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Amp Installation - 2/7/2008 12:34:43 PM

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Should I could I change the aftermarket unit and put my single din alpine in...? or should i put some line outs on the stock unit and just run a amp .... i like to listen to my music loud with a little bit of bass nothing serious just something better than stock. How would I take the door panels off... how would i go about taking the dash apart? what size speakers do i have in the front 6x9?...back speakers i wont use since they sound like 5x8's.. I will put 2 10's in the trunk so i get a concert type sound.

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/7/2008 6:24:14 PM

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5X7's in all 4 doors.

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/7/2008 9:56:16 PM

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wow that really sucks...but then why do the front speakers sound better than the back...front have to be a bit bigger....or is it because i am sitting in the front so i dont hear the speakers bubbling like the back speakers. Could i put 6x9's in the back ? I want bigger speakers these sound like speakers from a boom box.

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/8/2008 2:31:24 AM

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I put Polk DB570's in my F150 and I am in the process of putting a 800 watt Kenwood amp in to drive them, but even without the amp they still sounded much better than Fords Premium speakers.

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/8/2008 11:37:25 AM

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wow that really sucks...but then why do the front speakers sound better than the back...front have to be a bit bigger....or is it because i am sitting in the front so i dont hear the speakers bubbling like the back speakers. Could i put 6x9's in the back ? I want bigger speakers these sound like speakers from a boom box.

I discovered the same thing in mine and had the same question. I knew they were the same speaker size as in the front but they sound muddier...? So I just ended up fading to the front a little bit more.

I thought they used the Ford 6x8's in their Ken? 6x8's will fit, I'm told, yes?

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/8/2008 12:57:43 PM

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Someone needs to clear this up. Mazda3's have 5x7s or what? I'll check crutchfield.com and see what they say. Can the Mazda radio/dash be changed over to an aftermarket standard-size CD-player? I didn't think you could without making all sorts of weird modifications...

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/8/2008 1:00:03 PM

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OK, crutchfield says under my 2007 Mazda3 sedan that 5x7s, 6x9s, and even 6 3/4s "will work"? What the hell.....

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/8/2008 1:19:15 PM

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i dont trust crutchfield ....or in that matter a lot of online sites that supposidly know your speaker sizes......

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/8/2008 1:19:55 PM

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I used to... till now!

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RE: Amp Installation - 2/8/2008 4:16:42 PM

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I've heard that the OE speakers are 6x8's, but AM 5x7/6x8's and 6.5" component speakers w/a plate adapter will work.
I'm quite sure that 6x9's are not stock and will not work.

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