Anyone who's gone with the 6.5" Speakers...
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They sound much better with 6.5 vs 5.25..more bass!!
Firecap's 6.5" speakers (ARCs) and Hogtunes HogPod
Firecap's 6.5" speakers (ARCs) and Hogtunes HogPod
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Just a word of warning......
The inner fairing on my 08 Road Glide cracked on the right side, from the glovebox up to the speaker hole.
Dealer won't warrenty it because they said I replaced the stock speakers with aftermarket.
I did the speaker change about 18 months ago and used JBL speakers (same weight as stock).
I was told replacing the speakers voided the warrenty on the inner fairing.
Its no big deal because I was looking for an excuse to order the color matched inner fairing from Chacago HD. So a new orange one is on order, just kind of ticks me off.
Doug
The inner fairing on my 08 Road Glide cracked on the right side, from the glovebox up to the speaker hole.
Dealer won't warrenty it because they said I replaced the stock speakers with aftermarket.
I did the speaker change about 18 months ago and used JBL speakers (same weight as stock).
I was told replacing the speakers voided the warrenty on the inner fairing.
Its no big deal because I was looking for an excuse to order the color matched inner fairing from Chacago HD. So a new orange one is on order, just kind of ticks me off.
Doug
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I can certainly vouch for the sound upgrade, I went from the full on top of the line hawg wired 5 1/4 componend speakers driven by one of their amps, to 6 1/2" alpine components (about half the price of the hawg wired speakers) awesome upgrade much fuller sound from the larger speaker.
Mike
Mike
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Yes it is tight but works very well, I have 8 pair left for the road glide and the 6.5 system for the road glide is included in my group buy.
Alright...it's been a few weeks and as I understand it, AaronfromOregon's adaptor brackets have finally made it on the market.
Has anyone else had the experience of moving up to the 6.5" speakers?...and can you tell me what kind of difference I can expect?...or how the installation went? [tight squeeze?]
Has anyone else had the experience of moving up to the 6.5" speakers?...and can you tell me what kind of difference I can expect?...or how the installation went? [tight squeeze?]
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Here's a link to my thread on the installation of the 6.5" rings. I have about 3,000 miles on the bike after the install and no signs of problems with the brackets (which I understand are likely to break even without the speaker upgrade).
The Polk MM-651 speakers that I installed are fairly lightweight, but if I recall correctly, the combination of rings and speakers added about 1.5 lbs to each side of the fairing (the Polks also come with cross-overs). Really happy with the sound. With just my '08 HK head unit and the new speakers, I can easily drown out my exhaust and the wind up to 80 mph. No plans to add an amp.
The Polk MM-651 speakers that I installed are fairly lightweight, but if I recall correctly, the combination of rings and speakers added about 1.5 lbs to each side of the fairing (the Polks also come with cross-overs). Really happy with the sound. With just my '08 HK head unit and the new speakers, I can easily drown out my exhaust and the wind up to 80 mph. No plans to add an amp.
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