has anyone installed something bigger then a 4x6 in a 00 EC Silverado? i keep blowing all the 4x6 speakers i have had i have used infinity,MA audio,polk,and MB quart, i am running a infinity 4ch amp.
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has anyone installed something bigger then a 4x6 in a 00 EC Silverado? i keep blowing all the 4x6 speakers i have had i have used infinity,MA audio,polk,and MB quart, i am running a infinity 4ch amp.
00 actually use the 4x6's???
Isn't there a place for 6.5's in the door?
Turn the amp down a little for the rear speakers. I did this but I also have 4 6.5 components up front so I really don't hear the rear speakers they are just there to fill in the void. I also have kicker speakers.
I cut for 6.5's in the rear doors of my 2000 Z71. I used the Eclipse se6500 and they fit perfectly. I think you have 2" of mounting depth without having to space the speaker and modify the inside of the door panels.
thanks guys, i already had turn down the gain and also used some bass blockers i was thinking of cutting out a hole to stuff a 5.25 or a 6.5 speaker do you have any pics lo-lyf of the install ?
Bass blockers create silent distortion. When I was doing installs all of the installers hated them
Are you talking about rear speakers???. If so forget about them. Instead bridge the 4 channel to better front speakers
What are the specs on the amp that is pushing the rear speakers? My understanding is that distortion is what destroys the speakers, not "too many watts". I had a friend who owned a car audio store(JL Audio & Clarion dealer), and his belief was that overpowering was better for a speaker than underpowering. Distortion is your enemy.
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Originally Posted by Warlock2007
nah, cut the rears for 6.5, I promise you will not be disappointed. You will be amazed at how much sound actually comes from the rear with a decent set of 6.5s. I ran the base model Eclipse 6.5s in all 4 corners in my white truck on a Rockford Power 400.4 with the crossover set at 400hz and it would scream like nobody's business. I've done components up front in some trucks and cut out the rears completely and it did sound alright. There is nothing at all wrong with doing it that way, you just lose some sound that you could still have with a better speaker in the rear. I don't know why they decided to use the cruddy 4x6's anyway. oval speakers are all turds.Quote:
Originally Posted by MKader17
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Originally Posted by AKlowriderZ71
I don't have pics of my previous install but I am about to cut a buddy's truck for 6.5s and I am also about to cut mine so I can get pics of those two installs. Problem is it might be a month before I do it. It is a fairly easy install if you have an air body saw. $22 harbor freight special works fine. put a dynamat xtreme or fatmat speaker kit over the hole and cut it for the speaker and you are done. make sure the speaker fits in there before you torque it down or you can mess up your body panels. I know for sure that the Eclipse se6500 works without any depth issues. I think there is only 2" mounting depth so you are kinda limited on what you can put back there. Let me know if you need any help on it.
thank you everyone the amp I'm running is a infinity reference 475a the specs
75x4 @ 4ohms and 90x4 @ 2ohms I did run some infinity kappas that were 2 ohms the took a good time before they blew close to a year the I had some MB Quarts 2ohms I only have one speaker working the other blew and well I had some other speakers which blew quick I'm thinking of just installing some 6.5 I had a air saw and a air hammer with a cutting tip I have to cut sheet metal with makes clean cuts I did some research the eclipse se6500
which are 1 7/8 = 1.87500 and I did check my truck I got about 2 in of depth so now I'm just looking around for speakers. This install is easy I remember the the time my fuel pump went bad in my T/A I was lazy to drop the tank and the mufflers I just cut a hole on the trunk took me like 30 mins to swap the pump out I love the air hammer made a clean cut the I just bent the sheet metal back and covored it back with carpet/amp I had mounted on there
You'd be amazed how much more sound quality comes out of the front speakers when you have the extra budget for them. Do you ever go to a concert and listen to the music by turning away from the band? 99% of all music is recorded in 2 channel.Quote:
Originally Posted by lo-lyf
Even if you already have front speakers it would be MUCH more worth your money to buy sound deadening for the front doors with the money you were going to use for the rear speakers
here is an idear. run the setup similar to what I had in my white Z. fully dynamatted front and rear doors, 6.5's in all 4 doors, only go the extra mile and put two sets of components in the front doors instead of one set of coax's. Now that's gangsta! I've always wanted to do one that way.
u read my mind i was gonna install some kick panel pods for component and well i already have components in the doors and when i first got the truck i had removed the carpet for cleaning and to install my speakers and i did the sound deadener aswell i also have a 8' kicker l7 in the center console
One thing I've always thought about doing too is using the screens on the front doors. using them as a skeleton for some fiberglass pods to hold two sets of components. of course it would be easier and less cluttered with convertibles. trim out the door panel behind the screen, fiberglass the screens and add some contour and flush the speakers in, It would look pretty G. Then you wouldn't have to worry about kicking them in the kick panels, ya know, passengers don't always care about your stuff like you do.
thats ture i had seen a pics of some guys build and it was somthing just like you said just cant find the link now im really wanting to do that plus i have a extra door panels from a truck i got from the junk yard
i found the link http://www.cardomain.com/ride/518721/5 check out page 5 &6 thats kinda what i wanted but adding an extra speaker i wonder if there is enough room for 2 6.5 or maybe go one 6.5 and a 5.25
right on, that's probably how I will do mine one of these days, I just hate fiberglass. The next stereo mod though is the Diamond convertibles in the front and rear doors. The original owner of my truck put some MTX convertibles in the front and I dont like them. Diamonds are way louder and clearer.
i was just checking out those Diamond Audio speakers they look sweet i have heard of the brand just never seen them here in Laredo its a boring a** town im gonna have to look into those speakers right now i have MB Quart and i also got a set of infinity kappas
The diamonds are pretty close if not better than the quarts. The shop I used to install for stopped selling MB Quart to carry Diamond if that tells you anything. They were some of the best sounding and loudest speakers I have ever installed whether it be the coax's, subs, or component sets. The only problem with them is, I think you can only get them from certified retailers.
what do you think should i go with 2 sets of 6.5 or 1 set of 6.5 and 1 set of 5.25 ?
shouldn't really matter. most of the time they are around the same price, both put out about the same sound. the only difference should be power handling. If you are running them parallel in the door then the amp is going to be pushing more power so the rear may need to be turned up a bit if you are even going to do anything in the rear. In my suburban I had 2 sets of components in all four doors, that thing was crazy loud.
i thining of just going 6.5 all around 2 sets up front and 1 set in the back
That's what I want to do. Trust me, a lot of sound will come from the back after you get rid of the 4x6's. I still have the factory 4x6s in my current truck on my same Rockford amp and I can barely hear them, I have csII on the deck and the settings haven't been changed on my amp. In my old truck it was a night and day difference.