Guiys who've replaced your 460 audio systems, help.

[97cobra1]

My amps are blown, and currently im listening to my phone in the door pocket to increase sound volume lol.

at this point after what i've read, i've just gonna have a buddy of mine help me and redo the whole car and pull the old 460 stuff out.

Can someone point me in a direction wher ei can get some good research done on the subject?

not looking to do anything too crazy, just a mild sound system.

 

[Blown_By_You]

Run 6.5" Components in the front and some 5x7/6x8's in the rear deck off of a 4 channel amp..

I'm a pretty big audiophile and I'm running two sets of these in my LS off of a JL digital 4 channel.. They blow people away how clean they are..

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P80920/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Although, the price went up $50 in the last month or so.. I only paid 136 for them..

Anyhow, you can use the stock Mach tweeter locations, which are excellent.

You don't have to amp them, but I highly suggest it.. Otherwise, you will still be running all new speaker wire through the car..

 

[97cobra1]

Right on, i might PM you in teh future when i start the project. a buddy of mine used to live out in cali and worked in an audio shop so he's gonna help me.

Did you replace all 4 speakers or just the front two, andwhere did you mount the amp?

 

[THE RED 1]

Use crutchfield, cheap and you can call to get advice

 

[1hot281]

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[97cobra1]

Appreciate the links to places to shop, but i'm looking more for like a walk through wiht pictures, so i can see where amps were mounted and how stuff was ran. I don't really feel like crutchfield is the place to get the info i'm looking for.

 

[THE RED 1]

When I ripped mine out I put in an aftermarket head unit and ran the corresponding wires for each speaker and a hi/low box for the tweeters it took me maybe 3hours, crutchfield is the best place for partsigtails speakers ,wiring etc

 

[97cobra1]

How hard is it to run the wires through the door areas? Did you replace all 4 speakers, or just the front two?

 

[Blown_By_You]

How hard is it to run the wires through the door areas? Did you replace all 4 speakers, or just the front two?

Youll have to replace all 4.. its easy to run thru the boots. You just need a giant ziptie, some electrical tape and some windex

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[97cobra1]

Youll have to replace all 4.. its easy to run thru the boots. You just need a giant ziptie, some electrical tape and some windex

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Thats what i planned on doing, i just saw a couple of posts by guys on other forums i was bouncing around saying to only do the front.

 

[Blown_By_You]

Here are some pics I just posted... My car has a few speakers... 15 to be exact

If you guys want any interior pics now is the time to request them

 

[Doug]

you can get two used rear amps off ebay for $100...I know because I'm looking for a front amp

 

[SVT Rob]

Someone posted the front door speakers as 6.5", but the ones on my convertible are 6x8. Just an FYI to check and make sure before spending your money. I bought 5.25" for the rear, and they are too small for the enclosure, 6.5" would have been a better option there.

For the time being, I just replaced the head unit and added an amp/sub for extra sound. But you really have to crank up the volume to get halfway decent sound out of the factory sound setup. I plan on pulling the entire system, and installing my own 4-channel amp, and running all new speaker wire.

 

[Blown_By_You]

Someone posted the front door speakers as 6.5", but the ones on my convertible are 6x8. Just an FYI to check and make sure before spending your money. I bought 5.25" for the rear, and they are too small for the enclosure, 6.5" would have been a better option there.

For the time being, I just replaced the head unit and added an amp/sub for extra sound. But you really have to crank up the volume to get halfway decent sound out of the factory sound setup. I plan on pulling the entire system, and installing my own 4-channel amp, and running all new speaker wire.

They are all 5x7 in every year and trim from 94-04, but 6.5" is a better replacement

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[NOVA98Cobra]

you can get two used rear amps off ebay for $100...I know because I'm looking for a front amp

I got the front amp for sale you are looking for. On that note I have the entire mach 460 (every single component for sale). Sorry for the hijack