Mabett 6.5" Rear Speaker Pods Available Now!

[reigny]

@negativezero Great write up! I didn’t realize you can’t put the speaker cover on with those. @Dadsquatch did your cover go on with the Kicker 47KSC6704?

definitely do the forscan. I put in 4” kickers a few months ago and it made a huge improvement!

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[Dadsquatch]

@negativezero Great write up! I didn’t realize you can’t put the speaker cover on with those. @Dadsquatch did your cover go on with the Kicker 47KSC6704?

definitely do the forscan. I put in 4” kickers a few months ago and it made a huge improvement!

Yes, cover fit just fine.

 

[Dadsquatch]

I didn’t have a problem with my clips. I was careful, but not super careful. I read about them being fragile before my install, but just lined things up, pushed them together, heard the clicks, and good to go.

 

[Mabett]

Need some 2dr love with these! @Mabett will we see them tomorrow?

Available for 4-door and 2-door now

 

[Mabett]

@Mabett any promo code for us this round?

https://www.amazon.com/promocode/A36GDPAYXRUI1I

 

[Mabett]

https://www.amazon.com/Mabett-Speaker-Compatible-Accessories-Interior/dp/B0BLYMPH1R?ref_=ast_sto_dp

Found it. @Mabett the ad says 2 and 4 dr.. I thought they were different?

For 4-door installation, use the original car bracket, and for 2-door installation, use the included bracket in the package

 

[Mabett]

I got it any way though pricey yes, waited a while...yes, would buy again given the opportunity....we shall see

https://www.amazon.com/promocode/A36GDPAYXRUI1I

 

[Mabett]

No Promo code for those of us that missed the first round? Oh bother

https://www.amazon.com/promocode/A36GDPAYXRUI1I

 

[Mabett]

Any plans to do 6x9 rear speaker pods?

I will consider

 

[nwGTS]

https://www.amazon.com/promocode/A36GDPAYXRUI1I

15% off is nice.
Mine arrive tomorrow so I missed the deal but trading it for an early bird install is good enough.

 

[Mabett]

Whelp y'all, Amazon dropped these off a bit earlier and I'm quickly back here with early feedback.

The good news? I think these work for the 2-door without headache or modification. I uninstalled the driver-side OEM pod and dry-fitted the unloaded new one with loose screw-ins. So that's looking good. They're not done yet, so I am still prepared for a headache.

Great news #2: You don't have to have your hard top off for this one. All 6 bolts that hold the pod in place are T30 bolts. For some reason, my Bronco toolkit T30 bit was just a hair too big to fit, but a quick trip to the hardware store and a 1" shank T30 bit later, the bolts are out without even a scraped knuckle.

The uninspiring news? These clips are somehow more fragile than my ex-gf's ego. I couldn't have been more caring and gentle (with either), yet somehow after lovingly prying the face off of the speaker pod I was greeted with a broken clip bouncing around inside the pod. I'm used to small details handwork, and I don't know how I could have treated this thing any gentler. Oh well.

Oh - and if anyone is curious about a 1-1 size comparison with the OEMs? I'm thinking ahead for y'all. Enjoy the "I only have X minutes to complete this before the rest of my weekend schedule impludes" shoddy boom mat work for the Infinity Reference speakers I've had in for a while.

Careful buyer FYI: The quick connectors are bare wires, so if you want a clean plug then be ready to have those on hand. Most established speaker brands provide their own connectors, so if you're buying quality this is only a splice job between both bare sets.

Visually:
What's provided is the system quick disconnector (left wire set), which has the plastic that clicks in at the top, and that ends in bare wire. White is POS, brown is NEG. The right wire set is what was provided by Kicker. The wire terminals slide right on the back of the speaker, and bare wire at the ends too.

Enjoy my hilariously bad soldering here, trying to splice these two wires as stable as possible:

And for cleanliness and durability (and hiding that disaster of a soldering job), heat-shrink over the splice.

Side-by-side of the actual pod with speakers in:

As the red text indicates, if you're installing 6.5" Kicker CS's, leave that speaker cover off. The Mabett lid doesn't close if the speaker cover is on. I'm sure that's probably already well known, but I didn't know it.

EDIT 2 - 7:15pm - after installation

Results are in... 2-door owners buy with confidence. This fits the 2D very well!

Immediate improvement in sound (non-B&O) - better volume and mids. Tomorrow I guess I bite down and do the FORSCAN thing for full-range. That makes me nervous.

clips...sorry, I will try to improve

 

[Mabett]

15% off is nice.
Mine arrive tomorrow so I missed the deal but trading it for an early bird install is good enough.

When you receive the speaker pods and install them successfully, let me know and I will refund the difference to you

Refund of price difference without any conditions! Just to prevent returns due to special circumstances, so just after successful installation, the price difference can be refunded without any conditions

 

[nwGTS]

When you receive the speaker pods and install them successfully, let me know and I will refund the difference to you

Refund of price difference without any conditions! Just to prevent returns due to special circumstances, so just after successful installation, the price difference can be refunded without any conditions

Hey sounds good to me! Thanks Jason

 

[negativezero]

clips...sorry, I will try to improve

Oh no... I'm being silly more than anything!
a) I know injection molding is really difficult for precision parts like this,
b) I'm thrilled as heck that you're making these,
c) Everything else that could have been a headache was incredibly easy, and
d) I really, really appreciate that you give us a peek at what you're making and estimates of when it's going to be available.

5-star review incoming as soon as I can write about the post-FORSCAN experience and take some as-installed photos for the review. And hmm I ditto 5-star for the brown+black seat covers of yours I installed last week too.

You're doing great for us! Bad for wallet

 

[Mabett]

Oh no... I'm being silly more than anything!
a) I know injection molding is really difficult for precision parts like this,
b) I'm thrilled as heck that you're making these,
c) Everything else that could have been a headache was incredibly easy, and
d) I really, really appreciate that you give us a peek at what you're making and estimates of when it's going to be available.

5-star review incoming as soon as I can write about the post-FORSCAN experience and take some as-installed photos for the review. And hmm I ditto 5-star for the brown+black seat covers of yours I installed last week too.

You're doing great for us! Bad for wallet

I will try to use a better Plastic alloy

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