12 inch subs

5.25?? why smaller? my stock size is 6 1/2. yeah i have the dynamat xtreme door kit waiting for the day i do the front door speakers.

have fun as in...... lots of work?

I think the OEM speakers are 5.25" but the 6.5" can fit. The work isn't that bad. How long did it take you to do the rear speakers?

i was looking at these
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-rnSpkZ2944I/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?I=500SPR17S
alpine type r spr17s for the rear deck

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-rnSpkZ2944I/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=410&I=500SPR13S
alpine type r spr13s for the front deck

much more expensive though.

i dont remember how long the rear ones took me...but I think it took less time to do than the front doors.
This time, I will have a pro do it because I started getting a "failure" on my head unit and one of the speakers stopped working....

do you use your factory speaker wires to connect your aftermarket speakers?

I'm still using the factory speaker wires. What kind head unit or receiver do you have?

Those alpines look nice

i have a sony xplod lol... does that matter much?

not really... just curious about what people are using.

I've heard Sony Xplod speakers blow out early. Hence why they're named Xplod. LOL

well i have the xplod head unit only

alrighty, i'm gonna buy the alpine front door speakers for now.

oh my, i saw a HUGE price difference.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-drgKjMtJ22R/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=400&I=500SPR13S

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPINE-2007-SPR...ryZ32818QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

are there any known fake shit going around on ebay for alpines or something?
anyway, im gonna buy it now before someone on this board does. lol

edit: wow i just saved about a hundred dollars for the front and about another hundred dollars for the rear deck speakers. ebay is awesome.

the 5 1/4" inch speakers are sort of small for the fronts.

I hope it still sounds good.

does anyone know where i can buy the factory rear speaker brackets?
i tried 1sttoyotaparts.com and they're only selling the rear speakers itself

Crutchfield has brackets

i only bought the brackets for the 5 1/4 speaker.

the alpine type-r 17s utilizes the factory brackets which i dont have anymore because ive replaced my factory speakers a while ago

I get it now. I bet most people just trash can those front brackets.

yeah. if anyone has their factory rear brackets laying around...help me out please

now that i've bought my front and rear speakers (both alpine type r's), i need an amp.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eZLjiKySP8W/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=120&I=500MRPM650

it's a mono amp. is that good or bad?

bump for the question above.........

How much money are you spending?

under 800.

i saw those subs for 189 shipped on ebay. vs paying 300 for it on crutch.

are you planning on buying an equalizer?

do i need one? lol
i thought i can just go with the speakers / head unit / subs / amp. no?

just wondering, is it bad if i have different types of speakers for the front and rears?

it might sound a little goofy if you have different speakers

which items you have installed so far?

i dont have anything installed yet. i received the front alpine type-r 13s so far. the ebay seller couldnt get the type-r 17s because his source was on backorder so i had to buy it from another ebay seller today. hoping to get it later this week.

i'm still debating if i want to install amps and a sub yet. and do i need an equalizer?

On my last car, I got a friend to hook up the subwoofers and equalizer.
I went this route, I just pieced it together slowly.

speakers >> amp >> receiver >> subs >> equalizer.

how much better is it to have all the other extra stuff?

I guess, you really don't need an EQ

Well, Friday the 20th is the first step for me. Since it takes 3-4 hours for the front speakers alone I'll get that done only and the rear speakers another day.

Friday:
-Install front woofer and custom mount tweeters/crossovers.
-Dynamat the front doors.

you must got some good speakers. Did you get the alpine type-r 13s & 17s?

yeep. i hope they're good. i was actually thinking about getting a dvd receiver but not anymore since their faceplates are fixed.

Going for nothing but the best I see? (at least if you went with alpine) 3-4 Hours is kinda long. It must be hard. My front and rear speakers are relatively easy to install, old school FTW.