Jeep Wrangler & CJ Sound System speaker pods enclosures 

All these years later this is still super cool! thank you!

It sounds like you're at a freaking concert! Amazing setup man.

first of all NICE CJ7!!!!!!!! system looks and sounds great!!! A jeep owner never thinks they can have more fun with their CJ till they put a system in it!!! Enjoy and keep it looking like new!

Sure! I'm guessing you think the one on the windshield may get in the way? Not even close to a problem, plenty of clearance and really added to the frontal imaging, especialy with the top off.

Thanks! I turned the bass down for the video because it seemed from looking at other videos that the camera or perhaps my computer just couldn't pick it up and replicate it without hurting it. I did many dry runs on this video first and found a setting for the final shoot that seemed best for the cameras abilities. There are three 8" subs in this system and it's PLENTY of bass, even with the top down.

im getting a set of those quadpods for the back soon for my yj. nice to see someone giving a example how they would sound.

this jeep is incredible. thats a pretty sweet set up you got goin on there. and sound system aside, that jeep is impressive. im sure you know as well as anyone how difficult it is to find a cj7 stock and in that good of shape. fantastic work. im sold.

Thank you for your kind words. You can use the XJ-Pod in your Cherokee and there are kick panels for Cherokees from qlogic, but that's all I know of for custom fit pods regarding a Cherokee.

That's a clean Jeep! We just picked up a 76 CJ-7 (jeep #4 for us). Just tore it apart and am working on body work at the moment but was just trying to win that intra pod console on eBay for a decent price, but was outbid. Now that I see it in yours I wish I had bid higher and won it. Pretty clean design.

Ya man, it's definitely fun a nice sunny day to have the tunes cranked and not even hear any wind noise, just music.

Cool, yours is basically the same layout and will fit all these pods too.

That's one of the nicest Jeeps I've ever seen.

@09adge13 I'm glad to help. Hope the speakers for your computer are better than mine! I've always wondered how well the audio recording device in the digital camera was able to pick up the sound quality and how it sounds on someone's computer who has good speakers and a subwoofer hooked up.

nice jeep its a pleasure to drive with good music on the free road

Yes. You can use some sort of tamper-resistant screws instead of the typical phillips-head screws for mounting amps, speakers, etc.

this is an amazing car. I drive a 07 wrangler right now and i am about to put subs in it. I have a old CJ7 that is in pretty bad condition but i might try and make a project out of it soon. your car is truly amazing

Just got my quad -pods with the 4 ohm kicker set-up. Ordered the Sky pod today. Let the games begin!

Wow, 15 yrs ago. Hope you are well and your CJ7 is nice man.

Alright thanks! It's an important factor here in Florida during the summer.

@pending27 No, the Stealth-Pod won't interfere with the soft top when it's down. The pod sits low enough and the top can rest or 'sag' down to the pod with no trouble. I'd recommend keeping any additional weight off the top of the pod though. :)

You're CJ IS SWEET! It looks good and sounds good! I would like to do my '97 TJ LIKE that. Thanks for sharing!!👍

Hi Michael, The brackets are just regular stock brackets fro the back seat. As for the seats, there's a guy on ebay that makes replacement seat covers for the Laredo striped style like mine. They're not cheap by any stretch of the imagination, but he did extensive research and uses the exact same materials as were used back in the early 80's. If you type in Jeep CJ NOS and sort by price highest to lowest, you'll see them. Hope that helps! Stu

There's space behind them and the soft top would just rest in the back over the subwoofer area(s) which is fine b/c bass goes through anything. They use the Jeep for promos, etc.

I think you have a good shot with the Sky-Pod. You could probably find a place for the Mod Pods, maybe the Stealth-Pod (not in the Jeep). Only other one with a shot may be the Centra-Pod. Good luck!

@HoBOpUrE They're affixed to the Jeep body with self-tapping hex head screws that have a rubber sealer washer. They've always stayed tight...never had a problem with them moving. The screws are inside the enclosures, so if you use some sort of tamper-proof screws to affix the speakers to the pods, it makes it difficult for someone to steal them...you'd have to get inside the pods to remove the screws that affix them to the Jeep body.

that's a lot of speakers man I bet it sounds really good in person

tight job man!! it is so clean and professional, bumping those on the road must be sick!

hey, this is a sick sound system, but i have a very old 1947 jeep willy's CJ2A flatfender. I don't know if you know this but would any of this stuff fit in it? i think the skypod would?

Thank you very much for the kind words. It took 2 years to find it; it came out of Texas.

Thank you Stu, for inspiring me to upgrade the sound system in my TJ. Ray, NJ

@flipbarracuda Good question. I 'daisy-chained' some of them. Everything runs off of four total amps in the back under the rear seat. Nothing is hooked directly to the back of the radio, they all get power from the amps.

Awesome video man, 5* right off the bat. You took amazing care of that jeep and put a lot of thought into your setup and it shows. I have a 96 Cherokee XJ so unfortunately I don't get to use the pods (bummer) but I'm slowly building my own system! I wish the first owner of my jeep had taken as good care of mine as you did to yours. Once again, totally awesome setup it sounds great.

It's actually a Jeep CJ7, though there are some similarities. One shifter is for the transmission and the other is for the transfer case (shifting in and out of 4WD).

Your CJ so clean.... plus your system sound seem well balanced great job ! and thanks for given me some cool ideas how to set up my SS in my Jeep.

@mryabuddy1 No, I'm afraid most of it won't. You could probably get the Sky-Pod, Mod Pods and maybe the Centra-Pod to fit if you have enough space between the shifters and the firewall, but all the others wouldn't fit. Well, I guess if you don't have a back seat you might be able to get the Quad-Pods in the back to work for you.

thats why the wranglers are the best and they still sound great with no top

Well, if you use speakers with a poly composite cone (not paper or paper treated) you'll be fine. The speakers that the company offers if you buy the pods loaded are poly composite. Thanks...I love this Jeep too! Always wanted an Olympic White or Sherwood Green Laredo!

Very nicely done! Very helpful. I have a 1983 Laredo CJ-7 and you addressed a few of the issues that I have been thinking about. Thanks again.

The Mod Pods will. So will the Quad-Pods and the Sky-Pod. If you check out places like Quadratec or Jeepsound, you can see which of the other pods that aren't in my Jeep will also fit a TJ Wrangler like yours.

@Brojangles33 The Stealth-Pod (which isn't in the Jeep b/c the Quad-Pods are in instead and ya can't have both) should work in a CJ5 if there's no back seat.

Ya, and they don't take any space up except (arguably) the Quad-Pods in the back...but I don't ever store anything back there. But if I did, the grilles protect the subs and the bass would flow through anyway. It's 13 speakers total, including the dash speakers.

wow very nice this has given me some good ideas i just bought a cj that was redone but didnt have a system and i wanna put one in it just wasnt sure what to do and this has helped me alot looks good

Is that big head todd and the monsters!?! Love that band! Ihave a set of the quad pods in my85 king cab nissan 720 4x4. By far the best boxes ive ever owned, and the best part about em is i got them both for $30 loaded with rockford fosgate😁😎 great video and beautiful heep!

@stu3557 He means are they mono or stereo. If they are wired in series or parallel, that automatically means they are mono. They shouldn't be wired together at all if it is stereo.

It sure is! I don't know why the 4WD hardware catalog got rid of that bird's eye photo of this Jeep and all the speaker pods...they sell them all! It was a good photo, it should still be in the catalog.

@crackerjackoriginal I think so. It tends to lessen the creases that can form on the clear 'windows' when stored for a while. If you do fold/roll up the top for storage, best to insert old (but clean) blankets or towels so that the clear areas stay visibly clear, minimizes scuffing.

@aiiDz The Jeep rarely leaves the garage so theft is not on the forefront of my mind. I'd suggest using tamper-proof specialty screws to affix any audio components in your Jeep. Most thieves won't be carrying the proper bits to remove those kinds of screws.

You made a pretty accurate educated guess. ;) It sounded great. My jeep is a wj and most of this doesn't apply but I do have a 63 F-100 4x4 and I see some pod options that could go a long towards helping that old beast.

There's a subwwofer enclosure called the XJ-Pod, you could look that up. And there are kick panels that are made by Qlogic. Hope that helps you out.

Ironically, this video made me think more about lining my 89 YJ with carpet. Otherwise, Great video! very informative and will give everyone an amazing insight on this product! thumbs up!

As long as the plastic isn't flimsy, plastic can reproduce sound excellently!

@flipbarracuda There's a stiffening capacitor strapped to the roll bar behind the driver seat that helps with any battery drain. I've never had a problem with the battery runing down, thankfully!

I've seen these and they look cool, the question I have is how do you have the sky pod and centra pod wired, both speakers as left channel or right channel? wired individually?

@stu3557 okay thank you very much for your quick response. and also did you install all of these yourself or did you have to take it somewhere to be done? And if you did it yourself what will have to be removed if anything?

that is a BEAUTIFUL cj. keep doing what your doing

The song is Bittersweet and is by Big Head Todd. It seemed a good pick for overall sound reproduction. Maybe I should try another...

I was thinking about putting a similar system in a 95 YJ. Same center console and center pods. But I'm thinking of replacing the dash speakers with quality 4x6's instead of the sky pod, putting in a sound bar with two 6", two 2", and two 1" instead of the mod pods, and a couple of 6x9 sound wedges instead of the rear speakers you have. Basically I won't have the two 8's you have in the rear. I know they make a huge difference, but how much do you think I'll miss them? I don't listen to a lot of bass type music, the jeep is really more of an acoustic vibe. Think you could live without them? Also, this vid is a few years old, still own the jeep? And thanks for the Big Head Todd & The Monster memories. Great tune.

What happens if the speakers get wet from rain? Will it ruin them for good? By the way awesome Jeep!

Well, the Quad-Pods won't because there just isn't enough room behind the seat. If you don't have a back seat they'll fit. But the Sky-Pod will work, so will the Mod Pods and the Centra-Pod in 5's.

ya i figured because i took the stock one out and saw that but i agree with you on not being thrilled on cutting that out!

awesome.... would you share how its all wired? And what head unit would work best. Thanks

I just fell in love with the songe because of this video.

Sure, check out jeepsound and look on their dealer page to find where to buy'em. You'd have to get your own amps, they don't come with any. As for how much they are, it depends on whether you're getting them empty or with speakers included. Hope that helps!

@SuperDwang One way to make it more difficult for someone to steal any of them is to use specialty screws to install the speakers. Most thieves will have typical screwdrivers and so forth, but probably not a pin-in-head torx driver, etc. If they can't remove the speakers, they can't get to the mounting screws for the pods located inside.

All the pods are offered with speakers included as an option, yes. They are offered with Power Acoustik speakers and they sound really, really good!

That's a lot of speakers! Beautiful CJ!

I have a question for you. Are the pods water resistant? I am wondering because i would like to install them in my Jeep. I drive an all original 1978 Cj5 Golden Eagle only thing left to do on it is to put the eagle on the hood.(Kind of a big piece i guess since it really ties it all together) So if you could please just let me know if these pods are water resistant that would be great. Thanks. By the way I love your Cj that is the kind of originality i am shooting for on mine.

jeepsound is the place to go.

There's torx-style bolts along the sides and under the padded dash that have to be removed to lift the dash off the body.

@MitchUchiha Thanks for the kind words. It all starts with the head unit...4 volts or better on the pre-amp outputs and you're off to a good start.

I'd say that sounds like a wiring problem. One way to be sure is to plug one of the Sky-Pod speakers into one of your other sets of speaker wires in the Jeep and see how it sounds.

thats one beautiful AMC CJ

Cool, thanks for checking'er out!!

is that a Sony CDX-MP70 or MP80 head unit you got? I got the same thing that I'll be putting in my 94 wrangler... and your jeep seriously makes me want to do the full CJ7 Dash / Front Clip conversion on my Jeep...

Sounds very nice man, and nice CJ also! Great job just thinking to do the same for my YJ wrangler! Thanks!

Sweet job!!! How is the quad pod with rain? Thanks is that factory carpet?

Extremely reasonable for a fully tailored, head turning system!

@jtw7022 It's amazing! I think the digital cameras can only record sound so well, you know?

Excellent. Is your '76 all original, highly modified, what?

What did you put in the floor center pod, 5.25" or 6.5"'s? It's the only one you didn't mention speaker size but will be the first addition for many clients.

@flipbarracuda It's 13 total speakers including the dash speakers which are 5.25" coaxials.

@crackerjackoriginal The pods are made of plastic composite so they're totally water resistant. It's the speakers you want to concern yourself with. Just stay away from paper speaker cones and you should be fine. You'd want to go with a poly-composite cone (which most speakers are made of these days). If the speakers have a bunch of water on them after a good rain, you can just wipe them off.

Can you link these products please!!! My 88 Yj is in need of a sound system all i have is 2 Infinity Dash speakers

I don't really take the Jeep out of the garage very often and when I do, it's in very low-crime places. If you're worried about theft, try using some tamper-proof screws to mount them. Most thieves will have a flathead and a phillips screwdriver on them, but probably not a tri-span or a pin-in-head- torx or something like that.

i love jeeps and yours is amazing. i have an 1989 that i love. im more into bass but that just looks incredible and sounds good. on my videos you cant even hear the music. but in personit sounds way better

have your speakers ever been stolen ? i want to instal la sound system in my jeep, it doesn't have a hard top and am afraid when i go to the beach or whatever people might try to steal them

Thank you. There is a pod for your cherokee called the XJ-Pod that holds an 8" subwoofer.

@xJeremyVids Sure was. It's in Quadratec's catalog and was in 4WD's at one time too. Pretty cool to have it in there!

Not sure if you answered this and I missed it, but what kind of amps and what radio did you use?

ive got a 1991 jeep wrangler yj renegade.. and im gunna buy the center pod under the dash.. and just buy a couple 10" subs and toss em in the back behind the seat and throw 1 or two amps under the back seat like yours. but i live in canada and will be using it during the winter so it would discomfort me to use the ones at the bottom of the door as.. snow doesnt like elctrical devices... :P

I was wondering how the great is the quality of the speakers they come with?

Do the ones in the back bounce around at all? Or are they pretty secure?

Yup, that's right. The others are Profile, but I've switched them out since the video to Power Acoustik.

@4x499tj I've never had any vibrations coming from them...maybe that other guys' speakers are loose or something?

hello would you tell me, please, where did you find that kind of speakers - both queele the back bench to the front of both sides of the machine change? beautiful congratulations!

Thanks! It's the original paint from the factory circa 1981.

@1PrankWars This Jeep is retired and doesn't see mud. It doesn't see rain or snow either. Heck, it only sees the loght of day on occassion.

did you have to modify the area to put the radio(deck) in because i know the stock radio slot in the dash had like 3 sections where the radio knobs would go through?

That's really cool, thanks for the kind words!

sounds good on this end