Xj radio install

Filing the dash panel opening to fit your new Double Din size stereo can be very tedious and time consuming! To speed up the process and make the install a lot easier, you may want to invest in a "Dremel" or what I used, an air powered "Mini Belt Sander". Don't try and rush when filing the dash panel. You want all the lines to be nice and straight and you don't want to opening to be too big. Frequently check to make sure your getting the proper fitment.

Just about done with the filing. Perfect fit! Besides the gaps on the sides that will be filled with ABS plastic once the new Double Din stereo is mounted in the dash.

Getting the new Double Din stereo to fit is a little tricky. I used an air saw and first cut the bottom corner pieces of plastic out. Once the bottom was taken care of, I cut the top corner pieces as well. Cutting the top pieces was quick and easy and did not require anything to be sealed.

After you get it to fit nicely in the dash you will want to get it positioned so when the dash panel is put back on the new stereo will sit perfectly in the new Double Din opening. Tools needed: '97 models Phillips screwdriver, small flat-blade screwdriver; 'up models panel tool, Torx T20 driver. Shop for speakers that fit your Jeep Cherokee.

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Visit our Outfit My Car page and enter your vehicle information to see stereos, speakers, subs, and other audio accessories that will work in your vehicle. Got a 98 with tweeters if you want even more pics Need to pull the boot off no need to cut you can squish it into the beam while you work. Usually those are the issue, need to cut some wire out and add new wire.. Recommend soldering them but wire crimlscan work too Could also be both wires same colors with no red stripes.

Did you ever get pictures of the Door mounted tweeters? I see people asking but never saw whether or not you ever got any. If you haven't and let me know I will follow your instructions on emailing the pictures from your previous responses unless the email address has changed. I have a Two Door SE with the tweeters in the doors just about behind the door mirrors. I had a years ago that did not have them. My jeep was missing the radio when i bought it.

I am trying to replace. But the mounting bolts are missing. Where can i find replacements? Adael, And we'd love to see them! Send your photos to vpinfo crutchfield. JPG files are preferred, and if there are a bunch of 'em, you might want to break them into a few emails, just in case.

Looking forward to seeing the pics. Thanks for your help! I also have a 99 XJ with the Infinity system Unfortunately, my door speakers leave much to be desired- the driver's side does not work at all, the passenger's side been a up badly, but the rear roof speakers are holding up well! I took some pictures of the door and radio and I would love to share them! Rhyno, Good to hear from someone with a tweeter-equipped Cherokee!

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I do indeed have the tweeters in my 99 xj with the infinity sound system Is the factory infinity amp any good? Is what id like to know. Seeking to do some speaker upgrades. I like to keep the dash looking stock though. My 98 Cherokee Classic has the mounting locations for the factory tweeters molded into the front part of the door plastic at the point where the mirrors mount to the door and has the wiring for them but did not have any tweeters installed when I purchased it.

I just yanked the factor radio which believe it or not was still working well except for the LED occasionally going out. There is also an extra unused plug in the factory radio harness behind the radio that I dont know the purpose of. I figured it might be the other end of another extra plug that is next to the amplifier under the rear seat but I the one next to the amp is hot with 12 volts going to it so it can not be the other end of wires on plug behind the radio.

Im assuming the unused plug and wires behind my radio run to the tweeter pods in the door and that would make sense but to be honest I cant remember if there were plugs behind the door panel at the pods as its been a while since I last popped the door panels off.

Seems to me like there were but I could be mistaken. As for the hot extra plug next to the amplifier Im going to assume its for a CD changer but that is speculation. Ill at least get some pics of the tweeter pods molded into the door plastic ASAP.

I may yank the door panel to. Its supposed to rain here tomorrow so I might now but I need to do so soon anyway as I have recently fallen victim to the classic door locks not working and will need to pull the passenger side to change the lock relay.

I'd like to interject and point out that my Jeep Cherokee Laredo came, from the factory, with 4 Jensen speakers. If I remember correctly, in the next couple of model years, the factory gave option for a speaker bar mounted in the rear and secured by the trim panels and rear cargo light that housed the two speakers. Good article, other than that. Sidenote for those that like to geek out about sound systems like me By the time I got my Jeep, however, the factory radio had long since been removed as had the factory speakers.

The only remnants were the factory speaker grilles that had the "JENSEN" logo on the top of the grilles both in the front doors, and the rear hatch panel. I'm sure it wasn't the best sounding system there was no factory amplifier when I got it, nor do I believe there was one , but it probably sounded "great" for its day. The woofer is also currently out of the Jeep because I'm building a new enclosure fo. Watch this video for a step-by-step overview of a basic car stereo installation.

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Close contact box. Call See our hours Our hours Hours 7 days a week. Looking for International Support? Connect ID. What is Connect ID? Call us at The radio is attached to a front support, which is bolted below the dashboard with four Phillips head screws. Note that this is not the original Jaguar radio.

I replaced the radio many years ago when I installed rear speakers. That radio did not require significant modifications. Installing the new radio will require removing and modifying the original radio fascia. Before removing the fascia, the HVAC control assemblies, along with the fiber optic cables, will have to be detached. They are secured to the fascia mounting rings with two star tabbed unidirectional washers. Prying them off would damage the plastic HVAC assemblies.

I used a dermal tool to cut the retaining washers prior to removing them. Photograph below Using the DIN mounting surround housing that came with the new radio as a guide, I marked the DIN opening in the center of the radio fascia. This operation is critical to quality of the finished project. The opening must be in the center, equidistant from all sides. Photographs below Drill four small holes at the corners of the marked opening and, using a tin snip, carefully cut out the opening.

Use a flat file if necessary to smooth the opening to closely fit over the outside of the radio. Tolerances should be tight and uniform. Take your time. There is not much room for error on this. In the photographs below, using the DIN mounting surround that came with the new radio as a template, mark the original radio front support.

Using a hacksaw, cut out the front support opening.