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I cannot find anywhere on line what the NON ALPINE OEM stereo is pushing for watts RMS per channel. Does anyone know? Also I'm curious if someone (asking for a friend :) wants to improve the overall audio WITHOUT going to Alpine or Alpine cost what is better...changing out OEM speakers or the OEM stereo? I don't need to bounce down the road, but I would like to have a better, more full, less tinny sound if possible and am overwhelmed with how to get there. When i isolate the speakers I tend to think the front is 'ok' and I could live with it, but the roll bar sound when isolated seems very thin, tin, non bass and just overall flat. Does someone just swap out the roll bar speakers? (I did read above and plan to look at the roll bar for deadening options today. Any help would be awesome. We have an audio a4 that has standard audio and I LOVE it. Even our standard GMC Acadia is fairly decent. I feel like the 18 jl non apline has some promise, but needs a tweak or two to get it good. thoughts?
Size limited on sound bar unless you really want to do work which limits options and quality.
I first had factory speakers on a 400 watt 4 channel, sounded ok.
Now I have 6.5 in the knee panel, and 4 5.25's in the sound bar, it sounds great.

Our local guy has done 6-8 JL's I have seen and they ALL went 5.25 in the sound bar, and all on factory head units.
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I just finished my upgrade today. I ended up deleting the sound bar speakers and running new wire to 6x9s underneath the rear seats and adding 2 10" subs in the cargo area. It took a lot of planning and decision making to get it this far but I am very pleased with the results.
 

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Size limited on sound bar unless you really want to do work which limits options and quality.
I first had factory speakers on a 400 watt 4 channel, sounded ok.
Now I have 6.5 in the knee panel, and 4 5.25's in the sound bar, it sounds great.

Our local guy has done 6-8 JL's I have seen and they ALL went 5.25 in the sound bar, and all on factory head units.
What speakers are you amplifying and what amplifier are you using? How tough is it to access the kick panel speakers and did you cut alot to fit the 6.5"? I'm considering deleting the (4) 4" speakers and replacing with (4) 6.5", but dont want to learn how to plasti weld or use bondo. I already replaced the 2.5" with 3.5" kickers and added a 8" jl audio sub in back. I want to upgrade the 4" to add better mid sound and possibly add an amp. I noticed that the soundbar outer plastic cover that goes over the speakers only has round openings for 3" and 4" speakers, so that would muffle the sound of larger speakers if it wasnt replaced.
 
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I put in the Kicker 3.5 in the front and soundbar today. There is some room in the soundbar to put pollyfill. You need to take out the 4 inch speaker and start shoving it in there. I didn’t replace the 4 inch yet. Any recommendations?

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I put in the Kicker 3.5 in the front and soundbar today. There is some room in the soundbar to put pollyfill. You need to take out the 4 inch speaker and start shoving it in there. I didn’t replace the 4 inch yet. Any recommendations?

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What about putting somw dynamat down first and then polyfil around the speaker? How do you access the front speakers by pulling up the grill on daah? I dont want to break anything.
 

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What do you mean by tape over the port hole? Are you totally blocking air flow in the port?
Yes. With the factory speakers and amp it sounded better with them blocked off.
 

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What about putting somw dynamat down first and then polyfil around the speaker? How do you access the front speakers by pulling up the grill on daah? I dont want to break anything.
Front as in by your knees or on top dash?
 

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Top of dash speakers is just the grille, panel tool to remove and 2 screws in the speaker.
 

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What about putting somw dynamat down first and then polyfil around the speaker? How do you access the front speakers by pulling up the grill on daah? I dont want to break anything.
Yes just the speaker grills come off on the dash. I used the plastic body tool
 

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Is the panel tool in the jeep kit? Can I use a screwdiver?
You can use a flathead,, but wrap it in electrical tape first, so you don't scratch the dash.
 

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