Front Speakers Don't Work

id pull the two front speakers out and test them. if there good you have a break in the wiring somewhere.

 

the drivers one is easy, look under it you will see the screw, the top clips in. i think the passenger is the same idea.

 

yes a set is two speakers. And I may be wrong...its been a while since I've had the stock boxes out but I thought they were 3.5" and 4" would be a real pita to fit

 

the bass reflex is now f*cked up without the pods. I had 4" without and now small ones in the pod and it sounds a lot better.

Hope you didn't throw them away as you will want them back in a while .

 

Stock cars without pods had 4" Fijutsu 10, speakers (15W RMS, #SA-1272B)
Stock cars with pods had 3,5" Fijutsu 10, 3-way speakers (80W (40W RMS), #SG-1048SD1 R)

I couldn't find 3,5" here, so the solution was actually quite simple-
1) Take an OLD soldering iron and run it around the speaker box hole about 1/2" away from
the existing hole.
2) Keep going round and round till the soldering iron cuts right through the plastic,
you can then trim the holes with a stanley knife - CAREFULLY
3) Check the speakers now fit properly, bend the tangs around the box if they stick out.
4) Put some silicone around the holes, attach the wires and fit the speakers. Screw down
at least 2 of the tangs.
5) If necessary do the same to the outer grille holder and attach the pods to the dash cover
6) Same goes for fitting 6" speakers in the rear pods

TIPS
Avoid the temptation to fit 120W+ speakers to a 55W x4 radio unit - it will have very little
volume and eventually burn the inbuilt amp.
Trick is to "match" the speakers to the radio/amp you want to use...
Speaker rating should be slightly higher than the radio/amp output rating, trick is to have the
radio/amp rating in the middle of the speaker rating. ie 55W radio = 40W RMS, 80-100W max speaker.
300W 2way amp = 150W p/chan = 100W RMS, 200W max speaker (can be 1-4 way speaker)

A 3 way speaker is the same as a 3 way crossover network, a crossover network allows you to spread
out your speakers and most are tunable as well

More powerful speakers require amps and amps use big power, so if installing more than
1 amp, think of upgrading your battery, wiring and alternator as well.

Most speaker manufacturers only list the max rating nowdays, the actual RMS rating is usually 1/2 the
stated rating - check with your supplier/read the box

If faced with two (ie 80W) speakers similar in price, go for the one with the bigger magnet,
bigger magnets give better sound and more volume

Don't be conned by fancy brands and prices, often just listening to different speakers will
find the sound you want at a reasonable price

Good luck