I have an '03 F-150 supersrew king ranch with a six disc in-dash cd changer. I am trying to add a 10'sub and amplifier but I was wondering if it is necessary to replace the 4 stock speakers. I do not know how good they are. Do most people replace these when they put in subs? Any oppinions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Jay

 

I used my stock speakers for a couple of months with my sub before I got new front ones. They actually didnt sound to bad.
Are you using the stock radio or a new head unit? If you are getting(or already have) a new head unit, and you listen to your music pretty loud, more then likely you will blow your stock speakers, although my stock ones in the back have held up to my Pioneer HU ( I only replaced the front speakers).
It all depends, if you have the money, go for new ones, but if you dont want to spend 200 bucks, the stock ones will be fine. (unless your one heck of a perfectionist)

 

Thanks, I am planning on using the stock head unit because I like the in-dash 6 disc cd player. Thank you for your advice.

 

Unless your adding an amp, you will probably be fine with the stock speakers. Like Bartak said, you will no if you need to replace them. Crackle, crackle, pop, pop.

 

I would just like to add that the stock speakers sound horrible compared to what is available. The biggest question that you need to ask yourself is how do they sound to you? If your happy with the way the vocals and instruments sound on the stock setup then I suggest you leave them in until they blow. If you think the highs could be stronger, the midrange and vocals more defined then I suggest you replace them with a higher quality speaker such as a co-axial or possibly even a component set. If you are not planning to get an amp for the front and rear speakers then I would suggest a co-axial or a more efficient entry level component set.

 

I would take cgorris's advice.

 

I wouldn't waste my time replacing speakers unless you go with components, you will be dissapointed in the price/performance ratio.
It is essential to get the tweeter from out behind the door panel, yes that means drilling holes and/or cutting plastic

 

I always thought the speakers in my F-150 were pretty good. Well, until I bought the wife a 2004 Jeep Liberty last year with the Infinity sound system. You really don't know what you're missing until you drive for a while in a vehicle with a premium sound system.

The factory speakers just don't deliver the sound quality a decent set of after market speakers do. You don't need to spend a lot of money to upgrade. I found quality (new) 3 and 4 way speakers on e-bay for just $20 a set.

The front right speaker in my truck blew last week, so I ordred a pair of 240W 4-Way Pioneer speakers for the front and a pair of 240W 3-Way Sony Xplod speakers for the rear. Both sets came to less than $110 total.