speakers

[Thruster]

when i first got my car, the dealership said something about how the stock speakers had a small, built-in amp for each one of them, which would make replacing them very costly(i didnt catch all of it, but the was the general idea of it). is this true, or can the speakers be replaced easily? i'm looking at changing the two in the front doors for now.

[Hydro420Eclipse]

Originally Posted by Thruster

when i first got my car, the dealership said something about how the stock speakers had a small, built-in amp for each one of them, which would make replacing them very costly(i didnt catch all of it, but the was the general idea of it). is this true, or can the speakers be replaced easily? i'm looking at changing the two in the front doors for now.

it shouldnt b that hard all u need to get right is the wire-ing

[Boarder03]

http://www.polkaudio.com
http://www.tsunamionline.com/index.php
http://www.lightningaudio.com/2004/products/
http://www.jlaudio.com/

all have wireing kits

[eclipsed4utoo]

i dont see a problem with using the existing wiring. i havent replaced mine but i didnt know there was a problem with the stock wiring.

[Thruster]

ok, thanks guys

[rodbls]

the hardest part that you will run into is getting all the covers off of the speakers. The back speakers are not that hard to get to, but the fronts...well, i havent tried to take that off, so anyone who has let me know what I need to do.

[eclipsed4utoo]

can someone please tell my why he would have to rewire the speakers?

[Tyrone Biggums]

im pretty sure its when you get crossovers done. methinks thats what they are called. the deal that seperates the the high,mid and low channels.... i had all kicker components put in mine. madmarks(which kicks ass btw) pretty much re-did my whole car.

[rodbls]

Originally Posted by eclipsed4utoo

can someone please tell my why he would have to rewire the speakers?

You dont "need" to rewire anything (i dont think). The reason most people do is because the wattage increase. I think the stock wire is like 18 or 20G wire, so not very efficient. A lot of high grade wire is like 14 or 12G, so it is better for increased watts. Also, if the cover is off, running new wire isnt that big a deal because the hardest part of running the wires is getting to the speakers...and if you replace the speakers then, i guess that part isnt a big problem. Why do something half assed if it might bite you there later.

[eclipsed4utoo]

i can understand rewiring when replacing the HU, but not when just replacing a speaker. it just doesnt seem practical to run new wires just for new speakers. i guess thats just me

[rodbls]

Originally Posted by eclipsed4utoo

i can understand rewiring when replacing the HU, but not when just replacing a speaker. it just doesnt seem practical to run new wires just for new speakers. i guess thats just me

OHHH, yeah, in that case, if you are keeping the stock HU then running new wires is useless. I misunderstood where you were commin from when you were askin that. New HU, New Speakers = new wires; otherwise no, you dont need new wires (unless you have nothing better to do).

[Thruster]

ok cool. i am keeping the stock HU, although i will get to that eventually. speakers are going first. thanks again.

[Thruster]

Originally Posted by rodbls

the hardest part that you will run into is getting all the covers off of the speakers. The back speakers are not that hard to get to, but the fronts...well, i havent tried to take that off, so anyone who has let me know what I need to do.

got 'em in, piece of cake. what you need to do for the fronts is take off the door panel(1 screw in both front and back, 1 in door handle, 1 screw and 1 bolt under each cover of the handle on the door- '03s dont have that one. then use a flathead screwdriver gently around the bottom and sides of the door to pop of the clips holding off the panel). all you have to do from there is unscrew and unplug the speaker, easy.

[rodbls]

Awsome! Thank you much

[Thruster]

Originally Posted by rodbls

Awsome! Thank you much

sure thing