 Anyone replace their front or rear speakers with subs? |
 Apr 29, 2012 - 8:21 PM
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I have the 6 speaker stereo system and I want a little more bass. Just to get a full sound out of the audio. I was thinking of replacing either the door speakers or rear speakers with 8" subs but I'm afraid that I'll loose too much mid and high. Has anyone done this, and how does it sound?
And adding a sub and amp in the rear hatch isn't an option for me. I really don't like them taking up space or having to remove it if I need more room. -------------------- 99 Celica GT-S
91 Subaru Legacy Sport AWD Turbo 2010 Acura RDX Turbo w/ Technology Package 68 Impala SS Convertable |
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May 1, 2012 - 12:50 PM
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richee3: Being that I've never SEEN one personally I can't say 100%, but all the information I've found on the 8 speaker Celcia system uses two 8" JBL subwoofers STOCK in the doors, where the 4 and 6 speaker system has regular 6.5" speakers.
rave2n: I agree. I was impressed, when I picked up my Celica, at the quality of sound coming from the factory speakers. Then I remembered that Toyota likes to use JBL and that the 6gc utilized a seperate amp as apposed to a built in one in the head unit. No, they do not sound as good as if I put, let's say, an older Eclipse component set in. That's why I'm going to replace everything with newer JBL speakers. I'm going to keep the factory amp and head unit. I have no desire for anything flashy. I have a 10 year old 8 volt Eclipse deck in my 91 Legacy Sport turbo that's seen like 4 different vehicles. I refuse to get rid of it, mostly because I don't feel anyone has made anything better quality since, but I'm a bit biased towards pre-buyout Eclipse products. I suppose if I have to wire in an aftermarket amp to power the door subs, then so be it. I'll just attempt to hide it in the dash or under the passenger seat. Amd I'll run the speaker connectors for the original door speakers up to the newly placed 5 1/2's. -------------------- 99 Celica GT-S
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May 1, 2012 - 1:59 PM
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QUOTE (Xander_X @ May 1, 2012 - 1:50 PM)  richee3: Being that I've never SEEN one personally I can't say 100%, but all the information I've found on the 8 speaker Celcia system uses two 8" JBL subwoofers STOCK in the doors, where the 4 and 6 speaker system has regular 6.5" speakers. It might use 2 8" JBL subwoofers, but that's all tied into one amp behind the heater controls. I believe the amp is different between the 6 speaker and 8 speaker system, but I'm not entirely sure. |
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Xander_X Anyone replace their front or rear speakers with subs? Apr 29, 2012 - 8:21 PM
bruiseboy2 yup, I did it with polk audio shallow mounts. It ... Apr 29, 2012 - 9:40 PM azian_advanced if you can get 8" speaker adapters, you can d... Apr 29, 2012 - 10:10 PM Special_Edy 2 twelves will fit nicely in the cargo area, or ge... Apr 29, 2012 - 10:12 PM
ricochet1490 QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Apr 29, 2012 - 11... May 4, 2012 - 9:49 AM azn87 im rockin a single 10 with stock speaker and tweet... Apr 29, 2012 - 10:15 PM Xander_X QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Apr 29, 2012 - 11... Apr 30, 2012 - 10:01 AM d3ath2009 pics.. i cant remember what speakers the 6-speaker... Apr 30, 2012 - 6:02 PM Xander_X Ok, again, NOTHING is going in the trunk, NOTHING.... Apr 30, 2012 - 9:45 PM d3ath2009 i may have not done this personally to my car (hav... Apr 30, 2012 - 9:59 PM Xander_X Idk, I just don't like the look of the amp sti... Apr 30, 2012 - 10:34 PM Box I want to say that the amps were below the A/C con... Apr 30, 2012 - 10:41 PM Xander_X QUOTE (Box @ Apr 30, 2012 - 11:41 PM... Apr 30, 2012 - 10:57 PM d3ath2009 i respect that u want to keep as much oem as possi... Apr 30, 2012 - 11:10 PM Box The information is on here somewhere, I distinctly... Apr 30, 2012 - 11:14 PM kurt95gt I put 8 inch 300watt subs in my doors an wired the... Apr 30, 2012 - 11:20 PM trdproven i had the 8" kicker subs on the door, its tru... May 1, 2012 - 1:39 AM Xander_X QUOTE (d3ath2009 @ Apr 30, 2012 - 11... May 1, 2012 - 9:30 AM rave2n You mention not wanting all the wiring and extra a... May 1, 2012 - 9:39 AM richee3 For what it's worth, there was never an OEM su... May 1, 2012 - 11:22 AM rave2n QUOTE (richee3 @ May 1, 2012 - 12:22... May 1, 2012 - 11:39 AM rave2n QUOTE (Xander_X @ May 1, 2012 - 1:50... May 1, 2012 - 1:04 PM Xander_X Using JBL's msrp pricing, replacing factory tw... May 1, 2012 - 1:53 PM rave2n QUOTE (Xander_X @ May 1, 2012 - 2:53... May 1, 2012 - 3:28 PM b22ri22an Thinking of buying these for the rear speakers
Ea... May 1, 2012 - 3:12 PM Special_Edy The 6 speaker has the amp under the climate contro... May 1, 2012 - 11:51 PM Xander_X QUOTE (Special_Edy @ May 1, 2012 - 11... May 2, 2012 - 8:12 AM zonz540 I mounted my PDX5 under my drivers seat. It fit ju... May 2, 2012 - 8:42 AM Special_Edy He will be fine with the factory 8, it shouldnt ra... May 2, 2012 - 9:13 AM rave2n QUOTE (Special_Edy @ May 2, 2012 - 10... May 2, 2012 - 10:22 AM Special_Edy I gotta agree with Xander, the OEM looks the best... May 2, 2012 - 10:41 AM Xander_X I've admittedly just become very cynical in my... May 2, 2012 - 11:37 AM Special_Edy Well lets put it this way, the manufacturer withou... May 2, 2012 - 12:41 PM ricochet1490 THERE ARE NOT stock factory 8 in subs in the doors... May 4, 2012 - 9:58 AM richee3 86160-2B150- 15w, OD=208
86150-2B160- 25w, OD=208
... May 4, 2012 - 10:39 AM Xander_X QUOTE My car has the 8 speaker setup:
Reduced: 6... May 4, 2012 - 11:13 AM ricochet1490 I think I tossed both of my blown speakers in the ... May 4, 2012 - 1:31 PM ricochet1490 This is going to bug me now. I seem to remember m... May 4, 2012 - 1:36 PM Special_Edy QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ May 4, 2012 - 1... May 4, 2012 - 2:12 PM richee3 The part number tells the outer diameter, both at ... May 4, 2012 - 6:50 PM ricochet1490 might explain why my 6.5" replacement speaker... May 4, 2012 - 11:45 PM |
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