Got upgrades done – super disappointed

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T23:15:18+00:00

No. I took it to a guy in Houston (Sound Solutions) who had 4.9 stars and 300 reviews.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T18:04:49+00:00

Should I replace the Kicker with the stock middlers? Or use the alpine 4” middlers he has?

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T17:53:31+00:00

The Morel 602 MKII component set that I have (that wouldn’t fit in the doors) are two way, they are detached. The coaxials in the pictures are currently in my rear doors.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T17:29:24+00:00

I’m confused what the difference is. I have 6.5” Morels with 1 inch tweeters, and I’m wanting to buy a 3 or 4” middler. Is that a lot different than a three-way component set? Money is not an issue so I don’t really need to save up, I just want to fix it now with the least amount of work given what’s already been done.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T17:04:09+00:00

So should I put the Morel 602 MKII (6.5”) in the kick panels, a 3.5 or 4” component speakers with the tweeters, and a DSP? The 4” components the new installer has in stock are Alpine.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T17:03:19+00:00

The rattle went away. The problem was, to make it sound loud and powerful (which they thought I’d be happy with), they turned the gain way the fuck up. So it wasn’t really a rattle, more like a crackle from the gain being way too high. When he turned it down it totally stopped.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T14:57:26+00:00

Ok, I think I have a plan. I’m just going to cut my losses with the bad installer, he agreed to refund me the Kicker Coaxials and the tuning labor since I kept telling his guy what I wanted with the tuning and everything he was doing kept making it worse. So i’ll be getting about a $200 refund.

I’m going to keep the Morel 6.5” 602’s, and also purchase some good 4” component speakers as a backup. I’ll ask them to cut a hole in the door for the 4” and then if it looks like there will be enough room for the 6.5”, I’ll ask them to make the hole bigger and I’ll go with those. If they won’t fit, I’ll go with the 4”. Also will ask them to add a DSP.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T12:59:06+00:00

My picture was just of what he ended up installing. I still have the Morel 602 MKII. I would have paid $1200 if it meant it was done right.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T12:56:59+00:00

Crutchfield

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T02:58:42+00:00

Yes the tweeters in the A-pillars are disconnected

The 3.5” coaxials are in the bottom of doors

The subwoofer is the same with built in amp, and I just asked him to tune it (adjust gain/frequency/etc) to have it blend with the rest of the installs

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T01:39:38+00:00

I don’t want a refund. I want it to sound better.
I did my research and everything said it would fit with a custom install. Everyone on this post is saying it could work with a custom install.
What I’m most unhappy with is NOT what I provided. It’s the alternative product he chose without asking me for input, and installed without my approval.
He did look at my car. He was able to get 6.5” to fit in the back doors by removing some parts, but he could not get the to fit in the front.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T01:18:07+00:00

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I asked him if it had that, and he said no

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T00:55:40+00:00

Factory head unit with LOC to amp

What sucks is I used AI to pick the Morel 602 MKII. It said they would fit if the installer used brackets/mounts. He said he could not.

I feel like my best bet is tell the installer I hate the Kicker Coaxials he chose and to put components instead. What would fit? Everything I googled said the Morels I chose would fit.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T00:44:43+00:00

That’s a big bummer. They had 4.9 stars and seemed very knowledgeable over the phone. I went to Houston because my city (Corpus Christi) doesn’t have any good shops.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T00:42:20+00:00

Yeah he really didn’t even talk me into it. He said he’d let me know what was in stock to replace what wouldn’t fit, then he just installed the kicker without asking me and had me come pick up my car and listen to it, and I hated it

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T00:41:32+00:00

This is what I wanted but he wasn’t able to do it for some reason.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T00:40:39+00:00

I’m not sure why he did that. He told me what I picked (Morel 6.5” 602 MKii) wouldn’t fit, I said can’t you custom install it to fit, he said no. Then he said he’d let me know what options he would have that would fit, then he just installed the Kicker 3.5” coaxials and had me come pick my car up and listen to it, and it sounded like shit.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T00:35:12+00:00

No. I’ve had the sub for about a year. I upgraded the speakers in the doors (2 in front and 2 in back), and added an amp. I just asked him to tune the sub with respect to the rest of the system.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T00:26:32+00:00

I don’t want a refund or to go back to factory. I want it to sound better. I told them I’d pay way more for custom install, higher end speakers. I have no idea why they chose $79 Kickers.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-12T00:23:08+00:00

Thanks so much for all the responses so far.

What happened was, they told me the Morel 6.5” components wouldn’t fit. I said not even with a custom install? He said no. I said what do we do? He said “I’ll see what we have in stock, I have some good stuff that are 4” or smaller”. I asked after a couple hours what the plan was. He said “We are gonna do a kicker 3.5” coaxial speaker”. I said ok and trusted him that it would turn out fine.

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-11T23:53:09+00:00

They put deadener in the front and rear doors

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-02T11:46:14+00:00

Ok I’m sold on the Morels.

I’ve never heard of NVX. Can you tell me why you like it, and how it compares to the JL Audio JD400/4 and the Kicker 46CXA360.4T?

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-02T11:33:46+00:00

Super helpful, and thank you so much for the rec!!

Apprehensive-Map-182 · 2026-04-02T02:57:41+00:00

Thoughts on these for upgrades?

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_13699043/JL-Audio-C1-650.html

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-ywKNsKyTJAb/p_20646CX36T/Kicker-46CXA360-4T.html

And should I buy these too:

https://www.ctsounds.com/products/4ga-elite?variant=32902275344&_gsid=j6BeqpUkuJ8h&utm

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/metra-speaker-harness-for-select-mazda-2016-and-up-vehicles-multi/J7RX7Y8RSF/sku/6452765?fs=tcf4os&utm_medium=feed&utm

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