How to - Installing new Speakers in your 3rd Gen

Hey Everyone,

I'm back again with another step by step guide on installing speakers in your 3rd Gen Taco. This process was incredibly easy and covers the front and back speakers. If you are interested in replacing your tweeters check out my first post here:

How to - Subaru/Toyota(3rd Gen) Tweeter Upgrade (Holy S***)

Supplies


Now with that out of the way lets get into this job. The supplies for this job are listed below. I bought mine from Crutchfield because there were some awesome deals at the time but you can order from where you see fit. Keep in mind Crutchfield DOES come with all the mounting hardware and plug and play harnesses when you buy all 4 speakers from them.

• Front Speakers:
  • Amazon Link - https://amzn.to/2u6oIDP
  • Crutchfield Link - https://www.crutchfield.com/p_206CSC6934/Kicker-43CSC6934.html?search=kicker_43csc6934&skipvs=T
• Rear Speakers:
  • Amazon Link - https://amzn.to/2MP07eC
  • Crutchfield Link - https://www.crutchfield.com/p_206CSC674/Kicker-43CSC674.html
• Mounting and Plug Hardware(if not purchased from Crutchfield):
  • Harnesses for Front/Rear (4 Needed) - https://amzn.to/2IVhcB9
  • Front Speaker Mounts - https://amzn.to/2z7rqPn
  • Rear Speaker Mounts - https://amzn.to/2NtdLFc
• Recommended Extras:
  • Sound Deadening - https://amzn.to/2u78Gtt
    
  • Nylon Pry Tools - https://amzn.to/2KMXAks

Step 1 - Disconnect the Battery



Step 2 - Front Doors

Pry

Push

Lift

Pry

Unscrew


Pry

Unplug

Pry SOFTLY

Unplug and Unscrew

Install the sound Deadning(optional)


Mount the new speaker on bracket and install the adapters


Screw new Speaker in and plug it in


Reverse Steps to put the door panel back on. Make sure all clips are engaged(you may need to remove some from the door if they didn't come off with the panels. This is where the tools come in handy)

Step 3 - Rear Door

The rear door is mostly the same, I didn't include some pictures because they would be the same as the front. Use your common sense and take your time.

Pry

Pry

Push

Pry and unplug

Pry(SOFTLY)

Unplug and Unbolt


Install bracket, adapters, bolt up, plug in


Step 4 - YOU'RE DONE

Pretty easy right? The key here is just taking your time and making sure all your little plastic clips get put back and click into place. Any loose panels WILL vibrate guaranteed. Anyways hope you enjoyed this and it helps. If you have any questions post em!

 

More information here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/premium-audio-upgrade-for-less-than-250.510424/

I'm planning on doing this as soon as all of the parts arrive.

 

Yup that post was what encouraged me to do this.

 

Your write-ups are nice and thorough. Good work!

 

Very nice.

 

This is all I needed to get my upgrade started! Thank you!

 

Thanks for this!

 

Just to add: The rear door panels on the access cab are a bit of a bugger to reinstall. Take your time around the seat belt area. I should have snapped some photos when I did it the first time, because it had me a bit... oh... perturbed.

 

Interesting that's good to know. I should have called out this is for the double cab not the access cab.

 

How are is this to do as someone who has no experience?

 

As long as you take your time, don't force anything it's definitely doable. The main thing is not forcing things so you don't lose/break any of the clips used to hold the door panels on. I think for someone who has never done anything like this you can easily get it done over a Saturday with a Sunday for a fallback day if you get overwhelmed.

 

how is the sound quality on the kicker speakers

 

So far I am very very pleased.

• Gets loud
• An incredible amount of bass with no subwoofer
• Clearer in my opinion
• Huge step up from stock
• Well-rounded sound

 

I want to do the same, but maybe some dynamat more on the door.

 

I stuffed a bunch up in the door panel. Basically as far as I could reach up into the door cavity. I am sure I missed some outer edges a big but it was only marginally noticeable from my perspective.

 

IM trying to decide if I want to do this or not or if I should go with a different speaker

 

When I did my speakers I put that stuff up in the doors too, next up is the back of the cab.

 

Hey I posted in the other large speaker thread, but I just want to express my appreciation here. Both the tweeter and speaker upgrade were game changing for me. Honestly sounds amazing and completely different now. Every aspect of music is improved and the bass response is so good it keeps triggering the g-sensor in my dash cam. Thanks again!

 

How to get Access Cab back panel plugs out for sound proofing look here.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/premium-audio-upgrade-for-less-than-250.510424/page-142

post #2835

 

Anyone know how to "re engage" the push clips? I can get them out fine but to get them to clip back into place in the door is another story