It’s easy to improve the poor quality factory sound system. I wanted to keep the factory system to keep costs down and not to mess with all the up fit mess when adding a new head unit with steering wheel controls, rear camera, and other stuff. (Has been discussed in depth in another thread)
I first added rear speakers and switched out the fronts with 6.5 inch speakers. That was an improvement, but I was still lacking significant low end. I wanted to avoid adding a new head unit and amp due to the costs as well as the hassle. I decided to tap into the rear speaker wires and add a powered sub woofer. There are plenty of choices for these, I went with a Kicker 8 inch powered subwoofer. It fit nicely under my seat, is super small, and is powered about right considering I am sticking with the stock head unit that has 20 watts max per channel. (That isn't much) This upgrade eliminates any computer system issues and for the most part is just tapping into rear speaker wires, power wire, ground wire, and a remote turn on. Super simple and a low power requirement.
Everything went super easy. Since I had the upfitter option I was able to tap into everything at the passenger B pillar and a short run to under the seat was all that was needed. Some loose wires in pics...that's because I am running swivel seats and I need some slack. Would highly recommend this upgrade if you have 4 speakers and looking to fill in the sound a bit more. For around $200 bucks its a cheap upgrade and you keep all your factory stuff. Pretty much plug and play with no computer issues.
It isn't going to give you HUGE base, but more than enough for a nice sound. If you want big sound your going to need to do a head unit change and amplifier...the difference of a thousand if not thousands j not to mention the technical challenge of wiring with the proper control module if you have rear camera and steering wheel controls. Done that before on a different van...but I did not see a need for that in my van. I like stock...keeps thieves away from the van. This particular sub is super small so it would fit anywhere and has a very sturdy grill cover...so it's not going to get damaged easily if on your wall or under a different seat. You can basically install it anywhere. I would not recommend a 10" powered sub, I think that would be to much bass over a stock radio set up.
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I first added rear speakers and switched out the fronts with 6.5 inch speakers. That was an improvement, but I was still lacking significant low end. I wanted to avoid adding a new head unit and amp due to the costs as well as the hassle. I decided to tap into the rear speaker wires and add a powered sub woofer. There are plenty of choices for these, I went with a Kicker 8 inch powered subwoofer. It fit nicely under my seat, is super small, and is powered about right considering I am sticking with the stock head unit that has 20 watts max per channel. (That isn't much) This upgrade eliminates any computer system issues and for the most part is just tapping into rear speaker wires, power wire, ground wire, and a remote turn on. Super simple and a low power requirement.
Everything went super easy. Since I had the upfitter option I was able to tap into everything at the passenger B pillar and a short run to under the seat was all that was needed. Some loose wires in pics...that's because I am running swivel seats and I need some slack. Would highly recommend this upgrade if you have 4 speakers and looking to fill in the sound a bit more. For around $200 bucks its a cheap upgrade and you keep all your factory stuff. Pretty much plug and play with no computer issues.
It isn't going to give you HUGE base, but more than enough for a nice sound. If you want big sound your going to need to do a head unit change and amplifier...the difference of a thousand if not thousands j not to mention the technical challenge of wiring with the proper control module if you have rear camera and steering wheel controls. Done that before on a different van...but I did not see a need for that in my van. I like stock...keeps thieves away from the van. This particular sub is super small so it would fit anywhere and has a very sturdy grill cover...so it's not going to get damaged easily if on your wall or under a different seat. You can basically install it anywhere. I would not recommend a 10" powered sub, I think that would be to much bass over a stock radio set up.



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