2014 Grand Cherokee Overland Install

[chithead]

Sooooo, this happened tonight:



More pics for reference to other WK2 owners:









The factory tweeter comes apart at the lower portion of the plug, before removing from the window trim piece:



By pushing in three tabs, you can then remove the tweeter:

[chithead]

Here is a Morel MT22 for reference to anyone considering them:



And for anyone considering the Image Dynamics XS28, we gonna have our work cut out for us (literally):

[chithead]

The XS69 compared to the factory 6x9:







Added some weatherstripping:



Did a little bit of trimming (the Image Dynamics XS69 wouldn't fit into the factory cutout with the excessive amount of weatherstripping on the inside of the cutout):



Mounts right up with the factory screws (didn't even have to trim that plastic, "pin" towards the bottom):

[chithead]

Right. So those fit. Now what. How do we get power to them?

Found this diagram that will hopefully help tomorrow - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Audio Wire Color Schematic

Had to dig through my speaker connectors to find some that fit. The positive terminal on the 6x9 are rather wide:



Alright, got that done. Something I've never been smart enough to put together though, is a plug and play harness. So why not try it now? Cut the plug off the factory bynine:



Bent the tabs on the sides back around behind the plug, to make it easier for soldering:



And now tomorrow, we should be able to assemble a neat little adapter harness:

[Notloudenuf]

Way to go chit. Keep the work going

[chithead]

Started on the adapters this morning:



Soldering the first connector:



Little bit of heatshrink never hurt nobody:



And, voila!!!



One down, three more to go.

[chithead]

Harnesses were a bit snug, but worked perfect:



For anyone curious more about how I did it, this is the factory speaker connector:



Snipped the voice coil leads, used a flathead screwdriver to pry them free from the stamped basket. Then with a pair of mini needle nose, began bending the arms of the connections back around:





Heard some things about the Image Dynamics XS component speakers being prone to picking up moisture and debris, and just happened to have a set of XTC 6.5" baffles laying around. Modified them a bit and used for all four doors:



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[chithead]

Rear door reference pictures for any other WK2 owners:









As you can see, factory speaker is three screws. Aftermarket speaker, four screws. Uh oh. Aligned the replacement speaker best as possible to get it in the middle of the cutout:



As it happens, the Image Dynamics XS28 set I purchased from Woofers Etc. came with a lot of extra stuff, and just happened to include these handy things:



Much more secure than trying to screw into that little bit of material on the door:



So, progress for today, all four door speakers have been swapped:





Will work on the sail panels and tweeters tomorrow.

[Hillbilly SQ]

Good job. Time to get the sail tweeters mounted now! How do you plan on pulling off the XS tweeters in there?

[chithead]

Gooooood question. Right now, eyeballing the flush trim router bit, and a holesaw.