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wasup ya'll,

been outta town for a few weeks and it looks like i missed some sh1t. no more xbl2 at Ascendant?! crazy.

anyways, my friend has a '93 cutlass sierra sedan and wants to get some speakers and a HU. i can't talk him in to getting an amp so it's just going to be HU and speakers. here's the factory speaker locations:

Dash: 3.5"
Front Door: 4x6"
Rear Deck: 6x9"

i wanted to get ya'll opinions on how to set this up. budget is limited. i dont think he wants to spend over $500 and he's not real picky. he just wants something better than stock. i was thinking about 2-way seperates 4x6" plate speakers for the doors and 6.5" rounds for the rear deck and nothing in the dash. sound good?

would these be ok with HU power?
http://www.thezeb.com/p-CDT-Audio-CL-6- ... 101081.htm
if so, what crossover frequency should i use? 100hz?

how about these plate speakers? ok for the price?
http://www.thezeb.com/p-Cerwin-Vega-HED ... 101135.htm
or would these be better?
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-kdoNBdrT51 ... 2CFP&g=400

any suggestions on HU's? i figure with no amp he'll need something with at least 22watts RMS, and might really benefit from one of those high-powered ones that do like 28watts RMS. something with a built in crossover would be nice also.

thanks for the help.

Since he'll probably appreciate rear fill in his car, I'd suggest sticking with 6x9's, but just something upgraded. As far as up front I would go with some 6.5" coaxials. Have him go to some local shops and listen to various speakers. See what he likes and then he can base his purchases off that.

If you can get around the factory locations, I'd definately put something (one set) larger up front. I would go with at least 5&1/4" if you can.

The only problem with having 3 sets of speakers is the load on the HU; the front will see a 2 ohm load while the rear sees a 4. HU's don't support anything higher than a 4 sadly. A cheap 2 channel or 4 channel amp will fix you there though.

*Edit: now that I reread the full post... lol

For cheap stock replacements, I'd pick the Infinity's over the Cerwin Vega's. The 6.5's in the rear sound good.

HU's:
If he wants MP3's: http://www.thezeb.com/p-Pioneer-DEH-P4700MP-103320.htm
or
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-45OKG6ODh7 ... 500CDE9845
or
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-45OKG6ODh7 ... =020DXZ555

CD's only:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-45OKG6ODh7 ... I=020DB155
or
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-45OKG6ODh7 ... 130DEH1700
or
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-45OKG6ODh7 ... 500CDE9841

well, crutchfield said he has speaker locations in the doors, but i just looked at his car and there are only the 3.5"'s in the dash and 6x9's in the rear deck. yuck.

he wants it to look stock too, so no kickpods, cutting the door, etc. i guess i'll probably recommend some infinity kappa 3.5"'s for the dash and those CDT 6.5" midbass speakers for the rear. pretty boring, i know.

still need to pick a HU. only needs the following:
-mp3 compatability
-crossovers
-22watts RMS or greater (28 would be nice)
-under $200

if ya'll happen to know of any good ones that have all those features for that price let me know. i'll keep searching. thanks again yall.

J.W. wrote:well, crutchfield said he has speaker locations in the doors, but i just looked at his car and there are only the 3.5"'s in the dash and 6x9's in the rear deck. yuck.

he wants it to look stock too, so no kickpods, cutting the door, etc. i guess i'll probably recommend some infinity kappa 3.5"'s for the dash and those CDT 6.5" midbass speakers for the rear. pretty boring, i know.

still need to pick a HU. only needs the following:
-mp3 compatability
-crossovers
-22watts RMS or greater (28 would be nice)
-under $200

if ya'll happen to know of any good ones that have all those features for that price let me know. i'll keep searching. thanks again yall.

ALPINE CDE 9851... 257.00 VERY NICE HU, IT MAY BE CDA LOL I DUNO IM TO LAYZY TO GO LOOK