Need help with my wife's Beetle

[chris40oz77]

I've lurked around long enough and I think it's time to just ask the experts...

My wife wanted a different head unit for her VW Beetle so she could control her Ipod and Xm through it. She didn't want anything outlandish, just a simple radio so I went with Pioneer's DEH-4000UB. Since her bug has a Monsoon system, I want to yank all that out and replace it with aftermarket goodies.

She's got 4 6.5 speakers in the car (2 in the door and 2 in the rear). Since the car is so small, I've been told comps will be too much and I should go with coaxial 6.5s. Sound right?

Along with the head unit, I have 2 older Fosgate amps (120x2 and 360x2), two 10in subs, and two 8in subs I can use (of course I don't want to use all those subs...maybe one 10 or two 8s).

Given that information and about a $400-$500 budget, what does everyone recommend I do to this thing? My biggest problem is figuring out whether or not to go comp or coaxial and which speaker at that point.

Thanks!

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[WillyG4444 10+ year member]

I would think a component set would be fine for the car... Since it's so small, a good component set up front would be all you need, don't go with rear coaxials unless you're really set on them for some reason.

 

[chris40oz77]

Never thought of running just 1 set of comps...

My wife just rained on my parade though... I've now been advised she doesn't want anything in there to take up space (ie no amp or subs). My approach is now to find a good set of full range 6.5 speakers. Back to researching (unless someone will recommend a set) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[WillyG4444 10+ year member]

Well if you're not going to be able to get an amp I don't know if there's a good solution for the money //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif What if you put the amp under the seat or mount it to the side of the trunk or something?

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

Ygpm

 

[boomzilla 10+ year member]

most 2 and 4 channels will fit underneath the seat and wont take up room at all. maybe even a low power sub amp could fit too if you wanted.