A couple years ago, I installed a Pioneer AVH-P3400BH in my 02 Max and kept the stock, non-Bose speakers. I was perfectly happy with how it sounded until the drivers side front speaker blew. It is definitely blown. I have removed it and can feel the voice coil rubbing as I move the cone in and out.

I had basically made up my mind to get some JBL GX602 speakers. I can get a pair for around $65 and they sounded decent at the store. Plenty of low end for my taste. I liked them more than the Polk DB651's I listened to that were recommended. But then it occurred to me, since I currently have separate tweeters in the pillars, there must be a crossover somewhere and it is likely going to prevent all the highs from going to JBL's.

Questions:

1. Where is the stock crossover?

2. Is it just a single capacitor somewhere or a full blown crossover?

In other words, does the stock crossover feed both the woofer and the tweeter or just the tweeter? Is it only acting as a HPF for the tweeter? Are the door speakers being fed the full frequency range?

3. Should I get a component set instead? I'm guessing most of you will say yes, but I'm trying to avoid making a huge project out of this. I'm already amazed at how much time I've spent researching speakers...crazy.

Thanks for your input

 

I'm not much help, but I do know that the sub has its own crossover, and checking another speaker for a crossover wouldn't hurt.

 

Come to think of it... I've never thought about the crossovers. I installed component speakers that came with 2 crossovers for each side and used the blocks to connect the FR and FL door speakers with the stock wire and I rewired the tweeters to it with new wire and taped off the old wire and just left it. Never had any problems there. The stock line has to split somewhere under the dash. I've had tons of speakers and never had any problems with the tweeters.

 

I believe there was just an in-line crossover on the tweeter, I think you'll be alright without doing anything out of the ordinary, just disconnect the tweeters from power.

 

Thanks for the replies.

Nismos, I think you're right. There is just a single capacitor that is acting as a high pass filter for just the tweeter in the pillar. The woofer in the door is receiving all frequencies from the head unit.

Thanks again