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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8854972" data-attributes="member: 674149"><img src="https://www.caraudio.com/attachments/img_2631-jpeg.51943/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Do you add those self-solder shrink tubes on there? Yeah, that&#039;s a 6.5&quot; DVC sub.&nbsp;&nbsp; They do make those, you can find 6.5&quot; dvc subs and replace them, but you would want to know what wattage you are getting off that amp.&nbsp;&nbsp; My guess it&#039;s one amp pushing the tweeters and then to each coil, so probably really low wattage.You could do this to check what AC voltage is coming off your speaker wires and find out what wattage you are able to get.&nbsp; (Whether there is distortion, or how close it is to max, you wouldn&#039;t know).&nbsp; [MEDIA=youtube]gg2gl-fz2Qc[/MEDIA]Then you could change your subs and know what wattage you are targeting.&nbsp; You would also want to check the resistance/ohms of each coil.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would stay the same resistance based on that amp probably can&#039;t get to a lower ohm.How much of the rest of the system do you want to keep?&nbsp;&nbsp; If it&#039;s not good enough, you can use a Line Output Converter (LOC) to get a signal if you want to keep your head unit, and it doesn&#039;t have RCA outputs.&nbsp;&nbsp; From there you add in your own amp, and what speakers you want.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8854972, member: 674149"] [IMG]https://www.caraudio.com/attachments/img_2631-jpeg.51943/[/IMG] Do you add those self-solder shrink tubes on there? Yeah, that's a 6.5" DVC sub. They do make those, you can find 6.5" dvc subs and replace them, but you would want to know what wattage you are getting off that amp. My guess it's one amp pushing the tweeters and then to each coil, so probably really low wattage. You could do this to check what AC voltage is coming off your speaker wires and find out what wattage you are able to get. (Whether there is distortion, or how close it is to max, you wouldn't know). [MEDIA=youtube]gg2gl-fz2Qc[/MEDIA] Then you could change your subs and know what wattage you are targeting. You would also want to check the resistance/ohms of each coil. I would stay the same resistance based on that amp probably can't get to a lower ohm. How much of the rest of the system do you want to keep? If it's not good enough, you can use a Line Output Converter (LOC) to get a signal if you want to keep your head unit, and it doesn't have RCA outputs. From there you add in your own amp, and what speakers you want. [/QUOTE]

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