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Oh man. It's been forever. I would have to check the wiring diagram I posted in the video comments. It's what crutchfield gave me. I wanna say I spliced it to the signal 12v in the back of the radio for the signal power

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@@readyreadyroling thank you very helpful

I followed the wiring diagram provided by crutchfield. The colors may not look the same on the video as they did looking at them in person.

@@readyreadyroling ive looked at that wiring diagram 10000s of times and it actually doesnt tell me anything about the 10 pin connector. I did end using wire to the left of the one you used and it now powers on and off with the car. i got it all working

@@duLuded very nice! Mine stayed powered on I think and would kill the battery after a couple weeks if it didn't run.

No. The subwoofer had it's own amplifier. Only connected to the factory head unit was the speaker cables for sound inputs. There is another video on my channel that shows how I did it

This car has no factory amp.

I actually sold my 2020 and bought a 2022 Forester Wilderness. Everything looks the exact same to me. So it definitely should. It's the same head unit too.

Sweet. so with the dynmat did you do all the doors? and just to clarify, that reduces the speaker vibrations?

@@alexandergross534 yeah. It absorbs the vibrations. You only need like a 20% covering to reduce it too. Don't need 100% covering. That's overkill. I've noticed the 2022 is less noisy than the 2020 Forester though, so I didn't add dynamat to this model.

@@readyreadyroling appreciate you buddy, thanks for the commentary!

Do yourself a favor and buy Focal plug and play speakers. Easy install and better sound

Sorry to hear about your old fozzy. That's awesome though and I'm glad you like the new car! I actually parted ways with this car in February with a crazy good trade in deal. I got the 22 Forester Wilderness. They made me take the subwoofer out for the trade in and I have it to my friend who has a 2019 Forester. Haha

What do you think of the jbl speakers? I was thinking of upgrading mine as well

The wire harness had wires for a left and right speaker. I realize subwoofers are mostly mono sound, but I just followed the instructions on it.

@@readyreadyroling ok thank you and i see on the 10 point jumper harness, you left the red wire and black wire unconnected. are those just extra wires that arent meant to be connected to anything factory?

@@tsk8560 the jumper harness I bought from a third party. It has all the wires so you could connect into more speakers for an amplifier situation. I did not do that

The harness for the kicker sub was easier to connect to behind the head unit than to create two wires spliced in two different locations. Much cleaner of an install with the way I did it. And I recently sold my car and it took about 10 minutes to remove the subwoofer so I could sell the subwoofer. Was very happy with how easy it disassembled

@@readyreadyroling ok, thanks.

The speakers sound way better when turned up to higher volumes. They sound about the same at very low volumes. The speaker details are in the video info section.

Mine definitely are more bass heavy, but maybe see that the tweeter 3db switch is pushed in? Also make sure the tweeters are angled towards you. If there is nothing but bass, then you might be in treble (trouble pun)

@@readyreadyroling I didn't know there was a 3db switch. I'll give it a shot.

You can’t just run aftermarket speakers on the hk amp and system🤦🏼🤦🏼 People do the dumbest things

@@ekimandersom4478 You know that's not very nice and completely unnecessary. Yes, you can run aftermarket speakers on the HK amp as I am doing so right now. The drawback is the crossover built into the amp makes the front door speakers more like a sub than a full range speaker. So, I guess you are right. People really do the dumbest things. This time it was a RUclips comment.

@@HyperBRZ Yeah sure it will make sound, but it won't be an improvement. Did you even check if the impedance is the same as the HK speakers? Probably not, so pure luck you didn't blow the amp already.

Thanks!

@@readyreadyroling just a little question, sorry for my awful english. To connect the speakers on the wires situed on the dashboard, can i use the same connectors who are used for the doors speakers? Thank you in advance for your help.

@@heliomartins8593 it doesn't come with connectors, so you have to solder the wires, or grab what is called a female wire disconnect like I did and clamp those onto the dash speakers.

@@readyreadyroling today i have dismantel the left speaker to See how is connected. This evening, i will order the alpine sxe 825 s, 3.5 inches large. They will be installed in the next two weeks.

Thank you. Crutchfield told me to use the rear speakers. I also had the subwoofer firmly mounted on a piece of wood that was then mounted to the floor via the bolts

Feel free to buy any speakers you like. I bought the recommended speakers from Crutchfield. I'll be honest though. Once I installed that subwoofer under the passenger seat, I was happy I had all those tweeters. And three screws is plenty. Lol. Give it the ole shake test

I haven't had any vibration issues with the car. There is nothing wrong with bass blockers, but I believe these are better suited for cars with much larger subwoofers.

@@readyreadyroling vibrations are not an issue at all. I'm just trying to see if I need to put capacitors, just like the ones came with the dash speakers, to protect the front and back door speakers from unwanted frequencies. So, they are not blown in the future. Because, the powered subwoofer will handle the lower frequencies.

How much did that cost? Amd what speakers did you choose?

Absolutely, and even more worth it to put the subwoofer under the passenger seat.

@@readyreadyroling awesome. Thanks for letting me know.

Thanks! Yeah, the mounts they provided were not the best. I had to provide my own hardware basically and it still wasn't perfect.

I'm not familiar with that product. Are you talking about the auto-on capabilities, or the audio in? I would recommend following the instructions on the manual for that subwoofer. If it needs a separate amplifier, then you would connect to that instead

@@readyreadyroling It’s a Bazooka Powered 10" Amplified Bass Tube with a F.A.S.T. connection harness extension cable.

An amp will always make a difference, it's just whether or not you want to install it. I personally did not install an amp and just did a self-powered subwoofer and used the new speakers.

They are aftermarket. I had the dealer install them for $1k. The dealer bought them from a website called Katzkin. They are made for the Subaru sport and match perfectly

Thanks! It's called a pry tool. Crutchfield sells them for like $3. Definite improvement especially on the higher volumes, no distortion anymore. I did not add an amplifier, I just don't ever crank it high enough. I did add an under-seat subwoofer though. The kicker 11HS8

Good to know! Crutchfield just told me to use the rear speakers.

That's probably why the front speakers are bigger too.

Haha. I don't even know. Just whatever showed up on the free subscription to Sirius XM. Please don't sue me. I was not paid to play that artists music. Believe it was an edm song on channel ,52

@@readyreadyroling no worries. Definitely not going to sue, just like the tune and wanted an id.

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@@readyreadyroling what color is the power wire for the radio? Lol I know it's on the ten pin

Sorry. Just now seeing this. RUclips doesn't alert me all the time. Were you able to figure it out? The attached wiring diagram I put in the comments should have helped a little

I was told by crutchfield to connect it. But if kicker says you don't need it, then you should be good.

What color is the antenna wire ? I have the 2020 legacy and not to sure which wire it is

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@@mattmiller6706 I'm not too sure what you mean by antenna wire. The blue signal wire is not for the antenna, but is a wire to tell the subwoofer to turn on to not drain the battery. I attached a link for the wiring diagram. Hopefully this helps

Thanks! I am wondering what color the turn on wire that provides power to the amp is.

Yes it would. But I always say, put the largest speaker you can in that hole!

That's really difficult to say. I would definitely go to Crutchfield.com and see what speakers are compatible with your specific model. You'll get all the harnesses and brackets you need for the job.

@@readyreadyroling I gotcha! I don’t necessarily mean those exact subs, just more of the general install process

@@MiniBlack1000 that's what I mean. Switches and screws will be in different spots. And possibly a different head unit as I don't know what's in the WRX. However, in general, splice into your rear speaker wires and power the sub, then he's, it would be about the same. Crutchfield gives you instructions specific to your vehicle

@@readyreadyroling okay no doubt, thank you!!

Always connect to the FRONT speakers , because the rear outputs in every subaru have a crossover build in to prevent bass .

Thanks man!!

@@readyreadyroling Do you have to remove the door panels to access the speakers in this forester model or was that for the deadening tape? I've never applied deadening material before, have you found it to be worth it?

@@FetusMemories yes. You have to remove them to change the speakers. The panels don't just pop off unfortunately. I just did the deadening tape since it was recommended. There is a small difference. But not enough in my opinion to be worth the money.

I did 3 way coaxial for cost and ease of setup. A component would sound way better. And the speakers sound way better, especially after installing the sub. Sounds better than the harman kardon set up they sell in the upgrade kit.

Nice! Good luck!

I have a 2018 Crosstrek too! Let me know how it goes. Also do you have any cool mods ? I’m having a tough time trying to find and aftermarket website!!

@@julianriley8434 Theres a nice mod video here on putting lights into the big rear reflectors on the bottom of the rear bumper. We will do that mod this summer. We will try installing Focal ISTOY69 speakers in the front doors and dash. They are a component set made for Toyota that should fit. We are waiting for them to be delivered this week.

I just used the supplied screws. Sorry.

Reference the crutchfield wiring diagram. But for my car it was the blue power wire. drive.google.com/file/d/1fVgcQG0ScXFf-7hI7wb9WB4xvmUwFZeC/view?usp=drivesdk

So two takes on this. The factory cardboard speakers sound great at low volumes, however, once that cardboard gets moisture over time and it stretches, it will not sound good. My stock speakers didn't sound good over 30% volume and audio clipping would occur. I'm not familiar with the terminator speakers, but you can't go wrong with kicker, polk, jbl, or infinity. Mine certainly sounded better, but I also put some dynamat behind the speakers on the door panel to prevent vibrations, which is what you might hear. I also could not tell a difference until I hit above 30% volume. Also, the full sound of the car really did not improve until I added an underseat kicker subwoofer. I was very underwhelmed until I added that.

Also. I looked up reviews on those MTX speakers. Those are basically the lowest brand/quality speakers you could install. I hate to say it, but you can't replace crap with shiny crap.

@@readyreadyroling that’s totally fair... I know they aren’t top end speakers but honestly thought they would be better than the terrible oem ones lol. Hence why I was curious if you noticed a massive difference with the higher end speakers you threw in. Thanks for the reply. I’ll start with the Cerwin Vega spare tire sub and see where that gets me. Cheers

@@Sovereignrich I highly recommend an underseat sub over a spare tire sub. Having your passenger seat vibrate is much closer to you than having your tailpipe vibrating. Haha

@@readyreadyroling I’ve got an after market muffler delete already so rattling isn’t an issue for me haha... one word of caution with your Forester though... you should get some foam baffles (they are crazy cheap) to stop the water from your windows rolling down your door sill and soaking your nice new speakers. I took mine thru a car wash with the door panel off and was blown away by how much water comes rushing into every door when there is a lot of water thrown at it... it was soaking my feet... just as a heads up ;)

Yes. This will work. I do not have the Harmon radio either. Just the 8 inch screen. This will also work with the 6 inch screen. You might be missing dash speakers, but the harness is still under those grates.