Premium Sound

[mybanez]

Hello,

I recently bought a BFII XR8 after my BA XR6 got boring.

I LOVE the XR8 it makes such a cool noise and has all the bells and whistles.

Anyway it has the premium sound with the dual zone climate control.

I was thinking of changing out the sub to a similar 8 inch open air sub of better quality and changing the two speakers on the parcel shelf to decent 6X9s, and upgrading to a better amp,

I want to run it off the standard ICC and not have to put in a new head unit as I think they look tacky and want to keep the stock look.

Obviously I'm not looking for massive bass, and am not going to put a 12 in the boot. Will the 6X9s fit straight in where the stock ones are?

Have any of you ever done similar things? Could you please help me?

Thanks guys.

[Breeze_xr]

I have done a bit to my sound system and I recommend the following

Replace tweeters with after market (huge improvement)

Replace all speakers with same size aftermarket speakers (good improvement)

Swap the wires on the sub so that the negative goes to the positive and vice versa this will correct the polarity and make it sound better

I replaced the factory sub for a soundstream replacement and soon went to a 12" because I wasn't happy with the results

I have heard that the soundstream 13" slim line subs go well though maybe look into one of them as a possibility

I think 6x9 would only fit if you did some serious cutting or by using spacers

I have seen them mounted above and under the parcel shelf too

Edited 06/04/13 01:52 PM by Philthy18

[mybanez]

Thanks mate.

Hey what size are the stock speakers on the parcel shelf?

[Breeze_xr]

All 4 speakers are 5 X 7's and the sub is an 8 inch

[mybanez]

Thanks mate!

I'm gonna swap out all the speakers and just try a 8 inch sub, if I'm not happy with it I'll run a fiberglass box sub in the boot.

What about the amp? Leave it stock?

[Breeze_xr]

You can run an amp but it is a lot of work and I didn't notice much of a difference on the 8 inch sub

You either need an amp that takes hi inputs or you need to get a bass processor or hi lo converter so you can get the signal from the existing sub wires

For the remote wire you also have to tap into an accessories wire, I went with the cigarette lighter

I went with a soundstream bass processor and I am very happy with that choice

I have a thread with alot of my sound system I will post a link

Edited 07/04/13 12:45 PM by Philthy18

[Breeze_xr]

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?/topic/80992-My-Install,-Opinions?

This my current setup except for a different phone holder and the sub now has a protective grill on it