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General => Car audio => Topic started by: sacvwgolf on 28 December 2006, 18:42

Title: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: sacvwgolf on 28 December 2006, 18:42

hi tried searching but no luck. i was wondering i have currently have 6x4s and were hopping to add 6x9s. is it a straight swap i.e just swap wires from old speakers onto new speakers or is there more to it?

Thanks

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: mk2mark on 28 December 2006, 19:27

Basically so long as they're not too big for the amp and assuming you've accounted for the different physical sizes.

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: sacvwgolf on 28 December 2006, 19:33

what do you mean by different sizes and amp?

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: Bear on 28 December 2006, 20:09

Straight swop mate.

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: Heyho on 28 December 2006, 20:21

Wiring wise, it's a straight swap, but you won't get 6x9s in the standard locations.  Better off upgrading your door speakers.

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: sacvwgolf on 28 December 2006, 21:04

yeah i don't have door speakers i think i have dash speakers and rear speakers.  i plan on buying better dash speakers and 6x9s to fit in my custom speaker box. i will use the wiring from the 6x4s to power the 6x9s.

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: sacvwgolf on 30 December 2006, 18:20

so when wiring the speakers does it matter which wire goes on which terminal?

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: mk2mark on 30 December 2006, 20:27

Well they'll work but if you mix the wires up you'll have speakers out of phase and you'll get frequencies being cancelling out and stuff. Short answer you need to keep the wires the same which shouldn't really be hard :laugh:

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: sacvwgolf on 30 December 2006, 21:30

what does out of phase mean? , they sound ok so i might of just got lucky

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: mk2mark on 30 December 2006, 23:55

Speakers move air by shifting back and forwards, with out of phase speakers one's pushing while the other is pulling if you get me. If you're happy with the sound then don't sweat it, I doubt it'd be that noticable, but it's still something that would annoy someone like me :laugh:

Title: Re: quick question about swapping speakers
Post by: tommk3cab on 31 December 2006, 16:16

its the bass you would notice, basically, fade it to the rear, turn up quiet loud and listen close to the bass        ( use a repetative song!), then fade to either left or right, if when faded to one side the one speaker sounds bassier than the two together you have a problem, as they are only 6x9s and i assume off a head unit you may need to open the boot (or get in it?!)and get quiet close to the speakers to hear the difference. you will notice the difference when you get it right.