Speakers

[Mcbane14]

Hi,

I want to change the four door speakers and centre dash one.

I’m unsure of the best wattage to go for. I’ll be sticking with the original system CD500 Navi and won’t be adding an amp or sub.

What size is the centre speaker please?

Thanks [emoji4].

[sriray]

To benefit the aftermarket speakers, its wise investing in a external amplifier. The factory amp is not very good with decent aftermarket speakers. You will have to turn your volume high for decent sound and bass.

[Mcbane14]

How do I go about installing an amp and still retain the car’s chimes and sounds for parking sensors?

Do I run from the speakers of back of the radio?

Has someone done this successfully?

[delerium]

i put these in mine,







straight forward plug and play, no amp needed and a definite improvement over standard, but not cheap though.

[0011728]

Did the soundproofing on the doors make much difference to the noise inside the cabin?

[delerium]

Did the soundproofing on the doors make much difference to the noise inside the cabin?

yeah does seem a bit quieter

[sriray]

i put these in mine,
but not cheap though.

Nice how much were they?
Worth spending the extra for plug and play.

[delerium]

Nice how much were they?
Worth spending the extra for plug and play.

when i bought mine they was about £420 for the set

[Mcbane14]

Speakers

i put these in mine,







straight forward plug and play, no amp needed and a definite improvement over standard, but not cheap though.

They look amazing. Where did you get them from?

I’ve seen an amp available in Halfords that plugs directly into the cars wiring loom so no alteration of wiring etc required.

Has the sound deadening made any difference to road noise and panel vibration?

[exclusiv.]

They look amazing. Where did you get them from?

I’ve seen an amp available in Halfords that plugs directly into the cars wiring loom so no alteration of wiring etc required.

Has the sound deadening made any difference to road noise and panel vibration?

have you a link for the amp you mentioned

[MattG]

have you a link for the amp you mentioned

https://www.halfords.com/technology/car-audio/car-amps-subs/vibe-optisound-micro-4-channel-amp

Maybe?

[MattG]

Looks ok, just went to vibe site, british made, good quality, something i might look at in the future, its £120 ish thou if you want the correct Vauxhall plug to make it plug n play, good find thou

[Mcbane14]

Looks ok, just went to vibe site, british made, good quality, something i might look at in the future, its £120 ish thou if you want the correct Vauxhall plug to make it plug n play, good find thou

Definitely worth it for the ease of connectivity.

Just to find some decent speakers and adapters.

[sriray]

when i bought mine they was about £420 for the set

Is there a typo there . I know you mention not cheap but didn't think it was that expensive. Can you buy the centre speaker separately? All the ones i seen are 4ohms, which factory one is 8ohms in the centre. 4 ohms speaker wont be working at full power through the existing wiring.

[sriray]

https://www.halfords.com/technology/...-4-channel-amp


Maybe?

Looks good that.

No thick power cable from the battery, remote turn on wire, and long speaker wiring to deal with.

Didn't know this existed.