A quick tip, when door trims are off, buy roll of 5mm sound deadener and fix to inside of door skin. Will reduce road noise, increase bass and minimise vibrations. Also with standard speaker pod, a little silicone to make an absolute seal and increase bass response.
...there are so many holes in a car door, the silicone around the speaker won't do much. There are the drain holes at the bottom and the really big one that surrounds the glass (inner and outer seals). The door is far from air tight. Best is to cover as much of the large access holes on the inner door skin to knock down some road noise. Even Subaru put rubber/foam pads over most of those sections to knock down the noise, but you can still cover the holes w/sound deadener (I leave about 1" at the bottom uncovered because it sits inside the vapor barrier and I still want the barrier to be able to breathe if water is in the door)
Ignore the links for the brackets and harness! Buy whatever speaker you want from Crutchfield, and put in 22' Outback just as he said, and they'll throw in the bracket and harness for FREE!!!! I literally just purchased some Pioneer's for the front and rear, and I got front and rear brackets and harnesses for FREE!!!!
I was going to do the STI shift install first, but everyone was talking about speaker upgrades. Figured I would knock this one out first. Thanks for watching.👍
Just installed the rear speakers finally, so now have the same speaker setup. On the rear after putting everything back together a found a quarter sized black disc on the floor (it was dark, so I hadn't seen it till after). I rewatched your video so I would know where it might go before pulling the door card back off, and it goes at the very back/middle (around knee height) of the door, into the clear plastic. Watch for these (and the foam washers) falling out.
I love that Rockford Fosgate speakers are fucking clear they lack Bass but crispy clean sound makes up for it & not to mention that their subs and amps are amazing as well
Agreed. Different car (2006 Outback XT.) Just before putting it up for sale, and knowing my demographic, I installed pretty basic RF speakers on clearance and a $99 under-seat sub. After 17 years, kicked myself for not doing it years ago! Sold it to a kid my son's age (18) and aside from "looks better in person!" next thing was "shit, that sounds great!!" Sold for asking price 20 minutes later. If you have a pretty basic audio system, upgrade speakers bare minimum.
Glad I could help. Pretty sad stock speakers for sure. I have the front brackets and wire harness now and will be installing the front speakers on my next day off. Thanks for watching.
I installed the oem kicker tweeters that fit the 15 to 21 wrx. The bracket was a lil too small. But I made it work. they made a huge difference in sound. So I'm excited to try these in the 22!!
love the video; hate the shaky camera. the trick is finding a shallow 6x9 (6x8) for the front. paper cones sound fine; it's the bits behind the cone that kill the sound - weak spiders, small coils, weak magnets, etc. Even w/paper, there should be no reason for poor sound w/all of our digital EQ tech and sound delay wizardry. The problem is getting Subaru (sound) engineers to do all of the measurements and write the correct algorithms into the headunit processor(s). And just because HK's name is on the uprated stereo, doesn't mean they took the time to design the system properly; they just made the components that fit into the space and met Subaru's design limitations. Good sound needs tuning and correction, especially in the car.
Excellent work. Perfect stealth mod. Im still waiting on my car to be built but this will be one of my first Mods. With front speakers could you please check how much clearance people have as some speakers magnets are too deep and will hit window etc. really appreciate your videos
Awesome you have your car on order, I know that feeling I waited for mine for about 3 months as well. For sure, I will cover all the clearance issues with the front speakers. I have the brackets and wiring harnesses coming tomorrow. I will get that video wrapped up asap. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoy the content.
A little confused what you needed to solder on at 7:18. I got the same speakers for the rear and used the metra harness to connect to factory connector.
Thanks David, yeah I have been having a little bit of fun with it and trying to grow the channel with WRX content. Much larger audience compare to the Skyline GTR community.
Great call, I also bought base, and if I was to complain it would be the speaker's are underwhelming at best, great content as always, thanks! Have you added fog lights, mine finally arrived from Subaru and install was super easy!
I have not bought the fog lights for mine. Not sure if I will in the future, I am still undecided. Sure glad I got the rear speakers installed and I will be doing the fronts on Friday. I still need to pull apart the in dash speakers and see what's in there and swap those out as well. Thanks for watching, lots more content to come.👍
the rear speaker harness looks wrong for what you linked, the rear wire plug has a clip on the side while the harness you linked has the clip on the top, can you link me/ fix the link to the correct harness for the rear as im getting different speakers and sound deadening EVERY INCH i can Or does the wire pack come with 2 DIFFERENT plugs, one for the rear and one for the front?
So the fronts are 6.5” but in a 6x9 baffle/adapter? I’m about to do mine, and probably some amps or even maybe a headless media player+amps system with some subs in the trunk. This Premium non-HK system sounds like crap. And, from the schematic, it looks like the Starlink system uses the front speaker for communication, a d if the Ohms of the replacement fnt door+tweeter doesn’t equal OEM Ohm raging, then it triggers a Starlink red light. Is that accurate? Where did u get the speaker harnesses from?
The bass is much better than the stock paper speakers. The speakers are 6.5" as well. I cant find what RMS power is on the factory head unit, I think the factory head unit is under powered. These are a huge upgrade from the stock speakers and well worth the little bit of money they cost. I am considering upgrading stock head unit to a nice aftermarket double din and 4 channel amp. I want an adjustable EQ so I can really fine tune the sound. From there I will decide if I need a subwoofer.
Totally unrelated question, but I noticed the kiddo’s booster seat. How’s their leg room back there? Any issues with them not having enough space for their feet / legs? Anything like that. Really looking hard at a 23 WRX, but I have a 6y/o in a backless booster, and I’m just kinda curious about how the ride would be for her (dealer near me is kinda being goofy about me throwing the booster in the back seat so she can go on the test drive).
so the rear needs to be soldered no matter what speaker brand you buy? Not plug and play like the front? Just wondering because I don't have a solder on hand
I soldered mine because I reused the OEM speaker bracket. with oem wiring. If you drill a hold in the OEM one, you can run wires through that way as well or purchase aftermarket speaker bracket and harness. That will be a direct plug and play. Good question and thanks for watching.
The speakers I installed in the rear were 6.5" here is a Amazon list of what speakers, brackets and harnesses I used on my car. I hop that helps Front Speakers amzn.to/3wVnNaI Front brackets amzn.to/3qaJ2S0 Front Harness amzn.to/3KJ81p3 Rear Speakers amzn.to/3wXa6rT Rear brackets amzn.to/3KKe8cC Rear Harness amzn.to/3KJ81p3
Were you concerned about the Subaru warranty issues with replacing speakers? That's still confusing to me. I may go with OEM Audio Plus speakers down the line if that's the case...
The only thing you would void would be the speakers warranty that you just replaced, so I'm kinda confused what warranty you are worried about. There's really no difference between these and the OEM audio plus for amount of modification especially if you buy the adapter instead of cannibalizing's the housing.
The tweeters are 4 Ohm, the fnt door are 2 Ohm, and the rear are 2 Ohm. If u Have Starlink and replace the fronts with different Ohm (tweet+door in parallel) then i have seen people reporting Starlink malfunctions and won’t play music out of front speakers. U can check OEMAudio+ website for replacements/specs and then do it. The speakers are garbage in my premium with 11.6” display. But the head unit is terrible source too. Subi said they are releasing an update next month that should fix the scratchiness. Mine sound like the door speakers came blown out straight from the factory. They are definitely getting replaced with pro audio speakers and I will likely start making videos on my channel, which right now has no videos. I also plan on putting a headless media unit and amplifiers and subwoofers in the car, and I hope to make some videos and start posting on my channel.
I could not find any brackets locally and didn't want to wait 2 days for shipping. I was glad I could get these done on my day off at least. Modifying the brackets and soldering only took about 5 minutes per speaker. Was very simple, but I might swap with different brackets later if those screws dont hold in the thin plastic oem ones.
I’ve done this with another car, using factory pods. Makes for a more oem style fit. Not that big a job.. sometimes buying aftermarket spacers can mean drill new holes so standard pods are a good option.
Do you know what RMS wattage the 11.6" Starlink Multimedia system puts out or is there a way to find out? Did you just guess here? I contacted Subaru and Joycy basically told me go ask the dealership. No help 😞
I have heard the stock head units on most new cars provide 20-25 rms per channel at most. This is why buying super expensive speakers that are rated for 45+ rms don’t give you their full potential unless adding an aftermarket amp. I plan to also buy some Rockford Fosgate Prime speakers (their entry low rms line) so that my stock head unit has no problem powering them and getting the most out of them.
@@raiderfan367 thanks for the info! I heard someone else recently say 25 so that confirms what you're saying. I think a decent amp to go with the speakers is a plan for sure
The rear brackets are linked in the description below. I didn’t want to wait for 2 days to get them from Amazon. That is why I repurposed the factory ones.
Yes, if you buy the bracelet and the wiring harness. It will be a direct plug and play. I did a full install video on the fronts as well. It show exactly how it would work for you in the rear.
A quick tip, when door trims are off, buy roll of 5mm sound deadener and fix to inside of door skin. Will reduce road noise, increase bass and minimise vibrations. Also with standard speaker pod, a little silicone to make an absolute seal and increase bass response.
Thanks for the tip, I was considering getting some sound deadening and doing the inside of the doors later one. Thanks for watching.💪
...there are so many holes in a car door, the silicone around the speaker won't do much. There are the drain holes at the bottom and the really big one that surrounds the glass (inner and outer seals). The door is far from air tight. Best is to cover as much of the large access holes on the inner door skin to knock down some road noise. Even Subaru put rubber/foam pads over most of those sections to knock down the noise, but you can still cover the holes w/sound deadener (I leave about 1" at the bottom uncovered because it sits inside the vapor barrier and I still want the barrier to be able to breathe if water is in the door)
Ignore the links for the brackets and harness! Buy whatever speaker you want from Crutchfield, and put in 22' Outback just as he said, and they'll throw in the bracket and harness for FREE!!!! I literally just purchased some Pioneer's for the front and rear, and I got front and rear brackets and harnesses for FREE!!!!
Did that metra bracket for the 6.5 speakers fit for you?
@@willherrington2012 yes, everything lined up perfectly! No modifications required at all
Watching your install videos has made seriously consider the base trim. You mave just saved me a couple thousand $$. Thank you!
12k miles on my base model and I am still loving it. No regrets not buying a more expensive model.
@JDM Right Hand Drive Thanks! Are you installing fog lights or di you think it's not necessary?
@@diallo1347 I thought about it, but I don’t think it’s is necessary. The stock led are so good that I have not had any problems seeing.
@JDM Right Hand Drive thanks that is good to know. I've never had a car with them so I was curious if I was risking my life for the last 20 years.
I was wondering when someone was going to make a video about this, I’m sure it makes a huge difference. Test drove a base and omg speakers were so bad
I was going to do the STI shift install first, but everyone was talking about speaker upgrades. Figured I would knock this one out first. Thanks for watching.👍
BAD is an understatement hahaha
Nice video, Thanks for taking the time to make it
These videos are great. Just got a 22 and I have learned a ton from you!
Heck yeah, glad to hear that and us Josh's have to stick together. Thanks for watching and lots more to come.👍
That intro hit hard 🦾
Thanks E Dawg, I am glad to see you supporting my channel. Keep it real playa!💯
Just installed the rear speakers finally, so now have the same speaker setup. On the rear after putting everything back together a found a quarter sized black disc on the floor (it was dark, so I hadn't seen it till after). I rewatched your video so I would know where it might go before pulling the door card back off, and it goes at the very back/middle (around knee height) of the door, into the clear plastic. Watch for these (and the foam washers) falling out.
I love that Rockford Fosgate speakers are fucking clear they lack Bass but crispy clean sound makes up for it & not to mention that their subs and amps are amazing as well
Thanks for watching, I cant wait to get the fronts done next.
Agreed. Different car (2006 Outback XT.) Just before putting it up for sale, and knowing my demographic, I installed pretty basic RF speakers on clearance and a $99 under-seat sub. After 17 years, kicked myself for not doing it years ago! Sold it to a kid my son's age (18) and aside from "looks better in person!" next thing was "shit, that sounds great!!" Sold for asking price 20 minutes later.
If you have a pretty basic audio system, upgrade speakers bare minimum.
Sweet man thanks for the video. I've been patiently waiting for someone to show me this!!
Glad I could help. Pretty sad stock speakers for sure. I have the front brackets and wire harness now and will be installing the front speakers on my next day off. Thanks for watching.
I installed the oem kicker tweeters that fit the 15 to 21 wrx. The bracket was a lil too small. But I made it work. they made a huge difference in sound. So I'm excited to try these in the 22!!
love the video; hate the shaky camera. the trick is finding a shallow 6x9 (6x8) for the front. paper cones sound fine; it's the bits behind the cone that kill the sound - weak spiders, small coils, weak magnets, etc. Even w/paper, there should be no reason for poor sound w/all of our digital EQ tech and sound delay wizardry. The problem is getting Subaru (sound) engineers to do all of the measurements and write the correct algorithms into the headunit processor(s). And just because HK's name is on the uprated stereo, doesn't mean they took the time to design the system properly; they just made the components that fit into the space and met Subaru's design limitations. Good sound needs tuning and correction, especially in the car.
Thanks for your insight.
Excellent work. Perfect stealth mod. Im still waiting on my car to be built but this will be one of my first
Mods. With front speakers could you please check how much clearance people have as some speakers magnets are too deep and will hit window etc. really appreciate your videos
Awesome you have your car on order, I know that feeling I waited for mine for about 3 months as well. For sure, I will cover all the clearance issues with the front speakers. I have the brackets and wiring harnesses coming tomorrow. I will get that video wrapped up asap. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoy the content.
A little confused what you needed to solder on at 7:18. I got the same speakers for the rear and used the metra harness to connect to factory connector.
Gald your enjoying the ride though brother, you been doing a lot to this car already! Looking good
Thanks David, yeah I have been having a little bit of fun with it and trying to grow the channel with WRX content. Much larger audience compare to the Skyline GTR community.
Yea tell me about it lol! I was thinking of just working on the Q50S for a bigger audience. Always seem to get more views when I mention that car
Thank you for the video!!!!!!!🎉
As a note you’ll actually get better sound with the 6.5 as they have lower rms especially if running the factory head unit
interesting, that made me rethink getting the 6.5 instead
Great call, I also bought base, and if I was to complain it would be the speaker's are underwhelming at best, great content as always, thanks! Have you added fog lights, mine finally arrived from Subaru and install was super easy!
I have not bought the fog lights for mine. Not sure if I will in the future, I am still undecided. Sure glad I got the rear speakers installed and I will be doing the fronts on Friday. I still need to pull apart the in dash speakers and see what's in there and swap those out as well. Thanks for watching, lots more content to come.👍
Awesome video, thank you so much!
You bet, glad you found the video helpful.
I’m not confident with soldering. Is there a harness we can purchase to plug in to the connector? Thank you
Just an FYI also! The 2022 Outback has the same wiring harnesses for the speakers!
Awesome, thanks so much!👍
the rear speaker harness looks wrong for what you linked, the rear wire plug has a clip on the side while the harness you linked has the clip on the top, can you link me/ fix the link to the correct harness for the rear as im getting different speakers and sound deadening EVERY INCH i can Or does the wire pack come with 2 DIFFERENT plugs, one for the rear and one for the front?
Any chance this fixed the issue when receiving a phone call? the volume lowers while driving and can’t hear the other person.
Go into the stereo settings and adjust the call volume
So the fronts are 6.5” but in a 6x9 baffle/adapter? I’m about to do mine, and probably some amps or even maybe a headless media player+amps system with some subs in the trunk. This Premium non-HK system sounds like crap. And, from the schematic, it looks like the Starlink system uses the front speaker for communication, a d if the Ohms of the replacement fnt door+tweeter doesn’t equal OEM Ohm raging, then it triggers a Starlink red light. Is that accurate? Where did u get the speaker harnesses from?
What ohm are the speakers used in this video?
Hey man whats the sound quality on these speakers bass wise? And also what size are they? Are all 4 doors 6 or 6.5 inches? Thanks
The bass is much better than the stock paper speakers. The speakers are 6.5" as well. I cant find what RMS power is on the factory head unit, I think the factory head unit is under powered. These are a huge upgrade from the stock speakers and well worth the little bit of money they cost. I am considering upgrading stock head unit to a nice aftermarket double din and 4 channel amp. I want an adjustable EQ so I can really fine tune the sound. From there I will decide if I need a subwoofer.
I'm lazy as shit and have never soldered anything, by chance, is there a method of doing this without the use of a soldering iron?
Yes, you can buy the correct speaker brackets and wiring harness. If you buy the speakers from Crutchfield they throw them in for free.
Totally unrelated question, but I noticed the kiddo’s booster seat. How’s their leg room back there? Any issues with them not having enough space for their feet / legs? Anything like that. Really looking hard at a 23 WRX, but I have a 6y/o in a backless booster, and I’m just kinda curious about how the ride would be for her (dealer near me is kinda being goofy about me throwing the booster in the back seat so she can go on the test drive).
so the rear needs to be soldered no matter what speaker brand you buy? Not plug and play like the front? Just wondering because I don't have a solder on hand
I soldered mine because I reused the OEM speaker bracket. with oem wiring. If you drill a hold in the OEM one, you can run wires through that way as well or purchase aftermarket speaker bracket and harness. That will be a direct plug and play. Good question and thanks for watching.
So I looked on Amazon. There are multiple options of speakers. The original or th “black” version for front? What size for rear… 6”, 8”? Thanks
The speakers I installed in the rear were 6.5" here is a Amazon list of what speakers, brackets and harnesses I used on my car.
I hop that helps
Front Speakers amzn.to/3wVnNaI
Front brackets amzn.to/3qaJ2S0
Front Harness amzn.to/3KJ81p3
Rear Speakers amzn.to/3wXa6rT
Rear brackets amzn.to/3KKe8cC
Rear Harness amzn.to/3KJ81p3
@@JDMRightHandDrive did you install a sub as well?
Were you concerned about the Subaru warranty issues with replacing speakers? That's still confusing to me. I may go with OEM Audio Plus speakers down the line if that's the case...
The only thing you would void would be the speakers warranty that you just replaced, so I'm kinda confused what warranty you are worried about. There's really no difference between these and the OEM audio plus for amount of modification especially if you buy the adapter instead of cannibalizing's the housing.
What impedance are the factory speakers?
The tweeters are 4 Ohm, the fnt door are 2 Ohm, and the rear are 2 Ohm.
If u Have Starlink and replace the fronts with different Ohm (tweet+door in parallel) then i have seen people reporting Starlink malfunctions and won’t play music out of front speakers.
U can check OEMAudio+ website for replacements/specs and then do it.
The speakers are garbage in my premium with 11.6” display. But the head unit is terrible source too. Subi said they are releasing an update next month that should fix the scratchiness. Mine sound like the door speakers came blown out straight from the factory.
They are definitely getting replaced with pro audio speakers and I will likely start making videos on my channel, which right now has no videos. I also plan on putting a headless media unit and amplifiers and subwoofers in the car, and I hope to make some videos and start posting on my channel.
what size are these speakers? 6.5 or 4?
I installed 6.5" Rockford Fosgates 165x3 speakers. There is a link in the description for the ones I install on this video. Thanks for watching.
That's way to much work. They make bracket adapters and wire connectors for this.
I could not find any brackets locally and didn't want to wait 2 days for shipping. I was glad I could get these done on my day off at least. Modifying the brackets and soldering only took about 5 minutes per speaker. Was very simple, but I might swap with different brackets later if those screws dont hold in the thin plastic oem ones.
I’ve done this with another car, using factory pods. Makes for a more oem style fit. Not that big a job.. sometimes buying aftermarket spacers can mean drill new holes so standard pods are a good option.
wao nice men smart .
Many many thanks
Do you know what RMS wattage the 11.6" Starlink Multimedia system puts out or is there a way to find out? Did you just guess here?
I contacted Subaru and Joycy basically told me go ask the dealership. No help 😞
I have heard the stock head units on most new cars provide 20-25 rms per channel at most. This is why buying super expensive speakers that are rated for 45+ rms don’t give you their full potential unless adding an aftermarket amp. I plan to also buy some Rockford Fosgate Prime speakers (their entry low rms line) so that my stock head unit has no problem powering them and getting the most out of them.
@@raiderfan367 thanks for the info! I heard someone else recently say 25 so that confirms what you're saying. I think a decent amp to go with the speakers is a plan for sure
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Thanks agian!👍
Better question what do I have to buy so I don’t have to soder lol
The rear brackets are linked in the description below. I didn’t want to wait for 2 days to get them from Amazon. That is why I repurposed the factory ones.
If I buy the mounting bracket will I not have to soder??
Yes, if you buy the bracelet and the wiring harness. It will be a direct plug and play. I did a full install video on the fronts as well. It show exactly how it would work for you in the rear.
Ok do I just need connector or the connector and wording harness??
Is there a way to do this without sodering? Like just using the factory harness?