forester tweeter upgrade

[Mike Anzel]

does anyone have any opinions on the tweeter upgrade kit for the 2003
forester. Its only about $70.00 . I was woundering if they make much of an
improvement.

 

[Richard Chang]

does anyone have any opinions on the tweeter upgrade kit for the 2003
forester. Its only about $70.00 . I was woundering if they make much of an
improvement.

I'm no audiophile, but after installing the tweeters in my 2003
Forester X, I no longer turn down the bass settings on the stereo. So, I
would say that the difference is quite perceptible.

OTOH, many others have posted that the stock stereo and speakers are
all crap. This is probably true, but I don't use the stereo in my car
for high fidelity playback. With all the wind, road and traffic noise, a
car isn't exactly a good listening environment.

-R.

 

[Jim Stewart]

does anyone have any opinions on the tweeter upgrade kit for the 2003
forester. Its only about $70.00 . I was woundering if they make much of an
improvement.

You'd be better off spending $100 and replacing the
crappy oem speakers in the front door panels.

I have a '99 Legacy and my wife bought the tweeter
kit. It improved things a little, but the audio
was still poor. Someone on the group suggested
replacing the front door speakers so when a set
of Infinity 9002i's came on sale at Fry's for $50,
I got them. It made an incredible difference. The
stereo is now a pleasure to listen to.

I was so impressed I ran down and got another set
for the rear doors. That only slightly improved the
now-excellent sound.

The speakers that came with the car are utter crap.
I was surprised that they were about the cheapest
speakers imaginable.

Now that I have good speakers, the tweeter kit doesn't
make any significant difference.

BTW, if you do the speaker job yourself, there is
quite a bit of fitting and carving to get the Infinity's
to fit. And make sure that the speaker wiring doesn't
interfere with the power window mechanism. Don't
ask how I know

 

[David]

It made an incredible difference. The
stereo is now a pleasure to listen to.

Thanks. I love my Forester, but the OEM stereo sound
is disappointing. I hoped just a speaker upgrade would fix it,
but didn't want to invest the $$ if it wasn't enough.

 

[Andrew Hess]

I bought some Boston Acoustics FS60s, with separate woofer and
tweeter. The woofer fit nicely and the tweeter fit onto the plastic
housing where the tweeter is supposed to go. For the tweeter, I
dremeled a hole in the plastic and voila! Looks nice--all for $120. If
you want, I can post a photo. I bought the Subie tweeters but returned
them. I **love** my sound now.

Andrew

 

[twotreks]

I still use the factory tweeter, added polks all around and a rockford sub in the back - no hip hop here but having the sub really fills in the sound. The factory tweeter is fine, but if you decide to upgrade make sure that they supply a harness (Crutchfield will do this).

It made an incredible difference. The
stereo is now a pleasure to listen to.

Thanks. I love my Forester, but the OEM stereo sound
is disappointing. I hoped just a speaker upgrade would fix it,
but didn't want to invest the $$ if it wasn't enough.

 

[David]

If you want, I can post a photo.

If you don't mind putting the photo online, I'd like to see it. Thanks!

 

[jMon]

Back in November 2003, I bought a Baja with the stock speakers. Now,
I'm not the most discerning listener but I quickly learned to hate
them. They were way too bottom heavy. So, what I did was I went on
Crutchfield's website, found what fit, bought them (in my case
Pioneers)on eBay (saved mucho $$) and installed them with a minimum of
fuss. I got the installation instructions off the SubaruParts.com
site. The results are wonderful, so much so I now listen to music
again. Note: I got component speakers for the front and those
tweeters are great. And I used the wiring that was already there in
the doors. If I had bought from Crutchfields I would have paid more
but they provide wiring harnesses and such to make the installation
even easier. Good luck to you!

 

[M. Butkus]

www.butkus.org Look for Subaru... If you like your music a but loud...it
helps.

 

[Bill Radio]

Mike,
Many of these suggestions are good, but many of them require too much work.
Yes, the tweeter kit will improve the Subaru audio. Are you deciding to
include it in a car purchase, or are you looking to improve the audio in
your existing system?

It's a worthwhile item, but if you're really trying to improve the audio in
an existing car, you're better off going to a nearby audio store and get a
moderate priced set of speakers. I wish we got the tweeter upgrade in my
wife's Forester. I got the "upgraded" speakers in an Outback and am very
pleased with the audio. At $70, the tweeter kit is a good price, and will
make a noticeable difference unless you're over 65 or have damaged ears.

-Bill Radio

 

[Mike Anzel]

Thanks to all for your advice.

I agree with Bill. I'm not trying to change the entire sound system to an
"awsome" sound system, just wanted an inexpensive and EASY way of improving
the forester's sound. I ordered and received the tweeter ungrade yesterday.
Used allsubaru.com for the parts and they shipped it out the same day as I
ordered. Very good parts place to order from.

Will let you know how I like them once I get around to installing them. It
just snowed here in Long Island, NY and I need to shovel.