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Revision 02/14/17

2005-'09
Hyundai Tucson

IMPORTANT
Before starting, compare items on your invoice with items received.
Carefully check through packaging material. If any item is missing,
please call Crutchfield Technical Support at 1-800-955-9094.

Inside...
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warranties or guarantees of any type due to the constantly changing nature of this type of information and running changes in vehicle
production. Any person or entity using this information does so at his or its own risk. If you find our instructions are different from your
vehicle, or if you have questions, do not continue with your installation. Contact our toll-free technical support for assistance.
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2-3 Factory Radio Removal   

4 Receiver Installation     
5-7 Front Door Speakers     
8-9 Rear Door Speakers     
10-11 Under-Seat Subwoofer     
12 Wire Splicing Guide 
Phillips Small Flat Blade Panel Tool 10mm Socket, Wire Cutters Wire Stripper

Tools Required Screwdriver Screwdriver Ratchet &

Extension
& Crimp Caps

Note: At this time, no aftermarket antenna is available from Crutchfield.

Copyright 2017 Crutchfield Corporation A replacement antenna may be purchased from a local dealership.
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Factory Radio Removal

1. Before proceeding, eject disc(s) from factory unit
if present. FIGURE 1 Screw Cover FIGURE 4

2. Set parking brake and disconnect negative

battery cable to prevent any electrical short.

3. Pry off screw cover at bottom rear edge of gear

shift knob. Remove two (2) phillips screws. Lift
knob to remove (Figures 1, 2 & 3). Gear Shift Trim
4. Pry up rear edge of gear shift trim to release
clips. Work upward to the front edge to release
clips. Move gear shift rearward. Lift trim,
disconnect wiring harnesses and remove (Figures FIGURE 2
4 & 5). Return gear shift to park position.

Continued on the next page.

FIGURE 5

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FIGURE 3
Return gear shift to park position.

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Factory Radio Removal (continued)

5. 2005-'07 Models: Remove one (1) phillips
screw from bottom edge of receiver FIGURE 6 FIGURE 7
trimpanel (Figure 6).

6. 2008-'09 Models: Remove ashtray and

remove one (1) exposed phillips screw
(Figure 7).

7. Remove ten (10) phillips screws from metal

frame exposed by removal of gear shift trim
(Figure 8). Remove frame and set aside.
Receiver Trimpanel
8. Starting at the bottom, pry around the edges
of receiver trimpanel and pull out enough to
disconnect all wiring harnesses. Remove
trimpanel (Figure 9). FIGURE 10
FIGURE 9
9. Remove four (4) phillips screws securing
factory radio. Pull out radio, disconnect and
remove (Figure 10).

Metal Frame
Factory Radio

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Please read first
• Check to make sure the Crutchfield receiver wiring

Receiver Installation adaptor plugs into the vehicle receiver harness.

If the Crutchfield adaptor is incorrect, please call our
Technical Support Department at 1-800-955-9094.

A Standard DIN receiver is shown. If installing a

Double-DIN receiver, follow instructions supplied
with the dash kit. FIGURE 2
Bend tabs after sleeve
DIN Sleeve is inside mounting bracket.
1. Assemble receiver mounting bracket following
instructions supplied with the dash kit.
Securing Tabs
2. Remove DIN sleeve from new receiver (Figure 1).

3. Slide DIN sleeve into opening in receiver

mounting bracket and secure to bracket by FIGURE 1
bending the securing tabs (Figure 2).

4. Slide receiver fully into sleeve (Figure 3).

5. Make wiring connections following instructions FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4

supplied with the receiver wiring adaptor
received from Crutchfield. (2 of 4 screws
shown)
6. If factory radio is 2” tall: The factory rear
support bracket in the dash must be removed.
Remove four (4) phillips screws (two on each
Factory Rear Support Bracket
side) securing support bracket. Tilt bracket and
pull from dash (Figures 4 & 5).

7. Hold receiver assembly near dash. Connect FIGURE 5

receiver wiring adaptor to factory harness. Plug
antenna lead into rear of receiver.

8. Slide assembly into dash and secure with screws

previously removed.
Receiver Assembly
9. Test operation and reassemble dash by reversing
removal steps.

! SAFETY CHECK
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 Return gear shift to park position.
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Front Door Speakers • Instructions show factory size speakers or speakers
with adaptor brackets only. Cutting or fabrication (not
shown) will be required for other speaker sizes.

! IMPORTANT
No speaker wiring adaptor is available at this time from
Crutchfield for the tweeter location. It will be necessary to FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2
splice wires in order to install an aftermarket speaker.

No speaker adaptor bracket is available at this time for the

tweeter location. A mounting bracket must be fabricated in
order to install an aftermarket speaker.

It is possible that the replacement speakers do not have

screws supplied. It may be necessary to acquire mounting
hardware.

“Sail” Panel
1. Pry off “sail” panel to release clips,
disconnect tweeter harness and remove panel
(Figures 1 & 2).

2. Pry open screw cover in door release trim.

Remove one (1) exposed phillips screw.
Remove door release trim (Figures 3, 4 & 5). FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5

Continued on the next page.

FIGURE 3 Door Release Trim

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Front Door Speakers (continued)

3. Remove one (1) phillips screw from air
duct (Figure 6). FIGURE 6 FIGURE 7

4. Pry out screw cover and remove one (1)

exposed phillips screw from front edge
of door panel (Figure 7).

5. Remove one (1) phillips screw located

under door pull (Figure 8).

Continued on the next page.

Screw Cover
Air Duct

FIGURE 8

Door Pull

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Front Door Speakers (continued)

6. Pry out three (3) screw covers in rear
edge of door panel and remove exposed
phillips screws (Figure 9). FIGURE 9
(1 of 3 shown)
7. Pry out sides and bottom of door panel
to release clips. Lift panel, disconnect
wiring harnesses and remove
(Figure 10).

8. Tweeter Removal & Installation:

 Remove two (2) phillips screws and
lift off speaker (Figure 11). FIGURE 10
 Fabricate a speaker mounting
bracket and secure speaker to
bracket.
 Make wiring connections following
instructions on page 12. Return to FIGURE 11 FIGURE 12
this page to complete installation.
 Secure assembly to location.

9. Woofer Removal & Installation:

 Remove four (4) phillips screws
securing speaker. Pull out speaker,
disconnect and remove (Figure 12).
 Connect speaker wiring adaptor of
replacement speaker to vehicle
speaker harness.
 Secure speaker with screws
previously removed.

10. Test operation and reinstall door panel

by reversing removal steps.
! SAFETY CHECK
Check that wires do not interfere with window
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 Test door lock and release operation.
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Rear Door Speakers • Instructions show factory size speakers or speakers
with adaptor brackets only. Cutting or fabrication (not
shown) will be required for other speaker sizes.

1. Pry open screw cover in door release trim.

Remove one (1) exposed phillips screw.
Remove trim (Figures 1 & 2). FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2
2. Pry out screw cover and remove one (1)
exposed phillips screw from front edge of Door Release Trim
door panel (Figures 3 & 4).

3. Remove one (1) phillips screw located under

door pull (Figure 5).

Screw Cover
Continued on the next page.

FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5

FIGURE 4

Door Pull

Screw Cover

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Rear Door Speakers (continued)

4. Pry out three (3) screw covers in rear
edge of door panel and remove FIGURE 6 FIGURE 7
exposed phillips screws
(Figures 6 & 7).
Screw Cover

5. Pry out sides and bottom of door

panel to release clips. Lift panel,
disconnect wiring harnesses and
remove (Figure 8).

6. Remove four (4) phillips screws

(1 of 3 shown)
securing factory speaker. Pull out (1 of 3 shown)
speaker, disconnect and remove
(Figure 9).

7. Connect speaker wiring adaptor of

replacement speaker to vehicle
FIGURE 9
speaker harness. Secure speaker with
screws previously removed.

8. Test speaker operation and reinstall

door panel by reversing disassembly
steps.

FIGURE 8

! SAFETY CHECK
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 Test door lock and release operation.
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Under-Seat Subwoofer • Instructions show factory size speakers or speakers
with adaptor brackets only. Cutting or fabrication (not
shown) will be required for other speaker sizes.

! IMPORTANT
No speaker wiring adaptor is available at this time from (1 of 2 bolts shown)
Crutchfield for this speaker location. Use spade connectors FIGURE 1 FIGURE 4
on factory wires.

1. Move passenger side front seat rearward

and remove two (2) 10mm bolts from
speaker/enclosure assembly (Figure 1).

2. Move seat forward and remove two (2) Speaker/Enclosure Assembly

10mm nuts from assembly (Figure 2).

3. Disconnect wiring harness and lift enclosure Bracket

to remove (Figure 3).

4. Remove four (4) phillips screws securing

bracket to speaker enclosure and remove
bracket (Figure 4).

5. Remove eight (8) phillips screws from

bottom panel of enclosure. Pry up panel to
remove (Figure 5).
FIGURE 2
Continued on the next page.

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FIGURE 5 Bottom Panel
FIGURE 3
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Under-Seat Subwoofer (continued)

6. Remove six (6) phillips screws securing amp
circuit board and set board aside.
Note: Subwoofer wires are soldered to
speaker and amp board (Figure 6).

7. Remove four (4) phillips screws securing

subwoofer to enclosure. Cut wires close to
speaker to remove (Figure 7).

8. Connect factory speaker wires to new

speaker using spade connectors.

9. Secure speaker to location with screws

previously removed.

10. Test speaker operation and reassemble area FIGURE 6

by reversing disassembly steps.

FIGURE 7

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Wire Splicing Guide
CRIMP METHOD
1. Cut factory wires behind
factory speaker harness.
3. Twist each positive pair of
wires together and insert
in crimp cap. Repeat
step for negative wires.
Factory Wire
New Speaker Wire
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These methods can be used to make wiring connections if no receiver or speaker wiring adaptor is available.
Factory harness is removed. Save New speaker wires are spliced into
harness if it is to be reconnected in
the future by this method.
SOLDER METHOD factory wires behind harness.
2. Strip end of each 1. Carefully strip out a 1/2” 2. Twist wires from new
wire back 1/2”. section on each factory speaker to stripped
speaker wire behind the sections of factory wires
factory speaker harness. as shown making sure
polarity is correct.
Factory Wires
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Negative Wires
Strip Out 1/2” New Wires
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+
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Positive Wires
4. Squeeze middle of cap 3. Heat wires first with 4. Wrap wiring connections
for tight connection. soldering iron, then with electrical tape.
touch solder to
5. Connect new wires to wires for solid 5. Connect new wires to
speaker with spade connections. speaker with spade
First
connectors. connectors.
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Last
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