hey guy i have an 07 chevy rcsb with all factory speakers and a pioneer radio, both of my door speakers are blown dont make any noise at all just looking for a decent set of speakers, pillar speakers work fine. also my truck used to have manual windows but now has aftermarket pws do you think ill have any problems getting the door panel off? thanks - Zack

 

I am an audiobahn fan....

 

If u have the manual window door panel theres two 10mm screws behind the grab handle and one by the handle to open the door. Grab door panel by the botton edge and pull/yank slighty. The clips will pop pretty loud when the come off. After all clips are off pull panel straight up to dislodge upper part of door panel, it has a lip that goes into the molding on the inside edge of the window. As for speakers u might as well get some good ones that way you only do it once. Pioneers are pretty decent and cheap and the speaker size is 6.5 fyi. I have alpine components and love em.

 

Anything between 6-6.75 should fit fine also replace or disconnect the stock tweeters. I suggest rubber surrounds and silk domes. No paper foam is okay. Look for good RMS but peak is unimportant IMO. Audioque or digital designs make great speakers. Pioneer diamond or alpine are good cheap options. Besides that I would get on sonicelectronix.com and browse until you find something you like.

 

Honestly if cost is you biggest factor some cheap boss or lightning audio will be just fine. They are a slight upgrade from factory and will save you some cash. Should be able to pick a set up for $40-$60.

If you want one step up then head to your local stereo shop. See if they are running any thing on special. You will be in the $80-$100 range probably. Since you seem to be focused on cost most anything is going to work just fine for you.

 

im running alpine, clerion, and audioque in my truck. they all sound pretty dang good. still waiting to get my audioque tweeters tho

 

I have a set of Alpine 6.5 components w/ Rockford amp pushing them and it sounds amazing. You can get a pair for around $80 bucks. If you want CHEAP cheap, go with Boss ~ $25 bucks a pair... i ran a set of them for years on a Boss amp and they sounded fine and held up better than i expected. Just dont ever buy Boss Subwoofers... they are complete **** & a total waste of money.

 

I've always ran Walmart pioneers. Good company. Decent product. Good price and if they blow the Walmart warranty usually works easy

 

all the cheap ones blow iv had kickers blow out in 6 months polk blow out in a year and rockford lasted me a little over a year the sound quality sucked as well. just dumped my pay check on some hertz speakers i could not be happier. so clearn and loud at the same time its a wonder why i never did this in the first place