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Six speaker OEM car - alter new head unit adapter harness to output to the cars six speakers
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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8831785" data-attributes="member: 674149"><p>Not really no. Your head unit doesn't support 6 channels does it? If not there is no good way to connect your factory 6 speakers to it.</p><p></p><p>This might be bad news, but you might have just pushed the ball, and now it's teetering on the edge of the hill.</p><p></p><p>You would need to combine two sets into two channels. So you either wire them in series, and double the ohms (which might actually work on factory setups), but I wouldn't expect that if they were already in their own channels. (you could test the resistance to make sure).</p><p></p><p>OR you could wire them together (parallel) and cut the wattage to each. If you knew what the speaker ratings were you could see if that would work, but it won't sound right, and at that point you would be better off just running the front set of mids and the front set of tweeters on your 4 channels, and just disconnecting the rears until you are ready to scratch the itch.</p><p></p><p>You could get a line output converter and turn your head units 4ch into 6 ch.</p><p></p><p>You can find a set of 2way, 3way or better choice would be a set of components for the front that will replace the factory. You can find a set that will play off that head unit wattage (if that's 45w x4 RMS) for $100-$200 and sound better than your factory setup.</p><p></p><p>The REAL ANSWER is now you NEED an amp, and with an amp, you want better speakers, and if they are enough, you need an alternator. So a(t least one new) amp, new speakers, maybe a new alt with new wiring, big 3, and then maybe a new battery. (The best answer was the last paragraph if you didn't pick up on how frickin hilarious I am). </p><p></p><p>Unless your instinct response to: Are you prepared to spend $500-$1000 more on your stereo now, is yes; then I would suggest replacing the fronts. Make sure that is 45w x 4 <strong>RMS,</strong> and get a set of components at that wattage (50w RMS) and replace your front mids and tweeters. Leave your rears connected to that unless you wanted to spend another $50 to replace those too. Unless you want it LOUD and have the money to spend, then you need an amp.</p><p></p><p> You could always find a set of budget 2 or 3 ways, leave the tweeters off, (their frequency will be covered), and get some real budget speakers for under $40 a set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8831785, member: 674149"] Not really no. Your head unit doesn't support 6 channels does it? If not there is no good way to connect your factory 6 speakers to it. This might be bad news, but you might have just pushed the ball, and now it's teetering on the edge of the hill. You would need to combine two sets into two channels. So you either wire them in series, and double the ohms (which might actually work on factory setups), but I wouldn't expect that if they were already in their own channels. (you could test the resistance to make sure). OR you could wire them together (parallel) and cut the wattage to each. If you knew what the speaker ratings were you could see if that would work, but it won't sound right, and at that point you would be better off just running the front set of mids and the front set of tweeters on your 4 channels, and just disconnecting the rears until you are ready to scratch the itch. You could get a line output converter and turn your head units 4ch into 6 ch. You can find a set of 2way, 3way or better choice would be a set of components for the front that will replace the factory. You can find a set that will play off that head unit wattage (if that's 45w x4 RMS) for $100-$200 and sound better than your factory setup. The REAL ANSWER is now you NEED an amp, and with an amp, you want better speakers, and if they are enough, you need an alternator. So a(t least one new) amp, new speakers, maybe a new alt with new wiring, big 3, and then maybe a new battery. (The best answer was the last paragraph if you didn't pick up on how frickin hilarious I am). Unless your instinct response to: Are you prepared to spend $500-$1000 more on your stereo now, is yes; then I would suggest replacing the fronts. Make sure that is 45w x 4 [B]RMS,[/B] and get a set of components at that wattage (50w RMS) and replace your front mids and tweeters. Leave your rears connected to that unless you wanted to spend another $50 to replace those too. Unless you want it LOUD and have the money to spend, then you need an amp. You could always find a set of budget 2 or 3 ways, leave the tweeters off, (their frequency will be covered), and get some real budget speakers for under $40 a set. [/QUOTE]
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