Hey bro! I feel ya! I changed out my speakers, all 4 first. Terrible. I went with Alpine Type S 6.5 all the round. Coaxial, not component. the depth in the front doors is tricky. Save yourself the hadache and get the adapters that are available on ebay for I think 25 dollars! I went with a Kenwood kdc-693 for the usb interface that I had install in the top glovebox, foir ipod connection. The only disadvantage to the Kenwood is the fact that the controls for the scrolling tyhrough the ipod are on the RIGHT side of the unit, pretty far away from the driver.If I were to do the head unit again, probably an Alpine or Pioneer, both brands offer full control on the LEFT! But to answer your question, the swap I have done is tremendous and depending on the file quality you intend to listen to, or source. I left the dash speakers alone for now, hooked up and they are in a parallel. Sounds awesome but you will need to consider at least one sub in the near future! And that is another adventure, finding a single 10" shallow mount box has been a ride so far. Also this configuration will allow you to do a single 5 channel amp, ie: Alpine pdx 5.5. Oh yeah, DYNAMAT!

 

Oh yeah, I've definitely got a sub in the works to fill in the low end nicely but I just didn't want to go through the headache of component sets, wiring, and external amplification for my speakers. I know this is sacrilege in any mobile audiophile's eyes but swinging the cost of this new truck by itself has put my wife at her limits. Don't get me wrong, we could easily afford this stuff but when my wife sees new tile in the bathroom or lighting fixtures for the dining room vs. a navigation head unit for my brand new Tundra you can imagine where it leads.

Anybody have any info on the OEM speakers? Anybody have good pictures of them too? I'm curious but do not want to pull my door panels off until I'm ready!

Thanks,

Wes

 

fronts are 6x9 rear 6.5. terrible quality. pull em and the brackets and replace with 6.5 all the way around or a 6x9 in the front, if you find one that fits. more bass and bandwidth out of the 6x9 but I will get that from the sub that is coming. def get the adapter sonline for all four doors, HUGE difference

 

I installed amplified seperates in my Tundra. (6.5's in the doors, tweets in the factory dash locations)

I installed 6.5" Coaxials of the same brand (lower level) in my ladies Tacoma doors,,, amplified only off of a Pioneer AVIC3 (if memory serves)

I have a bunch more money into my front stage,,, and it does play louder,,, but frankly I think her coaxials in the doors sound cleaner than my amplified seperates. I have a Pioneer DVD deck as well (4100),,, not quite up to par with hers,,, but I don't think there is much "quality" difference between the two when listening to CD'sDVD's etc. (I could be wrong though)

Long story short,,, OEM stuff in the Toyota is embarrassing,,, ditch it ASAP. I'm sure you will be VERY pleased with a good HU and a quality set of Coaxials in the doors. YMMV.

 

I have a Pioneer DVD deck as well (4100),,, not quite up to par with hers,,, but I don't think there is much "quality" difference between the two when listening to CD'sDVD's etc. (I could be wrong though)

The Pioneer 4100 will actually be my H/U of choice and it should probably have the same internal amplification as the Avic. The 4100 seems to blend well with the Tundra's interior with its gloss black bezel and the ability to match illumination (found some pretty decent pics of the 4100 later in this thread: The TUNDRA (aka Da Fall Guy) - DIY Mobile Audio ).

So does anyone have the info on OEM speaker impedance? Being an engineer, I like to tinker with things (really a bit too much and it gets me in trouble) so I'm thinking about purchasing some very reasonably priced (and sensitive) separates from Parts Express and then building my own 1st order crossovers to power with the head unit. I would put tweeters in the dash location and then have like a 6.5" woofer down in door panel location.

Thanks so much,

Wes

 

Okay one more easy question for you guys: Does the dash speaker grille simply pull off? I dont want to break anything.

Thanks,

Wes

 

Yep, the dash speaker grills just pop right off. Take a small flathead screwdriver covered with electrical tape and just slide it under and pop it out.

 

Well, I've decided to just go ahead and amplify my front speakers. I'll use my Precision Power PC2300 for the fronts and just picked up a nice PC2400 for the subs. So, that being said, my biggest beef with amplifying my fronts will be running new wiring into the doors and hiding the crossovers.....time to do some searching!

Thanks,

Wes

 

Good call Wes ..... youre a wise man.

No worries on running speaker wire thru the doors, its easy. I pulled mine from the outside in. I found it easier that way because of the shape of the molex inside the cabin. Power wire is a snap thru the firewall boot and there is room behind the door panel to hide crossovers, or them behind the back seats with the amps.

Good luck buddy.