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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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can i just buy a set of infinity 6x8 speakers for the front doors in my convertible. will they be plug and play? i have an alpine head unit and that is all.
Old Apr 28, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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Mach amps bypassed?

If bypassed yes if not then no. Stock speakers are 8 ohms and most aftermarket speakers are 4 ohms.... I mean you can replace if youu havent bypassed the mach system but you will burn up the factory amps, so i wouldnt recommend it.
Old Apr 28, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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page 2 of my cardomain page shows how. It is easy......
Old Apr 28, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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im sure they werent bypassed. the speakers sound the same after the head unit was installed. i have a 4 channel amp so which speakers should i run to the amp?
Old Apr 28, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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hmmm.....so you have a 4 ch amp along with the mach audio system? If you have a 4 ch amp, then( or i hope) the mach system has been bypassed....But then you had an aftermarket 4 ch. amp powering your stock speakers?

Ok lets start from the top you have an aftermarket HU. What else is in there?
Old Apr 28, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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im saying i have an amp im not using... only thing installed is an alpine hu
Old Apr 29, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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wow this is hard..........

The factory woofers are an 8 ohm woofer. Any speaker you buy will be a 4 ohm, full range driver. The alpine radio can power this just fine, the factory amplifier cannot. So if you have bypassed the mach amps and have the speakers running off of the deck then yes you can replace them. If not you will need to bypass the factory amps or install your own and run wire. page 2 of my cardomain page shows how to bypass the amp.
Old Apr 29, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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well ****.... are there any decent 8ohm speakers lol. i dont want to mess with rewiring and all that.
Old Apr 29, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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no. It is not a big deal. Wire into the bypass harness and then use the tweeters signal for your new speaker wire.
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Just bypass it liljo and replace your blown speaker(s).



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