Hey there,
Just getting a brand new dodge 1500 on monday. It has all the options i wanted exept for the upgraded speakers. It has the factor stereo with 4 speakers and sirius radio. I found these speakers http://www.crutchfield.com/S-loY45W3...351&tp=105 which would mount perfectly in the dash(it does have the cutouts there). Now to the question, can i connect these speakers to the stock head unit. Are the wires in place. What would be the suggestions for a decent sound system. I dont want or need anything over the top. Just decent sound at a resonable price. Thanks for any helpp.

 

crutchfield should have the connectors that would hook straight up the factory plug on the speakers.

 

Well on there website it says these speaker don't mount in this truck with the factor 4 speakerss, but the mounting holes are in place I just dont know if the factory unit can address them.

 

You would be better off just replacing the OEM head unit with an aftermarket unit. I use Alpine Stuff in all my Cars and trucks and it kicks ***. You stock speakers are not even being used to their potential with the oem unit.

Try Putting in an Alpine, it works especially great if you have an ipod becuase all those units are direct connect. You can find the new line of Alpine Units on Amazon.com.

Go to www.alpine.com to see what they have.

If your about to drop 120 bucks on speakers, just drop another 100 and you will have better all around sound

 

Would the factory installed sirius radio still work with the new head unit?

 

I'm now thinking of just getting componet 6x1/2 speakers for the front and mounting the tweakers where the stock once are located, will the stock unit be powerfull eneugh to power these speakersss?

 

jojo.... let me help you out here a little. You have the 4 speaker system. Which basically works of the AMP in the head unit. The infinity 7 speaker system has a factory amp to power all the speakers. Personally I had the 7 speaker infinity system. I wish i had the 4 speaker system. It is a pain to bypass the factory amp. Luckily you have the 4 speaker system. Simply get a good after market head unit. Now, You can use the stock speakers and wiring, but if you go after market GET AN AMP.... I have a full 5.1 JL sound system powered by 1 500/5 slash amp.... 500 watts powers10 speakers WELL! You said you just bouth the truck with everything you wanted.... do yourself a favior and build your system slowly. Buy the pieces as you can aford them... Start with the head unit... then get an amp and door/dash speakers... then get a sub and amp setup. If you go after market head unit you will need the Sirius box to go with it. It is about $70 and you can use the subscription you currently ave... you just change the receiver code by calling them.

My setup:
JL 6" Rear L & R w/ filter and tewters (4 total speakers)
JL 6x9 Front L & R w/ filter (2 speakers)
JL 3"Dash L & R w/ filter (2 speakers)
JL Center Channel w/ internal 90w amp Dash Center (1 speaker)
JL 8" Subs Under Rear Seats. (2 speakers)

Powered by a Kenwood DVD-817 w/ Nav & Sirius
and
JL 500/5 Slash Amp

Took me 3 months and i had to build it piece by piece...

 

in answer to this question... yes your stock head unit will power them... you will notice on the high end it will lack...Speakers are designed to work from 0 - Max watts... by turning the volume up you increase thewattage to get a louder sound.... with the stock unit your limited to the MAX of the head unit.. (no where near the max of the aftermarket speaker). This goes for pretty much any headunit. Even after market are only 50- 60 watts per speaker.(200-240 watts total)The difference is the clearity of the power... stock head units do not usualy come with good amps built in...(hence why dodge puts in a factory amp with the 7 speaker system) most qualityafter markets do. To give you an idea of how much power you don't need....my amp dedicated 250watts to the 2 subs (125 per sub). That leaves 250watts to power the remaining 8 speakers... that is PLENTY if yur using a good amp. It is very complex.... lets put it this way... the better the quality of the signalthe amp producesless wattage (or power)it needs to produce clear quality sound.

 

Knowing what I know now. I'm thinking of just getting and and amp for the stock head unit, componet speakers for the front doors, keep the stock speakers in the rear door. Mount a sub under the center seat in the front. If i remove the seat the acctually part that you are supposed to sit on and mount the subwoofer in the box underneith the seat. Then just have the top part of the center console flip on top of that.