Jeep Cherokee XJ Speaker Upgrade and Replacement
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- In this video I will show you how to replace and upgrade speakers with aftermarket Rockford Fosgate speakers in your Jeep Cherokee. This process is very similar to other Cherokees but today I will show you how to do it on a 97-01 Jeep Cherokee XJ. This process may be similar on other Jeep models such as the Grand Cherokee, Wrangler. I will show you how to do the whole job from start to finish. If you have any other questions that the video doesn't cover make sure to comment below and I would be happy to answer.
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Music used in this video:
Last Second by Silent Partner
Witness by Mikos Da Gawd
For anyone who has a 97-01 Cherokee XJ and they’re thinking about replacing all four speakers, for the front doors, you can do what this guy did or splice your new aftermarket speaker wires to the back of your aftermarket stereo (that’s what I did)
LF: Positive + White
LF: Negative - White with black Stripe
RF: Positive + Gray
RF: Negative - Gray with Black Stripe
For the Rear speaker replacement, for plug and play replacement speakers, you can save yourself some time by using a pair of Speaker Harness Adapters without having to hack your factory wiring (part number 72-6512) which was also what I did.
You can use whatever sizes works best for you. I used 6.5’s for my four speaker replacement with a bit of modifications (had to drill new holes) hope this helps someone who needs help replacing speakers.
Happy Jeeping friends
Can I run 6.5" on the rears and 5 1/4 on the front without any modifications??
Yup you probably can fit 6.5 speakers in the front doors or rear without mods. My 6.5 pioneer speakers fitted right on the front doors without modifications. For 5.25 speakers install, you may need to drill new holes
I had to drill new holes in the rear though
@@ernie0699 Really I thought 5.25 were for fronts and 6.5 for rears?
@@ernie0699 I'm looking to get Rockford Fosgate speakers I don't know if I would have to mod though. I want to run 5.25 for fronts and 6.5 in rear
Side note, for anyone looking at speakers: the doors can handle 6.5" speakers, even though factories are 5.25 in the doors. while doing this project, it may also be a good idea to run new wires to each speaker if you have the time. A friend assisted me in this endeavor and we ran the rear wires down the trim and along the floor up to the dash. The doors are known problem areas for cracking and splitting, and although I had originally fixed the busted factory wires before, it was time for new wires to run from the doors up to the head unit. New speakers will help the sound, but a worn-out head unit will kill almost any performance increase you were looking for. I finally got a new one and it was a massive improvement.
I wouldn't worry about the rear wiring as there is nothing to really go wrong from the head unit back. But for the fronts its always good to check or replace those wires which I mentioned in the video.
Will these specific 6.5" clear the window? (worried about depth and hitting window)
2001 Cherokee
@@alexwang3669 they're fine for the windows, the depth is hardly different, if at all. They take up the same outer circumference as the stock speakers, the cones just take up more of that space.
Thanks for this!
I have a 98 xj I watch what you have done.thanks for doing these video's they help me alot with thing for mine
When you screw the speakers into the front doors it is really important to seal them in if you can, that means absolutely no air gaps between the chassis and the car door. If there are any gaps it just diminishes the bass coming out of the speaker.The air being pushed by the speaker can "short circuit" through any air gaps stopping the bass from being very deep. If possible all the holes in the door panel should be blocked up, but there's a limit to what is possible, the ones close to the bass driver are the most important to block up. Hope that might help someone out and thanks for the video :-)
Not necessarily... You do want it sealed up for the most part but as you look at sub-woofer enclosure's, there are air channels cut in them to allow air to be drawn and pushed out. You wouldn't want it 100% sealed because then it would act as a vacuum on the back side making the speaker work harder if you know what I mean. I am by no means in audio expert but that is my 2 cents.
@@OutJeeping yes you do want it 100% sealed, a ported enclosure is something different, if you put it in a door then you want to seal up all the holes if you can, you can only port a speaker if there are NO other holes in the cabinet it is in, else the air will leak out of them ruining your porting. A sealed cabinet uses the density of the air trapped in the cabinet as its "spring" to stop it moving too far and damaging itself. In a car door its very difficult to seal up all the holes so its always a compromise, that's why generally speakers with bigger magnets are better as they have a larger force trying to keep the cone where it should be! Cheers
Stuart
Just impulse bought an 01' XJ for an insane amount of money and the thing is amazing just hate the factory speakers they're worse than my old 2000 Corolla.
I put in 6.5s and they fit better than the original ones, just added one more screw to keep the speaker from rattling top to bottom.
Informative video. The only thing I think was missing with putting aftermarket speakers is letting your audience know which wires are positive and negative colors. This makes a difference on your polarity of your speaker and sound quality. Kudos on the install though.
Hey what’s going on brother man... I need new speakers in the 2000 XJ ... Well thank you for sharing your videos ...☮️
Nice job Austin. Those RockfordFosgate speakers should sound a whole lot better than the factory speakers.
great video, great comments, thanks jeep xj folks,,, nice people
Great video Austin, My '98 XJ does not have rear speakers, whenever I change out my headliner I will try to add them.
Yeah some SE sub model cherokees only had 2 front speakers, my buddy's 98 is like that too
It should be easy to install rear headliner speakers in your XJ SE if yours didn’t come with rear speakers.
Excellent instruction video
Buen video, todo muy claro bro
nice job! im currently in the middle of this. so, thanks.
Great explanation and video
Thanks for the show. 🤘
Is there any way to reprogram an old WJ key fob to my current vehicle?
Thanks for the tips!
So what are the fenders on the rear doors for? Mine is a 98 and for a moment I though I had 6 speakers (2 front doors, 2 rear doors, 2 cargo area). If not, can I fit them in?
Great video 🤝 cheers.
You said 6.5 Kickers should fit on the rear, would 6.5 Kickers fit on the front without any modifications??
Late, but 6.5" speakers will fit front and rear they just have to be shallow as the Jeep xj doors are thin. I have Polk db+ 6.5" components in the front and coaxials in the rear. (98 xj)
Like the look of the "flat" fender flares on the blue/grey Jeep in the intro. Are they the plastic Bushwackers or steel? Also are they using the stock flare mounting holes? I don't want to cut my fenders/quarter panels. Great install video! Thanks
Those are plastic flat flares by Napier Precision, there is some trimming to install them but not a lot at all, about 0.25" Then new hole need to be drilled for the the screws.
@@OutJeeping really don't want to cut my fenders or quarters. Looking to keep it as stock as possible. Going to be putting 30" or 31"'s on it come spring so I might do a small lift. One thing at a time.
Looks chilly! Brrrrrr
Right
what should i do if my factory rear speakers have no sound replace the speaker and hope for the best or re do the wiring ?
Check the wiring with a known good speaker. If is still doesn't work then I would dig into the wiring.
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I’m getting ready to replace my aftermarket speakers again in the front doors after a couple years and this iis helpful since I’m afraid of damaging the door panel. Where do you purchase the door panel clips? I broke a couple of them when I first did my speaker replacement of my 1998 xj in 2019. thanks
You might be able to find them on Quadratec. I've always had spare door panels to steal them from for my projects.
Sounds good thanks !!
Thought you said your name was awesome 👍🏼
Fun fact every time someone says that I respond to it thinking it's my name lol
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Looking to buy aftermarket speakers that will plug right into the stock adapter. Any recommendations?
I'm not sure that any will plug right in but there are little adapter you can buy to plug and play instead of having to cut the ends of and put spade connectors on.
Zack part number of the Speaker Adapter harness is 72-6512 if you still need it if you have a:
1997-2001 Jeep Cherokee 2dr or 4dr
SE, Sport, Country, Limited, Classic
What kind of wiring do you need when rewiring through the door jam
I use 14 guage wire to be on the safe side for the majority of the wires. If a thicker wire is broken I try to match the guage of wire up to the new wire I would be replacing with.
1999 jeep cherokee speaker in fron stop working left and right the speakers is good cant you explain if is the wires
It is most likely a broken wire in the boot of the door jambs, trace the wire from the speakers back through the door jamb and replace it with a new wire. It may not look broken sometimes but the copper inside gets fatigued and cracks.
Ok you right the wire was disconnected i fixed
Pls I need your help can I fit 6.5 speakers in my 2000 jeep Cherokee
Rear yes, the front will require cutting in the door frame.
Hello, So I have a problem with my 2001 XJ Sport, there is no sound, The radio has time and when my dad took it out and hooked it up It worked, so we don't believe it’s the radio. While doing research I saw that a lot of people said there can be bad wiring in the door, we checked the wiring in the door and all the wires were fine, Now I'm not sure where to look. If its a wiring problem I'm not sure where, and all the speakers look good, but I can't promise the speakers are good, it just seems weird for all of them to be bad. Has anyone else had this same problem and were you able to fix it? Thanks in advance for all answers.
Yeah if you were to have any wiring issues it would be in the door jams in the front. It could also be a ground issue with the head unit. You have to make sure that the one wire that goes to the back of the head unit is grounded. If it's not hooked up you might still get a display but it might not have the speakers work.
@@OutJeeping Thank You so much for the quick reply. I'll look into it and see if I can figure it out, But hey if you need a video idea, I'd love a tutorial. Haha
Do you like this brand of speakers? If not, what do you recommend? Currently looking to replace my stock ones. I drive an hour to work/hospital each day so I am looking for quality & a good bass!
I've had these speakers and my other jeep for a few years and never had any problems with them, and they sound great still
OutJeeping okay thanks! That’s cool so you have a second Cherokee?
@@allisonhigginbotham4182 Yeah I used this blue Cherokee for a daily driver for awhile, then I sold it recently and bought a truck.
@@OutJeeping Oh nice! I am sure the gas mileage is better on the truck hah!
also, @OutJeeping if you ever get a chance to do tweeters in the factory location (trim piece covering the bolts for the side-view mirrors) could you make a video for those? I have a set from another owner but I'm curious if all jeeps were equiped for it or if those wires running up were for the defrost mirror option. as well as I'm not sure what this owner did with the tweeters as they were glued in when they arrived to me
Yup I plan to get tweeters for this Jeep too. My other Jeep has them and they sound great!
@@OutJeeping you have (whatever they actually call the physical thing and not the audio mixing term) high pass filters placed in line to the tweeters or just running a straight line off the door speakers?
@@MrRickChase I put a link in the description to the tweeters i used, I ran straight off the door speaker wires and they have built in crossovers.
The wire for the front speakers is the one connect to the switch next to fuse box. Pleace need help
It should be in the plug next to the fuse box correct.
Can you show how to remove the plastic light console cover off the roof?
Do you have the large console with the compass or smaller dome light?
@@OutJeeping smaller dome light
Can u make vidio how to start radio on jeep sheroki 1999?
How to start radio?
@@OutJeeping I need a tutorial that decode radio
No demo?
Due to copyright laws I cant play anything except what's in the RUclips music library or music that's ok to use in videos but that's hard to come by.