STAGE 2 - MK8 Golf R/GTI (Harman Kardon Rear Door Kit)

The Stage 2 - HK rear door speaker upgrade kit includes (4) speakers to replace the rear door 2ohm woofers and door tweeters in the MK8 Golf R/GTI equipped with the Harman Kardon sound system only. Featuring custom 3D printed brackets to house the woofer and tweeters and fit into the OEM locations.

This kit includes;

• (2) Audison AP6.5(2 ohm) woofers with foam tape applied
• (2) Audison AP1P tweeters + harness
• (2) Door Speaker Brackets
• (10) 3/16 rivets
• (8) Speaker Mounting Screws
• (2) VW Plug&Play speaker harnesses (slightly different than the front ones)
• (4) 1" pieces of heat shrink tubing

Similar to the Focal ISVW155/ICVW165, these speakers will need to be riveted into place (rivet gun not included), followed by plugging in the harness to the positive/negative terminals of the speaker and then screwed into place using the supplied screws (harness connector pointing upwards - as seen in pictures). By employing this process and a shallower depth bracket - we were able to accommodate the use of true 6.5" speakers into the doors.

Install Video

https://youtu.be/jB28NSshPMc?si=6Pkcw5o0GtWBKVM9

Please note: the speaker brackets can be used on either driver or passenger side they are identical. When riveting in the bracket it is a tight space and they will go in on a slight angle - be sure to keep pressure of the rivet and bracket on the door and give it at least 3 squeezes to tighten up against the door and break off. Also when mounting the speaker to the 3D printed bracket - the holes may not line up 100% but its okay to drill directly into the bracket as it will hold strongly or screw them in on a slight angle as well.

The Result? - Exceptionally detailed highs/treble thanks to the smoothness of the AP1P silk dome tweeters which makes for a much less harsh and fatiguing listening experience while bringing much more sparkle and clarity into the highs. It also provides improved bass, mid-bass definition, and clarity without sacrificing power due to the 2ohm AP6.5 mid-bass woofers (same impedance as OEM speakers) but with a larger cone surface and better material replacing the cheap rough paper woofers

Tools Required:

• Pry tools
• Rivet Gun
• Philips screwdriver/drill bit
• 3/16 drill bit (drill out OEM rivets)
• fine edge Pliers to cut off the remaining rivet head in the doors when removing the stock speaker
• Heat gun or small lighter for heat shrink tubing
• soldering pen or small drill bit to remove the stock Tweeter that is plastic welded into place
• Glue gun or Silicone to glue the upgraded tweeter in place followed by a piece of sound deadening material or foam to go over top and hold in place
• Sound deadening material for doors (optional but recommended)