Anyone replace the OEM speakers in their Sonata 2002 GLS?
The Pioneers in there are pretty good but i am looking for a little
bit more in the low end without having to drop in some monster woofer in the trunk. Crutchfield (bless their 95% MSRP hearts) say that the model TS-A6980R won't fit my car but I'd rather put those Pioneers in there. Anyone replaced their own? If so, how'd you get the grills off without damage. Cheers for any help. |
Re: Anyone replace the OEM speakers in their Sonata 2002 GLS?
I have an 2002 Sonata GLS and went to my local car stereo installer chain
(CarToys) in the Seattle, WA, USA area. I had them put in a pair of Alpine 3-way 6x9 in the rear. The difference is like night and day. A very simple drop-in as I understand it. Check with a local car audio shop. Also, the speakers they took out were some cheapo Panasonic OEM 6x9's that had wheezer-cone type tweeters. They were 2-ohms and the Alpines were 4-ohms. You'll need to balance the front - rear fader to get the sound where you want it. "Pavlov" <dont@reply.net> wrote in message news:rl4bovgff0csp0fgqfv28ub71pt3fi8448@4ax.com... > The Pioneers in there are pretty good but i am looking for a little > bit more in the low end without having to drop in some monster woofer > in the trunk. Crutchfield (bless their 95% MSRP hearts) say that the > model TS-A6980R won't fit my car but I'd rather put those Pioneers in > there. Anyone replaced their own? If so, how'd you get the grills off > without damage. Cheers for any help. |
Re: Anyone replace the OEM speakers in their Sonata 2002 GLS?
>I have an 2002 Sonata GLS and went to my local car stereo installer chain
>(CarToys) in the Seattle, WA, USA area. I had them put in a pair of Alpine >3-way 6x9 in the rear. The difference is like night and day. A very simple >drop-in as I understand it. Check with a local car audio shop. Also, the >speakers they took out were some cheapo Panasonic OEM 6x9's that had >wheezer-cone type tweeters. They were 2-ohms and the Alpines were 4-ohms. >You'll need to balance the front - rear fader to get the sound where you >want it. Carl, Thanks much for your reply. I did figure they were ceap-o cone type OEMs. I'd been looking at some Sony speakers but I hear they don't have that good a rep. I was trying to keep my configuration Pioneer so I wouldn't have to mess around too much with the front door speakers but if the fronts are 2 ohm that is gonna mess things up a bit if the replacements for the rear deck are 4 ohm. Basically I'm not looking for a major rewire, just a plain drop-in like your Alpines. I guess I'll have to go to the Best Buy and hear what Alpines sound like compared to the Pioneers I was looking at. Cheers! Arthur - Pavlov Check out my punk pics! http://orion.neiu.edu/~akkoziol |
Re: Anyone replace the OEM speakers in their Sonata 2002 GLS?
In article <t31jovcbq0ke9c4arm25l1ruq3snr0o8dd@4ax.com>, Pavlov <.@.>
wrote: > >I have an 2002 Sonata GLS and went to my local car stereo installer chain > >(CarToys) in the Seattle, WA, USA area. I had them put in a pair of Alpine > >3-way 6x9 in the rear. The difference is like night and day. A very simple > >drop-in as I understand it. Check with a local car audio shop. Also, the > >speakers they took out were some cheapo Panasonic OEM 6x9's that had > >wheezer-cone type tweeters. They were 2-ohms and the Alpines were 4-ohms. > >You'll need to balance the front - rear fader to get the sound where you > >want it. > > Thanks much for your reply. I did figure they were ceap-o cone type > OEMs. I'd been looking at some Sony speakers but I hear they don't > have that good a rep. I was trying to keep my configuration Pioneer so > I wouldn't have to mess around too much with the front door speakers > but if the fronts are 2 ohm that is gonna mess things up a bit if the > replacements for the rear deck are 4 ohm. Basically I'm not looking > for a major rewire, just a plain drop-in like your Alpines. I guess > I'll have to go to the Best Buy and hear what Alpines sound like > compared to the Pioneers I was looking at. Cheers! The Alpine SPR series have bass almost like miniature subwoofers. I had a pair of the 6.5" variety put in the front doors of my Elantra and they have basically staved off my desire to install a sub. Well, okay, I'd like more bass, but I don't want it to take up any space! I'm more likely to install another set in the back and have an amp installed than I am to get a sub. -- Jerry Kindall, Seattle, WA <http://www.jerrykindall.com/> 2003 Chianti Red Elantra GT Send only plain text messages under 32K to the Reply-To address. This mailbox is filtered aggressively to thwart spam and viruses. |
Re: Anyone replace the OEM speakers in their Sonata 2002 GLS?
>I have an 2002 Sonata GLS and went to my local car stereo installer chain
>(CarToys) in the Seattle, WA, USA area. I had them put in a pair of Alpine >3-way 6x9 in the rear. The difference is like night and day. A very simple >drop-in as I understand it. Check with a local car audio shop. Also, the >speakers they took out were some cheapo Panasonic OEM 6x9's that had >wheezer-cone type tweeters. They were 2-ohms and the Alpines were 4-ohms. >You'll need to balance the front - rear fader to get the sound where you >want it. I forgot to ask, what model Alpines did you put in there? Cheers. - Pavlov Check out my punk pics! http://orion.neiu.edu/~akkoziol |
Re: Anyone replace the OEM speakers in their Sonata 2002 GLS?
>The Alpine SPR series have bass almost like miniature subwoofers. I
>had a pair of the 6.5" variety put in the front doors of my Elantra and >they have basically staved off my desire to install a sub. Well, okay, >I'd like more bass, but I don't want it to take up any space! I'm more >likely to install another set in the back and have an amp installed >than I am to get a sub. Yes, that's basically what I am trying to accomplish too. I don't want to lose any space to a sub. I don't listen to techno or anything that is bass-heavy dance music. he OEMs are just a little too thin and I know some quality speakers could beef it up a bit. What Alpines did you put in yours? Cheers for your help. Arthur - Pavlov Check out my punk pics! http://orion.neiu.edu/~akkoziol |
Re: Anyone replace the OEM speakers in their Sonata 2002 GLS?
In article <krakovs1pppaogstf67l8hme5b17vqnt6t@4ax.com>, Pavlov <.@.>
wrote: > >The Alpine SPR series have bass almost like miniature subwoofers. I > >had a pair of the 6.5" variety put in the front doors of my Elantra and > >they have basically staved off my desire to install a sub. Well, okay, > >I'd like more bass, but I don't want it to take up any space! I'm more > >likely to install another set in the back and have an amp installed > >than I am to get a sub. > > Yes, that's basically what I am trying to accomplish too. I don't want > to lose any space to a sub. I don't listen to techno or anything that > is bass-heavy dance music. he OEMs are just a little too thin and I > know some quality speakers could beef it up a bit. What Alpines did > you put in yours? Cheers for your help. The SPR-176A, which is a component system with a 6.5" woofer. It looks like the 6x9 model in the same line is the SPR-694A. Here's a review: <http://www.carreview.com/Speakers/Al...688_1805crx.as px> Some pretty good deals on those out there, from $110 to $140 a pair. -- Jerry Kindall, Seattle, WA <http://www.jerrykindall.com/> 2003 Chianti Red Elantra GT Send only plain text messages under 32K to the Reply-To address. This mailbox is filtered aggressively to thwart spam and viruses. |
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