PBX

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I really thought that taking apart the backseat would have been a bigger pain in the a$$ but it took me a total of maybe 15 min. Only problem was that I managed to crack one of the pillars a little (no biggie).

I purchased 6 3/4 Alpine Type R's off cruchfield and they fit with no problem. I'm pretty happy with the sound, probably gonna end up getting the same for the front. I really surprised with the clarity and bass even with the stock head unit.

Total Time - 45-60 Min
Total Cost - $160.00


I'd Say its pretty much blown!


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slickrick

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glad you like...ever consider getting a set of components for the front?

PBX

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Yah but man they are pretty expensive, probably be worth it tho. I thought about going with some Pioneer 4 ways but I've had luck with Alpine in the past so IDk yet!

slickrick

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stay away from pioneer speakers in general. when you have at least $200 for components come talk to us!

PBX

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Really I had the 4 ways in my old car paired with a pretty high end pioneer headunit ($350). They didnt sound too bad.

What componets do you recommend without having to do too much modding to get them to fit?

TheBigDu

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Heh, I like this one the best.



Yup, it was definitely blown.

slickrick

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to be honest any good set is gonna need a spacer for each side but thats not too much work. also get an external amp for the components...you will not regret it.

PBX

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OMG it was horrible went 2 weeks with having to listen to it crack and pop

PBX

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Yah might aswell spend the extra 100-150 to get some componets...

TheBigDu

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You could look around and find an amazing deal like the one I found.

Rainbow SLC-265 comps for $105 AFTER SHIPPING! Hehehe.

Oh yeah, here are some pics of my "spacers." We just cut the factory speaker out of its shell, cut away all of the supports in the middle, and the jack for the speaker, and then screwed the new speaker onto the remains of the spacer. We had to use the grill ring that came with the Rainbows to make it work, and it JUST fits inside the door panel, but it worked out pretty nicely. We also siliconed between the speaker and the ring and between the ring and the spacer.

PBX

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Wow thats a pretty nice setup...

machinehead

I didnt use the stock spacers in the door. I cut two rings out of 3/4 mdf and glued em up.

2 Da Max

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i had the type Rs. there pretty good when amped. lol i messed up my rear pillar as well.

as for the crack and pop noise, ive had it since i sold my system, lol i dont care about how it sounds nemore until im done making the car look nice.

then we shall see the RAINBOW.. no wait i mean DIAMOND

jakedubb

nice speakers they probably bump don't they?

PBX

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Yah just gotta wait for the next paycheck...front speakers sound like ***!

naslime

alright...
so what suggestions do you guys have for not too expensive (<$200) components?

slickrick

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CDT cl 61's.

Dragon

Right now I have Pioneer 3-way 6x3/4 and they sound pretty good, nice and clear. But since I have an Alpine head unit, and just got 2 12inch Alpine Type-R's (2005 model) I was strongly thinking of getting the Alpine Type-R 6x3/4's. Do they sound as nice as they look, hows the clarity? congrats man.

PBX

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Had the same pioneer's in my old car...def a step up from them. Even running off the stock head unit they sound great. I also had an Alpine 15 Type R, man did that slam!

Dragon

Nice, than it looks like I will have to buy some Type-R speakkers, thanks for info.

thephatOne

i have alpine type r fronts and back, its paired up to an amp and I cant complain about the sound, i can turn it up to volume 28 (alpine cda-9833) and still no distortion and crisp

maxboogie

i have a pair of polk audio db 6 3/4 in the front door, very nice component speaker. and pioneer happens to be a favorite brand of mines you cant go wrong with a pair.

nyautostyle

i have audioplanet 6.5" all around, not big on bass but the vocals are very high which i wanted. i have 3 10" subs in the trunk so i didnt really want a bass set of speakers. if u guys are interested i could set up a group deal for $45 for 2 sets (4 total). just let me know

Jonny98max

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if i decide to go with the 6.5 in. Alpine type R for the front and rears will i need to amp them or will the bose factory amps be able to handle them???

i have pioneer 4 way in the front and pioneer 3 ways in the back right now and they sound really nice....just not that much bass.....

i want to try to avoid buying a 4 channel and a amp kit....will the bose fact. amps power the type R's?

2 Da Max

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well actually i think they are powering it right now. but then again that only runs at one ohm

adampecush

i just picked up some crystal csc60 components for the front and some boston rc620 woofers for the back, at a total cost of 190.00 for both. the crystals are supposedly amazing given their reasonable price. Im trying to go subless so im hoping the bass from these speakers is sufficient....something tells me it wont be though...

TheBigDu

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Good luck, man. That's exactly what I thought when I got my Rainbows. I have the bass boost up about 9dB on the amp, and the speakers put out a pretty nice amount of bass, but I've realized that I need a sub to finish off the system, or it's somehow just not "complete." Part of the problem is that the bass from the speakers can be easily washed out by the road; it starts to blend together for me. Subs you will always feel.

f550maranello2

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i have pioneer 4 ways all around and a fosgate 4004 4 channel amp and it sounds real good on the 4 ways

SEmy2K2go

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Wow - I don't think there is anything to compare here. Those were way past their prime.

f550maranello2

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past their prime? I tested about 10 different types of 6.5 speakers. Ranging from MB Quart to Jbl to Boston to alpine. And the pioneer sounded a lot better.. Especially better than the alpine s's and r's that everyone is having a boner about... beside pioneer has been around how long? 67 years... i believe that with time comes experience and with experience comes excellence

SEmy2K2go

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I was talking about the OEM speakers you replaced.

f550maranello2

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Lol alright then... then i totaly agree with you those are real pieces of crap... especially the bose system in these cars omg... my camaro has the bose also.. it sounds 10 times better then the one in the maxima... and its 2 years older also.