Installing Sony XSR 1343 “XPlod” Speakers Front
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1. The connector was the difficult part of the wiring At first tried using spade connectors but the spade was too thick to fit into the female connector slot tried grinding them down a little but at least the ones had were made by folding over a piece of metal Once started grinding ended up with a split end on the spade finally settled on using these small ring connectors and then snipped about 2 3 of the ring off so that the remainder could be pushed into the female connector slot Page 24 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 know this looks bad but actually they are quite secure in there and they are fairly far apart from one another Page 25 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 Next taped up the connection find that this tape works very well and is worth the extra couple of dollars over the generic stuff Super 33 Viny cana Super strong adhesion Indoor outdoor use Adhesion s per firme 3 4 IN X G6 FT x 007 IN f p S E y a A 201mX01 7 m X mm aA Page 26 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 And finally It would have been a lot easier just to buy the harness but think this connection will work fine as well Page 27 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front an2. surgery about 4 12 years ago which allowed me to ride again always wanted an 1800 but did not want to jump right in with that kind of investment so bought and still have a 1985 GL1200 Limited Edition It is one of the fuel injected 1200s that were only made in 1985 and 1986 Steve Saunder s board at http www goldwingfacts com forums helped me tremendously in solving the injection problems had with that machine Now that have an 1800 want to try to contribute what can to help others in the same way that they have helped me This document is a start At the time of writing this up April 2009 have the speakers installed and have ridden about 600 miles with them They sound great to me but never rode it with the original front stock speakers so dont have anything to compare them against Also am not using an amplifier but may install one in the future if the speakers alone do not do the trick Note that am not a car motorcycle audio expert am just following the lead of others who were able to install these speakers in their wings may have unintentionally violated some unwritten audio rules with my install or you might just see better ways to accomplish what did If you would like all of the photos used in this document you may download a zip file of them from http Awww box net shared sivgbgmijhn If you have any suggestions or questions please feel free to email me at pnorrod hotmail com Paul Norrod
3. Wakeman Ohio Photos begin on the next page Page 1 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 Sony XPlod XSR 1343 Speakers Speaker models are constantly changing so in the future there is no telling what they might be called but this was the Walmart listing at the time sitet store Electronics Walmart Save money Live better Store Finder Local Ad Gift Cards amp Registry Sign InfNew Track Orders Help Car Speakers amp Subwoofers 3 Customer Reviews Read reviews or write a review sony 5 1 4 4 Way Speakers 160 Watts Power Handling XSR1343 Product Details Connec A Share Save to Gifts amp Lists The Box and the Speakers ee ki 4 TG i ae ae Le ORY Pia ie a i lea a bls d HOP y tortides medics pered Ohi t Erla rilani p ra preporcionar je cupi a y al altaves de apudas Mapper koe Gan Canpa alk i h 1343 4W AY SPEAKER Miage in China Hegho en ine ee e ALTAVOZ DE 4 VIAS 3 878 449 Page 2 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 4WAY SPEAKER PEAK POWER 160W RATED POWER 35W RATED IMPEDANCE 40 MADE IN CHINA Page 3 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 INSTALLING THE FRONTS OEM Front Left Speaker Page 4 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Sp
4. careful you are though you will still end up with some filings stuck to the big magnet AND in the center cone on the front of the speaker was able to gently blow what was stuck to the cone with compressed air Be careful however because too much pressure can damage the cone Page 8 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 The finished slots Note that after had already slotted them found that you can slightly angle the screws outward and or to the side so that the slots do not have to be so deep for the screws to fit into This is because the nuts in the speaker box that the screws screw into sit in a rubber holder that can be flexed somewhat Note that also filed a little slot at about the 9 30 position to allow the plastic fastener for the dash cover to fit in properly It turned out that that slot was not needed because the fastener cleared it plus when screwed the speaker down the slot cut did not line up where the fastener went anyway agit 4 E aii S i ra Re a eet y wy be Sic A EH k r er arh ee Page 9 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 The moditied left side speaker box with the rubber nut holders put back in place put some duct tape over the large hole where the speaker wire comes into the speaker box My understanding is that the less openings for the sound to exit the more t
5. lid Page 15 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 The inside of the right rear speaker pod ir aasa A Amam i Taa i used a utility knife to make the circle somewhat larger since the Sony s are considerably larger than the stock opening Page 16 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 had to cut the top and the inside of the speaker frame with tin snips so that the speaker would fit down into the pod cleaned up the jagged edges of the cuts with my bench grinder When you cut the edges it helps a lot to first snip straight through the small lip of the frame and then position the snips so that you can cut along the path you want Be careful though because don t think it would be hard to bend the speaker frame if you get too wild with the tin snips Note that to notch out the speaker frame at about the 5 30 position This is so the speaker will clear the plastic post that is in the base of the speaker pod The corresponding post in the removable part of the pod is only about 1 2 inch in diameter but the post in the base that it sits into is about the diameter of a quarter If the speaker frame is not cut out at that point it will hit on the plastic post in the base and the upper pod will not seat onto the lower pod properly You will need to notch the speaker frame out on both speakers The pos
6. Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 In early 2009 purchased a 2001 GL1800 ABS that had the stock front speakers and no rear speakers started looking for rear soeakers and found some good ones from J amp M However before purchased anything read some posts on the www ql1800riders com forum where some had success using the larger than stock Sony XPlod speakers on the earlier pre 2006 1800s Specifically found Chet Walter s excellent website at http www rattlebars com chetswing audiofile html that describes in detail how to install aftermarket speakers in the earlier 1800s found the Sony XSR 1343 XPlods at Walmart online for 30 a pair and thought that would take a chance and replace the front ones with them as well as add them to the rear The following descriptions and pictures explain my install process Installing them requires some cutting of the plastic speaker boxes but to me nothing that would keep you from putting the OEM speakers back in if the Sony s don t work out As with any mod however keep in mind that my instructions are not a quarantee that you won t damage anything and or hurt yourself in the process have gained a lot of knowledge from the various Goldwing boards over the past few years used to have V45 and V65 Honda Sabres but hip arthritis forced me to quit riding and sell them in the early 1990s had hip replacement resurfacing
7. aker with slot in the pod at the top It is difficult to see the slot in this photo but you can make it out if you look closely It is only about 1 inches long a Aad Page 20 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 Left soeaker with slot in the pod on the inside The same slot viewed from the outside The speaker edge does not stick out past the plastic just covered the slot with a piece of black electrical tape Page 21 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 The Finished Product Note that on the left soeaker ground down the bottom edge of the speaker frame thinking it was hitting on the base of the pod However it turned out that did not have the notch in the frame large enough to clear the plastic post talked about earlier Page 22 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 Next comes the wiring and installation did not have the wiring harness for the rear speakers and did not want to have to order one and wait around for it so wired them up myself ideas mostly borrowed from Chet Walters already had some 18 gauge speaker wire so soldered the short connector leads that came with the speakers to that speaker wire i Page 23 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800
8. d Rear in a 2001 GL1800 And finally into the pods themselves NE Ti re a Biel i i a When put the pods together added some of this polyester fiberfill stuff like did for the fronts am not sure if it does much good The only way to tell would be to take it out and ride without it but don t want to do that i a en m A Page 28 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 And drum roll please they are done Page 29 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 And now all that is left to do is ride and enjoy the music A f Pa ae oM fj z Ti l fe Pi that i i 7 oe See oe i 1 p yi r N ae rae a a i Ba se iii afio PE 1 pea K i eee i i ft fia n TORN A E F 4 p 5 my Wf z z i is j 1 H M D ier fo ayie eh A bee f i i E r r i E A H a H p igh b j i ar i i ite ae a oo ie j k poia i a th a We nar u le n F pe gt n pu apa ra E ALA LLL Ar ane nee oe lt ami Ee Page 30 of 30 Ver 1 0
9. eakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 stock Front Left Soeaker Box with Speaker Removed You will need to cut the opening out until the circle nearly touches the screw holes Before you cut it makes things easier if you push out the rubber inserts that hold the nuts partly screwed the screw in and pushed in on it while also using a small screw driver to push it out Page 5 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 Now comes the hard part Not because it is particularly difficult but because it involves carving on your beloved Wing used a sharp utility knife to open up the speaker opening i j Page 6 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 You will need to trim the ends off the screw slots so they don t interfere with anything F 7 R Ba ee l wae 5 Z o ae used tin snips similar to these to do the metal cutting trimming Page 7 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 used a round metal file to extend the speaker screw slots closer to the center of the speaker It turned out to and more precise than trying to use a rotary cutter like a Dremel You will want to try to cover the speaker with a rag while you are doing the filing Otherwise the filings will stick to the speaker magnets and they are difficult to clean off No matter how
10. here is to come out the front Page 10 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 Filling the empty space in the speaker boxes with some sound absorbing filler is supposed to make the speakers sound better There is special speaker fill you can buy but did not want to try to find any of that So bought this at Walmart for about 3 00 There is probably enough fill in the bag to do the front and rear speakers for 10 wings oye il 100 fibra Dara 7 relleno de poli ster 100 A de gran calidad Premium e Fiberfill zi B id bsolutely gt best serforming fiberfill for doiis stut gt d toys and crafts 4 Superior resiliency on allergen N ah consisten wasn t sure how much should be packed in there put enough in so that could easily push the speaker in place Note that you will need to squish the connectors slightly with pliers to get them to fit snug on the spades on the Son S Page 11 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 In order to make sure the speakers seal up against the box and that there isn t any gap between the speaker frame and the box put some weatherstripping had around the inside edge of the speaker frame Page 12 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 And with both fronts installed was worried that
11. might have other clearance problems with the dash cover and the false tank However the only minor problem ran into was that the rubber front of the false tank just above the upper vents hit slightly on the bottom of the speakers used a utility knife to shave some of the rubber off both sides and the false tank then fit fine want to note that the speakers do not fit completely into the speaker boxes so that the flange of the speaker frame sits on the edge of the box all the way around The speakers are simply too large and the speaker box too small for that to happen My speakers would fit into the box up against the flange most of the way around but there was about a quarter of the frame that would not fully seat into the box decided to push the speakers fully in at the top and let the bottom sit out slightly This is okay for me since am tall I figured it made more sense for the speakers to be angled slightly back It is not much of a tilt but if you are short you might want to do the opposite However tilting them back is probably why the front of my shelter hit on the bottom of the speaker frames From a monetary standpoint these speakers are hard to beat for 30 a pair versus the 80 100 you would have to pay for high quality exact fit replacements Plus they are larger than the OEM size speakers The downside of course is that you have to do some cuiting and grinding to get them to fit a i d nT Page 13 of 30 Ve
12. r 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 INSTALLING THE REARS The rear speaker pods are much more limited in space than the fronts At first glance it would seem that there would not be a way to fit 5 speakers in there However with some cutting and grinding they fit in there just fine did the right side rear speaker first When did that one cut and ground the speaker frame on two sides to get it to fit properly into the pod However when did the left side got smart and realized that instead of cutting the speaker frame could simply cut two slots in the plastic pod for the speaker frame to slip into Keep this in mind because took the most detailed photos of the right side cut grind install and will cover that side first There are five screws total that you need to take out to remove the rear pods Three of them are on the underside of the pod itself ee f 1 le ia ny E Page 14 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 And the other two are behind the inner trunk lid liner you have to take it off to get at the screws If remember correctly these two screws are longer than the ones that hold the liner in so make sure that you don t get them mixed up with the short ones used for the liner If you accidentally use one of the long ones for the trunk lid liner it will probably punch a hole in your trunk
13. t am talking about is where the inside front pod screw screws into as you are sitting on the bike ee p r S iek eee aa Page 17 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 Right rear soeake utting grinding oo p a ee e r after c MADE IN CHINA The fronts of the speakers have a puffy ring around the circumference of the frame that attaches the frame to the speaker cone If we were to screw the speakers onto the pods we would smash that ring found some nylon spacers at the hardware store that made perfect standoffs so that the ring would not get smashed did not note the size of these standoffs Sorry about that Page 18 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 Another picture of the right rear speaker screwed into its pod using the nylon standoffs Page 19 of 30 Ver 1 0 Installing Sony XSR 1343 XPlod Speakers Front and Rear in a 2001 GL1800 When started working on the left rear soeaker pod realized that it might be easier to just cut the plastic pod to allow the speaker to fit rather than cut on the speaker frame itself found that cutting a simple inch high window at the top and inside of the pod allowed the speaker to seat in there without any cutting grinding at all This makes the rear speaker install much easier wish had thought of it sooner Left soe
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