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post Apr 29, 2012 - 8:21 PM
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I have the 6 speaker stereo system and I want a little more bass. Just to get a full sound out of the audio. I was thinking of replacing either the door speakers or rear speakers with 8" subs but I'm afraid that I'll loose too much mid and high. Has anyone done this, and how does it sound?

And adding a sub and amp in the rear hatch isn't an option for me. I really don't like them taking up space or having to remove it if I need more room.


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post Apr 30, 2012 - 10:34 PM
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Idk, I just don't like the look of the amp sticking out. I've become a really big OEM snob in my old age. If it wasn't offered as an option by the respective company or off brand (TRD) is SOME country, I typically don't want it. I will usually sacrifice performance, looks, SOUND, etc in order to keep everything kosher. Hell, I'd LOVE the 25th anniversary badges and mats, but because mines a 99, not a 96, it seems improper. I think it all roots back to about 10 years ago with the Type R craze with everyone putting Type R, Type S, GT-R, SE-R, etc stickers and badges on their cars regardless of what it's make or what they had done to it. Sh*t, you could go to Pep Boys, Advance Auto, AutoZone and get all kinds of lights, shift knobs, petals, stickers, bolt on muffler ... all stuff that gave you massive HP gains, and people ate it up ... hell I was one of them for a while. I have a civic that was practically SCRAPING the ground with an Invader body kit and 18" wheels, full exhaust, turbo, underglow, TV w/ PSone ... you name it ... if it was in the aftermarket catalog I had it or WANTED it lol. That was 10 years ago. I've gone from "tuner" to pretentious automotive hobbyist. It just built up to the point that I just want as little as possible to do with aftermarket. Now I realize that sometimes you kinda have to. I've heard what the stereos sound like with the JBL systems. My 01 Camry XLE had a lesser/similar version. That sounded great, and I'd bet the Celica version sounds better. That being said, the last year of our vehicles was 99 ... do I want to buy someones used factory speakers from that long ago maybe longer? No, going to HAVE to go aftermarket. But I'm sure I can find something in my shop comparable to the factory subs that a factory amp could handle. If I HAVE to go aftermarket all around, I guess I'll just have to hide the amp under the passenger seat.

Now, back to one of my previous questions, does anyone know where the FACTORY sub amp would be located?


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99 Celica GT-S
91 Subaru Legacy Sport AWD Turbo
2010 Acura RDX Turbo w/ Technology Package
68 Impala SS Convertable

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- Xander_X   Anyone replace their front or rear speakers with subs?   Apr 29, 2012 - 8:21 PM
- - bruiseboy2   yup, I did it with polk audio shallow mounts. It ...   Apr 29, 2012 - 9:40 PM
- - azian_advanced   if you can get 8" speaker adapters, you can d...   Apr 29, 2012 - 10:10 PM
- - Special_Edy   2 twelves will fit nicely in the cargo area, or ge...   Apr 29, 2012 - 10:12 PM
|- - ricochet1490   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Apr 29, 2012 - 11...   May 4, 2012 - 9:49 AM
- - azn87   im rockin a single 10 with stock speaker and tweet...   Apr 29, 2012 - 10:15 PM
- - Xander_X   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Apr 29, 2012 - 11...   Apr 30, 2012 - 10:01 AM
- - d3ath2009   pics.. i cant remember what speakers the 6-speaker...   Apr 30, 2012 - 6:02 PM
- - Xander_X   Ok, again, NOTHING is going in the trunk, NOTHING....   Apr 30, 2012 - 9:45 PM
- - d3ath2009   i may have not done this personally to my car (hav...   Apr 30, 2012 - 9:59 PM
- - Xander_X   Idk, I just don't like the look of the amp sti...   Apr 30, 2012 - 10:34 PM
- - Box   I want to say that the amps were below the A/C con...   Apr 30, 2012 - 10:41 PM
- - Xander_X   QUOTE (Box @ Apr 30, 2012 - 11:41 PM...   Apr 30, 2012 - 10:57 PM
- - d3ath2009   i respect that u want to keep as much oem as possi...   Apr 30, 2012 - 11:10 PM
- - Box   The information is on here somewhere, I distinctly...   Apr 30, 2012 - 11:14 PM
- - kurt95gt   I put 8 inch 300watt subs in my doors an wired the...   Apr 30, 2012 - 11:20 PM
- - trdproven   i had the 8" kicker subs on the door, its tru...   May 1, 2012 - 1:39 AM
- - Xander_X   QUOTE (d3ath2009 @ Apr 30, 2012 - 11...   May 1, 2012 - 9:30 AM
- - rave2n   You mention not wanting all the wiring and extra a...   May 1, 2012 - 9:39 AM
- - richee3   For what it's worth, there was never an OEM su...   May 1, 2012 - 11:22 AM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (richee3 @ May 1, 2012 - 12:22...   May 1, 2012 - 11:39 AM
- - Xander_X   richee3: Being that I've never SEEN one perso...   May 1, 2012 - 12:50 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (Xander_X @ May 1, 2012 - 1:50...   May 1, 2012 - 1:04 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Xander_X @ May 1, 2012 - 1:50...   May 1, 2012 - 1:59 PM
- - Xander_X   Using JBL's msrp pricing, replacing factory tw...   May 1, 2012 - 1:53 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (Xander_X @ May 1, 2012 - 2:53...   May 1, 2012 - 3:28 PM
- - b22ri22an   Thinking of buying these for the rear speakers Ea...   May 1, 2012 - 3:12 PM
- - Special_Edy   The 6 speaker has the amp under the climate contro...   May 1, 2012 - 11:51 PM
- - Xander_X   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ May 1, 2012 - 11...   May 2, 2012 - 8:12 AM
- - zonz540   I mounted my PDX5 under my drivers seat. It fit ju...   May 2, 2012 - 8:42 AM
- - Special_Edy   He will be fine with the factory 8, it shouldnt ra...   May 2, 2012 - 9:13 AM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ May 2, 2012 - 10...   May 2, 2012 - 10:22 AM
- - Special_Edy   I gotta agree with Xander, the OEM looks the best...   May 2, 2012 - 10:41 AM
- - Xander_X   I've admittedly just become very cynical in my...   May 2, 2012 - 11:37 AM
- - Special_Edy   Well lets put it this way, the manufacturer withou...   May 2, 2012 - 12:41 PM
- - ricochet1490   THERE ARE NOT stock factory 8 in subs in the doors...   May 4, 2012 - 9:58 AM
- - richee3   86160-2B150- 15w, OD=208 86150-2B160- 25w, OD=208 ...   May 4, 2012 - 10:39 AM
- - Xander_X   QUOTE My car has the 8 speaker setup: Reduced: 6...   May 4, 2012 - 11:13 AM
- - ricochet1490   I think I tossed both of my blown speakers in the ...   May 4, 2012 - 1:31 PM
- - ricochet1490   This is going to bug me now. I seem to remember m...   May 4, 2012 - 1:36 PM
|- - Special_Edy   QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ May 4, 2012 - 1...   May 4, 2012 - 2:12 PM
- - richee3   The part number tells the outer diameter, both at ...   May 4, 2012 - 6:50 PM
- - ricochet1490   might explain why my 6.5" replacement speaker...   May 4, 2012 - 11:45 PM


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