Cheap Fast & Easy Upgrade : POLK AUDIO DB402 DB+ Series 4" Coaxial Speakers

[Anvilair1973]

Thought I’d drop this here since I’m an audiophile & musician with very expensive home equipment but since I drive my Bronco mostly open air I wanted a cheap but effective way to upgrade the sound system without breaking the bank. I was looking for clean highs and mids since I listen to mostly jazz and folk. I went with Polk Audio 2 way marine grade speakers (attached link) and replaced the 2 dash speakers and the / rear pods.

I also bought the Metra wiring harnesses. This swap took about 35 minutes on my lunch break (I work fromHome) and made an enormous difference. Bass is still a bit lacking but if you are on a budget and looking for cleaner vocals, highs and mids even with the top off I can’t recommend this swap enough!!! Classic rock, jazz, folk, oldies and most ambient music sounds literally 1000 times better than the factory speakers. My .02 on a cheap upgrade

https://a.co/d/hiuU2a5

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[JRMFFL531]

Possibly a dumb question. The dash/pods are the same size. Are the door the same size? I ride everywhere with the top off. Probably bc it's more quiet than having the soft top on. Haha

 

[Anvilair1973]

Possibly a dumb question. The dash/pods are the same size. Are the door the same size? I ride everywhere with the top off. Probably bc it's more quiet than having the soft top on. Haha

The upper dash and rear pods are indeed the same. The kick panel near the doors is a bigger speaker, I forget which size but easily looked up on crutchfield.com
and I may swap those as well after just the great results I’m enjoying from just replacing the four 4” speakers

 

[JRMFFL531]

Thanks for posting the link. I'm ordering 2 sets right now.

 

[Anvilair1973]

Bass is still an issue. Just want to be clear on that.

 

[JRMFFL531]

I'm an R&B guy. Lol.

 

[darkscion0]

Which wiring harness did you pick up?

Thought I’d drop this here since I’m an audiophile & musician with very expensive home equipment but since I drive my Bronco mostly open air I wanted a cheap but effective way to upgrade the sound system without breaking the bank. I was looking for clean highs and mids since I listen to mostly jazz and folk. I went with Polk Audio 2 way marine grade speakers (attached link) and replaced the 2 dash speakers and the / rear pods. I also bought the Metra wiring harnesses. This swap took about 35 minutes on my lunch break (I work from
Home) and made an enormous difference. Bass is still a bit lacking but if you are on a budget and looking for cleaner vocals, highs and mids even with the top off I can’t recommend this swap enough!!! Classic rock, jazz, folk, oldies and most ambient music sounds literally 1000 times better than the factory speakers. My .02 on a cheap upgrade

https://a.co/d/hiuU2a5

 

[swamp2]

Wow, if you're that impressed with a speaker swap, you've got to try an amp. I was blown away with how much an amp did for my stock base system (with factory sub). Later I tried upgrading the pod speakers and as far as I could tell, it did nothing.

 

[Anvilair1973]

You’ll need the Metra 72-5603 Speaker Wiring Harnesses to make it super easy

 

[Anvilair1973]

I'm an R&B guy. Lol.

James Brown and Mr. Marvin Gay
sound so much better than stock lol!

No sub in my base model 2 door so keep that in mind as well

 

[Langwilliams]

Did you install a bass blocker? I've seen where they are recommended but if the speaker is a full range I don't see why it's required.

The lower front speakers are 6.5" an most 6.75" fit from what I've seen. I'm thinking of getting the larger rear pods an putting 6.5's in the back.

The polk speakers are popular with the Harley guys like me because they sound good, put out decent volume an are cheap enough if they get trashed it's not a big deal to replace them. I currently run Hertz speakers on my bike but I avoid the rain. They need an amp to sound decent though.

 

[Anvilair1973]

Did you install a bass blocker? I've seen where they are recommended but if the speaker is a full range I don't see why it's required.

The lower front speakers are 6.5" an most 6.75" fit from what I've seen. I'm thinking of getting the larger rear pods an putting 6.5's in the back.

The polk speakers are popular with the Harley guys like me because they sound good, put out decent volume an are cheap enough if they get trashed it's not a big deal to replace them. I currently run Hertz speakers on my bike but I avoid the rain. They need an amp to sound decent though.

Try the Polks. No bass blocker
needed unless you modify something else. I fell in love with the Polks for the very reason you mention… had them on my FJ 1300. I bought them for the quality sound and also for exactly what you said… I run top off a lot and if rain destroys them I’m not out a ton of cash

 

[bjpatten]

The upper dash and rear pods are indeed the same. The kick panel near the doors is a bigger speaker, I forget which size but easily looked up on crutchfield.com
and I may swap those as well after just the great results I’m enjoying from just replacing the four 4” speakers

They are 6.5. I swapped mine out with Polk Momo's. I also have two amps installed and two tens in the back. My back speakers were swapped out with 6.5 also and new pods.

 

[Tacanta14]

I sold my Polk home speakers from the mid-70's when I retired, and they were the best speakers I've ever had (I think they were called SRS Reference speakers, and they had a cable that connected them to each other). Also had Polk speakers in all my trucks until getting a Silverado that had the Bose system, which was pretty good. I'm 70 and my hearing has deteriorated somewhat, so I'm OK with the speakers in my Bronco, but if I do trade it in for a Taco or Tundra, I'll have to see how the JBL system sounds.

 

[1st 75th ranger]

Possibly a dumb question. The dash/pods are the same size. Are the door the same size? I ride everywhere with the top off. Probably bc it's more quiet than having the soft top on. Haha

dash & pods same
kickers 6" suits best
check sizes ome on crutchfield sites

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