albow

At least I think that's what I need. IT gets so confusing with the TA's being different than the Camaro's and the Monsoons different from the non ones and some being dual voice coil. The car is a 2001 Trans Am with the Monsoon system and the blown speaker is the one immediately to the side of a passenger behind the driver. IF anyone has one for sale, please let me know. It's my mom's car and I only need to replace this one speaker and not do a 2 sided upgrade unless I cannot come up with a speaker. Guess I could always give her my old 10" Brahma and JBL 1200 watt amp just sitting here.

JakeFusion

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Try Kee Audio. He has full Monsoon speaker packages. You could upgrade all the speakers (plug and play from him) and keep the Monsoon system. It'll sound 10X better and won't break the bank.

He also has a Bazooka package for like $79 shipped to replace both those pillar subs.

wssix99

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This is the price you pay for the exclusivity, extra luxury, and boosted social standing that comes with driving a Firebird.


You should replace both of the speakers now and the Bazooka's are probably your best bet. (If you love your Mom - this is the way to go.) They are an easy install, a reasonable price, and sound way better than the stockers.

Odds are both of her speakers are currently shot and that one of them is more badly torn than the other, which is why you notice it more. If you were to put in only one replacement speaker and solve that problem, I'll bet that issues with the other original will be revealed.

The stock DVC sail speakers just can't hold up. There are lots of posts out there from folks who put in GM replacements, just to have them tear immediately.

albow

May have to go that route but still hoping to get out cheaper with my wallet. To give you an idea of how little this car is driven, it has 30,000 miles. She'd sell it but dad doesn't want to for some reason. They're in their 70's and certainly don't need it. Heck, I can hardly even get in and out of it.

wssix99

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It sounds like just unplugging the speakers may satisfactorily solve your problem if you don't want to inherit it.

albow

Yeah, but I'd rather fix it for her.

WhiteBird00

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The link posted in your other thread had information about a cheaper alternative but they don't sound anywhere near as good as the Bazooka or CDT subs.

wssix99

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This is just one of those not-so-common situations where a lasting fix requires an upgrade from the original.

Mongoose350

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I would caution you against coaxial replaents. Just in case you're considering that. Coming from exp, that's a bad idea.

albow

Definitely not planning on a coax. Just trying to get by minimally since she doesn't care how it sounds (except for the rattle) and never drives it. Anybody want to buy it? $16K she said.

hostage

I bought my ws6 with 30k miles for 10k, 16k is way too much

wssix99

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If it's worth that much, you should definitely replace both speakers with a reliable set.

If Mom can afford to have a $16K car around that she doesn't drive much, why isn't she buying the parts???

albow

As you can see, they don't want to sell it too badly.