I’ve done a lot of work to my 1993 Acura Vigor lately and I’ve been driving it a lot more. One thing I began to notice was that the stereo just didn’t sound …
The Basics of Car Audio Speaker Replacement -EricTheCarGuy
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This may help if you’re looking to upgrade the speakers in your ride. The
Basics of Car Audio Speaker Replacement -EricTheCarGuy
Man my mind is blown that a 93 stock radio would sound better than an
aftermarket headunit. Either headunit was really poor quality, installed
wrong, or the settings were off. Just doesn’t make sense IMO
Wonder if Eric is every going to do a cheap ass paint job video.
Like a rustolium / rolled on paint job or something for the Vigor.
Nice job Eric. But as for YouTube getting on your case about playing music
other than your own on the radio u don’t need to worry about that. People
do that all the time. It’s a free country, nothing wrong with doing that!
If people have a problem with it they can take it up with u. But no judge
is gonna hold u liable for playing the radio in your car on your channel I
guarantee it!
Hey Eric, would it be better if you pulled the fuss to your audio instead
of disconnecting the battery? You still kill the power but not for the rest
of the car, unless your doing a aftermarket amp would I disconnect the
battery.
Very informative — thanks…
The only thing I would’ve done differently is I would’ve epoxied the cracks
in those mounts for the rear-speakers… The bass will be even tighter if
those mounts aren’t able to rattle at all.
Oh the joy of hanging upside down in the trunk, Almost as much fun as
hanging upside down under the dash. For me, those were the good old days.
In southern Ohio now. See everyone tomorrow!
Excellent video Eric… thanks! I just finished a similar upgrade myself.
Installed a set of JBL GTO speakers in the front and rear of my 2003
Silverado SS pickup with the factory Bose System. The JBL speakers have
slightly larger cones made from a superior and stiffer material and a butyl
rubber surround with larger magnet motors and sound way better than the
crappy, although higher quality stock Bose speakers. I was amazed at the
improvement in sound quality and headroom in the stock system for a minimal
payout in green backs! Those JBL speakers may not be the most popular
choice out there… but they are a great value and a once huge name in the
industry. I just love it when a plan comes together! Thanks for the
video… Rock on!
If you need to determine the polarity of a old unmarked speaker. Simply use
a 1.5 volt battery, such as a AA, C or D battery. Use a few pieces of wire,
and connect it briefly to the speaker. If you have the battery connected
correctly, that is, battery positive to the positive on the speaker. The
cone will move outwards. It the cone moves inwards, the polarity is
reversed. Simply mark the original wire or connector to the positive from
the old speaker, and this will determine how to wire the replacement
speakers. As they usually only connect one way. Note: use only a 1.5 volt
battery, as a higher voltage battery may ruin the speaker.
Great job Eric. But why don’t you use the connectors from the old speakers.
I mean drill the rivet out and just solder the new cable-connectors to the
old fittings. Then you dont need to mess with the factory harness.
Did the same thing on my 98′ civic
Greetings
Simmie
wait so you dont need an amp for aftermarket speakers? damn i always
thought u did
Gloves were a good decision, this was the dirtiest job yet.
EricTheCarGuy listening to a EricTheCarGuy video on a EricTheCarGuy video
Why not just de-solder the connectors off the old speakers and re-solder
those onto the new ones, so you can just snap them in ?
The Fairmont probably has a speaker.maybe two :)
The item I would have done differently is using some quick connect speaker
adapters for your car. Keeps the Pos and NEg in place and allows to just
plug and play.
Eric, other than OEM, is there a place to buy that white plastic
weatherstrip covering behind the door panel?
Why put any kind of money into that piece of junk
How did he have a video playing on a radio.
Eric, just noticed that you installed the tweeter facing forward on the
rear left speaker and the the tweeter facing the back on the rear right.
I would have just unsoldered the factory plug off the old speaker and
soldered the new wires onto it. Then you have a factory connection.
Your paint is looking rough you should plasti dip your car
Hey Eric,
Don’t know if this is a big deal, but look at timestamp 19:33, your
speakers are inverted. The tweeters in the middle of speaker has the large
one on the top on the driver side, and on the bottom on the passenger side.
;-)
I recently learned that what look like “Phillips head” screws on Japanese
equipment are in fact JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) screws. I used to
think Japanese screws were inferior quality but the problem was me
attempting to remove them with a Philips head screwdriver. The Phillips
head was originally designed to “cam out” as a torque-limiting feature, but
it is a disaster when working on Japanese equipment. I got a set of JIS
screwdrivers and the difference is amazing. No camming out and the amount
of torque you can apply is very high.
How come my radio is turned on even when my car is turned off? :/
Fyi it’s a Peugeot 206 1.4l from 03, the radio that came with the car
didn’t turn off either, atm. i have an aftermarket pioneer radio in it(the
other one didn’t have cd or even casette…)
Glad to see you put the stock stereo back in. Nothing uglier than a
cheap-ass aftermarket unit that doesn’t match the design and colour of the
interior. Most of Honda’s radios were made by Panasonic, Clarion, Pioneer
& Alpine-Luxman, so they were good quality to begin with. But, sometimes
they didn’t have enough power to properly drive aftermarket speakers and
the a/m speakers would actually end up sounding worse than oem.
I thought the same thing when I replaced the rear speakers in my brothers
98 accord. Snarky is the right word to describe the process.
why do speakers have the magnets on them?
you can use the old speakers to know which wire is the negative and which
wire is the positive one!
Kickers mang.
Plastic gloves to work on speakers? wtf
Curious why you didn’t just refoam those speakers. Way cheaper, especially
if your speakers have a mounted amp. My 05 Jeep KJ has those. 20 bucks
refoaming, or 200 for a new speaker.
This was so different then my 1996 jeep Cherokee but since since you said
it would very im a gonna like the video anyway
Smashing job Eric :-))
For speaker polarity, connect a 1.5v AA battery to the speaker and watch
which way the cone goes, you want it to jump out from the frame, battery +
is speaker + :-))
your clock in the background at 2:00 is pretty awesome
Instructions too difficult, got dick stuck in package tray 😛 Cool video,
thanks Eric
Great tutorial!
good tip for finding the polarity of a speaker (and its cable):
connect some wires to the terminals and touch them to a 1.5v or 9v battery.
The cone will either push out or pull in. Just touch it for a moment, don’t
hold it there.
IF the cone pushes out then your positive battery terminal is connected to
the positive speaker terminal (and vice versa). Once you know the speaker
polarity you can figure out which terminal in the factory connector is the
positive, and therefore which wire is positive.
Id tape those rear brackets together. OCD guess. Cool vid Brohim.
You think you had a tough time with the back speakers Eric? Trying doing
the same thing in a 99 camry solara, you pretty much have to take apart the
whole back seat to gain access to the speakers.
So glad you and the Vigor are getting it done, Eric!
Now how able the 5 speed swap?
Quick tip guys, some of the time you can follow the wire back to the head
unit or on the owners book and find which wire is neg and pos. 😉 cheers
The vigor is essentially a luxury version of the Honda Accord, correct?
Because I have a 1992 Accord LX and was wondering if those Kicker speakers
you put in your Vigor would be a direct match to the Accord speakers. My
front speakers are starting to get a little ratty and the rear speakers
don’t have very much bass. I’m not looking for the best sounding speakers
ever I just want better than what i’ve got now.
1: do not use screwdrivers for removing doorpanels or other plastics. They
will break on you. 2: do not use powertools( 5:20 )
Well I believe it’s official, this video is getting more response than the
one about the funky but very cool Traxion 2-700 Pro Gear seat. Same number
of views – guess that’s just that we like to see Eric come to the rescue
when our cars are falling apart!
I did this on my 1996 Corolla recently. But I replaced the wimpy 4″
speakers in the front with 6.75″ speakers. It was hell, I needed new
brackets from a custom audio shop. But I did manage to use the OEM plugs,
which luckily weren’t attached to the speaker like yours were. And it all
fits under the OEM door covers, so it looks 100% stock and has some nice
bass!