front speakers 2013 st

[Train]

What speakers can i get that will fit in the factory space for my spyder? I want something other than factory.
PS: I am new to this

 

[CUSTOM STS]

custom speaker install

Hi there. I wasn't too happy with the fact that you could only get small 4 in speakers in the hole so i made the hole a lil bigger so i could fit 5.25 kicker speakers with an alpine amp and its loud even at 70 mph. Even some bikers riding with me can here the music.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

WOW ! ! !

Hi there. I wasn't too happy with the fact that you could only get small 4 in speakers in the hole so i made the hole a lil bigger so i could fit 5.25 kicker speakers with an alpine amp and its loud even at 70 mph. Even some bikers riding with me can here the music.

I have recommended the JBL ...GTO 428's ( they are -- 2 OHM's --) to STS owner's because they will fit easily..................Buuuuuuut if you got those 5 1/4 inch Kickers' in then the JBL ...GTO 528's would also fit ......and they are --- 2 OHM speakers ___so an AMP will not be necessary...........just sayin..........The only place I know where you can still get them is E-Bay......................good luck ......Mike :thumbup:

 

[mstella101]

Modify?

So what did you do to modify the panel- not just circumference but depth-there sure isn't a lot of room there! btw looks great- is there a cover or are they exposed( hope that last part question doesn't sound dumb) thx

 

[SpyderRx]

I have recommended the JBL ...GTO 428's ( they are -- 2 OHM's --) to STS owner's because they will fit easily..................Buuuuuuut if you got those 5 1/4 inch Kickers' in then the JBL ...GTO 528's would also fit ......and they are --- 2 OHM speakers ___so an AMP will not be necessary...........just sayin..........The only place I know where you can still get them is E-Bay......................good luck ......Mike :thumbup:

I installed the JBL gto 428 after reading back through your post and I'm not very pleased with them. I cannot hear them real good at highway speed. I do wear a full face helmet but I may try out the 5.25" speakers.

 

[CUSTOM STS]

I installed the JBL gto 428 after reading back through your post and I'm not very pleased with them. I cannot hear them real good at highway speed. I do wear a full face helmet but I may try out the 5.25" speakers.

Definitely worth it. I use a full helmet myself. I crank it up halfway and im good. Plus my exhaust is a bit loud and still can hear the music. Im curious when I install the cat delete if it will affect me hearing the music at halfway levels but I will let you know. Keep in mind that most speakers come with 4 tabs to screw down the speaker but other speakers have the 4 holes built in the speaker ring. If you look closely to my pic, I had to cut down 2 of the tabs to get the speaker to fit perfect. I was still able to bolt down in new holes and nothing rattles. A lil bit of cotton fill inside behind the speaker helped in the sound a lil. Sounds deeper with cotton.

 

[SpyderRx]

Definitely worth it. I use a full helmet myself. I crank it up halfway and im good. Plus my exhaust is a bit loud and still can hear the music. Im curious when I install the cat delete if it will affect me hearing the music at halfway levels but I will let you know. Keep in mind that most speakers come with 4 tabs to screw down the speaker but other speakers have the 4 holes built in the speaker ring. If you look closely to my pic, I had to cut down 2 of the tabs to get the speaker to fit perfect. I was still able to bolt down in new holes and nothing rattles. A lil bit of cotton fill inside behind the speaker helped in the sound a lil. Sounds deeper with cotton.

What was the model of the kickers?

 

[CUSTOM STS]

Kicker 40CS54 these are 2 way with an alpine KTP-445U. The amp is a 4 channel but i bridged it to 2 channel which brought the speakers down from 4 ohms to 2 ohms.

 

[SpyderRx]

Kicker 40CS54 these are 2 way with an alpine KTP-445U. The amp is a 4 channel but i bridged it to 2 channel which brought the speakers down from 4 ohms to 2 ohms.

Did you try the speakers without the amp just on the factory system?

 

[CUSTOM STS]

Did you try the speakers without the amp just on the factory system?

My model didn't come with an amp nor speakers.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

OHMS

Kicker 40CS54 these are 2 way with an alpine KTP-445U. The amp is a 4 channel but i bridged it to 2 channel which brought the speakers down from 4 ohms to 2 ohms.

I didn't think it was possible to change the OHM rating of speakers ? ? ?............Mike :thumbup:

 

[CUSTOM STS]

I didn't think it was possible to change the OHM rating of speakers ? ? ?............Mike :thumbup:

This is the information the tech from Crutchfield gave me. These kicker speakers are able to be bridged to 2 ohms. I tried them at 4 ohms and bridged and noticed a deeper thump at bridged so I assume the tech was telling me the truth. Its been almost a year now and the speakers keep thumping. :yes:hyea:

 

[Train]

What speakers can i get that will fit in the factory space for my spyder? I want something other than factory.
PS: I am new to this

OK thanks for your help I will look into the 51/4 kickers