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Old 02-07-2008, 02:34 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 theysound like 5x8's..I will put 2 10's in the trunk soi get a concert type sound.
 
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Old 02-07-2008, 08:24 PM
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5X7's in all 4 doors.
 
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:56 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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Old 02-08-2008, 04:31 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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Old 02-08-2008, 01:37 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.
I discovered the same thing in mine andhad 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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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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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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Old 02-08-2008, 03:19 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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I used to... till now!
 
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Old 02-08-2008, 06:16 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 adapterwill work.
I'm quite sure that 6x9's are not stock and will not work.

 


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