Great job! I've watched a lot of videos on removing door panels for many different manufacturers: Acura, Ford, Jeep. This is the best video I've ever seen.
I purchased a 2009 RDX Base with 119,000 miles on it. I bought 2 pair of Polk Audio DB 652 coaxial speakers for it. I started with the driver's door, with some apprehension. I installed the 6.5" coaxial speaker and tested it. It sounded worse than the stock speaker. I realized, at that point, that the stock head unit had a built-in crossover. The car has factory tweeters in the door sail panels and mid range drivers in the front doors. No filters were on the individual factory drivers, which meant the head unit had the cross overs built in. IMO, It is a waste of time to install new speakers, unless you replace the factory head unit, or install component speakers. This is the problem with many newer vehicles.
You sound like you know more about audio than I do, but my speakers were completely blown and the problem with resolved by replacing them with the ones that I bought. Sorry that you didn't have the same luck.
@@clintme No worries! I apologize for the tone of my comment yesterday. I had sweat out 10 gallons of perspiration with nothing to show for it! 😊😊 I suspect I could replace the 6.5" midrange drivers in the front doors with better ones, which I may do eventually. The factory tweeters are good quality and sound fine. Those can be replaced easily.
Good news for the rear doors, at least. I popped the door panels and they are full range speakers, so they can be replaced with no problems regarding the signal from the stock head unit. 👍
Just used this video to try to change my mirror. When you're running the pry under and around the door, are you looking for something? I'm having no luck popping the plastic from the metal. I'm worried im going to snap something..
Dylan Quan go get a trim and body panel tool kit for about $15-25 at an auto parts store. Work quicker with extremely low possible of scratching or damaging anything.
I found this looking to remove my door panel to replace the vinyl on the driver's arm rest now I want new speakers. How do the JBL's compare to factory? Are the magnets on the factory speakers tiny? Like an inch in diameter?
Thanks for the video. Quick question though, I need to replace my fronts because my driver side is on its way out. Problem is that I cannot find 2 Ohm replacements. Does it make that much of a difference going 4 Ohms? Thanks!
clintme yeah, I saw them on there. I was just concerned because the stocks are 2 ohms so I didn't know how much of a difference the ones you installed would be since they're 4 ohms. did you just replace the two fronts or did you do the rears as well?
When I ordered them, an automated warning came up and said that the 4 ohm's may result in lower volume. I have not found that to be true. In my opinion, they are just as loud as the factory speakers with significantly better bass and treble. One of my rear door speakers is shot too, but I wanted to see how the new speakers sounded in front before changing out the rear. After hearing the improvement in quality in the front, I ordered a pair for the rear as well. they are coming today and I hope to install them this evening. Are they the best speakers on the market? I don't know, but I can tell you that they are a significant improvement over the oems. For $80 (for 4 speakers) and and an hour or 2 of labor, it is a great investment, especially if your factory speakers are shot.
It's a shame Acura makes it so difficult. Seems they had no problem with the 01 MDXs. All the speakers can be accessed by removing just the speaker cover.
Lookin to replace my worn out factory speakers off my 08 RDX. Thank you for this!
Man thank you for this video they were charging me $80 for each door now Am gonna do it my self this coming weekend thanks a lot.
Thank you for the video. Bought the same speakers you had, and installed them. I referred to your video step by step, all the details helped, a lot.
Great job! I've watched a lot of videos on removing door panels for many different manufacturers: Acura, Ford, Jeep. This is the best video I've ever seen.
Excellent video! I changed mine without a hitch thanks to you.
I purchased a 2009 RDX Base with 119,000 miles on it. I bought 2 pair of Polk Audio DB 652 coaxial speakers for it. I started with the driver's door, with some apprehension. I installed the 6.5" coaxial speaker and tested it. It sounded worse than the stock speaker. I realized, at that point, that the stock head unit had a built-in crossover. The car has factory tweeters in the door sail panels and mid range drivers in the front doors. No filters were on the individual factory drivers, which meant the head unit had the cross overs built in. IMO, It is a waste of time to install new speakers, unless you replace the factory head unit, or install component speakers.
This is the problem with many newer vehicles.
You sound like you know more about audio than I do, but my speakers were completely blown and the problem with resolved by replacing them with the ones that I bought. Sorry that you didn't have the same luck.
@@clintme No worries! I apologize for the tone of my comment yesterday. I had sweat out 10 gallons of perspiration with nothing to show for it! 😊😊 I suspect I could replace the 6.5" midrange drivers in the front doors with better ones, which I may do eventually. The factory tweeters are good quality and sound fine. Those can be replaced easily.
Good news for the rear doors, at least. I popped the door panels and they are full range speakers, so they can be replaced with no problems regarding the signal from the stock head unit. 👍
Thanks for making video. Used it to take out panel to replace window switch.
Best video ever
Thank you brother, this video was very helpful, you avoided me breaking something, thanks once again
Thanks. I needed to get to my harness as my 07 had audio going in and out from likely a bad connection.
Yep, the rear door was same process. Having 4 new speakers has greatly improved the sound quality!
Nice video. Helped me on mine
Thanks. Very helpful on replace Driver Side Mirror.
Thanks for the video. Just replaced mine with confidence
Thanks for this video. I have to replace mine on my 08.
Very helpful video. Thank you!
thank you
cameraman @ 9:12 LOL
Nice video. What size of speakers you use?
Just used this video to try to change my mirror. When you're running the pry under and around the door, are you looking for something? I'm having no luck popping the plastic from the metal. I'm worried im going to snap something..
Dylan Quan go get a trim and body panel tool kit for about $15-25 at an auto parts store. Work quicker with extremely low possible of scratching or damaging anything.
Can you provide the like to the product on Crutchfield? I found them on Amazon but can't find the Honda adapter
Did you also replace the little speaker by the front windows?
I found this looking to remove my door panel to replace the vinyl on the driver's arm rest now I want new speakers. How do the JBL's compare to factory? Are the magnets on the factory speakers tiny? Like an inch in diameter?
Did the adapter bracket come from Honda? Or was it included in the speaker set?
It came with the speakers. Good luck!
Thank you sir
where did you get the harness from and bracket
Where you got those wires to the speaker
Clint, thanks a lot. I got a 2008 RDX and I also need to replace a mirror. Are three way speakers ok, or should I stick with 2 way?? Thanks mark
No clue at all. I just bought what crutchfield recommended. Sorry.
What size are the speakers?
Can you post a video on how to hunt?
Thanks for the video. Quick question though, I need to replace my fronts because my driver side is on its way out. Problem is that I cannot find 2 Ohm replacements. Does it make that much of a difference going 4 Ohms? Thanks!
the ones I got from Crutchfield were 4 ohms --jbl stage 602 and they sound much better than the oems. they are loud and clear.
clintme yeah, I saw them on there. I was just concerned because the stocks are 2 ohms so I didn't know how much of a difference the ones you installed would be since they're 4 ohms. did you just replace the two fronts or did you do the rears as well?
When I ordered them, an automated warning came up and said that the 4 ohm's may result in lower volume. I have not found that to be true. In my opinion, they are just as loud as the factory speakers with significantly better bass and treble. One of my rear door speakers is shot too, but I wanted to see how the new speakers sounded in front before changing out the rear. After hearing the improvement in quality in the front, I ordered a pair for the rear as well. they are coming today and I hope to install them this evening. Are they the best speakers on the market? I don't know, but I can tell you that they are a significant improvement over the oems. For $80 (for 4 speakers) and and an hour or 2 of labor, it is a great investment, especially if your factory speakers are shot.
clintme Alright, that's good. Thanks for all your help!
Nice, informative video! How was the rear door install, pretty much the same process? Thanks
It's a shame Acura makes it so difficult. Seems they had no problem with the 01 MDXs. All the speakers can be accessed by removing just the speaker cover.
What size speakers? Can you reuse the housing?