TJ Speaker Pod Deadening

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Want an easy fix to a factory flaw? How about some more depth to your overhead speaker pods found mounted to the rollbars? Head over to the hobbystore and and pick up some Polyfill, that's right ... Polyfill. You know, its the fuzzy soft material used for stuffing pillows and even stuffed animals. A bag of this retails for about $3.00 or less and for our use, it is about the best three dollar fix one could ask for.

Start by removing your factory or non-factory speakers from your speaker pods. There are four screws that attach them to the internal screw clips that are seated around the screw holes. Once removed, the speaker will drop and expose a hollow inside. This is where most of your sound coming from your speakers is being trapped. It actually adds an echo to the speaker causing poor sound quality. Open top Jeeps have enough problems keeping sound inside the vehicle, so why not make it better then what it actually is?

Once the speaker is removed, open up your bag of Polyfill and pull out a big handful. What do you do now you ask? You stuff it all up in the hollow speaker housing filling all the gaps you can. Do not worry about overheating or fires (unless you have a wiring issue), the Polyfill actually is flame retardent. It simply shrinks if it catches on fire and molds to a hard plastic material once burned down. After filling in the hollow section with the stuffing, go ahead and reinstall your speakers and covering grills. This install is complete once you finish the adjacent side. Time to turn on the tunes and hear the difference. Its subtle, but if you have a good ear its a massive change in quality and depth of tone. Give this little trick a try and see what you think. You can also use this "stuffing" technique in the front dash speakers or any other hollow backed speaker.