Harleypingman,

Your welcome. Thanks for all of the information. I will go back through the thread and find the prices. I see that alot of people are going to this. I thought about it before I deployed when I first seen a CVO in the dealership. But, didn't want to spend the $$$..

 

I am probably going to go with Boom! Audio stuff just because I am getting a pretty good deal at time of purchase. I have heard it and it sounds good enough for me. My initial plan was the Road Glide fairing speakers the 5.25" lower fairing pods and the boom amp. After seeing the part numbers here for the 6.5" and CVO pods, does anyone know if the CVO 6.5" speakers will work with the Boom Audio accessory amp?

 

Yes they do. I have a set that are made by Junes Upholstery they hold 6.5" speakers look real nice and are very well made. they mount using the factory holes.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-David...item45ff389f89

 

The OEM CVO SG 6.5" speakers are 1 ohm impedance; the HD accessory amp is 2 ohm impedance. So, the CVO speakers for the lowers are not compatible unless they are wired in series in which case the amp would "see" 2 ohm impedance.

Carl

 

ripper43, the speaker pod you purchased from Junes Upholstery seems to be made from fiberglass, concerning the weight issue how much stress is on the tour pack with the 6.5" speakers and do you finding that to be an issue? Also I notice that only 2 were sold is the quality there?

 

BlkChrome, give LeRoy at June's Upholstery a call; I'm sure he will answer whatever questions you have--he did for me. As for quality, the pair of 6.5" pods I purchased were fine; and, previously, he recovered a pair of HD OEM pods from the Premium Leather Tour Pak used on the '06 and '07 CVO Ultra TP's and they turned out fine.

The pods I purchased were lined with fabric; the pods seem to be made from an ABS-type plastic--at least that's what I concluded after drilling them with a 2" hole saw to install HD's TP Bass Port kit.

As for "stress," that will be more effected by the size of the magnets of the speakers you use--i.e., the weight of the speakers.

Bottom line: talk to Leroy; the quality is fine, though you will need to drill the mounting holes. Also, you can mount 6.5" speakers using the OEM HD pods.

Carl

Good luck with your project.

Carl

 

Carle,

What was your reasoning for the 6.5 pods ??? Or was that before you heard of a 6.5 that fit in the factory pod ?? Just curious..........

 

GP, I didn't need the controls incorporated into the HD pods for PTT/vol. and mode/sel. I have the BAMI kit, p/n 77108-09, that separately mounts the PTT/vol. switch and passenger headset connector independent of the HD speaker pods and doesn't need the tour pak on the bike to work.

At $150, the June's Upholstery pods new were a better value than the HD pods IMO and, cosmetically better since they don't include the switches on the sides that the HD pods have.

Frankly, the TP is on my bike very seldom; but, since I was adding a second RF 4-channel amp (using two-channels of the added four-channels for the HD saddlebag lid speakers), I fell into the "since I'm already installing another amp for 4-channels, I might as well ..." trap-- so, I went and added the JU pods, 6.5" speakers, and HD's Bass Port kit.
Nutty perhaps: $150 for pods; $75 for the Bass port kit; $75 for speakers; and a bit of wiring and before I knew it I'd spent $300+ for something that won't be on the bike much. But, having tested the system w/o riding the bike, I'm sure I'll be happy to install the tour pak and enjoy the two additonal speakers (eight total) and, approx. 700W of output from the two amps.

Personally, if I already had the HD pods w/ 5.25" speakers, I'd find some compatible 6.5" speakers and install them in the HD pods. I'm no audiophile, but I believe the sound from the 6.5" speakers has to be better than what's provided by the 5.25" speakers provided the speakers are equivalent quality.

Carl

 

Now you have my curiousity. What 6.5" speakers will fit in the factory pods. I'd be very interested.

 

It is wood covered with glass so no worry about weight. IMHO they are very high quality. I am pretty picky so if they were crap, I'd never have put it out there.