The dash speakers are those Infinity REF-3032cfx? If so, mine came with a capacitor to put in line with the positive plug. I didn't see you install that. Is this needed?

Thank you for this. Taking doors apart is super scary the first time and this video made it no big deal.

I know this video is old but just got a 2021 Forester due to unforeseen circumstances with my 2016 Forester (some one hit it and parts were on back order until at least next year). I just upgraded the dash, front, and rear stock speakers with JBL club speakers 3.5, 6.5, & 6x9s and it makes a huge difference over stock. I referenced your video to do the upgrade and can’t thank you enough for how thorough you were with the steps. Thank you and best of luck with life’s endeavors✌️

Best video I can find to show how the front tweeters are setup. Thank you

Not sure what adapters you used on the front but the included ones I received from Crutchfield allowed all 4 mounting bolts to be lined up. Also added the Stinger fast ring kits to help with funneling the sound. Your video was a huge help, thank you. Made a huge difference in sound quality.

Seriously great how to video man. You get good shots and do a good job explaining what's going on. Especially appreciate the well lit and focused visualisation.

Thank you! You made my Forester a better version of its self. And I also used Crutchfield.

Metra 72-8110 is the wire harness you need for the dash speakers, else Red Wolf makes a wire harness that works too. Worked on my 2018 Subaru Outback.

Excellent vid! I will be changing out my rear speakers of my 2019 Subu. I had all four front speakers replace along with a 50W amplifier and sub-woofer professionally installed. The rear I shall do myself!

Hello everyone. Thank you for this video with all explainations to correctly make the upgrade. It is very easy to Make this work on the Doors. WE will See what is done on the dashboard. Take care. Grettings from Swiss.

Hey so I got a 2020 Subaru forester base model and it only has the stock 4 speakers and quite frankly, I like them! So I was wondering since my Subaru has the openings and the plugs for the front dashboard speakers, can I simply “plug and play” then with the single plug? Or do I need to connect it to other wires? I only see the main plug that connects to the speaker lol (also I’d be buying the OEM dashboard tweeters since I found them for a great price)

Looks like those dash speakers are 3ohm and the front doors are 3+1 Ohms. So if you've replaced stock ones 6Ohm in the dash and 4Ohm front you'll change the impedance to 1.7Ohm instead of factory 2.4Ohm (parallel connection). So I wonder whether this over time have not caused any issues to your HU because of the overdriving?

Thanks for the video. I Have the 2021 Crosstrek Outdoor Ed. and it has the same set up with the 8" screen and 6x9's up front with the 6.5's in the rear door and tweeters up top. I started the swap of the rear door speakers and got one done and put it all back together and to be totally honest....the factory speakers actually sounded better. I had the proper adapter for the door and also had foam speaker baffles and the new speakers ( 60w RMS MTX coaxial Terminators) sounded tinny and under powered. I was hoping the stock stereo would be putting out more power than it was. I am going to just leave the stock speakers in the car and add a Cerwin Vega Spare Tire sub and see if that is good enough for me. Thing that sucks is that I really cant figure out why the stock speakers sound better than aftermarket ones. Did you notice an actual difference swapping all the speakers out? Its hard for my brain to make sense of swapping speakers and it sounding better when the stereo is the thing that sends the power and if the speaker needs more power than you can send then you will be under powering that new speaker whereas the oem factory one is designed for that specific power output. Sorry for the essay but I guess in short, Im just curious if in the end you are happier with the new speakers or if the OEM set up actually sounded better overall ( at low, mid and high volumes). Thanks for your time.

Excellent, what was the sound quality in comparison to stock, did i miss if you added an amplifier at all? Thanks for the video, will be very helpful. I have never seen a tool like that which you used on the tweets.

Hi! Nice job. I would like to install my Bazooka sub BTA10100. I have the Bazooka Fast-btah. I have to remove the radio, but I don't know which wire to connect to. Would you have a solution?

Cool video man. Btw, I saw on one of your comments that you installed an underseat sub. Did you connect it directly to the factory amp?

Will this work for the 2020 premium model non harmon radio. I want to put in Pioneer speakers the stock speakers can get a little weak at times.

Thank you! I have been wondering if the stock amp was 6 channel, and could power full-range speakers!

Thanks for posting this video, I will be replacing speakers in my crosstrek, which has the Harman Kardon setup, is there any reason other than cost you went with 3 Coaxial sets vs 2 Component sets? I would expect a bit more improvement using component speakers either form JL Audio, and others or some drop ins (on the front you can use the FOCAL ISTOY 690 for Toyota which comes with Tweeter and 6x9 that are nearly drop in for Subaru, no Metra Plugs/Adapter bracket kits needed. FOCAL also make some for the rear doors FOCAL ISTOY 165 or just a FOCAL coaxial. There is also a better sound deadening material form NOICO that is heavier weight than Dynamat. It worked great on my WRX when I did it. I tried it with my factory speakers and upgraded speakers and it helped the factory setup as well, better bass less road noise. How did you find the final system with the Sub compared to the original in terms of sound quality and bass, do you think it is now better than a factory H-K system?

Thanks for posting as you know the stock speakers are 🗑 what was your total cost for this?

Thank you for this video! I also contacted Crutchfield and was recommended the same front and rear door speakers. I was curious if you needed to install/replace the stock amp? I have the 2019 Forester without HK (8" screen) and they still had me buy the Kenwood KAC-M1814 amp. Any thoughts on if this is necessary or would make a difference?

Do you have a video on installing the dynamat? How much quieter is it inside the car with the dynamat installed? I saw in this video you only installed it in the back doors. Did you install it throughout the car?

Was changing the speakers worth it? (Without amplifying)

Very cool. It looked like there was a bracket in there for the 6x9. Would a 6.5 also fit?

For my rear left and right speakers, the wires are pink and violet. Do you know which one is the positive and which one is the negative? I am not using a harness so want to make sure I don't mess up the polarity. My car is 2021 Forester. Thanks.

I will be doing the same thing as you did. Should I put bass blockers with the front and back door speakers? It'll be a bass blocker at 85hz or 100hz.

Cool beans!!!!

I just had the Rockford Fosgate upgrade installed in my 2020 Forester Sport, and I'm not completely happy with it. I was thinking about replacing the rear door speakers, but after reading the comments and answers I'm concerned about creating an 'unbalanced' sound. Are the stock rear speakers subwoofers? Can I just replace them with higher quality speakers and expect an improvement? The amplifier under the passenger seat looks like it has an outlet for separate subwoofer - do you know if this is the case? Thank you for this video it is very informative!

Please tell, what brand and model of your speakers, how do they sound compared to regular?

What screws did you use to attach the speaker to the bracket? I think I'm going to get some different screw than what came with the speakers.

does this work for the 2022 Forester? Thanks!

What size was the speakers in the front doors, rear, and dash also the watts power?

Would love to see your subwoofer upgrade. Any reason to go this route over upgrading to the Rockford Fosgate system which adds an amp?

Do you mind sharing the model number of the speaker you u upgraded?

I just replaced my HK speakers in my 2019 Forester with the same set you used. The front door speaks sound like they are bass only. Like there is a crossover or something. Is this normal?

Does this void the warranty since we're working with "electrical"?

What song did you play?

So you now have a total of 6 tweeters ? You must like highs 😂 Also installing a speaker with only 3 screws is an absolute no go. The most important is the install, rather buy cheaper speakers installed well, it will sound better. And 2 tweeters are more then enough in any system.