take it a step further. We're doing some pictures of the vehicle for the Crutchfield catalogue tomorrow, so you'll see my in our next catalogue if you happen to get those in the mail.
Oh, I used Velcro outdoor grade two sided velcro and it holds my sub perfectly against the back seats without drilling any holes or taking up much space
I hope this helps with your upgrade!
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Thanks for this information! I am hoping to install the kicker sub 10in as well. Are you able to provide the link to the crutchfield harness? I can’t seem to find it. I saw plug n play has one but I would like to order through crutchfield. Thanks!
First off THANK YOU for this detailed post. I ended up doing the exact same build following your post, I even just put in the kicker key amp. Seeing that we now have the same set up, do you get any clipping or disruptive noise out of your dash speakers when you listen to songs with any amount of bass? I swear I am not turning my volume up loud at all, this happens at 18+, crutchfield recommended I turn the gain down to zero but it already was. Overall the amp was a huge improvement m, just have this issue I can’t shake.I finished upgrading the speakers in my Big Bend this past weekend and wanted to give those interested some information that may help--
My Big Bend came equipped with the standard 6-Speaker system and I simply wanted to upgrade the speakers to give the stereo a little better sound. I previously owned a 2017 Jeep JK Sahara that I used some Kicker speakers so I decided to go the same route as I liked the sound from the Kickers.
I got 2 pairs of 4in (46CSC44) and 1 pair of 6.5in (46CSC654) Kicker CS speakers. From my previous install on the Jeep, I learned that using speaker baffles was a good idea so I also purchased Boom Mat speaker baffles. For the 4in speakers, I used some Posi-Twist connectors and added a pair of 300Hz Bass Blockers for the front only.
For the 6.5in I used the Metra 82-5605 Mounting Brackets as well as the Metra 72-5602 Wiring Harness.
The speaker installation was straightforward the most time-consuming part is taking apart all the plastic trim which I am so glad some on the forum had already submitted so I was ready with all the appropriate trim removal tools and knowledge.
I have included the documentation I used to remove the trim panels and wiring diagram and well as photos of the install and of the products I used.
I hope this information will be useful for some.
EDIT:
I am adding some pigtail connector diagrams that were submitted by another user on the forum (credit to FLIP). The diagrams will show color wires and their polarity.
EDIT2 (2022MAY02)
I have added a Kicker Key 200.4 amp to my install (zipped at the metal panel under the steering wheel). Using the ingenious wiring harness from plugnplaykits.com. The sound from these speakers now is amazing.
