Replacing all stock speakers in a '94 sport?

[94_explorer]

How hard is it to replace all of the speakers in my '94 sport? (2dr)

Should I just have shop do it? Or should I attempt it myself? How long of a job is it?

-Marc

 

[davesexplorer]

It's pretty much cake if that's all you're doin. I'd set aside anywhere from 1.5-3 hours if you've never done this before. Or if you've had, less time will be needed.

 

[ExplorerDMB]

speakers are fairly easy. Getting the door panel off or atleast off enough to get to the speaker will be the toughest part. Other than that, unscrew the mounts, plug/splice them in, mount them back in, and your good to go jammin for years. Good luck.


-Drew

 

[94_explorer]

Thanks you guys, I appreciate your response. I've never taken the door panels off before, so I'm not sure how to go about doing that. I'll check my chiltons to see if it's covered in there.

What about the rear speakers? Since this is a 2 door, there aren't door panels back there, just the large plastic side panel that goes all the way up. Is there a trick to it?

Also, I haven't been in the market for speakers for years. What size would I need and what would be the best recommended speaker, price and quality wise?

With many thanks,
Marc

 

[HockeyStud852]

Thanks you guys, I appreciate your response. I've never taken the door panels off before, so I'm not sure how to go about doing that. I'll check my chiltons to see if it's covered in there.

What about the rear speakers? Since this is a 2 door, there aren't door panels back there, just the large plastic side panel that goes all the way up. Is there a trick to it?

Also, I haven't been in the market for speakers for years. What size would I need and what would be the best recommended speaker, price and quality wise?

With many thanks,
Marc

Yea I have heard they are pretty easy to replace. As for a trick to get the plastic side panel off i dunno. But I do know that you can go to somewhere like crutchfield.com and click on the "What fits my car" link to see what size speakers fit in your vehicle. As for the brand, everyone has different favorite brand. I have heard from quite a bit of people that Pioneer is a good brand for the money. I'm sure others will chime in about their brands. Good luck!

 

[94_explorer]

Another quick question. I have a 94 Explorer Sport 2dr. I noticed on the Crutchfield site that it asks if I had a tape deck that said DNR on the door. However, I no longer have the original deck in the truck. How do I know if I have a factory amplifier or not?
And how would I know if my current cd player is using the factory amp or it's own amp?

Anyone?

 

[HappyGilmore]

hey i hope you didnt take the whole panel off the back yet because all you have to do for the rear speakers is take that metal grille off. just press down on the top and pull out. but be careful not to bend them.

 

[jarededge]

Buy Infinity. They are kind of expensive, but they sound amazing.

 

[Longjohn119]

Is this the same Infinity that has made home stereo speakers for a couple of decades or so? Just curious as I am in the process of hacking in some discontinued Infinity tweets to replace the lackluster ones in the Ford/JBL speakers in my '91 Explorer. I got them for about 5 bucks a few years back but remember them costing 25 bucks wholesale (50-60 retail) back when I worked in a consumer electronics repair center in the audio division. In fact I have a pair of their bigger brothers in a set of Reference Monitors I built for my studio.

I'm only doing the fronts for now (I do have enough for all 4) and if they work I might hack the stock JBL (If that's what they really are which I doubt) tweeters. I had one apart and it looks to be overdamped by some fiber material behind the silk domes, probably included more to help hold their shape in high temps than for their sound qualities. A 1" silk dome tweeter should sound a LOT better than these do, even the cheapest ones usually so

It's amazing what you can do "on the cheap" with car audio if you are creative .... It's a bit ridiculous to spend a $1000 on a system for a truck I paid $2500 cash for, even if it does have only 55,000 original miles on it