Standard head unit but upgrading speakers

[MK2 French Boy]

I am the proud owner of a mk 2 172 and am just wondering can I put upgraded speakers in but leave the standard head unit to power them???? I don't really play my music loud only around 20 on the volume no higher so not to boom myself to death lol if I have to upgrade what head unit is best and what speakers too should be a great help.......and have noticed that putting a sub in the boot could restrict the use of the spare wheel and adds weight,I am a great fan of standard yeah I know boring but its what I like he he lol any help would be great obviously changing the speakers is ok as no one can see what you've done

 

[mckenna18]

Yeah they should just go straight in, make sure you get the right size speakers for your door, they should go straight in

 

[Mikeyjp]

Should be safe with a pioneer HU and speakers, after you said you dont want to boom your self to death, im not sure y you would be thinking about getting a sub :S

and uprated speakers will be a bit weak on a standard HU

 

[MK2 French Boy]

Will I need an amp to power the speakers or just a powerful head unit and I do like a little boom just not so much that my teeth fall out lol saw on here that you can get speakers that are subs or have more base???? Also not really a great fan of 6x9's cos of cutting the parcel shelf is there a way round this?? Cheers for the help

 

[Mikeyjp]

a decent pair of comps should provide all the sound you need with a bit of bang from the bass, an amp would help, but if you get a decent HU you could survive without one

 

[Dink]

a ktp-445u should work with the standard head unit and then you could keep it and then upgrade the speakers

 

[MK2 French Boy]

a decent pair of comps should provide all the sound you need with a bit of bang from the bass, an amp would help, but if you get a decent HU you could survive without one

Cheers for the help dude,do you have any head units you would recommend that will do the job???? Looking for iPhone compatible and pref with an orange glow to go with the climate control colour (orange)

 

[MK2 French Boy]

Have you seen the price of it.....£150 pounds plus getting it fitted bloody hell think its cheaper to buy a new head unit lol cheers though

 

[JHead]

i paid £200 for my HU... then a total of £50 for my subs with wiring, now loooking for replacements for the front doors so i can have better sound in the front, and move the old front ones to the rear....

 

[MK2 French Boy]

i paid £200 for my HU... then a total of £50 for my subs with wiring, now loooking for replacements for the front doors so i can have better sound in the front, and move the old front ones to the rear....

it seems that a new head unit is the way to go,do your subs stop you getting to your spare wheel?? When you say rear do you mean near the parcel shelf?? Cos I don't have any back there

 

[JHead]

Yeah i have twin 12s which remove all my boot space, but i like my bass. By rear i mean putting speakers into the rear quarter panel where there are meant to be some. My car doesn't have any :/

 

[MK2 French Boy]

Yeah i have twin 12s which remove all my boot space, but i like my bass. By rear i mean putting speakers into the rear quarter panel where there are meant to be some. My car doesn't have any :/

No I've got those speakers in the quarter panel but none next to the parcel shelf not to sure if its worth getting some when I change the others???? Is it easy to change the tweeters?? Have heard that you need to take the dash off

 

[bozothenutter]

you went from "i want it all standard an nothing to fancy"...to wanting to change your Hu and adding more speakers......

stick with your original plan and you'll be fine, I think pioneer make a drop in set of speakers, should do you right.

 

[MK2 French Boy]

you went from "i want it all standard an nothing to fancy"...to wanting to change your Hu and adding more speakers......

stick with your original plan and you'll be fine, I think pioneer make a drop in set of speakers, should do you right.

With so many different ideas on what is best am finding it harder and harder to stick with my standard plan.....will take a look at pioneer speakers just hoping the standard unit will be able to power them properly cheers for your advice

 

[Mikeyjp]

yo

you could get one of these if u want some boom, and dont want to loose boot space http://goo.gl/237KX

 

[MK2 French Boy]

Looks good still undecided on what I'm going to do but I'm sure I will get there eventually cheers for the help dude