For the full Hk experience your have to buy the amp, subs, some speakers and lightning cables. At the standard Hi-Fi system the cables are going to your “radio”-system. For the hk you need to install cable from each speaker to the amp. A quick coding amp with the bmw ecosystem pairs everything and wollah.
I’m not sure but I think it won’t work. As far as I know HK is connected to the head unit via optical cable and as Liberte Music said, the speakers will probably have different harness.
@@MDrives HK is analogue in the F2x series sadly...Which is why some people opt to put in the HK amp from the F3x for more clarity/less hissing and no static sound.
Hi, thanks for your video. Here I have some questions: 1. is there coding required, or just plug & play? 2. Do you have to change Harman Kardon mid-tone and tweeter as a pair? 3. are there rear tweeters from OEM, where are they located? Thank you very much!
Hi. 1. No, simple swap 2 yes, otherwise they won’t sound right 3 yes, with hk set you have tweeters at the back. You can get genuine covers, I decided to modify the ones I had.
Hi thanks for sharing! I followed your tutorial and installed the speakers but I'm getting a white noise coming from the speakers even when the music is turned off. Do you know how I can solve this? How do you know which plug is input/output in the mid range speakers? Thanks!!!!
Awesome job! I'm looking to do the same in my 118D F20 LCI, as the Base system is ridiculous! I've read a lot, and a lot of people say that an amp upgrade is preferred as well. Did your car come with an amplifier already installed?
jacobtc Hi. No I have basic system without amp. Sure it would all work better with external amp as the changes I made, made system only a bit louder but it was all about clarity, quality and sound stage upgrade. If money wouldn’t matter I would go with external amp and run all speaker from amp. But as mentioned in the video, I listen to My exhaust most of the time :)
jacobtc I used dremel tool to cut out a space for it next to the mid speaker. It’s still below that grill so you can’t actually see it. I will try to update my Facebook page in next few days and post some photos as it’s difficult to explain. Bit of a diy. Took me about an hour but saved me some cash.
@@nuribayindirlioglu1312 from what I read you can't, it doesn't have the port to get power, you'll need to buy a splitter but the whole sound balance will be off. Easiest to buy the HK door speakers with your tweeters
@@nuribayindirlioglu1312 I'm pretty sure, read lots into before about how if you use the base head unit its tweaked to compensate for the missing tweeters so when you use the splitter you'll get overpowering sound. Also there was another RUclips video of someone doing the splitter route and you get white noise as well. Since you have the splitter ordered I would be interested to know if this is the case! Please let us know!
do you think this is the same quality as it would come out of the factory with HK speaker optional extra? I am looking to buy F11 and that has basic speakers, so its a must for me to upgrade.
Hey man. I have an f30 with standard music system, with no amplif. Should i buy 4 mid speakers and 4 tweeters HK and mount them? Will the sound improve? Or do you any better alternatives at low cost? I also saw on internet, 2 audison mids, 2 audison tweeters and 2 crossovers for mid+tweeters around 160 euro. What is better? Thank you!
Need help. Planning to the front upgrade hk on my 3 door m140i. For 3 doors its just the tweeter right? No surrounds? Also mate. I need the hk main tweeter too im guessing to connect the smaller tweeters? Cheerss
Sorry for not responding sooner. For 3 for you need to buy the triangle speaker cases with tweeters from bmw or eBay for about £99 and you have to buy mid tone hk speakers or splitter cables if you are planning to keep the original speakers.
Hey man I bought another F22 from Germany. This one is with standard sound though. Some countries have hifi as standard though. So, it is basically a higher standard. So is your standard one the hifi or not the hifi?
Will these changes work with a base config without that does not come with an amplifier. I’ve seen your other video when you talk about the different tiers and that hifi and hk come with amplifiers, but not the base setup.
Hi, As I understand the standard basic woofers below the seats are 6,5” and you can replace them by 8” woofers (plug and play) Is it worth to upgrade to 8” without an amplifier? Regards
Hi. Sorry but I’m unsure. I have now hifi system in my m2 with smaller amp and 8” woofers and the sound is definitely deeper but I didn’t hear how these woofers work without an amp.
Completely off topic but it is strange to hear a eastern european sound a little Liverpudlian in their accent. At 1:00 you proper had a scouse accent on them words you said. You must've lived in the UK for a while to sound like that.
Nice. I am planning to do the same sound upgrade on my M140i. Also don't have the HK tweeter housings on mine - have to order from BMW some time soon. Tell me, did you have to cut any wires? Or install any amplifier? The tweeters, where do they clip into and do they come with the door trim?
If you buy door trim/windows surrounds from bmw they come with tweeters built in. No cutting. It’s plug and play but you have to change mid tone to hk or use splitters from bmw which cost £5 each
Is the wiring there for the door tweeters as you didn't have any from factory? I am in the same position I have standard setup. I am thinking of just buying tweeters for door and leave everything else to get more clear sound is this possible do you think? Thank you
To upgrade just the tweeters you need a “y” cable (splitter cable) they are normally supplied when you buy tweeters from Ali express etc but you can get them separately
Hi I have an m135i 2015. I wanted to upgrade the floor and door speakers. I already upgraded the tweeters as plug and play. Are the door and floor speakers plug and play also?
Hi, I bought a 2 series f22 with basic system, I can't see any amp in the boot on the left side. Can I still upgrade speakers like you have done in the video? Or did you add an amp? Many thanks.
You have to buy y splitter cable. They cost about £6 on eBay. I have 2 for sale for a £10. I’m also working on a nee video now as I found better solution. Hifi tweeters from f3x work much better with base/hifi systems. They are not as harsh and ear piercing like hk.
@@MDrives Thanks for the reply and help, do you know what this "y-splitter" is named? Great contet man, keep up the good work! You just earnd one subscriber!
FamilyDriver I tried using tweezers but a small piece of the blue connector broke, on the Harman all the connectors are smooth and come on and off easily so I’m not sure why they’re stuck, I tried for about 20 ish minutes but nothing changed
For the full Hk experience your have to buy the amp, subs, some speakers and lightning cables. At the standard Hi-Fi system the cables are going to your “radio”-system. For the hk you need to install cable from each speaker to the amp. A quick coding amp with the bmw ecosystem pairs everything and wollah.
I already have the hifi system with an amp in the boot. Can I just swap it out for the hk amp plug&play? Coding will be needed obviously.
I’m not sure but I think it won’t work. As far as I know HK is connected to the head unit via optical cable and as Liberte Music said, the speakers will probably have different harness.
@@MDrives HK is analogue in the F2x series sadly...Which is why some people opt to put in the HK amp from the F3x for more clarity/less hissing and no static sound.
@@3TimesFaster I have to say the hissing in f2x is really annoying
Great video! Exactly what I was looking for!
Good test music 🖐
Even i could hear the difference over my phonespeakers
What a difference!
(I'm actually watching this video in my F20 with stock speakers.. but still 😂)
😂
The speakers you shown look like hi-fi, not harman kardon, nonetheless sound has improved a lot.
No. These are standard HK from f20
Hi, thanks for your video. Here I have some questions: 1. is there coding required, or just plug & play? 2. Do you have to change Harman Kardon mid-tone and tweeter as a pair? 3. are there rear tweeters from OEM, where are they located? Thank you very much!
Hi. 1. No, simple swap 2 yes, otherwise they won’t sound right 3 yes, with hk set you have tweeters at the back. You can get genuine covers, I decided to modify the ones I had.
@@MDrives thanks for the reply! Could you please share the link where you got the original Door Cover with HK Tweeter?
Hi thanks for sharing! I followed your tutorial and installed the speakers but I'm getting a white noise coming from the speakers even when the music is turned off. Do you know how I can solve this? How do you know which plug is input/output in the mid range speakers? Thanks!!!!
Did you resolve the problem?
Great vid
Always put Treble to max and bass around Middle for best performance
No way. Tweeters would pierce my ears.
Awesome job! I'm looking to do the same in my 118D F20 LCI, as the Base system is ridiculous! I've read a lot, and a lot of people say that an amp upgrade is preferred as well. Did your car come with an amplifier already installed?
jacobtc Hi. No I have basic system without amp. Sure it would all work better with external amp as the changes I made, made system only a bit louder but it was all about clarity, quality and sound stage upgrade. If money wouldn’t matter I would go with external amp and run all speaker from amp. But as mentioned in the video, I listen to My exhaust most of the time :)
@@MDrives okay, how did you mod the back shelf for the tweeter?
jacobtc I used dremel tool to cut out a space for it next to the mid speaker. It’s still below that grill so you can’t actually see it. I will try to update my Facebook page in next few days and post some photos as it’s difficult to explain. Bit of a diy. Took me about an hour but saved me some cash.
Hi
Do you know anything about remote switch for installing the sub and amp?
Excellent job. Do u code the car for this modification?
Thanks. No as I didn’t introduce an additional amp. I simply replaced the speakers.
Great video, what do the tweeters plug into?
Thank you. The hk mid speakers have in and out for tweeters
@@MDrives Can you plug the HK tweeter in the non-HK mid speaker?
@@nuribayindirlioglu1312 from what I read you can't, it doesn't have the port to get power, you'll need to buy a splitter but the whole sound balance will be off. Easiest to buy the HK door speakers with your tweeters
@@aikakira are you sure that the balance will be off, i just ordered some splitters so i dont need to change the speaker :/
@@nuribayindirlioglu1312 I'm pretty sure, read lots into before about how if you use the base head unit its tweaked to compensate for the missing tweeters so when you use the splitter you'll get overpowering sound. Also there was another RUclips video of someone doing the splitter route and you get white noise as well. Since you have the splitter ordered I would be interested to know if this is the case! Please let us know!
do you think this is the same quality as it would come out of the factory with HK speaker optional extra?
I am looking to buy F11 and that has basic speakers, so its a must for me to upgrade.
No It won’t sound the same. You would need to buy amplifier and whole harness as it’s completely different.
Thank you for information . I have BMW X5 xdrive 30d 2016 , How should I look for speakers on ebay . What keyword? Thank you
Hey man. I have an f30 with standard music system, with no amplif. Should i buy 4 mid speakers and 4 tweeters HK and mount them? Will the sound improve? Or do you any better alternatives at low cost? I also saw on internet, 2 audison mids, 2 audison tweeters and 2 crossovers for mid+tweeters around 160 euro. What is better? Thank you!
Audison might be a good alternative. You can get small 100w amps.
@@MDrives and without amps, isnt harman speakers better
Need help. Planning to the front upgrade hk on my 3 door m140i. For 3 doors its just the tweeter right? No surrounds? Also mate. I need the hk main tweeter too im guessing to connect the smaller tweeters? Cheerss
Sorry for not responding sooner. For 3 for you need to buy the triangle speaker cases with tweeters from bmw or eBay for about £99 and you have to buy mid tone hk speakers or splitter cables if you are planning to keep the original speakers.
Brilliant You say you bought the window hk speakers l & r new from bmw main dealer £140
Sparky t yes. Log in to BabyBMW forum and go to sponsors and to BMW Cotswold section. Ask for a quote. They were about £138 last year for a pair.
FamilyDriver the standard trim doesn’t have a speaker does it so where does the H&K speaker wire plug into
Sparky t the tweeters connects to mid HK speakers in the doors. Mid tone HK speakers have in and out so it’s plug and play.
Hey man I bought another F22 from Germany. This one is with standard sound though. Some countries have hifi as standard though. So, it is basically a higher standard. So is your standard one the hifi or not the hifi?
Mine is the bare bone basic system without external amplifier.
How did you wire the window surround speaker in?
HK mid speakers have built in splitter
Hi,
So are the hk plug and play
And how did you connect the tweeter where did you connect the tweeter wire
Yes. You need splitter cable unless like me you also change mid tone speakers which have in and out.
Good job. Which speaker your choice for plug&play: steg/hk/audison/focal?
Thank you. I used HK as they were cheap second hand. I heard focals are the best but they cost a lot.
Will these changes work with a base config without that does not come with an amplifier. I’ve seen your other video when you talk about the different tiers and that hifi and hk come with amplifiers, but not the base setup.
In this video I had a base system without an amp.
Great video , thanks 🙏 any chance you know the part number for door speakers . Is it 9364956 ?
Hi. Thank you. Unfortunately I don’t have them anymore so I can’t check.
Is the front speakers plug and play with the old cable and you just plug the tweeter into the speaker
James Austin yes. Same connector.
Did you have an amp already installed or are they directly wired up buddy?
No external amp in base system. I connected it as it was to head unit.
in this video, do you have an amplifier in the left side of the trunk?
Yes
Hi,
As I understand the standard basic woofers below the seats are 6,5” and you can replace them by 8” woofers (plug and play)
Is it worth to upgrade to 8” without an amplifier?
Regards
Hi. Sorry but I’m unsure. I have now hifi system in my m2 with smaller amp and 8” woofers and the sound is definitely deeper but I didn’t hear how these woofers work without an amp.
Completely off topic but it is strange to hear a eastern european sound a little Liverpudlian in their accent. At 1:00 you proper had a scouse accent on them words you said. You must've lived in the UK for a while to sound like that.
Hehe, I lived in North Yorkshire for over 15 years now. I will always have a funny accent I guess.
@@MDrives Yeah you sounded like a northerner for the most part it was cool to listen to!
What’s the part number of the front tweeters u bought from the dealership
9226357 just make sure they say HU or made in Hungary as there are CN speakers out there which apparently are knockoffs
Dose anyone know if the amp has to be chaged aswell ?
If you have basic speaker system like I did, there’s no external amp.
Nice.
I am planning to do the same sound upgrade on my M140i.
Also don't have the HK tweeter housings on mine - have to order from BMW some time soon.
Tell me, did you have to cut any wires? Or install any amplifier?
The tweeters, where do they clip into and do they come with the door trim?
If you buy door trim/windows surrounds from bmw they come with tweeters built in. No cutting. It’s plug and play but you have to change mid tone to hk or use splitters from bmw which cost £5 each
Is the wiring there for the door tweeters as you didn't have any from factory?
I am in the same position I have standard setup.
I am thinking of just buying tweeters for door and leave everything else to get more clear sound is this possible do you think? Thank you
The tweeters link to the door speaker and come with a cable to do so
To upgrade just the tweeters you need a “y” cable (splitter cable) they are normally supplied when you buy tweeters from Ali express etc but you can get them separately
Hi I have an m135i 2015. I wanted to upgrade the floor and door speakers. I already upgraded the tweeters as plug and play. Are the door and floor speakers plug and play also?
The door speakers are. I think you have to change plugs on subs.
@@MDrives Thank you. Is it easy to install a bassbox in the boot.
From where you bought the speakers
eBay
Hi, I bought a 2 series f22 with basic system, I can't see any amp in the boot on the left side. Can I still upgrade speakers like you have done in the video? Or did you add an amp? Many thanks.
Hi. I didn’t have an amp too. Watch my other video as it’s better to use hifi tweeters which are cheaper and are softer than HKs
@@MDrives so, basically I upgrade to the hifi tweeters and the HK door speakers and rear speakers too. Am I right in saying I then don't need an amp
@@GMotiveDriveRides yes
Hi did you end up doing the rear shelf speakers and if so do you know how I’d go about connecting them up?
Yes. Check my other vid I did on my m2. Same speakers. They are plug and play.
@@MDrives i will do, much appreciated. gonna buy them for my 320 👍🏾
Can you plug the HK tweeter in the non-HK mid speaker?
You have to buy y splitter cable. They cost about £6 on eBay. I have 2 for sale for a £10. I’m also working on a nee video now as I found better solution. Hifi tweeters from f3x work much better with base/hifi systems. They are not as harsh and ear piercing like hk.
@@MDrives Thanks for the reply and help, do you know what this "y-splitter" is named? Great contet man, keep up the good work! You just earnd one subscriber!
@@nuribayindirlioglu1312 just search on eBay bmw y cable speakers
@@MDrives When can we expect your new video? contemplating if I should jump the gun with this setup or wait for your updated one. Thanks
@@tallatfarouq3327 I’ll upload it next week. Just finishing another video from a road trip.
Did the tweeters just plug in or you had to run some extra wires?
If you replace mid speakers to HK, they have splitter in them. You connect tweeters to mid speakers.
@@MDrives i will try to get some speakers first, thanks for the advice
@@Silverado_UK not a problem
Do you have an amp in the boot or is just the idrive powering the speakers ?
I don’t have separate amp
@@MDrives find a second hand amp and for it in. Will help massively to drive speakers
I bought an full oem hk set but the door speaker connectors wouldn’t come off? Did u struggle with yours, not sure what to do next.
Mr Swoosh I did struggle a bit. Took me 10 minutes to take it off. I used very small and slim screwdriver to help it a bit.
FamilyDriver I tried using tweezers but a small piece of the blue connector broke, on the Harman all the connectors are smooth and come on and off easily so I’m not sure why they’re stuck, I tried for about 20 ish minutes but nothing changed
Mr Swoosh hmm. This one looked easy ruclips.net/video/HL2aQTAgqCk/видео.html
FamilyDriver that’s the one that I saw
Hi did you do the rears and amp too? Or just the front to hk
Fronts and rear but no amp
@@MDrives Will you add a amp in future?
@@AK-dy9xn no. I prefer to listen to the exhaust anyway 😁
Where is amp ds car
There was no amp in this car, it was built in into the head unit.
link for the speakers?
Check eBay, that’s where I got them from.
Priced them up at Cotswold bmw coming out at £257
Sparky t request a quote on babyBMW forum. They offering different prices.
FamilyDriver ok I’ll try that thanks
Sparky t register, go to sponsors section and there should be instructions how to request a quote. They usually respond within 2 days.
FamilyDriver thankyou I’ll let you know how I get on keen to do this mod as seems very worthwhile for the cost
Nu e rau !
So in other words you went from bad sound to bad sound lol Pointless…🤣🤣🤣
How did you fit the rear tweeters to connect them on doors speakers
The rear speakers are near c pillar, not in the rear doors.
@@MDrives oh i have a F30 so it should be the same ?