Dashbooard Speakers?!?!?!!

[Elboy 0]

Hi all,

 

How difficult is it to change the stock speakers in the dash and what size speakers are fitted in there as standard?

 

I've just bought a set of 6x9's for the parcel shelf and some 5.25's for the doors so i wondered whether it might be worth changing the ones in the dash too.

 

Secondly how would they be wired to the head unit if there are only 2 ouputs for the front and 2 for the back from the headunit? Should the door and dash speakers be wired into the same outputs on the head unit (considering i dont have an amp) or is this a bad idea??

[pablo_vr6 0]

id leave them as tweeters mate. the run off the front outputs along with the door speakers but have a little capacitor to filter out the low freq stuff.

 

change the tweeters tho if you wish to different items but the 5.25s should be where the money goes :)

[Scott 0]

Dash Speakers are in fact tweeters...

 

Wiring goes from head unit to tweeter then doubles down to the door for the 5 1/4 speaker. Hence only uses one output from stereo for two speakers.

 

To be honest you want a decent component set for the front, that includes 5 1/4 mid range, tweeter and a cross over - this will give you a much better sound.

 

Dump the 6 * 9's and get yourself a small 10 inch sub for the rear - combined with the component set down front it will sound incredible.

 

I did this myself with my VR6 and was amazed with the sound - you will be dissapointed just replacing the door speakers.

 

Scott

[Scott 0]

Oh and that rear shelf is over £200 to replace so I wouldnt advise cutting holes in it :lol:

[Elboy 0]

Well what i think i'll do then is try the 6x9s for a while and then when i get some spare cash invest in a decent component set.

 

I think im gonna build myself a shelf so that i dont wreck the original.

 

Cheers

[Elboy 0]

by the way,

 

if/when i upgrade to a component set, should i upgrade the speaker wire??

Actually should i do this anyway?

 

I've heard this can make a huge improvement.

[Neil VR6 0]

I just bought an Auto Acoustics Stealth Shelf for £85 delivered (untrimmed with no hoes):

 

http://shopping.kelkoo.co.uk/sitesearch ... -F+to+96-N)+Stealth-Shelf&JServSessionIduk=4rqonftp51.OCE1uk&orw

 

It looks completely factory once trimmed up. I've got DEi mid bass drivers mounted in it and it sounds great.