Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon OEM Kicker 200w Powered Subwoofer Kit

[ajordan66]

I know this is an older thread but since I'm taking delivery of my 18' in a week and getting this installed I'm curious anyone's thoughts. I'm also upgrading all my speakers to Kicker KSC 6x9 and 6.75. Once the rest of the PSUTA gets released I will add the processor/amp

Is the dealer installing? Kicker upgrade better than Bose?

 

[Phil25101]

The dealer is installing the Kicker sub, which is Kicker part # SSUTAYU15, the 200W sub only. GM for some unknown reason will not release the rest of this system which is the PSUTA15, which adds the plug and play processor/amp from the SSUTAXXX. According to kicker tech support the proc/amp is 50w x 4, they recommend the KSC upgrade speakers to complete the Tahoe, so I'm doing that myself, I ordered the speakers, dynamite, and hushmat for all four doors from Crutchfield last week and they arrived yesterday. Also both Kicker and GM, as I have spoken to both last week cannot give a date for the release of the PSUTA15. Ugh ;( but the good news is Kicker told me they will sell the wiring harness and the 32 bit proc/amp separately so you can upgrade from the SSUTA to the PSUTA.....once GM releases it for sale

 

[BacknBlack]

Found this system on GM Parts Direct on sale. $548 bucks.
Type in part number 19355506 and it should link to it.
Do your research and make sure it will fit your application and includes all of the necessary parts.
I was thinking about getting this system for my 18' Denali XL I am getting, but may wait until I get some miles logged.

 

[BacknBlack]

I did do a similar Kicker upgrade on my 2009 F150, and it went well and sounds great. That kit included the Kicker door speakers and amp, which was a considerable upgrade over the stock Ford speakers. With that being said, I am not sure that the Kicker door speakers would be that much more of an improvement over the Bose speakers in the Denali.
If a GM dealer would do the subwoofer install for $300 or less, I would personally go that route on my Denali XL.
My 2 cents

 

[Bo3131]

I did do a similar Kicker upgrade on my 2009 F150, and it went well and sounds great. That kit included the Kicker door speakers and amp, which was a considerable upgrade over the stock Ford speakers. With that being said, I am not sure that the Kicker door speakers would be that much more of an improvement over the Bose speakers in the Denali.
If a GM dealer would do the subwoofer install for $300 or less, I would personally go that route on my Denali XL.
My 2 cents

Looks like they only charge 1.5 labor hrs to install.

 

[cmatt]

The dealer is installing the Kicker sub, which is Kicker part # SSUTAYU15, the 200W sub only. GM for some unknown reason will not release the rest of this system which is the PSUTA15, which adds the plug and play processor/amp from the SSUTAXXX. According to kicker tech support the proc/amp is 50w x 4, they recommend the KSC upgrade speakers to complete the Tahoe, so I'm doing that myself, I ordered the speakers, dynamite, and hushmat for all four doors from Crutchfield last week and they arrived yesterday. Also both Kicker and GM, as I have spoken to both last week cannot give a date for the release of the PSUTA15. Ugh ;( but the good news is Kicker told me they will sell the wiring harness and the 32 bit proc/amp separately so you can upgrade from the SSUTA to the PSUTA.....once GM releases it for sale

Which specific Kicker KSC speakers did they recommend?

 

[Phil25101]

6x9 three way fronts
6.75 two way rear doors

Kicker doesn't make a 2.75" full range speaker for the front dash, so they didn't make recommendations for those. I have done a search and only find the "Sundown Audio ", and "Memphis Audio" speakers as a replacement option. But I'm still looking for these. I'm not in a rush as the Kicker VSS processor/amp isn't available for sale yet.

 

[cmatt]

What's the model numbers? I'm curious what impedances they are since the Bose system uses 2 ohm speakers. I wonder if the Kicker processor will bypass completely and/or convert it to 4 ohm.

 

[cmatt]

What I'm getting at is whether the speakers Kicker would include with the GM package would be 2 or 4 ohm.

 

[Phil25101]

The kicker 6x9 and 6.75 speakers are 4 ohm. The factory speakers (non Bose) in the front doors and dash are 4 ohm as well but in parallel giving the fronts a 2 ohm impedance. As per Kicker Tech.

44KSC69304. 6x9
44KSC6704. 6.75

The Kicker packages are:

PSUTAYU15. 200w sub only
PSUTA. Sub and 32 bit processor/ Amp

The tech advised the PSUTA is designed for the factory speakers but if they were to recommend upgraded speakers, they are the KSC models.

 

[ajordan66]

The kicker 6x9 and 6.75 speakers are 4 ohm. The factory speakers (non Bose) in the front doors and dash are 4 ohm as well but in parallel giving the fronts a 2 ohm impedance. As per Kicker Tech.

44KSC69304. 6x9
44KSC6704. 6.75

The Kicker packages are:

PSUTAYU15. 200w sub only
PSUTA. Sub and 32 bit processor/ Amp

The tech advised the PSUTA is designed for the factory speakers but if they were to recommend upgraded speakers, they are the KSC models.

How do they compare to the factory Bose speakers?

 

[cmatt]

I talked with a Kicker tech today. Here's what he said about adding the PSUTA15 if you have the factory Bose system:

Unfortunately since you have factory Bose audio that multichannel amp will not work for your vehicle. The only option we have for Bose audio is the sub add on which you already have installed.

Bummer.

 

[cmatt]

I've had the Kicker sub in for a couple weeks now. Been pretty happy with it for what it is. Here's some pics of the install:

BTW, these red panel clips are the devil.

Anybody know where this foam pad goes? I didn't see it mentioned or pictured in the instructions. It's about 1.5" square.

 

[Phil25101]

I wonder is that pad have a scouring rough side to it? Does the direction have you connect a wire to a ground?

 

[cmatt]

No, it's got adhesive on one side. There is a ground, but it's to bare metal under the kick panel.


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[shewstring]

Based on all of that removal, I'm glad I paid the dealer $120.00. I surely would have broken some parts.

 

[Technyne]

So how has it been now that you've had it for several months? Definitely looking to have one installed and you make the dealer route sound really appealing!

I’ve had the kit for several months now and found it very enjoyable.

I’ve heard of other people unhappy with it, but I’ve found most of them to be a bit younger and/or having the wrong expectation as to what the kit provides.

If you’re looking for a quality, non space taking, well balanced addition to the low end “umph” then I’d highly recommend it. Depending on the frequency range of the music your listening to, it can at times shake the mirror a bit but it’s not your shake the 6 cars around you kind of bass.

As long as you understand what you’re adding to the soundscape it’s a perfect match in my opinion. I will also say that I am pretty sure that Bose and Kicker spent some time on the EQ, I wouldn’t quite say the timbre matches perfectly but it sounds like at least some effort was made.

If anyone is in the Dallas Fort Worth area and wants to listen before you buy, PM me. Happy to meet up with new people!

There is my $0.02

-Technyne

 

[cmatt]

I second Technyne's comment...very happy with it for what it is. I'm curious if swapping the stock Bose speakers in the front and rear doors with some of the same impedance (2 ohm) will yield a positive benefit to the sound.


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[paulb55]

Man, I wish this would work in my cadi. seriously, no bump in that car

 

[TechSupport]

Man, I wish this would work in my cadi. seriously, no bump in that car

When I called Kicker the first time about this they said it wasn’t tested in the Cadi. I was going to order it and dry fit it without the wiring, but I ended up ordering the JL Stealthbox “which is still on back order”