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PWPhoto · 11-23-2016, 03:24 PM

From what I have seen on another thread, the factory speakers in the dash are 3 1/2". There are companies that make good 3 1/2" speakers that will fit without any mods to the dash. However, making sure the ohm load is in the right range is a thing you do have to consider as ctriz was saying. The built in amp in the factory radio and the separate amps in the car were designed to operate speakers in a certain ohm load. If you vary form that too much, you will damage the head unit built in amp and component amps or the speakers by overloading them if you go with a higher ohm load than they are rated for; i.e.. the amps are rated for 6 ohm load and you install 3 or 2 ohm speakers unless you by pass the factory wiring and wire them in parallel. This will also use you to have lower volume. On the flip side, if you go the opposite way with the ohm load; i.e.. the amp rated for 4 ohms and you install 8 ohm speakers, you could potentially damage the speakers at higher volumes if you install the speaker using the same factory wiring instead of wiring them in series. It is always best to try to stay close to the rated ohm load for the amps. Most of the Bose amps and speakers I have removed from a lot of my other GM cars were all either 6 or 8 ohm. Most of the time, when I change out a system, I leave all the factory wiring and harnesses intact and rewire everything. That way I know it is wired properly for what i am doing. But at the same time, I always install fairly elaborate systems as well. I built an '01 WS6 Trans Am I had as an IASCA Sound Q competition car. I had to rewire the entire car. I ran all new speaker and amp wiring, new alternator wiring, new front and rear grounds, new battery positive and ground cables, and even installed a second battery and battery isolator with another inline fuse holder in the back of the car, but yet all the factory wiring and harness were left intact incase I decided to strip the comp system and reinstall the factory system. Which I ended up doing 3 years later and selling the car.

11-23-2016, 03:24 PM	#4
PWPhoto Drives: ‘21 2SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 48	From what I have seen on another thread, the factory speakers in the dash are 3 1/2". There are companies that make good 3 1/2" speakers that will fit without any mods to the dash. However, making sure the ohm load is in the right range is a thing you do have to consider as ctriz was saying. The built in amp in the factory radio and the separate amps in the car were designed to operate speakers in a certain ohm load. If you vary form that too much, you will damage the head unit built in amp and component amps or the speakers by overloading them if you go with a higher ohm load than they are rated for; i.e.. the amps are rated for 6 ohm load and you install 3 or 2 ohm speakers unless you by pass the factory wiring and wire them in parallel. This will also use you to have lower volume. On the flip side, if you go the opposite way with the ohm load; i.e.. the amp rated for 4 ohms and you install 8 ohm speakers, you could potentially damage the speakers at higher volumes if you install the speaker using the same factory wiring instead of wiring them in series. It is always best to try to stay close to the rated ohm load for the amps. Most of the Bose amps and speakers I have removed from a lot of my other GM cars were all either 6 or 8 ohm. Most of the time, when I change out a system, I leave all the factory wiring and harnesses intact and rewire everything. That way I know it is wired properly for what i am doing. But at the same time, I always install fairly elaborate systems as well. I built an '01 WS6 Trans Am I had as an IASCA Sound Q competition car. I had to rewire the entire car. I ran all new speaker and amp wiring, new alternator wiring, new front and rear grounds, new battery positive and ground cables, and even installed a second battery and battery isolator with another inline fuse holder in the back of the car, but yet all the factory wiring and harness were left intact incase I decided to strip the comp system and reinstall the factory system. Which I ended up doing 3 years later and selling the car. Attached Images Last edited by PWPhoto; 11-23-2016 at 03:43 PM.