Boz1285

I'm looking to upgrade my whole system in my 09 ss. I've already put in the kenwood ddx512 and for the rear sub i want to just get a shallow mount sub and mod the stock box. As for everything else i have no clue whats good. I cant seem to find anywhere that gives the specs on all the stock speakers/tweeters. What would give me a good sound upgrade?

OneCOLDBIZL272

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6in the the front door and i think the tweeters ar like 1.5" and the rears are 6x9"
And Pioneer AVIV-D3 indash dvd/navy for radio
and i would go with sony,mtx,rockford phasgates,or kenwoods for the speakers my

Boz1285

i've already got the head unit and i know the sizes. i'm talking about finding something that would be tter than stock as far as sound and power

OneCOLDBIZL272

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two 12s with a 1000 watt amp

Jplaya023

yea two twelves, not even 1000 watts, 500 would be nice as well...JL Audio is an extremely good company...it costs a little bit extra but its definitely worth the money. Ive had my subs for over 6 years and they still sound like the day i got them...as for the 6.5s....i went with pioneer and got a 4 channel amp...they sound amazing and make a huge difference. one recommendation would be to stuff your box with polyester stuffing to soften that hard "wood" sound you get from the bass bouncing off the MDF. also, if you're looking for really crisp sound...have the entire trunk dynomatted. Stereo equipment gets expensive but if you want it to sound nice, you have to do it right.

HatedCobalt

i took pinks stock sup out which is a duel voice coil sub. when i did i found that the stock amp is a 2 channel cause there was 2 positive and 2 negative on the stock harness one set running to each coil. so i hooked up two 10" memphis pr subs to the stock amp and it works super. much more bass. very simple to do and a worth while upgrade.

Jplaya023

where is the stock amp located?

OneCOLDBIZL272

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some where in the trunk or back seat area i think

HatedCobalt

has nothing to do with the factory amp. unbolt ur stock sub and on the top is a plug. unplug that and remove the stock sub. not take the sub out of the box and cut the wires off the back of the sub. then pull the plug on the outside of the sub box and remove the plug and wires. then plug it back into the car and wire ur new subs. the wires you pulled out of the stock sub box are black and red so hook up is easy. and questions feel free to pm me.

OneCOLDBIZL272

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wait maybe im retarded ...but im confussed, i do what it i want to remove me stock sub and put 2 12 subs in a box in?

EmperorJJ1

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anything other then pioneer or kenwood would sound better then stock. look around and see what you can listen to.

no he wants you to put more power on the stock sub... can be done but might as well put something aftermarket

Boz1285

I was thinking about the Alpine type rs or infinity, i've head good things about both.

EmperorJJ1

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ya those a pretty good door speakers

Boz1285

what about for the rear deck?

sptrdss

i put infinity kappa's in my rear deck on my 09 ,great speakers!

EmperorJJ1

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same i just used the term door speakers to specify the midranges

Boz1285

ah, right on

hilty003

so our door speakers are 6"? i was looking on bestbuy.com just to get some ideas and they label theres like 6-1/2" is that right? im looking for door speakers with a nice looking cover so you can tell their aftermarket. ive never messed with speakers before and found this thread so i thought id just ask instead of starting a new one.

EmperorJJ1

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the door speakers are 6 1/2 dont get 6's they will barely fit/ not fit if you know what i mean

hilty003

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1166234894507

^im looking at something like that with a nice cover. im kinda thinking about getting a pioneer set tho so i can keep the system all the same brand.

im really liking these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1197678618335
they gotta be better than the stock pioneers

EmperorJJ1

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esh i would go with infinity over pioneer anyday

kovich14

I am told the stock 10" sub is more shallow than other 10" subs, thus you cant use any old sub...is this true?

joeworkstoohard

agreed.

i bought the kappa 6.5" set and they sound really nice. esp with a little power going to them.

i had to make an adapter out of some ABS plastic, but it worked.

EmperorJJ1

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yes your going to need a shallow sub.

kovich14

Now, let me just make sure that i understand. I am going to use the stock enclosure with a shallow sub. I should be able to use the speaker wire that runs out to the stock sub to input signal to the high-level jacks on my amp, correct? This seems like the cleanest way to use an aftermarket sub in the stock enclosure. Any suggestions?