Chevy Impala Front Speaker Replacement - Works on Most GM cars
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2016
- This video demonstrates replacement of the front door speakers with an aftermarket speaker in a 2008 Chevy Impala. Parts list below.
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Chevy Impalas are all identical, and this process will also work for many other GM vehicles in the same generation.
Referral links for all parts in this video:
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Scosche Speaker Adapter Frame: amzn.to/2drwDTB
Boom Mat Speaker Baffles: amzn.to/2djUX9l 
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I just bought JBL concert series 6 1/2 for the doors and 6 X 9 for the rear deck. I bought them from crutchfield. When you buy from them they give you EVERYTHING you need to do the install! Including the harness so you dont have to cut wires. I bought my Kenwood head unit from them too. Funny... the day I bought these aftermarket speakers from Crutchfield... my kid blew my 12" Kicker comp R. Now he had to buy me another one lol. O well it was already 5 years old already. But I have my sub in a ported box with a 600 watt Kicker mono amp. Sounds AMAZING! Not too much but just enough to piss the neighbors off. Kickers hit hard!
Thank you for your video. I found it was the best explanation for these front door speakers.
Thanks for getting right to the point! Great video!
Will it obstruct the window from going down?
The hardest part of the job is how to squeeze the tabs on that cable but unfortunately he doesn’t show you how to do it
How do you do that?
I just installed two 6.5 speakers, very helpful video!
Very nice video. Most helpful. Thanks very much.
Glad it helped you Michael! Good luck with the new speakers
Anyone know what the piece is called that the screw on the top of the speaker adapter screws to? Mine broke out of place and spins In place resulting in not being able to tighten the screw
do these speakers work good with factory radio system ? thanks
It looks like the adapter and harness is exactly the same as it is on the 2008-2012 Malibu since I owned one of those so this should be the same for that car too, except how to take the door panel off which isn't too much different as the door latch disconnects the same but the inside door handle has two sets of screws, you have to remove the bezel completely and then remove the screws that hold the door panel on.
I’m getting a kicker cd series 6x9 3 way speakers for both front and back for a 07 Malibu Ls and I have no clue what polypropylene cones will do and don’t kno what cheap amp I can use ?
pretty sure a lot of other people like me were looking to see how to if possible remove the housing from the speaker so you dont have to order another part, its all one piece so you have to get creative, i used some pliers to break the 8 pieces holding the speaker to the housing then inserted a new one then you can either drill through the plastic to screw it together or use adhesive
I don’t see the links to purchase parts
What size hex and torx would help
Hey, Where did you buy the wire thats plugged into the back of the speaker into the door harness
Ray1846 go onto amazon. You’ll find them really easy. They’re like $7-9
Gotard. I was hoping to reinstall my speakers. Instead, I found a gotard video.
With the JVC Speaker cover did you have to remove the factory cover that's mounted to the door?
I too am curious
I just ask is the speaker cover would come off without removing door panel
No, the speaker cover is a part of the door panel. You could always cut it off, but at your own risk.
Does the speaker grill not just come off?
What Is the front speaker size? 6.75?
new speaker link?
for some reason the baffles didn’t fit well and the plastic bracket rattled alot on my speakers but I got Pioneer speakers, so I used some Kilmat wrapped around the plastic speaker bracket, it looks weird but it’s sounds way better. I did however use the baffles for the rear speakers and seem to do a good job though
Almost thought hank hill was the guy
I can’t unhear it 😂
what size are those baffles?...Thanks
DEI 050330 Boom Mat Speaker Baffles, 6.5" Round (Pack of 2) : amzn.to/2djUX9l
I have an 08 Malibu LT will the same process work?
Basically yeah. I have that car. The malibu was a bitch to gut and hard wire I was having issue after issue arise.
Hey Ik I’m three years late but just wondering if I used all the other products you linked but with different speakers like JBL for example, would everything still fit and go together
Hey Chuck, sorry I can't help ya but I think if the speakers are the same size, they should still work but I can't guarantee it.
Will Peterson imma just take a shot at it and I appreciate you still answering questions after three years
Charles any luck?
Darsh Kashyap yes and worked perfectly
Charles what kind did you get
When the tutorial skips over a part you need
I tried this with my 07 Impala and I could not get my speakers and the baffles mount!
JoeTheGamer yah I’ve done the same thing but without the baffles. And they were horrible. Especially those $20 JVCs they sucked ass bro. I got some JBL Club 6.5 speakers. Which were $50 but sounded a whole lot better. And they are way more louder, and way more clearer. And! The speaker wasn’t dying from the bass being too much. The JBL handled it better, the JVC sucked when I put it in. But I’m starting to think that I should buy the baffles to make it sound fuller. Either that or buy sound deadening mats and put them on the doors. But I think I should do both tbh. I actually kind of want to put the sound deadening mats everywhere in the car just to make it super super quiet. It is already, but I just want to make it sound more like a newer car. The new Malibu is smooth and quiet as hell in the 17 Malibu. In my impala it’s not close to that anymore. When it was new I was smooth as hell but I need to buy new shocks. I’ve never changed them. But they are so expensive for the impala. They’re like 2k for them.
i got baffles but it didn't fit my door either, i added them to the rear ones that are 6x9. those ones fit
sweet, ordered the speakers gonna try to replace when they arrive. Damn right speaker is going out and it's annoying as hell, makes me want to have the radio off.
Glad this video helped. I went over a year with a dead driver's side speaker, not sure why it took me this long to fix it!
ChaosTheoryBlog finished it today, after the 1st door the other one is easy. The only thing that took forever was figuring out how to detach the old speaker from the wire harness on the door. Then eventually I figured out you had to push the top down on the clip. Was getting pissed off haha.
yeah that was tricky! Glad you got it figured out!
I bought scar audio instead and the adapter doesn’t fit the speaker any help?
Use your old oem speakers and gut out the whole inside taking out the paper speaker and breaking off the plastic pieces that goes with it and trim off the edges on top of the speakers and use it as a bracket
1:18 I have no idea how the hell you were able to squeeze those 2 "pins" together. I tried using needle nose, i even tried two flatheads, one on each side, at the same time. No go. Had to do both speakers with the panels propped up on something because of this wire. not sure why you didn't show, or at least tell how you did it.
It was really hard, I hard to use to hands so couldn't film it!
@@WillPeterson Ok but my main point is how did you wind up doing it? What tool did you use? As i said, imo i feel it would've been helpful if you had mentioned this in the video, since you couldn't show it.
@@Jacket84 jeez man give him a break, hes obviously a decent guy as he responded to a comment on a 3 year old video
@@airdubz9798 Good point. And i do sound like an ungrateful asshole is my previous comments. My bad!
@@WillPeterson Sorry for sounding like an asshole. I promise I'm not. And it wasn't intentional.
this was not as helpful as i hopped.... do i need the adapters if i am just replacing the 6.5" speakers with out grills?
Matt check out a video on hopping instead of speaker replacement, see if that helps 🤣
Ugh. Don’t be a dick. Okay. So yes you do need an adapter. And yes you need the correct installation stuff or else it will not sound right. I’ve done, and been there with that car.
WHAT EVER YOU DO! DO NOT GET THOSE OR ANY JVC SPEAKERS FOR THE IMPALAS!!! IVE DONE IT AND IT DID NOT SOUND GOOD AT ALL!!!! Please just spend the extra 50 or 30 to get some JBL or Kicker speakers. AND I RECOMMEND GETTING THOSE BOOM THINGYS. Because it should help. But idk if the glass would hit the covering.
did this get better sound or no? I'm looking to upgrade under 50$
Yeah definitely, it was a significant improvement despite how cheap it was.
ChaosTheoryBlog like where they louder? more clear could you upload a video showing difference in sound?
Ah unfortunately I don't have a "before" video or a microphone good enough to capture it. The stock speaker cones are made out of paper and these are made of rubber. Also the stock speakers may have been going bad, they sounded very tinny with a buzzing sound, maybe they were breaking.
okay thanks man I appreciate it gave you a like for sure going to look around trying to stay 50$ for speaker about another 25 for all other parts.
ChaosTheoryBlog can you do it for the rear deck because I don’t know how to take off the deck because the seats are cloth and I can’t find a release button to latch down the seats from the deck, so can you please make a vid on that?
I changed my front speakers than my battery died what did I do wrong
HAhah
Gavin Young short somewhere? Maybe you have a bare wire grounding out on some piece of metal on the door. Or just a bad speaker with a short inside.
joel collins lmao yah 😂😂😂
time for some door panel removal tools. not chisel bit screwdrivers
Wait did he leave the speaker grille on? 🤦♂️
lmao I thought the same thing
aren't the speakers supposed to be 6 3/4? I have a 2007 and that's what it says it takes not 3 1/2
I'm only asking because I have an 07 impala and I need to change my front speakers so I'm just making sure these will work before I buy them
The 6.5 definitely work for me, maybe thats because the adapter frame takes up a bit of the extra space?
james dubach i have a 2005 impala n mine are 6-1/2 inch. in front n 6×9's in the back.
I'm about to break the factory speaker harness
The clip is so dumb and I know how to connect them without this free connector I got 👿
These are door speakers. Fronts are tweeters
Why tf do people skip over the god damn clip to the speakers or the squeeze clips
Looks like ya have to spend a lot of money on extra parts
you 100% do not need the speaker adapter!!! or even the wiring harness...
old speaker frame..
you cut out the old speaker paper cone snipping the frame posts out that hold the magnet leaving the OEM plug intact on the frame.
the new 6.5" will fit right in the old frame With self tapping screws like its meant to be..
you then use the wire from the speakers you just got and attached to the OEM posts you left on...
there i just saved you guys $30
6.5” will not fit in the old frame without some modification and trimming
Yeah, I'm cheap as hell but I'll spend the $30 and save myself a buttload of time I'd otherwise spend with a dremel and a file.
Some people literally only have or need a screwdriver, this method is way easier and arguably way better. Not sure why you're insinuating that the OEM bracket is designed to have self tappers driven through it - if that were the case, that's how GM would have designed it from the getgo and you would only be concerned with unscrewing a speaker from the housing. The speaker adapters also allow you a crimp-free, tape free, solder-free and reliable connection, and most importantly allows for the reinstallation of the old speakers (if, say, you were to sell). In that case, with a decent set of speakers running $50-$75 per pair, people taking the installer-recommended route save at least $100. Any car audio professional is going to go the route shown in the video, not the shade tree method.
He doesn’t know what he is doing because the boom mats hit the window so don’t use/ buy the boom mats
no reason to buy wire adapters if you have even a novice level of experience with soldering. no idea as to why you would use the after market grill since the door has a built in grill. plus its likely that with most after market speakers the door panel will not go back on with the supplied grill installed. as for the speaker mount adapter, in most cases for most people thats a good thing to get. as for me, i used a dremal and drill to modify mine to work with my image dynamics 6.5's. that involved a bit of work, time and skill. i do not suggest it for the average person to try to do.
stephen hrabusicky, lmao just did the dremel method for my sister's car.... what a frickin job that was
can i hot wire the cables or use stock harness?
i going with kicker
to your 1st sentence, that's true. however, if the wire adaptors come FREE along with the speakers, then why not use them! that's how mine was.
So if you don't have adapters you have to solder the wires together?
I’ve bought those speakers before for my impala. And they sucked ass.
know this late idk if u still got the car but i’m tryna get some speakers for my car door 2012 impala if u got any suggestions lmk pls
I don’t. I bought JBL club 6.5 for the front and obviously 6x9 for the back. But I would recommend trying something a little lower on wattage so the bass is lower that mid bass. Cause the rattle humming was good in the front for it being 50hz but when it came to smooth low bass it was there for the front it relied on the 6x9s a lot. But even then the ones I got weren’t as great for low bass but did the job well. I would recommend anything from 3way or 4way. I would go with kicker or pioneer.
@@vegasbab.y3740 okay i see, im actually trying to decide between jbl or pioneer, the issue im having right now is i found a good set of pioneers for the front speakers which are 6.3/4 and i found a set of jbls for the back and im thinking of doing the pioneers in front and jbl in back i have no knowledge of speakers could you lmk if thats a good idea or not? the speakers im looking at are the pioneer TS-D1702R and the jbl 9631 concert series
some extra things i thought i should add are i have a pioneer deh-150mp head unit and im planning on adding sound deadening on the front door too keep the sound insulated and not rattle so much
dude doesnt even show you how to take the speaker out, thanks for nothing.
Old ass Impala
King Sun Ra yup, and that's why I'm rich!
Chaos Theory Consulting lol 😂
King Sun Ra look better than them ugly ass new impalas