Hey whats up yall, i just recentlly bought new front and rear Alpine Type-S speakers, 6"1/2 for the front, and 6x9" for the rear.

These are the front speakers http://www.crutchfield.com/S-G...S170A .

And these are the rear speakers http://www.crutchfield.com/S-G...S690A .

Ive never installed speakers before, but i did install my head unit, my amp, compasitor, and sub so i have a small amount of knowledge underneath my belt. Like i said ive never installed speaker before but from what i understand its pretty easy. The guys over at audio connections (local shop) told me its no problem at all to cut out the OEM speaker frame to make the 6"1/2 fit, but how do i go about getting to the old speakers/installing the new ones. I searched several other fourms, and googled but couldnt find a write-up/diy so i was wondering if someone had any pictures, write-ups, or just common knowledge that would be usefull.

thanks for all your help and any/all advice is greatly appreciated.

B_ez
Biggjimmy7

 

The front speakers are the easiest, 'cause you take them out and put in the new ones. The oem rear speakers are 2ohm speakers, not the usual 4ohm, and you will need to disconnect that acoustic feedback system, which is a small black box under the rear deck. But then more news come, you lose your front speakers!!! And now you have to run new wires from hu to your doors, and also to your rears. If you're amping them (which you should), then you run these wire from your amp to the speakers, and rca cable from hu to the amp. Anyway, this is how I did it (using an amp). You can of course keep that black box plugged in (if you go with no amp), but I heard it can damage your hu or whatever. So do it on your own risk if you decide to keep it. Also, there might be a workaround so you don't have to run new wires to your doors, but I never found one (actually, never really looked for one).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Odessa &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The front speakers are the easiest, 'cause you take them out and put in the new ones. The oem rear speakers are 2ohm speakers, not the usual 4ohm, and you will need to disconnect that acoustic feedback system, which is a small black box under the rear deck. But then more news come, you lose your front speakers!!! And now you have to run new wires from hu to your doors, and also to your rears. If you're amping them (which you should), then you run these wire from your amp to the speakers, and rca cable from hu to the amp. Anyway, this is how I did it (using an amp). You can of course keep that black box plugged in (if you go with no amp), but I heard it can damage your hu or whatever. So do it on your own risk if you decide to keep it. Also, there might be a workaround so you don't have to run new wires to your doors, but I never found one (actually, never really looked for one). </TD></TR></TABLE>

THe acoustic feedback only runs the rear speakers. The fronts are standard 4 ohm "components" run right off the head unit. The rears are 2 ohm speakers that run off of the acoustic feedback system. The rear speakers have microphones on them that "listen" for distortion and adjust the output accordingly. It's easy to bypass. You will not have to run new lines for your front speakers. I have a prelude myself and this is exactly what I did.