Rear speaker kits

[Polaris]

I made my own baffles out of masonite to fit 4 3.5" drivers (don't remember the brand off hand) in the same way as the stock kit. It was a great improvement in sound quality and sound stage. total cost was around $100 for the 2 pairs of speakers and materials. I saved the pattern I made for the baffles somewhere. If I can find it, I could scan it and upload it here if anybody else wants to DIY a solution for themselves.




I also replaced the stock door subs with Kicker 6.5" subs using the baffle design floating around here. VAST improvement over stock. I replaced the stock 4x40 amp with a pair of small-footprint MTX amps and I can't say enough good about them. I got the two amps to mount on the stock amp bracket in the frunk. The sub amp is a 1X500 class D (RMS at 2 ohms) while the main amp is 4x75 class AB.

[joejitsumd]

awesome work guys!

[joejitsumd]

anyone know which aftermarket speakers CAN fit in the oem rear mounting brackets? I have the brackets and the storage compartment, I just don't have speakers.

[amagalla]

Originally Posted by Polaris

I made my own baffles out of masonite to fit 4 3.5" drivers (don't remember the brand off hand) in the same way as the stock kit. It was a great improvement in sound quality and sound stage. total cost was around $100 for the 2 pairs of speakers and materials. I saved the pattern I made for the baffles somewhere. If I can find it, I could scan it and upload it here if anybody else wants to DIY a solution for themselves.




I also replaced the stock door subs with Kicker 6.5" subs using the baffle design floating around here. VAST improvement over stock. I replaced the stock 4x40 amp with a pair of small-footprint MTX amps and I can't say enough good about them. I got the two amps to mount on the stock amp bracket in the frunk. The sub amp is a 1X500 class D (RMS at 2 ohms) while the main amp is 4x75 class AB.

When you wired the rear speakers, where they in series or parallel? I assume they are 4ohm speakers.

Thanks,

Tony

[ccstud17]

just a reminder, If you ADD rear speakers to your current setup, you must add a 6 channel amp or 4 channel with sub outs to power them. stock 4 channel amp is a wee lil guy and nothing ruins speakers faster than under frequency and under power!

[rick3000]

Originally Posted by ccstud17

If you ADD rear speakers to your current setup, you must add a 6 channel amp or 4 channel with sub outs to power them.

You aren't wrong, but I think saying you 'must' is a little misleading. Lots of people have powered the rear speakers off the head unit with no issue, including myself. It may not be the best, but it is an option. Also, if you are looking for a simpler install, the 996 6 channel amplifier is nearly plug and play. You just have to slightly modify the amplifier connector.

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by Polaris

I made my own baffles out of masonite to fit 4 3.5" drivers (don't remember the brand off hand) in the same way as the stock kit. It was a great improvement in sound quality and sound stage. total cost was around $100 for the 2 pairs of speakers and materials. I saved the pattern I made for the baffles somewhere. If I can find it, I could scan it and upload it here if anybody else wants to DIY a solution for themselves.

Did you ever find the template? I would be interested in the pattern. I just ordered the Pioneer TS-A878 3.5" speakers to replace the stock ones.

[epapp]

Originally Posted by BruceH

Did you ever find the template? I would be interested in the pattern. I just ordered the Pioneer TS-A878 3.5" speakers to replace the stock ones.

Yes Please! Template! Will same me some time