Hey I think the "Premium Speaker Upgrade" kit is available again

[Martin]

I just got a notice from Amazon that it's in stock, so I put the order in for shits and giggles. Doesn't seem to come with the buckets that protect the sub-woofers, but it appears to have everything else. Ships Amazon Prime, and no tax.

https://www.amazon.com/2013-2016-Dod...words=82213535

[Wagnut ACR]

I saw that too. Let us know if it works for you. I'm already deaf so I need a few extra speakers

[1ststrike]

Thanks good to know.

[99RT10]

How many speakers are in this upgrade? I assume the speaker position is already in place? Plug&play? Would you get better quality sound from the aftermarket?

[ViperSmith]

How many speakers are in this upgrade? I assume the speaker position is already in place? Plug&play? Would you get better quality sound from the aftermarket?

12 to 18 upgrade. You need a dealer to run the firmware upgrade.

[Martin]

It seems to be an easy upgrade - the kit is actually what the dealers used to do a dealer installed option upgrade from the standard 12 speaker Harmon Kardon system to the 18 speaker premium setup. Might be able to do better with other aftermarket speakers, but that could be a crap-shoot. The head unit and amp are supposedly tuned to sound the "best" with the HK speakers, so I'm not sure I'd have the balls to do a mix and match between the installed 12 speakers and some aftermarket units. The only other thing that's important to get are the buckets that protect the rear of the subwoofers from the elements. From what I can see, FCA stopped installing them altogether, so getting a set of them that protects all the speakers would be a good move long term.

We'll see if these are actually "in stock" now. The price is definitely right - paying $550 for an upgrade kit that I would have otherwise paid $2000 for as a manufacturer installed option seems like a no-brainer.

[wrh3]

It didn't come with buckets before, I had to purchase those separately....GOOD NEWS for those waiting!

[sadil]

The most important thing are those speaker grills that are included!

[Charged]

When I pulled it up it didn't show prime. Just bought a 14 last week. From what I've heard the wiring is right there though already correct? And where you can buy said protected buckets for woofers? This would be sweet if you literally just pop covers off, plug in, then take to dealer.

[Snorman]

Allow me to take this moment to say how much I liked my 18-speaker system pumping while sitting in the hot pit this weekend during various black flags at Road Atlanta waiting for various black flag tow-offs or clean ups.
S.

[Mark1107]

Is there a 3 speaker to 9 speaker or 18 speaker upgrade tutorial? I have 3 speakers in my ACR and am considering an upgrade.

[wrh3]

When I pulled it up it didn't show prime. Just bought a 14 last week. From what I've heard the wiring is right there though already correct? And where you can buy said protected buckets for woofers? This would be sweet if you literally just pop covers off, plug in, then take to dealer.

P/N 05035339AA (some have used generic 6x9 foam baffles) , I took some pics when I installed mine here: http://billswebspace.com/viper.html#...SpeakerUpgrade

Is there a 3 speaker to 9 speaker or 18 speaker upgrade tutorial? I have 3 speakers in my ACR and am considering an upgrade.

https://driveviper.com/forums/thread...akers?p=178589

[ViperJon]

^^^^ Bill's website above was a treasure trove of info on the install, helped me tremendously. Anyone doing this that has any questions feel free to ask I did the 3 speaker to 18 speaker upgrade as detailed in several threads. The Mopar baffles are really nice. Pricey but you should have baffles.

[TitanSnake]

It's honestly the easiest install I think I have ever done. The only hard part is wedging yourself under the dash to find the jumper to go from base to full audio. Also, remember that there is another screw on the door panel behind the plastic airbag emblem that was not mentioned in the instructions supplied with the upgrade kit.

[ViperJon]

I will bet that it's not available since shipping is from "AutoTruckToys". I spoke to HK themselves as well as a lot of Mopar parts guys and they doubted it will EVER be available. Mark at Woodhouse would know.

[Martin]

When I was doing a search months ago for the kit, AutoTruckToys was one of the places that had a good price on the kit - but it was showing out of stock. I've bought from them before, and they're legit - not a huge distributor, but they always had what I needed (often drop shipped directly from the manufacturer).

That said, this could be a mistake and you might be right that the kit is still unavailable. I figure it can't hurt to put the order in, though - if they get enough interest, Mopar may just work with HK to do another run. If not, we can always put the parts together (minus the door grills) piecemeal.

[mjorgensen]

Not yet available to order in "the system", just looked this morning.

[ViperJon]

Not enough demand to warrant a run probably. Besides, anyone with an ounce of creativity can make the upper speaker grills easily.
Except for the grills being unavailable it's cheaper to buy the parts separate anyway.

[Martin]

Not enough demand to warrant a run probably. Besides, anyone with an ounce of creativity can make the upper speaker grills easily.
Except for the grills being unavailable it's cheaper to buy the parts separate anyway.

If someone like XTreme were to put together the grills, that would solve the problem in a heartbeat. I for one would rather go the separate part route because (I think) the kit includes an extra speaker that isn't necessary yet we're still paying $100 or so for it. But, that said, I'll wait and see if my Amazon order gets cancelled or not. If it does, there are always other avenues to pursue - but if they fulfil, that would be the path of least resistance.

[Policy Limits]

I had the 18 in the GTS and have the 12 speaker in the ACR-E GTC and can't tell a huge difference. Then again, I hit the mute button mucho

[ACRSNK]

I had the 18 in the GTS and have the 12 speaker in the ACR-E GTC and can't tell a huge difference. Then again, I hit the mute button mucho

That's good to know. I was just going to post asking if anyone had the 18 and the 12, or went from one to the other and could notice a significant difference.

[cashcorn]

Are the upper door speakers & grills available? Are they plug & play or is a visit to the dealer necessary? thanks

[darbgnik]

Are the upper door speakers & grills available? Are they plug & play or is a visit to the dealer necessary? thanks

The upper door speaker grilles are only available in the above kit. Those door speakers are indeed plug and play though, and don't require a trip to the dealer if you have the 12 speaker stereo already.

[mjorgensen]

I believe the grills come with the handle Bezel, BUT you can only get the right side, the left side is not available and not even priced... Probably a glitch, but would have to jump through hoops to get corrected. The basic black bezels for the high performance stereo option are $105 each.

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

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