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An interesting thread from a US forum , AFAIK the speakers in the U.K. spec cars are the same as the US “Base” spec.

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Base GR86 Speaker Upgrades

I replaced all my speakers in my base GR86 (non-amp 6 speaker system). Here is what I did and some tips. If you have any questions, please reply and I will try to help you. 1.Dash speakers: Base includes 1” paper low volume tweeters that actually are barely noticeable with full sound from...
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Can see this turning into a rabbit hole of research.
https://oemaudioplus.com/gr86-brz/ 6 speakers is $349 which isn't that bad.

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I've not upgraded audio in any car for about 15 years as OEM in the cars I've had has been good enough. First gen 86 I wasn't impressed with so always knew I'd have to think about it. Since it's a keeper it's something I'll definitely want to do. Looks an easy upgrade and the only hard bit is taking the door cards off.
 
Really liking the infotainment system but feel like it's a tad flat sounding?

Any suggestions for upgrades? Wondering if adding the missing speakers may help?
 
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KobayashiMaru86 said:
Can see this turning into a rabbit hole of research.
https://oemaudioplus.com/gr86-brz/ 6 speakers is $349 which isn't that bad.

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I've not upgraded audio in any car for about 15 years as OEM in the cars I've had has been good enough. First gen 86 I wasn't impressed with so always knew I'd have to think about it. Since it's a keeper it's something I'll definitely want to do. Looks an easy upgrade and the only hard bit is taking the door cards off.
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I have my eyes on this kit but not brave enough yet I don’t think.
 
I was planning on getting the focals (assuming they fit) and seeing what difference it makes. Was good in the gt86, but it was lack of amplifier which didn't really make best use of them

What I may do for the GR is add this small amp to the factory system along with the focals, although I don't know if it matches up to the stock harnesses yet! Someone with a gt86 used it though :

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Vibe Optisound Micro 4 Channel Amp | Halfords UK

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Hi all

I’m very much doing a full upgrade, hence swop out all the front speakers, add some sounding deadening into the doors, an amp with a DSP.
 
I am planning to go for speaker upgrade with an emphasis on sound deadening .

I wasn't planning on an amp/DSP but I may need to reconsider.

Below vid does show the effect of an amp/DSP

 
my_first_toyota said:
I am planning to go for speaker upgrade with an emphasis on sound deadening .

I wasn't planning on an amp/DSP but I may need to reconsider.

Below vid does show the effect of an amp/DSP

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If you’re going to make the effort & expense of upgrading the speakers & sound deadening then I would strongly recommend adding a small quality amplifier to make the most of your other efforts. The DSP aspect is the cherry on the cake.

I’m still several month away from receiving my car.

The speaker layout in the car should make it a fairly easy car to upgrade & sound really good.

Happy to share ideas & thoughts, I’ve played with car hifi for years.
 
Gwheezy said:
If you’re going to make the effort & expense of upgrading the speakers & sound deadening then I would strongly recommend adding a small quality amplifier to make the most of your other efforts. The DSP aspect is the cherry on the cake.

I’m still several month away from receiving my car.

The speaker layout in the car should make it a fairly easy car to upgrade & sound really good.

Happy to share ideas & thoughts, I’ve played with car hifi for years.
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That would be great - the last time I played with ICE upgrades was a couple of decades ago! :ROFLMAO:
 
Conscript said:
but haven't got the patience for that level of work :D
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Me neither 😄 A car audio tuning company randomly contacted me through another forum and was asking if I would be interested to borrow them my car to develop a plug-in kit. In return I can keep the system at a discounted price and do not pay for the labor time. Did not took me too long to agree to this deal.
PVGR said:
Good effort! What's the plan?
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- Speaker replacement
- Subwoofer
- Amplifier with DSP
- Damping
- Linking the sound generator to the system (adjustable)

I have no exact details yet but will provide them when everything is finished and I pick up my car again. As mentioned above, their goal is to make this a plug-in kit with a detailed installation manual of course.
 
If you think it can't get any crazier...

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Adjusting the volume of the (tuned) sound generator is one thing that it can do.
I will pick up the finished car this Saturday and I am super excited to see and especially hear the final setup.
 
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Look forward to your thoughts on the set-up, could you share the equipment used as I’m very much going down the same road. Speakers, amp with DSP, sub.

Thanks
 
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