i have a 94 honda prelude and i was wondering if anyone knows how to install all the speakers? all but my back 2 speakers are blown. also how would i know what sizes will fit. i know the back at 6 1/2" but what about the depth and etc?

 

anyone?lol

 

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go to the vehicle selector, it will tell you what will fit in the stock locations. There may or may not be some modifications required, because many aftermarket speakers have a deeper mounting depth than stock, so you would need a spacer in this case which isnt that hard to make out of 3/4" MDF.

 

thanks.. but what is "3/4 MDF"?

 

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no he didn't...lol
MDF is Medium Density Fiberboard...3/4 of an inch thick.
used in car audio for making subwoofer boxes, amp racks, speaker pods, etc.
it's more dense and rigid than a piece of particle board or plywood. it's catching on as a good building material in homes these days as well. it does have one small drawback though...it does tend to kick up a little more dust when cutting (especially if you don't have some sort of a dust collecting device) than say a piece of plywood.

 

thanks for the summary. i honestly had no clue of the MDF.. any suggestions of what to look for in a speaker?

 

There are speakers that are a direct fit to the stock speaker housings, Infinity, Pioneer, Eclipse and some others all make a speaker that fits without mods.

An MDF spacer, [up to 1" in some cases] can be used for speakers that have a mounting depth of more then 2", keep in mind that it is a standard 6.5" speaker, not to be confused with an over-sized 6.5" speaker, the diff. is that a standard 6.5" uses a 5" diameter mounting hole, and the over-sized 6.5" will be bigger and vary in diameter from make to make. 94


Modified by fcm at 4:16 PM 5/21/2007

 

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i would say go with a set of somewhat expensive great sounding speakers...but...something that appeals to both your ears and wallet should suffice. we all could sit here till we're blue in the face and argue about what speakers to get...let's not. what we can do is give you some suggestions as to which speakers are better than others for a comparable price. after that it's up to your ears and wallet alone.

if you could give us a roundabout price range you're willing to spend for these and the types of music you listen to mostly!

when asked that 99% of people say they listen to everything....that's fine...but what are you listening to for 80% of the time???

a set of focals or a/d/s speakers would be great for rock, country and even classical music...but they can get expensive and aren't necessarily the best sounding speakers if you like speed/death/black metal like i do. let us know.

 

most of the time i listen to ROCK.but i love BASSand i always set it up +5/BASS and about 0/5 or -2/5 TREBEL. on my head unit

 

I say that you add a small sub. You have your bass +5. Even if you do buy new speakers. you might just blow them out by distortion and the lack of power that your headunit has by cranking up the bass.

 

^^^ Ditto. Look into a self powered sub like the Infinity basslink or the Bazooka bass tube.

 

i was actually thinking about the bazooka bass tube. but would i need an amplifier?

 

You will not need a amp if you go with the bazooka with the built in amp.

 

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ok...are you looking for bass or are you looking for BOOM???
what you are getting from your speakers now is mid-bass...if you are simply looking for a little kick in the pants then go with the amplified Bazooka...if you want boominess and the ability to rattle the dentures out of the little old lady next to you at a stop light...you'll need more output than the Bazooka can give you.