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Truck audio

Postby teul2 » Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:12 am

So my 2008 GMC stock speakers are dying. I am going to replace the 4 doors with something better, but not going to put in a system or anything. What brand of speakers do you all recommend?

Crutchfield has a pretty good deal today on these Infinitys (buy one get one) and thought about doing that.
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1086211I/I ... 2-11i.html
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Re: Truck audio

Postby deltadukman » Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:21 am

Anything is better than stock. I recently pur some Alpines in my busted Ford door speakers and they sound great. A lot sharper and clearer than stock.
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Re: Truck audio

Postby kb7722 » Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:02 am

I don't see how you could go wrong with infinity's. I replaced some in a truck several years back and used JL audio speakers and was pleased, but I think if you go with any well known brand you will be happy.
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Re: Truck audio

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Re: Truck audio

Postby country_20boy » Mon Dec 01, 2014 12:32 pm

You may already know this, but before you replace your door speakers, make sure your doors are sealed good to keep rainwater out. Our 2008 Silverado work (POS) truck was leaking water inside of the door panels and eventually it caused the speakers to go out.
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Re: Truck audio

Postby rjohnson » Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:33 pm

Any of them will be a huge improvement. Good thing about Crutchfield is they come with the adapters to keep from cutting factory wiring and the instructions for door panel removal. Like edub said don't get any rated for basically over 100w RMS.
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Re: Truck audio

Postby teul2 » Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:37 pm

Went with those Infinitys which are 5-75w RSM (I don't know what RSM means).
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Re: Truck audio

Postby stang67 » Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:35 am

Good luck getting those front door panels off. I tried it on my 2010 and ended up aborting the mission. Managed to get it back on but the door has rattled ever since.
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Re: Truck audio

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Re: Truck audio

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Re: Truck audio

Postby Blainesdad » Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:17 pm

You can also look on You Tube to see a detailed video on how to remove those door panels. I have done a lot of projects that i was afraid to tackle, but by looking at You Tube it made most of them fairly easy.
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Re: Truck audio

Postby stang67 » Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:00 pm

Oh, I was following a video. Video said to pull hard. I stopped when the panel was folded over like a piece of bread. I was actually intending to swap out the door handles.

I find that everything pops loose WAY easier in those videos than it does for the first time in real life.

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