Seperate tweeters?

Devedander · #1 02-17-2002, 05:20 AM

I am doing a complete overhaul of the stereo in my car (bought the car with stock rear speakers and some infinities up front) and want some really good speakers. I was looking at some fosgates for the front cuz they have seperate tweeters and none of the others I looked at did (I am buying from Best Buy cuz I work there). Is there a way to add seperate tweeters to speakers that dont come with em? I hate to have those little tweeter holes in my doors and not use them for something.

Swonder67 · #2 02-17-2002, 08:03 AM

Well, you can buy 2 ways for the front (instead of 3 ways) and just buy seperate little tweeters, you'll need 2 crossovers though, one for each set of speakers.

igo4bmx · #3 02-17-2002, 10:52 AM

just cuz u have the discount doesn't mean you have to buy what you sell.. i say you check ebay

xivera · #4 02-17-2002, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by igo4bmx
just cuz u have the discount doesn't mean you have to buy what you sell.. i say you check ebay

Very good point!

Incidentally, a friend of mine had Clarion coaxials up front and just added a pair of tweeters (w/ crossover) up top on his pillars. So, you could that too...

Devedander · #5 02-17-2002, 06:38 PM

I checked ebay but cuz I don't know what names to look for I had little luck finding good stuff. Any sugestions? (93 ex coupe). Also I really like the idea of buying from Best Buy cuz even if they don't have the absolute best stuff, I am getting a massive discount (usually somewhere around 40-70% off sticker) and I just worry about buying used and I am not one to do installs myself (I can check my oil, that's about it when it comes to cars, everything I hvae done I pay someone to do, yeah I know it's sad).

igo4bmx · #6 02-17-2002, 09:15 PM

actually i realized they don't sell that many good comps on ebay.. try infinity speakers..

do a search on google and look for crystal comps. they sound good!

oh yeah jl comps are good too.

Devedander · #7 02-18-2002, 02:47 AM

Thanx for the pointers, I will look. Actually the guywho sold me the car said he had infinities put up front already, I didn't bother to check cuz I didn't know infinities were a good brand. I will look when the car gets back from the shop (it won't start, I am betting I will end up paying my mechanic big bucks to find out the ignition cutoff is messed up).

LjasonL · #8 02-18-2002, 03:30 AM

i have polk coaxials up front with infinity kappa crossovers and tweeters, so yes u can add on separate tweeters.

spy54 · #9 02-18-2002, 04:13 AM

if you'regonna buy from best buy you ptobly wanan check out the pioneer or the cervin vega and just to add to your amp question i have heard tht best buy fosate isn't truly fosgate anyone care to answer?

sparq · #10 02-18-2002, 04:29 AM

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Originally posted by spy54
if you'regonna buy from best buy you ptobly wanan check out the pioneer or the cervin vega and just to add to your amp question i have heard tht best buy fosate isn't truly fosgate anyone care to answer?

UHhhh, how is it not truly fosgate???

igo4bmx · #11 02-18-2002, 09:22 AM

oh yeah fosgate at best buy isn't real fosgate i forgot to mention!!!!
fosgate makes a special line JUST for best buy you can tell by looking at the model numbers.
a real RF amp should be like 400.4 and 800.2
best buy amps say 4000.IV and 800.II

best buy amps are a little crappier.. clarion did the same thing with them... that why best buy has the "lowest prices"

Devedander · #12 02-18-2002, 02:22 PM

That is pretty sheisty!!! I can't believe a company with a reputation for quality would do something like that, that's pretty lame. Well still crappier fosgates sound like they will be better than xplods so I will probably still go for the ones from BB. Installying the crossovers and stuff sounds kinda nasty, specially since I don't think BB will do it. I will have to check in, thanx again for the responses though!

igo4bmx · #13 02-18-2002, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by Devedander
That is pretty sheisty!!! I can't believe a company with a reputation for quality would do something like that, that's pretty lame. Well still crappier fosgates sound like they will be better than xplods so I will probably still go for the ones from BB. Installying the crossovers and stuff sounds kinda nasty, specially since I don't think BB will do it. I will have to check in, thanx again for the responses though!

if u need cross overs installed.. its fairly easy to install them.

Devedander · #14 02-18-2002, 02:31 PM

Really? Ok, maybe this is what I should have asked in the beginning, how hard is it to install these things, I don't even know how to get the door panels off. If I have them wire in some nice speakers can I just come back later, pop off the door panels and wire in some crossovers? Or should I take it to an audio shop to do it (in which case I may just buy the speaker package and run off somewhere else to do it). Thanks, sorry if I am asking really basic questinos.

igo4bmx · #15 02-18-2002, 02:34 PM

what kind of car do you have? all you have to have is a place to mount the woofer and the tweeter and then somehow find a place to mount the xover. if you have a 6th gen civic... maybe i can help you. i would save your money and do it yourself. you'll be more proud when you're done

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