Just Replace Speakers?
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Just Replace Speakers?
Has anyone had any success with just replacing the speakers (including the Bose) or is that just a waste of time and money?
Just looking to upgrade without the major modes to the car. (and something I can put back to stock if I want)
If you have replaced just the speakers, then what did you use.
Just looking to upgrade without the major modes to the car. (and something I can put back to stock if I want)
If you have replaced just the speakers, then what did you use.
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yes it has been done successfuly. you're not going to get the greatest results but it is an improvement over stock. most use infinity or boston acoustics replacements. the more efficient the better in this case.
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Last edited by scott_fx; Nov 16, 2006 at 02:59 PM.
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
yes it has been done successfuly. you're not going to get the greatest results but it is an improvement over stock. most use infinity or bose replacements. the more efficient the better in this case.
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The stock bose system lacks bass and treble, in fact they do not even have a true tweeter in the system from the factory. We refer to it as blose.
Anyways, you can replace the factory 3.5" speaker with one from the manufacturers that Scott listed. This at least gives you a true tweeter. From there you can also upgrade the rear speakers with drop in 4 ohm coaxials in either 5.25" or 6.5" (not sure ALL 6.5" will work there). This helps a little as well.
You could go a step further and pick up an adaptor and add a sub/enclosure and an amp and retain the rest of the factory system to add some bass. This is really the limit of "factory" upgrades as the 8" speakers in the doors have tiny amps at strange ohm ratings and are not powered from the headunit like the 3.5" and rear speakers are.
As you can tell, you can put a few bandaids on an already subpar system, or you can save yourself some time (and most likely money) and save to put a new headunit, an amp, and a nice set of components in, and if you would like a sub as well. This will be leaps and bounds better than any small upgrades you make to the blose system.
Ask DPG as he traveled down the small upgrade to new system path.
As was mentioned lots of info in the faq.
Fej
Anyways, you can replace the factory 3.5" speaker with one from the manufacturers that Scott listed. This at least gives you a true tweeter. From there you can also upgrade the rear speakers with drop in 4 ohm coaxials in either 5.25" or 6.5" (not sure ALL 6.5" will work there). This helps a little as well.
You could go a step further and pick up an adaptor and add a sub/enclosure and an amp and retain the rest of the factory system to add some bass. This is really the limit of "factory" upgrades as the 8" speakers in the doors have tiny amps at strange ohm ratings and are not powered from the headunit like the 3.5" and rear speakers are.
As you can tell, you can put a few bandaids on an already subpar system, or you can save yourself some time (and most likely money) and save to put a new headunit, an amp, and a nice set of components in, and if you would like a sub as well. This will be leaps and bounds better than any small upgrades you make to the blose system.
Ask DPG as he traveled down the small upgrade to new system path.
As was mentioned lots of info in the faq.
Fej
