Just throw a 12' in the back and call it a day.


then you can be a balla, 20 inch colla, shot calla

 

i would go wit alpine, then kicker two of da best. but 3 way means a mid and 2 tweeters and 4 way means 1 mid and 3 tweeters, i have Fusion comp in my car.

 

Go with Pioneer 3-way 6.5's for front and 3-way 6x9's for the rear deck.

If your looking for a sub, Rockford Fosgate and JL-Audio seem to be the most popular brands.

 

i've got two of those babies in the back, does that mean i'm an EXTRA balla, 20 inch colla, shot calla?

 

Lmao, but we're not ballas thats why we drive neons!

 

OH NO SHE DID NOT

PSHHHHHHHHH i'm a balla. doesn't matter what car i'm in. the status applys to the driver, not the car. [8D]


neon03se, yes. you are twice the balla

 

just my $0.02 after years of doing car audio.....

almost any major brand of speaker has both good and crap versions. usually, the lower the price the less the quality of the speaker. i know it is not always possible, but try to listen to a speaker before you buy it, or at the very least read some reviews online of the specific model you are looking at. if you do get a chance to listen to them, be sure to find out how much power they are receiving. that is a huge factor. if you can post the model numbers of the ones you are considering i can give you some specific details about them.

a 3 way will do nicely for the rear deck speakers, but if you are going to replace the front i would highly suggest getting a set of component speakers. components are basically 2 speaker sets - a midrange sub and a seperate tweeter for each side. they offer better seperation of the sound waves, and thus better sound. most sets also come with their own crossover to seperate the sound to each speaker. my 05 sxt has the tweeters in the dash, yours may too. if not, you can easily mount them in the doors almost anywhere you want, but the panel at the front bottom of the window is a nice choice.

when replacing speakers and not adding an amp, it is important to find out how much power the factory system puts out (in RMS, not max) and try to match it up to the speakers you are buying (again in RMS). as a rule of thumb, you want the speaker to handle a little more than the power source is giving it to save it from blowing.

my 05 is my work car, but i cannot leave any car alone. i have already hardwired in a sirius, ran the wires under the dash for my gps and ran lines to the trunk for the sub that is coming later this week. if you want to keep the factory radio but add a subwoofer, for about $20 you can get something like this which is dead easy to install and gives you an rca out for an amp, which is the route i went. if you do add a sub, let me suggest jl audio or swiss audio. both make very high quality products. i have jl in my other car, the sxt is getting a swiss.

i have installed systems in every car i have owned, and quite a few for friends. i have done everything from basic speaker replacement to building custom fiberglass boxes. you can see my last build here with pics of the build on page 2. this time around i am just going with a straight sealed mdf box as i will be running about 600watts RMS to a single 10" sub. if you, or anyone else, has any questions about car audio feel free to pm me and i will be more than happy to help you out.


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just noticed you said you have already replaced the head unit. if it only puts out 17rms per channel, and your speakers can handle 40rms, obviously you will be under powering them by quite a bit. this will be most noticable for the lower frequency, or bass.

 

stay away from sony, i'd go with alpine or rockford fosgate... a lot of my friends have nice systems and rockford fosgate are really reliable from what i've heard

 

Ok, I got the Rockford Fosgate Punch P1694C 4ways. Heard good things, got a good price and it turns out I'll also be getting the 3ways for my doors. I'll letu know how I like em!
Thanks for the help. Nineball, I hear u on the component set! But its a little pricey for me

 

In my caprice I had 4 6x9s they were Pioneers and also 3 ways. They ran me 60 bucks a pair, and are amazing speakers. I use to Kicker L5's powered by audiobahn in a sealed box too. They are 10 inch subs ran at 2 ohms gettin 400 watts each from a 2 channel amp. The subs were buy one get one free for 150 and the amp was 180 and box was 50.I have a kicker amp wiring kit that is 2 guage wire and is a reallly nice setup with the nice fuse box for engine bay mounting and all the nice other small things. I got that for 60 but its really 120 but the store mad a mistake and hooked me up. So I put all of that into my neon minus the 2nd set of 6x9s since there is only 2 6x9 slots in the back. PS, i cut my doors of my caprice for the 6x9s to be in front doors. Oh yea I got a Pioneer headunit from best buy that was like 180 bucks, too much but needed it bad. With that said I got a really good system for a bargain. I would reccomend Pioneer for you speakers and headunits. Your subs and amps I would go with Kicker, and JL. There are many other good brands to buy stuff from too but they are my favorites. Btw, Ionly buy car av stuff from www.sonicelectonix.com

laters hope i helped, if you cant understand my grammar or spelling let me know.