Upgrading the exterior speakers.

Eyetattoo wrote:

raroberts wrote:
another option is a ring you can get from car stereo install shop that goes between the speaker and the wall. It holds the speaker out far enough so it doesn't hit the inside wall.

Thought of that (my brother-in-law owns the stereo shop), but he thought that would be a possible water issue in the future. He felt the interior box would be better for keeping the water out.

I used speaker risers on my old toy hauler.
If you properly seal the riser to the exterior wall, then seal the speaker to the riser, I don't see how it could leak...

Mine never did.

I had the same issue on the TT. I installed PolyPlanar MA-905 marine speakers. They are dual-driver speakers with separate woofer and tweeter, and will fit in the little round hole that the cheapo factory speakers were mounted in.

I also got a Kenwood 200W power amp with speaker-level inputs and mounted it in series between the factory head unit and the speakers. They really pump out the volume when cranked up and they sound awesome!

These were the only speakers that I found that could handle high power for the beach and yet still fit in the factory mounting spot. I would highly recommend.

Only issue is that more bass = bigger woofers and for that you will be looking at mods to the trailer wall.

katoomer wrote:
My motorhome didn't have outdoor speakers and i didn't want to cut holes in the sidewalls.
So I used a pair of Tera Outdoor speakers with a 1" tweeter and 2- 6.5" woofers. I just hang them on small metal clips and connect with banana jacks to outlets under the slideout when I set up camp. No penetrations so no water issues. Sound quality is much better than any marine speakers as they have a much larger enclosure. I mounted them about 4 ft off the ground. That also helps rather than have them mounted up high.
I have a Bryston amp for power and use uncompressed music.

I did something like that on my old Wanderer. It was wired for outdoor speakers under the trailer but nothing else. I bought a pair of KLH speakers and rigged up a bracket with magnets, set it up in minutes. My Ragen has boxes on the inside and regular automotive 6x9 cheapies behind doors, I need to upgrade them too.

My motorhome didn't have outdoor speakers and i didn't want to cut holes in the sidewalls.
So I used a pair of Tera Outdoor speakers with a 1" tweeter and 2- 6.5" woofers. I just hang them on small metal clips and connect with banana jacks to outlets under the slideout when I set up camp. No penetrations so no water issues. Sound quality is much better than any marine speakers as they have a much larger enclosure. I mounted them about 4 ft off the ground. That also helps rather than have them mounted up high.
I have a Bryston amp for power and use uncompressed music.

I have those on the rear speakers in the bed of my Arctic Cat prowler. Would work great. On the trailer the patches are inside a cabinet so who cares.

raroberts wrote:
another option is a ring you can get from car stereo install shop that goes between the speaker and the wall. It holds the speaker out far enough so it doesn't hit the inside wall.

Thought of that (my brother-in-law owns the stereo shop), but he thought that would be a possible water issue in the future. He felt the interior box would be better for keeping the water out.

another option is a ring you can get from car stereo install shop that goes between the speaker and the wall. It holds the speaker out far enough so it doesn't hit the inside wall.

Eyetattoo wrote:

fly-boy wrote:
Added 200 Watt marine grade Sony's two years ago and they are outstanding. They fit inside the existing space no problem.

Did your existing space already have a box for the back of the speaker?

Mine fit right in.

On my trailer the Sony's were 1/2" deeper than the oem but they were where a Cabinet is. Cut a hole in the wallboard inside the cabinet. Then covered the hole.

fly-boy wrote:
Added 200 Watt marine grade Sony's two years ago and they are outstanding. They fit inside the existing space no problem.

Did your existing space already have a box for the back of the speaker?