How cool is that?!! That does sound fun. Being an 08 it will likely have blown struts. I have a suspension re-fresh project on its way to me now so expect a video on that in the next few weeks!

For her boyfriend?? That's crazy.. he better stay with her forever lol

Damn what a father you are. That’s awesome bro!

Awesome dude! Glad it helps! Go and make that TDI sound awesome again

Thanks dude! Hope it helps you!

Any time ! Good luck!

Much appreciated! And it made a noticeable difference so definitely worth it to do it when doing the speakers! Glad you liked it

Thanks! It really is a night and day improvement. Very clean all the way up the volume! No distortion. Absolutely worth all the work!

Absolutely! Hope it helps you out!

Awesome! Glad to hear that

Awesome stuff Pablo! Sounds like a great opportunity for some father n son time. Show him the way! Lol

@@turbospool thanks 🙏🏾

Thanks!

Dude thanks for that! I will certainly keep an eye on this as we get into the nasty of the summer season.

Been about a year and a half since i did this and so far the tweeters are still solid in place, thankfully :)

That is possible. OR what I think= no actual crossover, but instead uses integral resistors at the tweeters (just like these Rockford Fosgate tweeters do) to keep the low frequencies from reaching the tweeter drivers. I am sure the Fender system has a similar layout but the amplifier correctly splits the signal among the speakers. But in this base audio system, I assume it is just integral resistors.

That would be correct. Buy used A-pillars with tweeters on them and run your wiring up to the speaker if you don't already have a random unused plug at that location (being for cars WITH tweeters there). If you do have plugs there you can always test for current with radio on/off to confirm they are in fact for tweeters. If you don't have plugs there, then you'd have to run your wiring from the door speaker, through the door/ doorjam harness, up to the pillar. More work but not difficult. Just time consuming. Yes but they will work with the stock infotainement but they may not sound as good, given that the stock head unit has lower output than aftermarket head units. But the sensitivity is high enough on these speakers that they should still outperform the originals given the same current. You can always install the speakers and use them for a couple weeks to get used to them/ they break-in, and THEN make a desicion as to IF you think the benefit of an upgraded headunit outways the cost.

@@turbospool thank you!!!! Appreciate the response!!!

They were actually part of the included installation kit that came with the speakers for buying through Crutchfield

As long as you order the matching part number you should not need anything else. IF anything, have like 2 plastic door clips ready JUST IN CASE one of your originals break when you pull the door panel off. But that's about it

The stock rivets just need to get drilled out. The rivnut gun was just used to place new threaded holes to make life easier installing the required speaker spacers

Thanks! These are 6.5” speakers

Thanks! They are 6.5”

oops, never mind. looks like i found your answer in the comment section.

Bostons, great choice!

Haha! That’s actually just a matter for the dog to lay on and not damage the leather/ makes it easier to clean all the dog hair. Here’s the link to it Honest Luxury Quilted Dog Car... www.amazon.com/dp/B07BT67145?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Try searching/ asking this on the VWVortex forums. Im sure someone there has asked the same thing! Great place for information

You sure can but you’d have to be comfortable with custom audio work. Adding 6x9s to the rear deck shouldn’t be bad. BUT you’d definitely want to add an amplifier for that’s many speakers. This head unit is matched perfect for the rockford speakers I picked, but adding 6x9s would mean the rear’s output would be split in half to get the signal out to 4 locations. A 4 channel amp would fix that issue 😃 ( 2 channels for the fronts, the other 2 channels just wire two sets of line outputs- one to the rear doors, the other to the rear deck). You’ll likely also have to fade the audio to the rear just a little for the whole car sound to feel balanced. Then you should be golden!!

@Turbo Spool thank you. That's very helpful. I may just do the doors as you showed and leave it at that. I assume is a BIG upgrade from the stock speakers.

@@toolrocks10 it sure was for me! But keep in mind that I had upgraded the head unit already. I do not know how these speakers sound with stock head unit power going go them.

@@toolrocks10 But in general I think ANYTHING would sound more clear than the stock speakers lol

Yes but they may not sound as good, given that the stock head unit has lower output than aftermarket head units. But the sensitivity is high enough on these speakers that they should still outperform the originals given the same current

@@turbospool word, thanks man

Hey! Gotta do what you gotta do! As long as it works! Lol

I don't recall now what size I used (well over a year ago). But that would depend on the size of hardware you decide to use (custom work, so you decide what hardware you want and get the riv-nuts of the appropriate spec).

Hot glued into place

So, WITH the Boss headunit I have, they sound night and day better than the stock base speakers. Much clearer and all volumes. BUT for the best sound quality you can’t beat adding an external amp to it. Nothing big would be needed really- a 40w x 4 RMS amp would be enough (since that’s the RMS rating of these speakers anyway). But it also depends on what you want out of them. If you want the BEST soundQ then you’d want to consider Focal, Infinity Kappas or Memphis Audio and such with a good amp and signal processor. But I think that for the money these speakers cost, you can’t beat their soundQ. Excellent value!

@@turbospool How did to install the tweeters. did you go down to the 6.5 speaker or off of the VW tweeter?

@@anthonyghetti1744 watch starting from 15:24. I cut the new tweeter’s harness and splice the stock tweeters’ plugs into them. This way they runs off the head unit directly like the factory units

amp is not NEEDED, but it would be optimal to add one if you have the ability to. I had no need for it for our uses in this car.

@@turbospool thanks, Merci

The full kit that I have linked in the description! Nothing wasted

Per Rockford Fosgate, the tweeter itself is a 1/2” Mylar dome. But it’s mounting diameter is 1.83” (46.4mm). Hope that helps!

So the rears on the non-Fender system don’t have a dedicated tweeter signal. SO i just hooked it up to the additional outputs of the woofer. The Tweeters have an in-line capacitor to act as a filter so don’t worry about blowing them out.

@@turbospool Okay do you think it’s worth upgrading the front tweeters aswell? do you think it’s worth the hassle of dealing with the A Piller or do you think the stock front tweeters will sound fine with the rear “upgraded” onesz

@@coleelliott9675 put it this way- because Audio tastes are so subjective from one person to the other, do the rears as you said. Rock them for a week and make your decision from that if it is worth the extra work to setup your front soundstage. I am very happy with it, but I also had a blown rear and front speaker, so I HAD to do all speakers anyway.

@@turbospool Thanks for the input man have been trying to make a decision all day but I guess you’re right it’s not a big deal to see how I like them and do just the A Pillar afterwards if I need to as it’s separate from everything else.

@@turbospool Hey I got everything installed and it sounds great but I was wondering did you retain your factory head unit fader/balance controls mine only work side to side (In the front) like if I were in mono or two channel.

nice! Please come back and share with us your thoughts when you do! I haven't heard anything yet on Beats speakers.

@@turbospool the back speakers are wired pretty simple it's it's a basic component setup what two prongs. The front speakers are a little more complicated because there is a built-in crossover in the bottom speaker

Well your comment just made me double check my stuff! Lol i found that 1- the headunit I used does NOT put out 40w RMS, that was a mistake on my part (but also yours) as it puts out 20w (so less than my number, but slightly more than your number lol). I must have thought of the speakers and got the numbers mixed up. The speakers are 40w RMS/ 80w peak. So thank you for that!

I would not know. You would have to get on the forums or facebook group and learn what diameter and depth speakers your Leon has.

@@turbospool I am on there

6.5”

@@turbospool I’m gonna help a friend install some hopefully goes easy

@@6nzchencho752 cool, good luck! Hope it goes smoothly

I had to push up directly on the clips to get them to release. Just the very top one. The other 2 popped out like nothing once the top one released

Same here