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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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I just bought a 2012 base C6. I am not one of those guys who needs great sound but my rear speakers are super weak sounding. I assume that the have the rears set that way on purpose.

Therefore I wonder if putting in better rear speakers will help much without doing other mods?
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The Bose system puts a lower volume mono signal to the rears, new speakers in only the rear won't do much at all.

Do you have the dash mounted tweeters at the base of your windshield?
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The Bose system puts a lower volume mono signal to the rears, new speakers in only the rear won't do much at all.
+1 - however, I bought a really cheap pair of speakers on Amazon, they were 5 1/4" three ways and I got a pair of Metra speaker wire converters for GM for less than $30 shipped for the whole thing and they do sound better than the stockers. Not a substantial improvement but my wife and I agree that it sounds better than it did before. No modifications requires and can be put back to stock in 5 minutes. Just don't expect a dramatic improvement.

If you want a significant improvement, plan on spending a grand for amps, speakers and new wiring.
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Originally Posted by markcz
The Bose system puts a lower volume mono signal to the rears, new speakers in only the rear won't do much at all.

Do you have the dash mounted tweeters at the base of your windshield?
Got the low lever interior without the Bose
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