Replacing Speakers?

PatZ1989

PatZ1989

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Is this particularly hard? found a little guide for getting the door card off, think i can manage that without much grief, but cant see the point if I will just stare blankly at some wires.

Just wanted to know if its something you can probably fumble your way through and work out?

Thanks
 
Stare blankly at wires?

Speakers use two, that's it. It'll be obvious which two to use as they will already be connected to the existing speaker.
 
It's not rocket surgery, unless you're trying to fit different size speakers or something like that. You should be able to manage, if you get stuck just post up a few pictures and I'm sure someone will be able to tell you what to do.
 
the speakers in my car are just, painful. one is completely dead (use to cut in and out now just nothing) and listen to music through one is starting to make me want to eat my own face.

So i was going to buy a semi decent pair and just swap em myself
 
Just make sure you get the right size speakers and you can't go wrong :)

And dont always go for the most powerfull rated speakers.. you're running them off your headunit anyways so just get a pair from a decent brand :)
 
WhiteCobra said:
Just make sure you get the right size speakers and you can't go wrong :)

And dont always go for the most powerfull rated speakers.. you're running them off your headunit anyways so just get a pair from a decent brand :)
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I take it you mean speakers with the highest power handling when you say 'most powerfull rated speakers'?

If you do this then there isn't really much point in using a headunit to power them as a headunit can't output more than 15w per channel at best, so you aren't really making the most of your high power handling speakers.

Speakers with a high sensitivity rating would work far better if your headunit is powering them, something around 95db/W will give you plenty of sound... even if they are only rated for 30W RMS. Remember that a 95db/W speaker will only need 10W to hit 105Db while a 85Db/W speaker will need 100W to hit 105dB...

However when powering speakers from a seperate amplifier, both sensitivity and power handling need to be taken into account and higher numbers usually give more volume...
 
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MikeHunt79 said:
It's not rocket surgery, unless you're trying to fit different size speakers or something like that. You should be able to manage, if you get stuck just post up a few pictures and I'm sure someone will be able to tell you what to do.
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rocket surgery? I presume that's a cross between rocket science and brain surgery? :p
 
Yes, i have been informed there is no point getting speakers which take higher output than the head unit

Thanks all, this weekend shall be amusing
 
buckeejit said:
rocket surgery? I presume that's a cross between rocket science and brain surgery? :p
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Pretty much! :D
PatZ1989 said:
Yes, i have been informed there is no point getting speakers which take higher output than the head unit

Thanks all, this weekend shall be amusing
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Well there's no harm in getting door speakers with a high power rating if you do plan on getting an amp at a later date... but a headunit cannot really output much power so you may not notice much difference, depending on what speakers you choose.

Do you have any particular speakers in mind or are you just going to see what they have in the shop?
 
The reason i stated not to go for the high powered speakers is from my mates experience.. He replaced his front door speakers with some high wattage speakers only to find it had lost a lot of bass... I came to the conclusion that the headunit didn't have enough power to drive the cones, which is why you would be better off getting a higher quality but lower power speakers...


I'm no audio expert so can someone verify what I'm saying holds truth? As i'd rather be corrected than spout crap :P
 
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