Speakers, I am audio system challanged Options

[dagreat1]

Ok i want to redo the sound system in my car.... I'm tired of having a crappy sound system pluy my driver side speaker just blew.... any way I just bought some things:

I bought 2 of these:

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Co...sid/0/SFV/30046

I have this amp:

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:wbPzx...t=clnk&cd=2

and i just bought these less than an hour ago:

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/Pr...ProductID=14314

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/Pr...ProductID=17063

and I have this Deck:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1138087098109

Do I need anything else?? Should i not have got those component speakers and the most important question... How do I install all this stuff?

[jameslemanski]

You'll need some wiring kits for your amp and speakers... You'll probably also need an ISO wiring loom to fit your head unit (unless it comes with one). with that much bass id also reccomend some kind of so8und deadening kit, eg dynamat or similar (see my last topic!!!!)

This post has been edited by jameslemanski: Jan 29, 2007 - 4:31 PM

[dagreat1]

but is that amp powerful enough for everything? and i did get a wiring kit is that what this is?
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/Pr...ProductID=14314

[jameslemanski]

oops yeah - missed your wiring kit! ok your pretty much set then... What about the rears speakers?? Their 6.5 inch (in the uk cars at least)...

Oh and your gonna have to make some kinda mount to fit your front speakers...

If your planning on using that amp for just your subs it will be fine, but not great ... the subs are 4 ohm and take 80w RMS where as the amp is 50w rms (x2) at 4ohm

This post has been edited by jameslemanski: Jan 29, 2007 - 4:40 PM

[dagreat1]

yea my rear speakers are just stock for now... but if i use the amp just for the subs and i have the deck powering everthing else you think my sound quality will be fine?

and yea i know I'll have to make a mount not sure how I'll do that just yet, but I'll figure it out I plan on selling the car soon which so I probably should have went with some coaxels but w/e I want the future owner of the car to enjoy the sound and I want to learn a bit about installing audio systems

[jameslemanski]

Those audiobahn fronts take a MASSIVE amout of power - 200w RMS... if you put the 17w RMS from your headunit into them then they will work, but they're gonna be nowhere near what they could be... ideally youre gonna want to amp them too... in which case a 4 channel amp might be a better idea... if you can find something that puts out around 100w rms you'll be laughing...

[dagreat1]

hmm maybe I'll buy a 2nd amp a bit later i am a little strapped for cash

[jameslemanski]

Yeah give it a go... see what it sounds like - im running 100w RMS infinities in the back from my head unit and they sound fine! at the end of the day amps arent all that much and you could easily add one later.

let us know how you get on

[dagreat1]

yea , i should get everything by the weekend and should have everything installed by the weekend after that... I'll take plenty of pictures and let everyone know

[dagreat1]

one other question what size speakers fit in the back and do you reccomend putting my higher quality speakers there or in the front

[soven]

front

[dagreat1]

hey my speakers are too small for te bracket, what should i do?

[dagreat1]

i have bought 6" speakers that come with a 6-1/2" adapters.... but i still cant get them to fit, can anyone please help me?? right now i have my door panels off and i'm stuck and don't know how to progress

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/Pr...ProductID=17063

[Nibbe]

There's lots of topics about solving your problem. Check on it. So you'll have to make some frame out of plastic or wood to make speakers fit. And first of all get amp for your front setup. One of my friend listened his front setup (the same i have) for one day and went to a shop to buy amp for them too. And what comes to the back speakers.. no need to.

[soven]

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...3324&hl=mdf

[dagreat1]

damn is that the only way?

i live in a dorm at UF, its not easy to do all of this

[soven]

ebay used to have the plastic premade ones for sale

[dagreat1]

damn i shoulda done more research.. well i bought those metel ones offline... hopefully thety aren't crap