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Harman Kardon Speaker Swap?

9.2K views 14 replies 8 participants last post by  stevelup  
Easiest way would be to just take the trim off and take a look :) Then you are absolutely certain about what you got in your car. Also don't forget to take measurements before and after so you'll know if you actually achieve your goal 👍
 
Thanks for the response, but I guess my point is I'm not the most mechanically inclined and don't want to be messing with my $68,000 car so I am going to be getting the speakers professionally installed. I want to avoid paying to take my car apart, look inside, put it all back together again, and then ordering the speakers and taking the car back apart again to install them. My audio guys can't find any information on the speakers either so I was hoping someone else has done a speaker swap and see what they used.
My grandmother used to say; why have a dog and bark yourself. Just let the professional installers do their job. If they don't know, I wouldn't use them nor call them professionals in their job.

But make sure they take measurements before and after, I'll follow with interest but unless you listen to this...
What is far more important than the paper specifications of the speakers is the mechanical considerations. You'll be extremely limited as to what you'll be able to fit in the factory locations without heavily modifying the car. OEM speakers tend to be much smaller than aftermarket ones.
I'm very skeptical that it objectively makes a material difference.
 
I can definitely have my audio guys figure it out, and I've already talked to them, but they cannot find any information on it either. They can take the car apart and measure everything and all that, but that costs money. I am trying to avoid unnecessary expenses. If someone happened to know the specs then I can avoid paying that labor, but I guess I'm going to have to if nobody else knows the specs.
They'll have to take it apart to do the work. How is this extra money? 💁

Are you using a professional outfit or are you going down the route of you buying the kit and some local auto electrician puts it in for you? As that is how it comes across, and that could end up costly...