How to make you Jeep JL or Gladiator sound better with Kenwood KFC X3C 

Really do prefer the how to video's better than the talk time one's.👍Keep up the great work guy's.

I bought some infinity 3.5 from Amazon for my jeep jt man this made a huge freaking difference ! Thank you ! Gonna change the 3.5 ones on the sound bar !

Have these in my Challenger from the xp6903c set. I replaced the p132, with these and WOW!! Completely different. It amazes me how clear they are.

Thanks for the video, we have 2 JL’s and I was looking for an economical improvement. 😎

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Those are great! Kenwood needs to actually have them available so I can get them back in stock, so I can sell them & put them in customers cars

Replaced mine with infinity reference..love it🤟

I've enjoyed the work y'all have put in for a while, can u do a video of an Avalon speaker upgrade please..if sum1 has brought 1 in to update

The new speakers will be significantly louder. At 8 ohms, the 2.2uf capacitor on the factory 3.5" speakers acts as a high pass filter way up north of 9Khz. In true FCA fashion, the speaker wiring polarity is the opposite of what the service manual's wiring diagram tells you it is. That exact same 3.5" speaker (Mopar p/n 5059062AB) has been installed various Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge/Ram models since 2006.

I did this swap out yesterday on my 2024 Wrangler Unlimited for the dash and sound bar. What a difference! Thanks for the recommendation and your video was very helpful. Any recommendations for upgrading the 4” speakers in the sound bar as well?

Great job I wish you guys could get ahold of my wife's 04 LJ.

Excellent viseo, as always. Do you know if those speakers would fit in the JK front windshield location?

Sounds great

I added these to my JLU and it sound’s awesome! I’m an old schools 60s-70s and 80s rock kind of guy. These speakers brought out all the sounds from cowbell to the high hat, to the snare drum to third rhythm guitar. Thanks for the video!

I have the 8 4 Alpine system. The Alpine stock speakers are better then the speakers he pulled out. But these speakers are still an upgrade. At low volume the speakers sound the same as stock but when you turn up the volume these speakers shine. It's a big improvement. I purchased the wire harness to connect to the stock harness and it worked fine. I did dash and sound bar speakers.

Thank-you Great video

Good work

Soft dome tweeters are miles better than middlers in my opinion. If I had a JL I would put 3 way components with 6.5 inch midbasses replacing the 4 inch speakers, midranges to replace the factory middlers, and custom fiberglass A-pillar pods for the tweeters, and the soundbar gets 6.5 coaxial speakers or components depending on the availability on the specific line of speakers from a particular manufacturer I want.

What issues can you see if the speakers are out of polarity with one another, and how can you resolve those issues when using just a factory radio?

Nice video, sorry for my ignorance but can you go from a 8 ohm speaker to a 4 ohm without damaging the ouputs on the head unit...?

As I would expect, the speakers are 8 ohm because their connected in parallel of 2 speakers each for a 4 ohm load. But if you put in 4 ohm speakers will give it a 2 ohm load then so seems could blow out the amp section of radio eventually although it seems many people have installed these. But obviously they would be twice as loud as originals.

Why didn't you change out the 4" also in the soundbar? I did the same but went with infiniti reference.

You say not to use the included crossovers… so the capacitor on the factory 3 inchers, are those removing the lows or highs? And the capacitor on the kenwoods, are those for the tweeter or removing the super low frequencies?

Was that a base model? my JL Moab with the alpine system sounds decent for factory.

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Please respond. Can you tell me whether you prefer mounting crossovers in the door or somewhere else possibly on the amp rack. Pros and cons?

I have a question about these speakers, I did research on my Tacoma and would these 3 1/2 fit in my Access can in headliner? Cause already changed head unit just waiting on speakers. Thanks for the help

So, it is not always better to have the speakers playing into the cabin? (Perdonen mi inglés malo) es que tengo un Civic al que le reemplacé solo los altavoces pero el detector de polaridad es rojo para todos ellos, sin embargo conecté los nuevos altavoces al revés, de modo que ahora el detector indica verde

Are these better than the more popular Kicker 2-ways everyone runs?

one more question if someone can answer, is it ok to use the 4ohm speakers with the 7" display factory head unit? instead of 8ohm, people are saying it will fry your head unit? thanks.

Can you recommend a great antenna amplifier for the jL?

Only thing I don't understand. So the factory 3" speakers have a crossover, meaning its likely a full range signal. But on the new speakers youre halfling the ohlm load and not using the crossover? I think the speaker will be fine, but badly mixed music is going to sound rough. Think I'd rather live with turn on pop.

It seems that these speakers are no longer available at Amazon or Crutchfield.

Thanks for taking the time and effort to do a great how-to video! The problem now is to find those Excelon KFC-X3C's, Any other options you can recommend?

Do the gladiators with factory subwoofer come with a factory amp.. also I took apart the factory sub and looks to me like it has 3 voice coils how would I get a signal to a hi to low signal

I have a 80prs in network mode my 6.5s are running 63hz at 24db to 3150hz at 24 db then the tweeters are 3150 at 24db can i drop my 6.5s down from 3150 to 1500 and add a smaller mid into the mix and run it from 1500 up and tie my tweeters on to them with passive crossovers?

I would have like more info on the wiring add ons for connecting the new speaker - checked the polarity, got the first speaker out and now what?

Nice

You have any dash speakers for 06 commander every shop I've been only have basic speaker's

any other 3.5" fit both spots like these, i cant find the kenwood anywhere, they are all backordered?

Would have been nice to see what factory stereo he had to start with.

Weird. When I was adjusting my stereo balance, I moved it toward the lower right speaker that is the only one with green polarity. Wonder what that means?

Is this for the Alpine system as well

Great video but I hobestly think the kicker option is a better choice. The Kickers sensitivity is 5db higher (83 vs. 88) so it can do a lot more with same power.

Its been a long time

So for the soundbar Crutchfiekd sent me identical connectors to the dash speakers. Do i need to reverse the wiring fornthe soundbar as I'm not getting good aound from the soundbar now?

Do you cut the connectors from the original speakers ?

Will this work on the 8.4 Alpine? (Gladiator)

Did you have to cut the wiring?

Could the factory have made a mistake with the polarity

any replacements for the 4" in the sound bar? like to do those too, any suggestions? thanks

Can you provide links for all of the speakers in this video?

If it were me I'd make suggestions to car companies on fixes to their audio game...

If your getting the alpine package are those good enough or do you still need up grade needed

Shouldn't the front be backwards? if the white was negative on the rear plug it makes the gray/purple negative which is where the capacitor lays also,the gray/yellow should be positive

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would those Kenwood's be a good fit to replace the factory 3.5s in a 2012 ram 1500?

Surprised to see you guys cuy off the stock plug. There are Metra plugs that prevent you from having to cut the oem plugs. FYI for anyone thinking of doing this in your Jeep or other Mopar. I've done this in my Wrangler, Dart, Challenger, and Ram Rebel.

Can you link me the adapter used when you installed it with the factory wiring?

These fit in the wrangler jk dash?

Can you walk me through a big 3 upgrade on a jeep wrangler jl, please

I also want to replace the 4 inch speakers from the sound bar. What speakers would you recommend for those?

Will these fit a jk ?

Hey guys is this recommended for the 8,4 Alpine system, I just bought a 2021 Wrangler Rubicon !

So going from 8 to 4ohm won’t stress the factor amp?

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Are these compatible with the factory upgraded Alpine system?

Jbl or Bose should work with jeep and put their speakers in them they’d make bank there are literally Jeep’s everywhere I look

Forgive my ignorance but can somebody tell me why all the mystery about speaker polarity when there’s a wiring diagram for all the speakers?

Now do a 6.5 upgrade 😭

Bummer they went with such a crap audio solution in the new models. Not looking forward to all the work I will have to do to get 6.5s in there.

Replacing an 8ohm speaker with a 4ohm creates an impedance mismatch. Is this a smart thing to do?

Won’t that 4 ohm load overwhelm the stock hu?

would this work if it has the 8.4 alpine?

Is this the same for a wrangler with the alpine factory system?

My premium factory alpine is outstanding. No upgrades required

Why cant anyone address if this is an upgrade to the Alpine system?

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What is with Kenwood's obsession with KFC ??

Someone was paid to recycle the factory speakers into certain locations. The locations have not changed for decades. 😩

You’re work is a;ways amazing, but, this was a sad unfulfilling upgrade to such a nice vehicle. Not a subwoofer or amp in sight. And a 4” speaker in that sound bar is def a waste of space.

I tried calling the shop the dean and Fernando work for someone answer the phone told me to call back in 30 minutes I did and then was told that Dean would call me back in 30 minutes never got a phone call back and everytime I call no one ever picks up the phone

MY JEEP GLADIATORS SPEAKERS ARE TRASH THE BASS IS NON EXISTENCE AND WHEN A SONF HAS ALOT OF BASS IT MUFFLES IT OR LIKE MUTES IT 😡

All wrong

Not worth the money thin got to cut and plice

Why do you keep saying it is perfect for your "car", when clearly you are installing it in a Jeep Wrangler, which is a body-on-frame SUV, just like a pickup is designed.