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MiLo

06-11-2013, 04:18 PM

so i went to the pick n pull for some fog lights and found some decent door panel tweeters that look pretty good. i don't have any because my car is stock so i was wondering how i can install them. i popped the panel off the door and i can't find any wire that would connect to these tweeters. what to do now?

Blaze

06-11-2013, 07:45 PM

MiLo

06-11-2013, 09:45 PM

Hey i think i can help but first did you get the whole plastic setup or just the tweeter? its simple to install however you will need to run some wire to the head unit. do you have an aftermarket deck?

Yeah I have the tweeters and the panels but they are basic tweeters not aftermarket. And yeah I have an aftermarket radio. No subs and no amp tho. No yet anyways. So where do I run the wire?

02AleroGLS

06-11-2013, 10:27 PM

I installed a new double din dvd player in my Alero and i just tied the tweeter wires into my door speakers. They work just fine..

MiLo

06-11-2013, 10:58 PM

I installed a new double din dvd player in my Alero and i just tied the tweeter wires into my door speakers. They work just fine..

that sounds good but i have a lil problem. these tweeter panels were plug and play. how do i work around that? do i cut the plugs off and solder together with regular speaker wire then splice into the door speakers?

03glgold

06-11-2013, 11:06 PM

MiLo

06-11-2013, 11:23 PM

MiLo

06-12-2013, 07:37 PM

Will a 4" aftermarket speaker fit on the front doors instead of 4x6 and a 6.5" aftermarket fit in the rear deck instead of 6x9? And will I need an amp?

02AleroGLS

06-12-2013, 10:03 PM

I'd say that if wire length is the problem then just run new wire and just solder them together,and I may be wrong as it's been proven a time or 2 but i think the resistor is kind of like a bass blocker so the tweeters don't blow out from too much bass. My tweeters already had that on them so I just left them. I went through absolute hell bypassing the MONSOON Amplifier and Stereo.The ONLY reason I removed the Factory system was because the rear speakers were sun rotted and blown and i couldn't find any aftermarket direct replacements due to the 4 wire plugins on each back speaker.. UGH!!

MiLo

07-05-2013, 10:20 PM

what are your opinions on doing a full sound system without subs... like if im trying to get the best bass possible without having to buy subs, what would be the best speakers to get.??. i dont mind getting an amp for a good quality set of speakers if i need it, i just dont need/want a box bumping so hard in the trunk..

Nas Escobar

07-06-2013, 04:49 PM

There's many ways to get bass without the infamous trunk rattle...I would suggest you get 300watt RMS 10 inch subs. The box will be small, and 10's are weak sauce compared to 12's.

MiLo

07-06-2013, 05:10 PM

There's many ways to get bass without the infamous trunk rattle...I would suggest you get 300watt RMS 10 inch subs. The box will be small, and 10's are weak sauce compared to 12's.

My plan is to get something nice inside the cab rather than getting anything inside my trunk because I dont have the space. So I was just wondering what can I put in the door panels and rear deck that can still bump nicely. And like I said I would get an amp if I had to.. Idk if my aftermarket hu can pump out the amount needed for just say component speakers.. Remember I just have stock speakers and aftermarket radio. Which is nice but not enough bass.

S8track16

07-06-2013, 06:58 PM

Rear Deck: 693.9i Infinity Kappa 6x9s - 110W RMS Each = 220 RMS Total

Doors: Infinity Kappa 62.9i - 75W RMS Each = 150 RMS Total

Total Speaker RMS - 370

For an amp: I would recommend a Fosgate p400-4 or t400-4 maybe a JL JX360/4 - $129 at Onlinecarstereo.com (I just bought one of these and haven't hooked it up yet so I can't say how good it is).

Truth

07-06-2013, 08:51 PM

For a amp I'd suggest Precision Power PPI S580.4. It's what I have running my 6.5s and 6x9s Alpine Type-Rs. It compliments them well.

RalphP

07-07-2013, 12:58 AM

you should have pulled the door panel and clipped the other end of the harness down by the speakers then the could be spiced in, it is essentially the factory setup, you could prolly get away with running separate wires, but there is a resistor that I am not sure of the importance of on the harness

Ahem. What is THERE, is a CAPACITOR.

Its function is to block the higher powered bass frequencies from the tweeter to keep it from being damaged by the power required to pump the air to make the "ThumpaTHUMP!" so much of .. err, today's music (corrected what I WAS going to type! :p ) seems to have.

Yes, it's a bit necessary, unless they're piezos. Which the ones I've seen in the yards haven't been.

RwP

MiLo

07-07-2013, 09:08 AM

For a amp I'd suggest Precision Power PPI S580.4. It's what I have running my 6.5s and 6x9s Alpine Type-Rs. It compliments them well.

So you have 6.5's in the front? Did you have to mod anything on the panel to make it fit?

Truth

07-07-2013, 04:32 PM

So you have 6.5's in the front? Did you have to mod anything on the panel to make it fit?

no, all i did was drill a piece of wood about 1inch larger diameter than the speaker itself and made my own mount with zipties and woodscrews

S8track16

07-07-2013, 05:18 PM

http://i43.tinypic.com/10ib052.jpg

I basically did the same as Truth. 3/4" MDF mount with the speaker plate was just enough to clear the window bracket. It is however, very hard to get my door panel on completely.

MiLo

07-07-2013, 07:54 PM

i've got 6.5" infinity speakers but idk if i want to keep them and mod my mount like that ^^^^^ or just get something else to put in my front doors.. what to do? What-to-do??? lol

Truth

07-07-2013, 09:06 PM

i've got 6.5" infinity speakers but idk if i want to keep them and mod my mount like that ^^^^^ or just get something else to put in my front doors.. what to do? What-to-do??? lol

youll find better sound quality out of the 6.5s and a wider marketplace as well. better choice imo.

negolien

07-14-2013, 10:48 AM

I was thinking of replacing my 4x6's with the Infinity X and then throwing some new tweeters in. Crutch says these don't fit any recommendations?

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108R075TX/Infinity-Reference-X-REF-075tx.html

S8track16

07-14-2013, 02:11 PM

Do you have an amp for all of your speakers as well as the tweeters?

negolien

07-14-2013, 05:03 PM

I have several amps as well as the Monsoon system and amp.

Nas Escobar

07-18-2013, 02:09 PM

i've got 6.5" infinity speakers but idk if i want to keep them and mod my mount like that ^^^^^ or just get something else to put in my front doors.. what to do? What-to-do??? lol

If you don't want to make your own mount, you can get adaptors for the Cavalier that turn 4x6 into 6 1/2. That's how I did it on my car. I had to custom make a ring for the speakers so it wouldn't touch the panel and rip, but other than that, it works really good and sounds better than the 4x6

Valley olds

07-28-2013, 03:39 AM

I would suggest not investing much in the rear deck and instead work on the door speakers. Personally, I am running 4x6 Memphis audio front speakers and it sounds okay. However, if I were to buy again, I would probably go for something that will fit in place of the OEM speakers, but round.

Maybe something like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/INFINITI-462-9cfp-4-x-6-CAR-AUDIO-2-WAY-PLATE-SPEAKERS-PAIR-/281135067141?pt=Car_Speakers&hash=item4174f4b005

As for not wanting to put subs in the trunk because of space. I am currently having the same issue. Instead, I think I will go for a bass tube later. It should leave space to put other stuff I may need in the trunk.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENWOOD-NEW-P-W120TB-KSW-1200T-12-BASS-TUBE-W-KAC-1502S-2-CH-AMPLIFIER-PW120TB-/221222888079?pt=Car_Subwoofers_Enclosures&hash=item3381e9628f

Something like this. But a tube with built in amp would probably save even more space.