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Should keep that HD radio, or atleast a interface for it.

It is a growing market, that is taking alot of investments by radio companies.

I gotta agree with Xander, the OEM looks the best. Aftermarket stereos dont match the dash or the other instruments.

I've admittedly just become very cynical in my "old age" about parts and the way things look. I've been "tuning" imports for 15 years now, before The Fast and The Furious was a twinkle in some writers eye. Yeah, I went through the PepBoys phase, I went through the "looks and sound" phase, then started pursuing performance, with little attention to looks (besides being clean obviously). Now, I just want everything to be perfect and the way it was made to be.

My uncle has a warehouse with a first year Viper, a 2004 Viper, 65 GTO convertible with a hurst package, 72 Olds Hurst (complete frame off), 87 Grand National, 87 Grand National GNX edition with the plastic on the seats and window sticker on the window still, some crazy rare 50's Chevy pickup, some rare edition of and RX-8 they only made 120 of ... and more ... I've been hanging out with him a lot the last few years and he's the same way. Wouldn't dream of putting something aftermarket in any of them unless it was the only option (though neither of us are opposed to replica parts if a good OEM one is not to be found). So I think he just rubbed off on me. You start to learn to appreciate the car for what the company saw it as and not want to alter it more than the company allowed for ... that to me includes parts offered in that vehicles generation (in any country), and that company's aftermarket brands and affiliates; in Toyota's case, TRD, TOM's, etc

Well lets put it this way, the manufacturer without a doubt had to keep prices down, make a profit on the car and keep it reasonable so that it appeals to a wide range of people. So everything OEM on the car isnt as great as it could of been. BUT, the factory did spend millions of dollars designing the vehicle and making sure everything included was reliable, well integrated with the rest of the vehicle and had balanced performance.

You just cant compete with the R&D and mass production that is OEM

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FALSE.... I PROMISE i have no such thing in the doors. They are the same 6.5's like everyone else.

THERE ARE NOT stock factory 8 in subs in the doors in the premium audio set up. My car has factory 8 spkr premium audio... both front speakers blown at one point, replaced them with the EXACT same speakers from my coupe 6spkr parts car.

One amp in the dash behind the thermostat, the other under the drivers seat.

The guy who owned the car before me, had a 600W amp power two tens and the rest of the car.
When I bought it, both from 6.5's were blown, and the passenger side 4" was blown.......

Factory would sound good if you can get the 4" speakers in the door to be the mids... and the rears which are regular old 5 to 6" speakers, can't remember atm - need upgraded for sure, but mounting has always been a problem without custom fiberglass work under the door panels....

Edit:
There may have been so much modifying done to the car maybe they were junk yard replacements.... but they looked exactly like the other ones I pulled... basic 6.5" woofers.... not a subwoofer...

This post has been edited by ricochet1490: May 4, 2012 - 10:01 AM

86160-2B150- 15w, OD=208
86150-2B160- 25w, OD=208

According to the part numbers, the difference is that the 6 speaker system uses 15 watt speakers and the 8 speaker system is 25 watt.

This post has been edited by richee3: May 4, 2012 - 11:34 AM

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So I'm getting mixed results here.

This post has been edited by Xander_X: May 4, 2012 - 11:14 AM

I think I tossed both of my blown speakers in the trash. If they were 8's and not 6.5's, they weren't subs i don't think....

This is going to bug me now. I seem to remember mine looking slightly larger, but the time frame between when I removed them and when I finally got working speakers put back in was almost a year. I have no idea what I did with the originals.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...l=premium+audio

8 in mid maybe?
not an 8 in subwoofer... but who knows... Looks like I need to find me some stock 8in speakers lol

This post has been edited by ricochet1490: May 4, 2012 - 1:42 PM

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None the less, if he gets a set of the door panels he can fit a quality 8 in speaker in there. A decent 8inch should be able to handle low or full range regardless, at least whatever the stock amp is pumping out.

The part number tells the outer diameter, both at 8.1". Not really helpful for determining the size of the woofer. However, there's one very easy way to end any debate. Someone with an 8 speaker system... ahem, Trace... can turn their radio on and listen to the lower speaker. Regardless of whether it's a factory woofer or replacement mid that's in the door, the factory amp will still send the same signal so if that speaker plays only bass, then it was intended to be a factory sub.

might explain why my 6.5" replacement speaker in the passenger door is very quiet

But the stock 6spkr from 6.5 I put in the driver door is pretty loud? maybe bad wiring.... or maybe a speaker that has a mid in it trying to put out the bass .... would make sense cause even my stock 6.5 in the drivers side doesn't have any mid too it whatsoever... hence the job of the 4" speaker.