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12-05-2010, 02:11 PM
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| VW AKTIV speaker system. WTF?
NOTE: AKTIV is like VW's premium sound system.
So I've been wanting to upgrade my '91 Passat stock door speakers since they've been cracking ever since I bought the car a few months ago. Found out they're a 6.5" speaker, WITH AKTIV removed. Decided to pull the cover in hopes that it's a simple speaker. But...  
To my knowledge, that's the stock 4" speaker/integrated amp combo. On the back is 10 prongs from the stock harness. However, I'm completely stupid when it comes to audio wiring, so I have no idea if I need to cut up anything in order to use a standard 6.5" speaker.
Any help is appreciated!
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12-05-2010, 03:28 PM
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We could make a plate to integrate a 6>5" driver into your door and utilize the signal wires that are already in there to reduce the time and cost of satisfying your ears. It would take about 2 hours.
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12-05-2010, 03:49 PM
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That'd be awesome, but cost is an issue since I just want to go with a basic stock replacement. I'm already planning to work with second-hand speakers, and I'm trying to minimize how much I'm going to spend to get things working.
The stock housing looks pre-cut enough to the stock brick to allow a direct drop in of a 6.5" speaker, but I'm more concerned about getting everything re-wired and I have no idea how much that would cost if I went through a sponsor if I can't just cannibalize the stock speaker harness.
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12-05-2010, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist  That'd be awesome, but cost is an issue since I just want to go with a basic stock replacement. I'm already planning to work with second-hand speakers, and I'm trying to minimize how much I'm going to spend to get things working.
The stock housing looks pre-cut enough to the stock brick to allow a direct drop in of a 6.5" speaker, but I'm more concerned about getting everything re-wired and I have no idea how much that would cost if I went through a sponsor if I can't just cannibalize the stock speaker harness. | You'll have a problem either way because of the impedance issues with those systems. You'd be better off running a new set of 6.5" and not using the factory amplifier. We can determine which wires to use with some equipment that we have. If you have everything exposed, it should take less than half an hour to figure it out for you.
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12-06-2010, 05:11 AM
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What I'm looking at using is a pair of used Alpine Type-S, nothing special and it'll get the job done to replace the crappy stock speakers. It'd be great to get the wires figured out since all I have to do is drop a pre-cut section of the door panel to expose the speakers. Rear speakers are the same size, and are a LOT less of a headache to replace.
If you could PM me a quote on getting them installed, I'd appreciate it.
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12-06-2010, 09:48 AM
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those should be a Phillips speaker with a normal 4ohm impedance if you have a 3.5 or 4 inch driver drop it in.
It still wont sound right but it will sound better.
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12-06-2010, 11:12 PM
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I think making a plate for the speakers to fit 6.5's and running new wires from the deck to the speakers makes the most sense. Price will be pretty decent too.
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