Help with replacing speakers and head unit

[bobharleys]

Hey there,

I've been reading through all the advice here, I'm not too technically minded so am getting a bit confused. Here are my questions: 

1. If I buy coaxial replacement speakers for the doors and connect to the new head unit will that stop my tweeters from working too? Can I just replace the door speakers and hope that the tweeters still work or do I need a different kind of speaker/set up entirely? 

2. Sony XS-160GS GS Series 6.5 Inch 2 Way Car Door Coaxial Speakers 40w RMS Pair - this is the set of speakers I'm thinking of using, I like Sony products always found their audio quality to be good, has anyone used them for theirs and would I need to buy anything additionally to help get the job done properly? 

I'm replacing the factory speakers in the door because they're blown to **** (though they have lasted 20+ hrs) I still am using the factory head unit for my 2004 1L lipo which comes with a cassette cd etc, the issue I have been having is the speakers being temperamental between only playing out of one side or just the tweeters depending on it being out of the cassette connection or the cd! I thought I might as well upgrade and replace the head unit and speakers (not the tweeters I've read theyre difficult to re install) in hopes that this will fix the issues above ^ ... Thoughts? 

Thanks for reading, if you got this far and have ANY advice for me regarding replacing my door speakers and head unit that would be very welcomed. 

 

 

[mk2]

Usually there's a built-in cross over unit, mounted on the back of the speaker cone to separate out the low and high frequency signals before they get to the speaker/tweeter coils. So that shouldn't be an issue when swapping to a different set.

The high level dash mounted tweeters also have a crossover built in, so they just connect up as normal. Just use the existing wiring and all will be good.

The standard Blaupunkt or Philips speakers are actually very good- if you can find a used, working pair somewhere. Same as Polo, Golf and Bora from that era... Just check the connector type first. Good bass response and relatively high sensitivity (lots of sound for low drive power).

When replacing, make sure you keep the waterproofing well sealed or the carpet will get wet every time it rains...

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