2014 Mazda 3

**yapoy86** · October 22nd, 2022 12:42 PM

Any 6.5 inch speaker will fit.. you just have to remove the supports around the magnet, and you can put in your new speaker.. i used a multi-tool to remove the plastic supports

I used blind rivets to hold them in place to the plastic housing and soldered the wires.. unfortunately, there are no + / - signs so i made sure both speakers were connected the same way

At first, i placed a rubberized foam in between the speaker and the plastic housing to act as a seal.. it turns out it dampened the bass since the speaker is using the whole door as its enclosure.. so i removed the foam and directly attached the speaker to the plastic housing..

Nice bass from the jbl.. although it would be better if you can attach an external amplifier.. which we know we can't.. hayyy

**go-to-guy** · October 26th, 2022 09:19 AM

Speaking of speakers, has anyone put the center speaker on theirs? Been thinking for years if it makes a big difference and if it's worth it. It was offered to me when I went to Mikstore but turned it down since I only brought enough cash for what I intended to buy there at the time. The stock for me sounds good already as is compared to that of other cars I've driven.

**JohnM** · October 26th, 2022 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Nice bass from the jbl.. although it would be better if you can attach an external amplifier.. which we know we can't.. hayyy

Kaya naman. I have the pinouts from the DSP I had installed last year. Kelangan lang ng LOC.

**jojopad** · October 28th, 2022 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by go-to-guy

Speaking of speakers, has anyone put the center speaker on theirs? Been thinking for years if it makes a big difference and if it's worth it. It was offered to me when I went to Mikstore but turned it down since I only brought enough cash for what I intended to buy there at the time. The stock for me sounds good already as is compared to that of other cars I've driven.

I bought that "bose" front center speaker from Mikstore years ago. There's a slight improvement with the mid sound coming from the right side. That speaker is actually connected to the right corner tweeter speaker.

The sound quality of the Mazda BM/BN models with the non-Bose setup is good enough for casual listening while driving.

**yapoy86** · November 4th, 2022 02:22 AM

Its official... i've de virginized the 4 door panels of my 3 and replaced all 4 speakers with JBL stage 3 627F and 607C..

Just finished now.. started around 8pm and finished 1am.. hehe

Nice bass.. was planning to add an underseat sub but decided to wait until all 4 speakers are replaced..

Rear speakers are not weather proof, traces of water mist and some formation of molds on the rear side paper cone..

**dr. d** · November 4th, 2022 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Its official... i've de virginized the 4 door panels of my 3 and replaced all 4 speakers with JBL stage 3 627F and 607C..

Just finished now.. started around 8pm and finished 1am.. hehe

Nice bass.. was planning to add an underseat sub but decided to wait until all 4 speakers are replaced..

Rear speakers are not weather proof, traces of water mist and some formation of molds on the rear side paper cone..

i wonder,
is there a way to effectively protect them speakers from water and moisture seeping into the door?

**yapoy86** · November 4th, 2022 07:55 AM

The rear speakers have some kind of a "hood" as protection.. replaced them with poly based speakers.. all is good

**travajante** · November 4th, 2022 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Its official... i've de virginized the 4 door panels of my 3 and replaced all 4 speakers with JBL stage 3 627F and 607C..

Just finished now.. started around 8pm and finished 1am.. hehe

Nice bass.. was planning to add an underseat sub but decided to wait until all 4 speakers are replaced..

Rear speakers are not weather proof, traces of water mist and some formation of molds on the rear side paper cone..

Nice mod, sir!

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**yapoy86** · November 4th, 2022 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by go-to-guy

Speaking of speakers, has anyone put the center speaker on theirs? Been thinking for years if it makes a big difference and if it's worth it. It was offered to me when I went to Mikstore but turned it down since I only brought enough cash for what I intended to buy there at the time. The stock for me sounds good already as is compared to that of other cars I've driven.

saw that too but i find it too expensive... i think its comes stock for mazda with bose?

so far, this is the best upgrade i did.. crisp sound and the bass.. wow.. hehe too bad the entertainment system is "too much" integrated with the car as most car brands do nowadays.. miss the time where car stereo is stand alone and you can do full entertainment upgrades, new wires, amps, dsp, crossovers..

**yapoy86** · November 4th, 2022 05:10 PM

removed the dashboard tweeters and replaced with the JBL tweeters included in the component set.. again, need to destroy the old tweeters and use them as the holder so that the connectors and installation mounts look oem.. nice sounding jbl speaker set.. components on the front, coaxial on the rears..

mazda 3 skyactiv JBL edition.. hehehe unfortunately, I cannot use the JBL passive crossovers as I want to keep everything, especially the wirings intact