GT w/ bose speaker replacements

[HAVOC]

I think that replacing the 6x8's will be the easiest and have the best results. I am not looking for a full system replacement. looking to spend about $400-$500 for the front 2 and rear 2 6x8's to start.
I am looking at these jlaudio speakers
speaker 1
or these polks

I had a monsoon audio system in my previous car and it did not have a sub but put out enough base for me. I am trying to reproduce that in this car.

Any recommendations or other area I need to improve would be great. I am looking to do this work myself and do not want to get to crazy with rewiring the car with an amp, sub etc.
I know dynamat in the future will help as well.

TIA

 

[sierra248]

Dude that's a little expensive a speaker for the stock head unit, as a matter of fact you'll probably get better sound with a cheaper speaker with better efficiency. Plus it will be hard to find that expensive of a 2-Ohm speaker to go with the Bose 2-Ohm Amp. The only companies that I know that make 2-ohm door speakers are Infinity and JBL, and even there best series you can get for less then 120 a pair. Check out these, I just ordered 4 of these for about 1/2 Crutchfield price.

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?search=gto8627&i=109GTO8627
Tom

 

[ihadacivicsi]

Dude that's a little expensive a speaker for the stock head unit, as a matter of fact you'll probably get better sound with a cheaper speaker with better efficiency. Plus it will be hard to find that expensive of a 2-Ohm speaker to go with the Bose 2-Ohm Amp. The only companies that I know that make 2-ohm door speakers are Infinity and JBL, and even there best series you can get for less then 120 a pair. Check out these, I just ordered 4 of these for about 1/2 Crutchfield price.

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?search=gto8627&i=109GTO8627
Tom

Hmmm. Its says these will not fit in my 08 Speed3.

 

[HAVOC]

as a matter of fact you'll probably get better sound with a cheaper speaker with better efficiency.

That why I am asking people who know more.

However like ihadacivisi the speakers you recommend are not listed as fits for this vehicle but other jbl's are see list here

TIA

 

[sierra248]

They will fit. I'm "Almost Positive" LOL I posted yesterday about the fit and the concensus is they will fit fine.
Tom

 

[Ferdball]

You can swap the speakers in the Bose system, but I'm pretty sure that the signal is not full range. You won't get the sound you want out of them.

 

[sierra248]

"You can swap the speakers in the Bose system, but I'm pretty sure that the signal is not full range. You won't get the sound you want out of them"

I'm replacing the AMP also, so no issues there.

 

[1sty]

I think that replacing the 6x8's will be the easiest and have the best results. I am not looking for a full system replacement. looking to spend about $400-$500 for the front 2 and rear 2 6x8's to start.
I am looking at these jlaudio speakers
speaker 1
or these polks

I had a monsoon audio system in my previous car and it did not have a sub but put out enough base for me. I am trying to reproduce that in this car.

Any recommendations or other area I need to improve would be great. I am looking to do this work myself and do not want to get to crazy with rewiring the car with an amp, sub etc.
I know dynamat in the future will help as well.

TIA

Very different speakers as options.
Why those 2?

If you like the JL TR,s...great speaker for the $$$ in my opinion, Then I would get the JL audio TR separates for the front, the TR coaxles for the rear and a 4 channel or 5 channel amp.

You will deffinitly want to get that amp out of there. It is the weak link.
You could also run the stock amp to stock rear speakers and run a new amp and front speakers. Or just buy all the old alpine and JL stuff I have for sale