Ford F150 Stereo Upgrade Tweeter Swap
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2016 Ford F-150 XLT, XL, Lariat, Platinum, King Ranch Super Crews.
These speakers are very easy to install and sound great when compared to the stock speaker!!! 
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I followed your front and rear door speaker install videos step by step. Great idea to use the existing speakers as brackets. You tossed out the factory tweeter in this video but they work perfectly if you take the time to disassemble them. I was able to fit JBL club tweeters in perfectly. No glue was necessary to hold them in place and they screwed right back in.
B Mac I'm planning to do this to my truck this week. How did you get the brackets off?
Might not be a good idea but did you try re-melting the hot glue with a heat gun?
Using stock speakers as brackets? Lol thats one way to do a hack job instead of proper brackets and sealing things off.
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I just did this upgrade on my 2018 F150. I also did the kicker 3.5 center speaker. Set the tweeters to -2. I couldn't be happier with the results, it made an amazing difference! I used hot glue as well as black silicone for a little extra security. Total time for all 3 speakers was less than 1 hour. Thanks for the video.
Matt Stewart are you running stock power (no amp). Trying to decide if I should also do -2
either option still sounds better than stock
awesome
@@freddyrodriguez6382 stock
With a little finesse, that factory tweeter will pry out of the housing using a small flathead jeweler screwdriver. I just my 2015 and installed JBL GTO19T and they fit nice and snug into the factory bracket.
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Just did this today to my 2015 Lariat. Cake thanks to the video. Doing my doors tomorrow. I am using all the same speakers that you did. Looking forward to the end result. Thank you!
no thank you, for watching
Have you added your amp yet? I have an old school 12" Kicker free air I would like to put in as well. Waiting for your amp video. My Lariat has the Sony system, it the factory speakers were still crap.
I just cut the tabs off the stock tweeters and used foam weather stripping to Cushing the new tweeters and screwed the tabs back on and it holds them perfectly! Huge upgrade with the tweeters alone!
nice
Thanks for all three of your Ford F-150 speaker install videos as they made my installs go super quick. I purchased these same tweeters in this video and the front doors and rear door speakers I picked up some Polk’s from Crutchfield the front and rear doors they provided adapters free both the speakers and wiring harness for free, but your video is very much appreciated as the install went so much faster than guessing where to go to know what panels to pop and unscrew etc. Anyway you saved me much time and hassle with all three videos.
Thanks a bunch! 👍🏻👍🏻
you are welcome!
I had two Polk audio MM3000 super tweeters on dash top for treble, two 4" punch audiophiles mid-range inside dash, two 6" kickers in doors for mid-base, two 12" Savard HQs subwoofers behind the seat, Kentwood stereo, cd-changer, 11 band EQ, and electronic cross-over, in a 1993 ISUZU Q-16 single cab pickup producing 137dbs
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Those factory tweeter brackets can be dismantled quite easily w/ a little prying, as they are only held together w some sort of glue/adhesive, but I'm installing the same RF model tweeters used in the video and they 'DO NOT' fit into the factory Ford tweeter bracket so don't waste your time(just a fyi).
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So much of the sound quality comes down to a good DSP to get the EQ, Phase and Time Alignment corrected .....
My videos are for normal people who dont know what a dsp is.
You should think about listing parts you used in your description. Speakers, connectors, etc.
Everything is in the video.. but i guess i can try and add that for now on
Thanks for the video! It was a huge help! I bought these exact same ones. I used one of the other brackets and glue gunned it too. Ran the crossover boxes with the supplied extension cables and mounted/strapped them down below instead of shoving them near the A pillar. I did have a hard time finding which one was positive /negative on passenger side but used Ur technique as to which wire was attacked to the resisted side. I'll be using Ur other videos to install some. 6x9s n 6x5s in doors 👍
The colors of my wires were all smudged due to the adhesive in the shielding and couldn't find any decent color wiring diagrams. So as long as u know which one is positive and negative before cutting them u should be fine. I cut mine first then had to dig through trash to get them back to figure it out
Armando thanks, please subscribe share and like.
Pioneer's D-series components use in-line crossovers instead of those bulky crossover units. They're $160 for the 6x9 w/ 1" tweeters and will really fill out a system even without a sub. Anyone looking for a simpler install that doesn't require stuffing a box in the door should consider those speakers. I'm buying them with my next paycheck. I have Pioneer's D-series 12" DVC sub and it is fantastic. Also, try to invest in an EQ for your system because the 3-band EQ will not get you far and the signal processing may be skewed for the stock speakers and restrict the sound of your new speakers.
It's worth noting that Pioneer's A series components also have an inline crossover.
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That's why I bought an xl so I can do all this without removing an expensive factory system.
I removed ZERO factory system parts that are any different than the XL model you bought. the difference between the XL and XLT are not much. you just lost out on other options besides the radio.
I have an XL and I did exactly the same thing, replaced all 6 (I don't have the center speaker) crappy stock speakers with nice aftermarket. I amplified them using an AudioControl amp. The system is the same as any other 2016+ non-B&O system with Sync 3. The only possible differences are some trucks might have wiring for their kicker factory option amp, and some may have that center channel speaker.
Yeah I got a 2017 Ford F-250 lariat ultimate package has a Sony sound system and the tweeters suck they're already cracking great video thank you
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I love ur videos , they are instructional and funny.
thanks for that...
I agree.
Finally made a good choice in speaker's ehh! Nice!
thanks
Thanks for the video. Great help. What a difference. Highly recommend them.
Thank you. If you can afford it. Maybe help me make more videos by donating 1$ per month to my patreon.
Thanks for the tutorial man!
you are welcome!
So much simpler would be to make speaker grills removable.
lol
Followed this vid and got ‘r done!
Thanks!!! check out my other videos!
Thanks for the video. Installed same tweeters with hot glue and sound great. Waiting on door speakers to arrive so I can get them installed. When is that LCi7 and Amp install video coming?
David Pope i am working on it. be patient please.
your truck has 7 tweeters now xD
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Great video! I have a 2013 f150 xlt and want to upgrade my tweeters front and back speakers along with adding an amp and sub. What do you think? I just want to have nice sound with deep bass.what would I need.
please see my other videos for the f150. i have a full stereo upgrade video as well as door speakers.
I have a 2012 F-150 now that I'm going to have to change door speakers and add a 8"or10" subwoofer, hate to start because it turns into a money pit, that you mostly lose upon resale of vehicle "/
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Serious question here hope someone can help but can you install these straight without the crossovers? I don't plan on hooking them up to an amp so wouldn't it be the same thing without the crossover since I would have it at 0db please someone!! 🙏
You must have the crossover or you will pop the tweeters
@@FatGuyBuilds ok thank you very much for replying
Why would they choose to use a 10mil bolt? Don't they know 10mils are always missing?
i know right!!!
GREAT VIDEO BUDDY
Thanks. Please like and subscribe
Good tutorial video 👍👍😊
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What if my truck has B&O audio what would I connect it too 4db,2db or 0db since the audio is amplified?
Depends how u like your adio balance. Test all three and see what u like
You said this will work for any ford with tweeters along that window area
Yup. Should work no problem.
I just bought new coaxial kicker door speakers and plan on installing them, but i also want to know if i can add tweeters above the front door speakers, there is a spot for it but nothing installed. I have a 2005 f 150 supercab. Can anyone guide to the wiring or tweeter for this insallation?
check if there are some factory wires there. then message me back.
@@FatGuyBuilds no there are not any factory wires
then that is gonna suck.
Thanks for the video! I purchased the vss audio upgrade 8" subwoofer by kicker for my 2017 f150. In your opinion what should I do next? Tweeters in the A pillars, front door speakers, rear door speakers or center speaker.
I would do the front 6x9s, then rear doors, then tweeters
john vaughan are you still happy with it? Did you end up changing any or speakers? Worth the time?
john vaughan i would do... in this order... tweeters... front doors... rear doors... center...
Maybe a stupid question, but did you have to run your drivers side door speaker to that crossover?
No
Hi there!!! I have a 2015 F150 Supercab with front door speakers, back door speakers, tweeters in A pillar and little center channel i believe like yours on your videos. It has a stock head unit with the 4 inch screen. I have a couple of questions. 1. If never touched from the factory does that stock unit have any factory amplification / amplifier? 2. Is the stock head unit with the 4 inch screen like yours on the video? Yours looks larger. 3. Is there a difference in power between the 4 inch screened stock deck vs. yours from the video. My point in asking is that i want to change my tweeters also and would love to see the same improvements in sound that you experienced. Sincerely, Joe
there are 2 different stereos. on has an amp and one does not(like mine). look behind the back seats for an amp.
Should of went with the -4 on the crossover
Would of sounded better,either way they do sound good
you are welcome!
Does your truck chime different mine only chimes through gauge cluster
dunno
Great video. Do you need tweeters with the crossovers or will any tweeters work? Thank you.
Yes you will need the crossovers. all tweeter sets come with some form of crossover filters.
FatGuyBuilds Thanks 👍🏻
Do you remember what gauge crimp caps you used?
18-24
What radio would be good to replace the 4.2 with?
Alex Trainor to be honest i would not bother changing the headunit. I would just add an audiocontrol lcq-1. What is 4.2? The center is a 3.5" and i swapped it with a kicker dx model i believe.
Linkswell t style
great video! What type of hot glue did you use? was it a general purpose stick or a specialty?
general purpose
You could've reused the stock tweeter to salvage the plug.
stock tweeter is garbage
@@FatGuyBuilds no, i mean the plug on the stock tweeter, you could've cut the plug out and connect the new tweeter on that so the wiring harness don't need to be cut
eh, no biggie
Appreciate the video man. I have a 2013 I got JBL stadium components for and I wasn’t sure if I needed to use the crossovers they came with or not. I have the Sony system. I think the stock head unit sends a full signal to the door speakers so all I would need to do is use the crossovers for the tweeters like you did. Can you confirm that would work?
No. Front woofer signal goes to crossover. Then u use both outputs of crossover to send signal to the speakers. Cut the connection from the amp if ur talking about using compenent speakers.
@@FatGuyBuilds im lost. I guess I don’t know enough. I bought the gto860c’s because I wanted to upgrade my door speaker and tweeter. I know nothing about cross overs and that’s what throwing me off. I thought it would just be swapping each part out and not screwing with the wires. But after reading a bit people say use the crossovers they came with and now I’m back at square effin 1 lol
@@samburk45 email me at jasongeorgievski@gmail.com
It is not that hard
Did you just cut factory connector and crimp the crossover right to it?
yes. the wire that goes to the capacitor on the stock tweeter is POS. other is neg.
@@FatGuyBuilds for every car? I have a civic
@@robbybasra if it has a factory tweeter then yes it should be the same for everything.
I haven’t found it yet, but how about 09-14 F150 Tweeters? My Driver’s side just started acting up.
These should still fit
FatGuyBuilds just ordered a set.
Do you remove the factory capacitor? I figured the crossover would do that job.
@@otakububba8081 yes
FatGuyBuilds much appreciated.
What does the factory stereo use as a crossover? Did you disconnect the factory crossover before installing the new ones?
98SunDevil it uses a capacitor in series with the speaker
The capacitor is installed on the positive side of the original (crappy) factory tweeter and are part of the composite front door speakers.
Thank so much.!
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Hey man, great f150 vids. I have the same truck and installed a sub which took care of the bass although it really accentuated how bad the rest of the system is. Would you recommend the basic speaker swap all around like you did if not planning to amp them?
YES sir!!!! It is way better even on stock power
Does the Ford Sony system have better twitters?
tweeters are the same across all ford vehicles no matter the stereo option.
FatGuyBuilds My stock twitters sound good with that Kenwood driving them
Did you get any popping at higher volume levels? As soon as I turn it up above 20-22 it starts to pop intermittently. I installed the exact same speakers just like you did.
I’ve messed with the crossover at all 3 settings makes no difference.
2018 f150 screw sync3 8” screen. Bass mid and treble all the way down.
Do I need an amp?
Switch crossove jumper to -3
what are your eq levels set to?
I have crossover on -4 seems to be the best with The least amount of popping but it still pops. I don’t have an equalizer
@@tourqualitygolf factory radio has and eEQ
Do I need forscan to access it?
What number is that speaker kit from RF? Thank you
Thank you!
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use a plumbers strap on tweeter
plumbers strap??
Do you know if the tweeters run off the same channel in line with the front door speakers?
Depends on what radio u have
@@FatGuyBuilds I have the stock 8" screen
@@logantic no amp?
@@FatGuyBuilds no Sony stock amp in the truck, the reason I ask is because I'm gonna install a skar skv2 100.4 channel amp and a skar skv2 1500.1 monoblock with a LC7i LOC. The LC7i has 4 channels and wasn't sure if i would have to piggyback the tweeters to the front door speakers or if they already were on the same channel!!
@@logantic for the LOC. You will send the front doors and rear doors to the input. I would also add 10ohm 100watt resistors on the factory amp outputs. But if you dont have an amp i would still do all the same but just from the headunit. Message me on facebook.
which head unit do you recommend for 2015 f150 to work with the existing controls?
just add in a audiocontrol LCQ-1
@@FatGuyBuilds Thanks, but I hate the stock radio. I want to get a upgrade to work with the steering wheel operations and the back up camera?
@@FatGuyBuilds I see now, I guess it really doesnt matter about the head unit.
@@livingwaters7841 then there are some kits out there to help
@@livingwaters7841 nope
Will this work for an 2014 F150 bro
yes it should...
Hey that's Ford what do you expect Fix Or repair Daily
I guess
Which tweeters are they? I mean, how could I find this on amazon?
Jose Morla number is on the box in the intro. p1t-s
Ok thanks, also that box that is connected to the tweeters its also connected on the other side?
the box is a crossover. each tweeter has its own box.
what size are the tweeters?
Luis Sifuentes 1"
2022
hello
Do you know if the door speaker and tweeter are sharing 1 channel wired in parallel to the factory amp? tyty
I will be finding out this weekend. 11/18/2017
Were is Rockford fosgate made at?
no clue anymore...
Phoenix
crisp clear loud +++
for sure. next upgrade, LC7i and 5 channel amp.
Hey bro love your video
I have a 2017 f250 i love the screen sterio but i would love to be louder can i do?? I want some base too but i want to use the factory sterio can it be done??
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Dont use butt connectors, lol yea ok. Ive had more crimp caps not fully crimp and come off then butt splices.
Well try doing it better next time.
@@FatGuyBuilds 😂😂😂😂 ive been a MECP certified installer for 30 years, ETA certified mobile installer and built police cars and a EGSA certified generator tech. I know what im doing and how to do it correctly.
@FuckRUclipsCensorship2024 then u shouldnt have had failures like u said u did
@@FatGuyBuilds lol tell me more how you have no clue about proper wiring and issues with certain connectors. Even the 30 years as an audio installer, other people installed shit using those crappy ass crimp caps and bring the vehicle in wondering why their shit isnt working, soon as you moved the headunit out the dash, the caps fell off. They are just as shitty as wire twist caps and why electricians are getting away from using them. Sounds like you dont know how to crimp butt splices properly or know how to properly solder.
@@FatGuyBuilds i must know wtf im doing to have had a respectable shop for 20 years and won many spl and sql championships and been sponsored by many brands like RF, Audiobahn, Massive Audio, NVX, Soundqubed amd now DC Audio and websites like sonic electronics.
What model are these tweeters?
Rockford p1t-s
it is in the first 3 seconds of the video... lol
Jason Georgievski I have an alpine pdx-v9 powering my doors so 100w rms. How would I wire these to the crossover -4db or -2db?
I guess if you are not going to lower the power using the gain. the I would do -4
Jason Georgievski since there is a full range signal coming in then I would have to lower the gain but at that point I'm not getting the most from door speakers if I lower the gain , is that why your saying go with -4db?
yes, I am pushing around 80RMS and they seem to be fine in my truck.
Wtf is that box?
what box?
X over
Is that the stock radio?
stock , non-sony, no stock amp
Don’t think so. Every other vehicle I’ve owned has lasted forever. I’m anal about maintenance. Ecoboost is a poor design and Ford ran away. Good luck!
I am pretty sure if you look at the statistics, your paranoia, is not justified..
How you going to take shit about ford using hot glue, then you using the same thing ?
hahahahahahahah
You talk shit about what Ford uses for speakers and you go with RF ? Not Infinity or JBL? LMFAO!!!!
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Beware the Ecoboost! Had Fords all my life - F150s, F250s, Explorers, Expeditions, but my 2012 3.5 Ecoboost blew up twice and Ford ran from the problem. Original engine disintegrated at 83K miles, used replacement went to 91K miles. Loved the truck but cant afford new engines every 80-90K. I will never buy another Ford piece of junk!
Not quite sure, but engines don't fail like that without a different issue causing the problem. you got a lemon. shit happens. I am sorry to hear your problems. but when you compare your issue to the hundreds of thousands of that engine, your engine issues are not normal. could have had a bad tune causing knock. could have been running bad gas from your area. could be a bunch of stuff!
Try changing the oil
I don't get why anyone would take less than the Coyote. The LS, the 2JZ, the EJ20, and yes... the Coyote are the best engines in the world today. The are all "Overspec" internals and will take an enormous amount of power before you have to go into the block.
1.) The 2.7EB is less expensive, 2.) It has better MPG (average 19-22 MPG), 3.) Not everyone needs to tow 11,600 lbs...9,000 lbs is plenty for a lot of people, 4.) Stock for stock, it'll smoke the V8. Start getting into bolt-ons and tuning and it will be no contest. Not saying the Coyote is a bad engine (it's actually great), but I just listed 4 reasons why people would take "less" than the Coyote. The 2.7EB is the #1 selling F150 out of all the engine options since its release for good reason.
I would respectfully disagree with a lot, but especially the "Outselling" one. It's more a matter of 65% of the production is either the 2.7 or 3.5. The reason is that Ford markets the F-150 to people who may run to Loews once a month and think they need a truck. Many of us actually use our trucks on 82 acre ranches in North Texas, and when were not in the F-150, we’re in the F250 or 350. If you want to compare the Ford 2.7 to the world market, then the 2.7EB is WAY outclassed by the EJ20.. and I mean.. it's not even in the game. The Coyote and the LS however not only can compete, but own the world market as the best V8 power plants built. Lastly, I would dispute the performance numbers (Pre-2019) are close. But in North Texas, I cannot confirm or deny that a stock looking 2016 F-150 Crew Cab if running around with a Roush Phase II kit under the hood, 3.73 gears, Shelby Razors, and a nice MBRP side exhaust system. That power could never be realized in the 2.7.