Hi all,
Just a quick post for anyone looking to do an affordable component speaker conversion for their front doors - I just installed a set of Rockford Fosgate Prime R1652-S 6.5" units in the front doors, to replace the stock speakers in my 01 LS V6 Sport with Alpine head unit. I placed the tweeter in the same location as used by others on this forum - see photo attachment of passenger door.
These speakers are quite cheap - retail is about $120/pair, but they are easily availble online or on E-Bay for $50-$60. Obviously they are not the last word in quality, but they sound tight and clean and work really well with the stock head unit - a major upgrade from stock. All you need in addition is the 6x9 to 6.5" plastic adapter bracket, some short self tapping screws and some custom hole drilling of that and the stock plastic adapter in the door to make the woofers fit nicely. There is not even a separate crossover unit to install, as it is built into the tweeter.
Note - don't bother with the 5.25" version of this speaker set - it sounds OK too (same tweeter unit), but the 5.25" woofer just does not have the bass output and is significantly less efficient than the 6.5" unit (efficiency is the key spec to pay attention to when choosing an aftermarket speaker to work well with lower powered OEM head unit amplifiers). I made this mistake and ented up pulling the 5.25's out after a few weeks and buying another set of 6.5".
I decided to leave the stock rears, as they are in such a sucky position that all they really do is add some mid-bass fill, so I don't think it is worth speading money and time on them. My car does not have the rear deck subs, but bass overall is tight and deep enough for me (for now......
The only bummer is that the tweeters have the maker's name stenciled on them in white, which I thinks looks rather cheesy, but I may paint my second set to match the door trim and install those if they come out well.
Just a quick post for anyone looking to do an affordable component speaker conversion for their front doors - I just installed a set of Rockford Fosgate Prime R1652-S 6.5" units in the front doors, to replace the stock speakers in my 01 LS V6 Sport with Alpine head unit. I placed the tweeter in the same location as used by others on this forum - see photo attachment of passenger door.
These speakers are quite cheap - retail is about $120/pair, but they are easily availble online or on E-Bay for $50-$60. Obviously they are not the last word in quality, but they sound tight and clean and work really well with the stock head unit - a major upgrade from stock. All you need in addition is the 6x9 to 6.5" plastic adapter bracket, some short self tapping screws and some custom hole drilling of that and the stock plastic adapter in the door to make the woofers fit nicely. There is not even a separate crossover unit to install, as it is built into the tweeter.
Note - don't bother with the 5.25" version of this speaker set - it sounds OK too (same tweeter unit), but the 5.25" woofer just does not have the bass output and is significantly less efficient than the 6.5" unit (efficiency is the key spec to pay attention to when choosing an aftermarket speaker to work well with lower powered OEM head unit amplifiers). I made this mistake and ented up pulling the 5.25's out after a few weeks and buying another set of 6.5".
I decided to leave the stock rears, as they are in such a sucky position that all they really do is add some mid-bass fill, so I don't think it is worth speading money and time on them. My car does not have the rear deck subs, but bass overall is tight and deep enough for me (for now......
The only bummer is that the tweeters have the maker's name stenciled on them in white, which I thinks looks rather cheesy, but I may paint my second set to match the door trim and install those if they come out well.
