Thanks for the video. I just put a set of these in the front doors of my 2001 LS430. They sound pretty good so far. I had the same problem it looks like you had with the speaker not fitting flush in the mount. There are some little plastic ridges in the mount that bind on the cage of the speaker. They were easy to shave off with a razor so the speaker fit flush. I didnt bother reusing the foam ring.
You were smart to order those good brand aftermarket speakers!! They sound way better and will last WAY longer with better sound!! You should have just replace them all at once so you don't have to worry about that anymore 😁.. good content!! 👌
Thanks Josh. Some Lexus forum members listed these as a great aftermarket replacement for the price. Once I saw they had the right specs, I went with them. As you said, it is not easy to find elements that check all the boxes, so beggars can't be choosers I suppose. I used the OEM parts for the front doors, but wanted to see if I could save a few hundred dollars by using aftermarket speakers for the back. I never sit back there anyway! Still sounding great though from where I sit.
@@WillHennegan Hey there, do you know of any differences in sound quality over the factory ML speakers versus the new aftermarket ones? Are you still running the factory amp?
Crutchfield has many speaker choices at lower prices and some with a perfect fit .The danger of using a dremmel near a speaker with a permanent magnet, you run the risk of allowing the metal shaving get into the coil of the speaker and you will never get them out.
Very helpful video sir thank you! A little confused on why the resistance/ohms is different. I thought they were eight and didn’t vary, but what do I know
Hi Jared, sorry for the delay here. I Would love to help, but my honey-do list is as long as my arm, and I've got to whittle that down before the wife sees more unfamiliar cars in the garage.
Will, great video. I'm thinking of doing it myself rather than having Best Buy install a pair of those PRV Audio speakers. How long did that take you? AND, I'm hoping the front set is as easy as the rear?
Yes, front can be easier. There were already some videos for the front speakers on YT but I made this one because I didn't see any for the rear. If I was a pro or rushed I could probably do the job again in an hour, but I would give myself 2 or 3 to take my time and finish a few beers during the job.
@@WillHennegan I just paid a local shop to do it since I didn't want to take the time (I was giving myself 3 hours) this weekend. The fronts were falling apart and I've decided to do the rears -- and I'll use your video for sure. Thanks for this.
Here is a great article on variations in speaker impedance: www.aperionaudio.com/blogs/aperion-audio-blog/the-truth-about-speaker-impedance The main concern would be like using a 2 Ohm rated speaker on a 8 Ohm rated amplifier. Prolonged use would overheat and damage the amp.
@@WillHennegan sweet, how have they held up, they also look like a bit of flinsy foam so I am just hoping I won't have to replace them again in 10 years haha
@@danecobb4977 They are still working fine, but I should note I've ridden in the back seat of my car maybe 2-3 times. If people are riding back there, I usually don't have the volume loud enough to notice a difference.
That is tough to say without hearing both of them side by side. Of course they sound great compared to my old broken MLs. I never sit in the back seat, and used OEM ML speakers in the front doors.
The speaker elements are the same size, but, per Lexus, they are technically different parts, likely due to the different shapes of their mounting brackets. See the parts list here: www.lexuspartsnow.com/parts-list/2005-lexus-ls430/electrical/speaker.html If you were intending to use aftermarket parts and re-use their mounting brackets. I think you could just buy 2 pairs of the same speakers for front and back.
Correct, these are mid range elements, a Jack of all trades and master of none. You'll hear the highs coming from the tweeter in the door, and low lows from the sub on the rear dash.
I can see in a vid that OEM speaker has soft middle piece which means it also for high freq sound output, and prv has hard middle which means it should be more of a mid bass speaker. Assuming all that is correct you will probably lose some crisp high freq sound in your system. Is that a caseM it is very important for me so any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the great video.
No, my OEM door speakers had hard centers and no tweeter elements. These PRVs sound much better. The other ones you may have seen might have been in vehicles with an upgraded stereo trim package.
@@WillHennegan so is it safe to say replacing 4 apeaker with PRV should not compromise sound quality? I have non ML and I can hear speakers are blown. Cant find any info on amp and speaker specs for non ML. Thanks for the reply Will.
@@WillHennegan ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UcoPhc-fznQ.html Ok I finally did my speaker replacement with all details in video. Thanks for inspiration Will.
My rare sub & driver door speaker jus went out and I'm curious if I put in after market speakers & a new head unit would I have to bypass the factory amp
That is a bit of over my helmet but I think you would as most aftermarket head units have built in amps with much lower resistance. Do lots of research and forum reading on this before diving in or spending money. I'm sure it has been done before and well documented.
That's tough to say without being able to listen to both at the same time. They sound 100% better than my original damaged ones! These sound good enough to me since I never really sit in the back seat, and I can't imagine an OEM set sounding that much better for the huge price difference.
Why did you chose to replace the rears? Sorry but that makes no sense to me, unless you could hear an issue with them like audible distortion or physical rattling or something]