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CVO Technical => Electronic Toys and Gadgets => Topic started by: deldago on October 02, 2018, 03:12:22 PM

Title: 2013 Road glide blew a front speaker, easiest way to upgrade just the fronts?
Post by: deldago on October 02, 2018, 03:12:22 PM
Well, they lasted 5 years which is better than most I guess. Looking at either replacing the one blown with factory if anyone has a good one laying around they want to part with or upgrading both to aftermarket. I am plenty happy with the stock sound so didn't want to upgrade the whole system. Thanks for any guidance in this endeavor!
Title: Re: 2013 Road glide blew a front speaker, easiest way to upgrade just the fronts?
Post by: skratch on October 02, 2018, 05:04:19 PM
the stock speakers are 1 ohm.  if you don't want to update the speakers, then you are pretty much stuck with stock.  if you can't find one, they are expensive af ($168 for just one speaker, without the tweeter).

the route i took was to replace both front speakers and the amp.  i constructed my own harness so that i could wire it up without having to cut the stock harness.  used focal 6.5 speakers with separate tweeters to maintain the stock look.  unfortunately, i had to destroy the stock tweeters to use the 'baskets' so that i could mount the new tweeters in the gauge holes (stock location).  using a kenwood marine amp, 4 channel, bridged into 2 for 300 watts (kac-m3004  shows msrp at $200 but i found it for about half of that).  later, i will 'unbridge' the amp to run it as a 4 channel, and mount another set of speakers in the fairing lowers.

the biggest downside to this is that now i don't hear the saddlebag speakers.  they never were very noticeable, but now even less so.  i eventually plan on replacing the rear amp with another small class d amp, and the saddlebag speakers with something else.  but i'm in no hurry to do so.
Title: Re: 2013 Road glide blew a front speaker, easiest way to upgrade just the fronts?
Post by: deldago on October 15, 2018, 11:58:08 AM
Anybody make a plug and play replacement that comes with a harness?
Title: Re: 2013 Road glide blew a front speaker, easiest way to upgrade just the fronts?
Post by: Mr D on October 15, 2018, 12:36:28 PM
Well, they lasted 5 years which is better than most I guess. Looking at either replacing the one blown with factory if anyone has a good one laying around they want to part with or upgrading both to aftermarket. I am plenty happy with the stock sound so didn't want to upgrade the whole system. Thanks for any guidance in this endeavor!

The most cost effective choice
http://www.hogtunes.com/speaker13/speaker13/3572AARG.html
Title: Re: 2013 Road glide blew a front speaker, easiest way to upgrade just the fronts?
Post by: fastfreddy on October 15, 2018, 06:09:41 PM
The most cost effective choice
http://www.hogtunes.com/speaker13/speaker13/3572AARG.html
those are 2ohm and not so sure they will work with the factory amp (1ohm)  :nixweiss:
Title: Re: 2013 Road glide blew a front speaker, easiest way to upgrade just the fronts?
Post by: Mr D on October 15, 2018, 08:52:11 PM
those are 2ohm and not so sure they will work with the factory amp (1ohm)  :nixweiss:

That’s correct...proprietary MoCo...
well, a good value here too at MSRP... I’m sure a discount is to be had
http://www.hogtunes.com/comp13/kit13/225RGKitAA.html
Title: Re: 2013 Road glide blew a front speaker, easiest way to upgrade just the fronts?
Post by: FlaHeatWave on October 15, 2018, 11:54:34 PM
Anybody make a plug and play replacement that comes with a harness?

'Have J&M in the '09,,, Plug n Play,,, 'Been happy with them for > 5 years so far...

Good prices from Eastern Performance, an authorized reseller...
Title: Re: 2013 Road glide blew a front speaker, easiest way to upgrade just the fronts?
Post by: Cat Eye on October 16, 2018, 06:17:09 AM
Anybody make a plug and play replacement that comes with a harness?
Biketronics has a plug @ play systems and all equipment warranty for life.