How to install a deck with 6 factory speakers?

November 28, 2009 by factory · 1 Comment
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Dave asked:

I was wondering how you install an aftermarket deck in a car that has 6 factory speakers when the wiring harness you purchase will only allow for front and rear speakers? I’ve installed every deck before in other cars, but for the one i’d like to get, it seems to have 6 factory and not 4, so I wasn’t sure the best way to do this. I’m assuming you have to get a small amp to do this, but wouldn’t the wattage be off if you ran it like that?

Thanks!

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One Response to “How to install a deck with 6 factory speakers?”
  1. KaeZoo says:

    Just about all factory radios have four channels of outputs, just like an after-market head unit. They work with 6-speaker systems in one of two ways:

    1. Two of the speakers are tweeters, run in parallel with the main front speakers and using passive crossovers.

    2. The factory system uses a separate amplifier to run some or all of the speakers.

    In the first case, you don’t have to do anything special; all six speakers will work with the after-market head unit just like they did with the factory head unit. In the second case, you may have to use a premium sound adapter to make the factory amplifier work with the after-market deck. [who]

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