Speakers Adapters
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Road Warrior
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Speakers Adapters
Just brought a pair of Hertz HCX 165.3 speakers for my 2019 RGS and discovered they do not fit.
I guess I need to either cut the speakers enclosures (not an option as brand new bike), or buy some speakers adapters to raise the speakers to clear the magnet.
Does anybody know of one, I did see someone mention biketronics but searched their website and couldn't find any for my year.
Any help most appreciated
I guess I need to either cut the speakers enclosures (not an option as brand new bike), or buy some speakers adapters to raise the speakers to clear the magnet.
Does anybody know of one, I did see someone mention biketronics but searched their website and couldn't find any for my year.
Any help most appreciated
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I put same speakers in my ‘18 RG and had same issue. Got adapters from BikeTronics. Spendy, but they worked.
Also got metal grills from them to replace stock plastic ones, at their suggestion. Not really necessary, but no regrets as they look better. If you get those grills note that you need to use the clips and seal/gasket from stock grills as new ones didn’t come with them.
Also got metal grills from them to replace stock plastic ones, at their suggestion. Not really necessary, but no regrets as they look better. If you get those grills note that you need to use the clips and seal/gasket from stock grills as new ones didn’t come with them.
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I am in the middle of the same thing, bought the Biketronics amp, hertz speakers...waiting on the adapter rings for the fairing as well as the speaker pods, flashed the radio last night (mine is a CVO), and plan to install the amp tonight and speakers Saturday as it looks like the will be delivered that day.
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Road Warrior
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I have found some speaker adapters on eBay, gonna try them first...cheap cheap cheap 
Its either use the spacers or return the speakers and buy something else....grr should have done more homework
Its either use the spacers or return the speakers and buy something else....grr should have done more homework
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The HCX are good. Doubt you’d be better off replacing them, assuming you got them at a good price (within $180 shipped). Reportedly as good if not better than more costly MPX.
I did homework, or got as much info as was available, and still went HCX.
I did homework, or got as much info as was available, and still went HCX.
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Make sure the HCXs sit flat and flush on the spacer face. Depending on the inside diameter of the spacer you might have to chamfer the I.D. of the spacer around an 1/8. I had to do that to fit my HCXs in the Metra 1/2 spacers I bought at Best Buy. If the basket of the speaker interferes with the spacer and you tighten it down your taking a chance of distorting the speaker frame... just my two cents anyway
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Road Warrior
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As the RGS comes with Boom Stage one speakers I was hoping there might be a little more speaker clearance, guess I might be unlucky, find out real soon
I think the ebay adapters are ˝", is this too thick to still use stock grills, I didn't know how thick the BT ones was.
Last edited by painey; Nov 30, 2018 at 08:29 AM.