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Old 03-06-09, 11:51 AM
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i have a 05 gs430 and i want to replace all the speakers with new aftermarket ones. what speakers and sizes do you run?
i want to change out all 4 doors, tweeters, and there is a center speaker(can i change that too?) and do you guys run 2 channel amp for the front and another 2 channel for the rear, or did you guys run 4 channel?
i already know that imma run 2 or 3 10" alpine type r subs with custom bazooka tubes.
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This question has been answered time and time again. But I run 6.5s in each door. From my understanding the center channel speaker is only for Navi so no point in changing it. I run one 4 channel amp for now for the interiors and a mono for the subs.

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Originally Posted by Spyder78
This question has been answered time and time again. But I run 6.5s in each door. From my understanding the center channel speaker is only for Navi so no point in changing it. I run one 4 channel amp for now for the interiors and a mono for the subs.
i read somewhere that the navi speaker is the driver side speaker, so i dont know
Old 03-06-09, 08:58 PM
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On my 04 430 the sound (GPS voice) defiantly comes from the front drivers side... not to go too off topic..
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I used to think the center speaker was for navi, but it has been confirmed by many that navi is the door speaker and the center speaker is a center channel speaker for the ML. If I put my ear right up to the center speaker I can hear sound coming from it.
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again i run two two channel amps just so i can get more power but i am a nut when it comes to my stereo a four channel is more than good for most people i also cut my rear upper deck so i could run my three way focals the 4s in the doors and the 6.5 in the deck and the tweeters are in the rear upper side panels than i put 6.5 in the front as well but had to make a custom plate out of mdf and run shallow depth series mids from focal not enough clearance to run any major 6.5 up front if i did it again i would go with a nice set of 4s for the front and keep the stock box's as far as high i like boston acoustics and focal are nice as well as far as subs i would go with two jl w6 subs in a slot port box and run a fosgate bd1500.1 to them but i already bought a jl w7 13 so i am going to make this work for a while i was running two 10s as well as the 13 but i want my trunk back thats way i say two twelves would be nice why are you going with the alpines may i ask and the tubes are going to take alot of space as well just wandering
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where in cali do you live i might be able to help you
Old 03-07-09, 03:58 PM
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IF you don't wana modifiy any thing its 4" all around. if you don't mine cutting stuff then go with 6 1/2 seperates in front and 6 1/2 coax in the rear. for the seps go ahead a check out a set that sounds good to YOU. just keep in mind that the stock tweeter pod is small. As for amps 4 channel is good or 2 -2 channel. I had to cut the grill plastic on my door panels so it doesn't hit the speaker. I could have just cut the door speaker enclosuer but the door speakers i have are too thick. so I made my own door speaker pods front and back...
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6.5" mids in the front door, 1" tweeters on the a-pillar, no speakers in the rear. Each set of speakers gets their own amplifiers.
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6.5" diamond audio d6's on all doors....1" diamond audio d6 tweeters, factory dash speaker replaced with 2" diamond audio d6 tweeter, 12 shallow mount pioneer sub....im in the process of finishing all of this...
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Reference 6020CS 6 1/2" Car Audio Component Speaker System for the rear doors. (2/4 ohm)
Infinity Perfect 6.1 - 6-1/2" Component Speakers System in the front. (4 ohm)

Factory tweeters on pillar.

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does anyone have a DIY for 6.5 in the fronts?
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Boston acoustics pro 6.5 compoents front and rear, 2 boston pro 12" in custom rear deck. All powered by Phoenix Gold M series amps, sounds like sitting front row at a symphony.
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Originally Posted by rtolmie
Boston acoustics pro 6.5 compoents front and rear, 2 boston pro 12" in custom rear deck. All powered by Phoenix Gold M series amps, sounds like sitting front row at a symphony.
did u fab up a whole new mdf "box" for the 6.5 components or use something like this?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/6-Speaker-Adapter...item483a7bbbde
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Thats true. Only the left front speaker is the main for nav. I dont understand why they even have the center speaker for if its not for the nav voice.


Originally Posted by CK6Speed
I used to think the center speaker was for navi, but it has been confirmed by many that navi is the door speaker and the center speaker is a center channel speaker for the ML. If I put my ear right up to the center speaker I can hear sound coming from it.


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