[DTXChieftan]

I recently purchased a "new to me" 2016 Chieftan. In the few months I've had it, I've never been impressed with the front speakers and now I recently blew on out. I'm not technical or handy with wiring at all. If one is available, I'd like a replacement speaker that is an easy "plug and play" replacement to the stock speaker that doesn't require any special wiring or harness to make it work. Any speakers that would fit my needs? I've read a few threads on here about the Hertz ECX 130.5 as a good replacement but I'm not sure if that speaker is any easy installation or not.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions....

 

[high plains rider]

any 5.25 will work... as long as it's 18 or older (which yours is).. don't worry about the +/- as long as both speakers are plugged in the same way they work...

 

[Dean E]

I recently purchased a "new to me" 2016 Chieftan. In the few months I've had it, I've never been impressed with the front speakers and now I recently blew on out. I'm not technical or handy with wiring at all. If one is available, I'd like a replacement speaker that is an easy "plug and play" replacement to the stock speaker that doesn't require any special wiring or harness to make it work. Any speakers that would fit my needs? I've read a few threads on here about the Hertz ECX 130.5 as a good replacement but I'm not sure if that speaker is any easy installation or not.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions....

I installed the Hertz HCX 130s which have been discontinued. Too bad, they are a really good speaker. The ECX speakers are cheaper but don't know how good they are. I will tell you that one thing I had to do on the HCXs was to remove the magnet boot on the back of the speaker to make them fit. The boot would interfere with the support structure in the fairing. Looking at the back of the ECX speakers I would say they same thing needs to be done to them to get them to fit. Outside of that the install was pretty straight forward. Dean

 

[Black2016RMrider]

I put the Polk Audio DB 521 in my Roadmaster, good quality sound over OEM

JBL 5 1/4” speakers

 

[DTXChieftan]

I put the Polk Audio DB 521 in my Roadmaster, good quality sound over OEM

JBL 5 1/4” speakers

And did that speaker just fit and plug right in?

 

[Black2016RMrider]

And did that speaker just fit and plug right in?

It’s been 4 years but I’m sure they plugged right in and yes they fit with no mods required

 

[mclaiborne]

I put a pair of Rockford Fosgates in my 2014 Chieftain. They are standard 5 1/4". They screwed right into the existing holes with no mods. Far better sound then the stock Chinese speakers

 

[Mr.Xtreme]

I doubt fosgate is made here any longer.
Take your pick where made now
Thailand or Malaysia. Where a lot of the manufactures say designed, engineered in USA. They are all pretty much made overseas.

 

[tj1964c90]

I ordered a pair of Focals from Amazon. Very happy with them

130 AC | Focal America

Focal America - Manufacturer of high quality mobile audio speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers, and other audiophile accessories.

www.focal-america.com

 

[jayred1]

any 5.25 will work... as long as it's 18 or older (which yours is).. don't worry about the +/- as long as both speakers are plugged in the same way they work...

Hooray! There are a few people here that understand how speaker phasing works!

 

[mclaiborne]

" I doubt fosgate is made here any longer."

I didn't say they were made in USA, but thanks for your thoughtful insight.

 

[Caffinated1]

I put the Polk Audio DB 521 in my Roadmaster, good quality sound over OEM

JBL 5 1/4” speakers

I just ordered a pair of DB 522’s, can’t wait to hear the difference from the stock speakers. How much of a PIA is it to squeeze the new speakers in behind the handlebar grips?