Hi All - I had to use 1/2in spacers in order to install the Polk MM652's in my tour pack. I have a 2018 Road Glide Ultra.
They sound great, however, the speaker grills are actually larger in circumference than the spacers. I am not 100% sure I am happy with they way it looks.
I had the Alpine R-S65s. They fit perfect in the factory location w/o spacers. I got caught in a rain storm and 1 of the Alpine's quit. I thought I would try the Polk's.
Curious what others have done? Any suggestions / thoughts / pictures of your tour pack install?
Would you rec'd I try a completely different set?
Thanks,
-Ryan
Last edited by CaptainDRC; 10-27-2018 at 08:48 PM.
Reason: Added Pics
I used the Boom! Stage 1 grills and made 1/4” spacers out of the plastic spacer/adapters that came with the Polks. I cut the tabs off and used fabric store thin double-sided tape to attach black vinyl that matched the TP pods.
6 1/2” Hertz mounted in 2012 5 1/4” speaker pods. It took 1” spacers to fit them in but they sound great and the wife still fits in between, lol. What I like about this particular Hertz model is the tweeters could be rotated to point directly at my ears. They sound great, even startling at times on certain tunes with the right mix.
Also looking at the Rushmore bikes it looks like they spread the speakers out a little bit. I think that may help with the sound as well as passenger room. I wonder if it is possible to spread the pre-Rushmore pods out a little bit somehow?
Last edited by Hoyt 1911A1; 10-28-2018 at 09:27 PM.
I have had a variety of different 6.5" speakers in the pods including Kicker Ks series,kappa Infiniti, arc moto 602,DD CC6.5, HERTZ Hcx,MMATS 601,PRV6MB250 and Crescendo UN6.5.
There may be a couple I have used but may have forgot.
10-27-2018, 08:43 PM
How do your TP Speakers Look?
