Upgrading Sound System

[supafly]

Ive got an after market headunit and Ive jus got a sony Xplod 12" and realised that i need to upgrade the rest of the system. ive noticed the doors vibrate a lot aswell. so here are my options:

Option 1

Change the door and dash Speakers for better ones.

Option 2

Disconnect the door Speakers and have 6x9s in boxes in the boot. (i dont want to make holes in my shelf)

Option 3

Use bass blockers on the door Speakers.

P.S is there a way to stop the doors vibrating and is it posible to connect 6x9s as well as keeping the other speakers running?

B)

[JustJJ]

yes you can technically connect the 6 x 9s in with the other Speakers too...

you get a wiring loom from toyota.. £15 ish.... this splits off the two usual sets of Speakers as well as 2 extra for the 6 x 9s .. its what i ahve done... only problem is.. I have connected mine to the amp in the boot.. and for some reason it doesnt think there is anything connected across there and my dash Speakers dont work :P (dont notice it much tbh)... but apparently if you connected the 6 x 9s straight to it... all 3 pairs should work fine :)

[RFvitz]

i'd upgrade the door and dash Speakers if i were you. otherwise most of the sound would be comin from the back. a balanced sound stage sounds much better. I have this problem as my vitz doesnt have place for door Speakers (just the dash ones). You on the other hand do have door Speakers... so use em

matbe a nice set of components would go nicely :D

and once u are changing the speakers and have your door cards off u might aswell get some soundproofing in there to stop the rattling! sounds much much better too.

u've got no amp for your sub??

[supafly]

yeh, 350W.

How do i get the door panels off and how do i unscrew the dash Speakers as the windscreen is in the way

B)

[earpl]

ive got jbl component speeks, jbl 6x9's + 10" sub. all on a 400w amp & it sounds fine. loud enough for me.

[Crisis]

Im doing the same soon. Got 12" Sony running at 350W (the little red rectangle amp?) and the mid to high levels of sound are getting drowned out, all needs balancing.

[Dougs]

how do i unscrew the dash speakers as the windscreen is in the way

You can use a socket set to unscrew them

[SRi_James]

id upgrade ur standard Speakers, and preferably run them off a decent amp (rather than the head unit)

it should improve the quality a lot! :)

also it would be a good idea to use some sound deadning inside the doors to help stop the vibration. id use brown bread or dynamat

james :)