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Audio questions Hey everybody, just this past week my driver side door speaker went out on my 08 impala ss. I had 2 questions for you guys, 1: What is the size of the door speakers? Online says its 6.75 but I would need a special type of mount? And 2: I was thinking of upgrading to the nav cd player like the ones in the Tahoe, I do not have the bose sound system. I was told that I would need to buy an antenna for the gps, and an amp. Why would I need to buy an amp for just door speakers? And what size/brand would be my best buy? Thank you for your responses!
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Your going to get a ton of opinions on this, I would get polk audio to me they're a good bang for your buck and a kicker amp, smallest size they have. That's all u need.
08-06-2012, 01:13 PM
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you can get away with running 6.5 in the front you shouldn't have any problems mounting them...as for the factory nav and bose equipment, I think it would be a bit cheaper if you went with aftermarket setup. If you aren't running an amp on your door speakers pioneers are always a cheap and great sounding speaker. If you have more cash to spend I always like the sound of a component setup with external amp will give you very bright highs. As for double dins kenwood, pioneer, clarion, sony, and jvc have great units. I am biased toward pioneers decks as I think they are the best headunits you can buy.
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A little clarity here:
You can get replacement speakers in a couple configurations
Component: Woofer and Tweeter sold as a set and usually come with a passive crossover that runs off of one input wire. In this case you would wire the crossover (these are normally labeled) to the input wire and then run 2 separate connections to the woofer and tweeter. These are normally mounted in the door separately, with the tweeter within 6 to 12 inches of the mid woofer.
Coax: Woofer with Tweeter/Midrange drivers mounted above the woofer. Single component install, no separate mount needed for the tweeter. One connection for input.
Component speaker sets will sound better but have the trade off of a more complex install.
Coax speaker sets are generally drop in replacements, easy install, good sound but not as good as component.
Hope that helps.
You can get replacement speakers in a couple configurations
Component: Woofer and Tweeter sold as a set and usually come with a passive crossover that runs off of one input wire. In this case you would wire the crossover (these are normally labeled) to the input wire and then run 2 separate connections to the woofer and tweeter. These are normally mounted in the door separately, with the tweeter within 6 to 12 inches of the mid woofer.
Coax: Woofer with Tweeter/Midrange drivers mounted above the woofer. Single component install, no separate mount needed for the tweeter. One connection for input.
Component speaker sets will sound better but have the trade off of a more complex install.
Coax speaker sets are generally drop in replacements, easy install, good sound but not as good as component.
Hope that helps.
08-06-2012, 04:10 PM
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Yes that did clear it up for me. I think I will get some 2 or 3 way speakers to replace for now, and get aftermarket cd player with nav instead of stock. Still thinking on it though!
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+1 to Pioneer being the best bang for the buck!
I would only do 2-way speakers up front and keep the stockers in the rear. If you need more bass wire up a sub. As for head units the pioneer with dvd/hdradio/nav is an awesome choice and plenty of power to the speakers.
I would only do 2-way speakers up front and keep the stockers in the rear. If you need more bass wire up a sub. As for head units the pioneer with dvd/hdradio/nav is an awesome choice and plenty of power to the speakers.
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Ok guys, now I am in the market for a head unit. I want it to have the following:
SiriusXM satellite radio
Work with my steering wheel controls
Nav
What I would like to have:
Pandora
Option for a backup camera
Sound ****
Any ideas? I am wanting to spend around 400-500, used or new but used only if it is a fixed screen, not any moving gears. Double din
SiriusXM satellite radio
Work with my steering wheel controls
Nav
What I would like to have:
Pandora
Option for a backup camera
Sound ****
Any ideas? I am wanting to spend around 400-500, used or new but used only if it is a fixed screen, not any moving gears. Double din
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Taking my old thread back so I dont have to make a new one. My friend is selling me his Sony XAV-64 cd player and I had a few questions for you guys.
1.What all wiring harnesses/adapters do I need? I was told I needed a GM one, one for my steering wheel, and one for my onstar. I cannot get a hold of crutchfield, any other good places to shop?
2. I was told that I would not be able to use cruise control when I install my radio, is this true? What causes this?
3. I was told that I could ground the parking brake to any ground to trick the cd player into thinking the park brake is set to watch movies as I drive around, is this true?
4. Good website for a dash fit kit
5. Anything else that I would be missing?
Thanks for any help!
1.What all wiring harnesses/adapters do I need? I was told I needed a GM one, one for my steering wheel, and one for my onstar. I cannot get a hold of crutchfield, any other good places to shop?
2. I was told that I would not be able to use cruise control when I install my radio, is this true? What causes this?
3. I was told that I could ground the parking brake to any ground to trick the cd player into thinking the park brake is set to watch movies as I drive around, is this true?
4. Good website for a dash fit kit
5. Anything else that I would be missing?
Thanks for any help!
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In case anybody wants to put an aftermarket cd player in their car call crutchfield and make sure you get the following; 2 adapters 1. GM Onstar GMOS-LAN-01 LAN Data bus interference (129.99) 2. Metra ASWC auto sensing steering wheel control interface (69.99) GM dash kit "DD" for 06 and up (free?) and for some reason a chrysler antenna adapter Motorola M to OEM antenna F (0.98) for a total of 200.96! Sounds high, but audio places wanted to charge me over 400 dollars to do this! I can also help you out with any questions that you have.
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My only real issue with going with an aftermarket Nav is having the stock nav give directions and other info on the HUD (which I really like).
That being said, I would like to upgrade my speakers. I put in a subwoofer a couple of years ago and it does fine with the windows up (which is pretty much all the time now). But when the windows are down, I get a lot of wind noise and can't really crank the radio to hear it real well.
That being said, I would like to upgrade my speakers. I put in a subwoofer a couple of years ago and it does fine with the windows up (which is pretty much all the time now). But when the windows are down, I get a lot of wind noise and can't really crank the radio to hear it real well.
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Hey everybody, just this past week my driver side door speaker went out on my 08 impala ss. I had 2 questions for you guys, 1: What is the size of the door speakers? Online says its 6.75 but I would need a special type of mount? And 2: I was thinking of upgrading to the nav cd player like the ones in the Tahoe, I do not have the bose sound system. I was told that I would need to buy an antenna for the gps, and an amp. Why would I need to buy an amp for just door speakers? And what size/brand would be my best buy? Thank you for your responses!
