upgraded rear speakers to Infinity's - what a difference!
hi guys,
I swapped Infinity speakers into the rear doors and the sound is amazing.
following Teslatap's detailed instructions, I purchased infinity 6.5 inch, 2 ohm speakers that had dimensions similar to the stock. I bought the universal adapter kit that he mentioned, but once I looked at things, I decided to use the tesla mounts.
I removed the tesla midwoofer at the adhesive edge, and the Infinity fit perfectly. It is, however, about 1/4 inch thicker, so you either have to leave the door panels slightly open in the front lower corner, or could cut the door panel opening, or use the universal kit.
these speakers have a great tweeter than can be aimed and has a 0, +3 dB button. I wired to the stubs of wire from the tesla midwoofer so no changes were made to the car wires.
the difference in sound is really remarkable. I can hear words in songs and understand lyrics that I never did. I also installed a sub in the back which is self enclosed and has a built in amp that takes speaker level inputs. With the sub and the new speakers, I have been wanting to go for drives just to listen to the stereo
I noticed, however, that the bass was also better enough that I could have passed on the sub; but there's never enough bass, right?
below are pix that show the installation. it's easy to get the door panels off, just make sure not to pull any wires loose. there are 3 clips to undo before setting the panel aside.
so now, for $300 plus my installation time, my Tesla sounds great.
thinking about a dash cam next.