Front door speaker replacement

[d6speed]

I have a pair of Sony XSV1642A 6 1/2inch in my other car and i was wondering if these speaker were better than the versa oem one. Thanks.

Here the specs of the speakers

Converts to Components No Frequency Response 25Hz - 33KHz Impedance 4 Ohms Impedance Rating 4 Ohms Included In Box Speakers, Covers, Wires, Screws, Clips Mid Range Size 40mm Mid Range Style 40mm Mounting Depth 1- 3/4" Power Handling 270 Watts Product Dimensions 16.3(W) x 5.8(H) x 15.8(D) cm Product Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labour Product Weight 620 g Recommended Power Range 55 Watts Sensitivity 92dB Speaker Size 6 1/2" Speaker Type 4-Way Super Tweeter Style Dome, PEI, Peizo Tweeter Size 11mm Tweeter Style Dome Woofer Material Highly Oriented Polyolefine (H.O.P.) Woofer Surround Material Highly Oriented Polyolefine w/ Cloth

[motoguy128]

Yes, the stock speakers are cheap paper cones with foam surrounds. Anything is better. You may however need an adapter plate ot space the speaker a few inches higher. If they are too deep, there are clearance problems with the window mechanism. Be sure to have the sindow rolled down when you install them. It will initially look like you have tons of room, until you roll the window down. I installed foam baffles, and the window rubs on them a little.

[d6speed]

thanks a lots for the quick answer, i'm going to do that this afternoon

[longo]

I changed out the stock speakers in my (then) new Honda Odyssey and ran into 4 of the cheapest, cardboard junkers I have ever seen. I have a Versa SL now and I must say that the sound system with the OEM sub woofer in the back sounds very nice to my wife and I. I had to do an entire rip and burn change over in the Odyssey including building a custom sub box. I havn't looked at the speakers in the Versa Doors yet as they sound OK so far. Also the V's tweeters are up in the A pillar, closer to your ears and that helps, over the ones burried in the dash, close to the windshield. I know the theroy was that the glass is supposed to bounce the sound back, but to my ears, it never did.

I would like a little more response from those V' tweeters tho, and might put in a couple of bigger ones that have a greater FQ range and create a better 'sound stage' up front.

I ran into them when I had to pull the A pillar trim off to route wires for the radar detector and the Compass-temp- auto dimming mirror and there seems to be lots of room for an easy up grade there.

I wish the Car production design people would get some Audio Head consultants in to design the system before they get into production that would result in us owners not haveing to retro the entire system to make it right.

It wouldn't cost anymore to do it all right during the design stage and make everyone happy to hear a good system, right out the door.

But if your Versa door speakers are cheap paper crap, by all means rip them out and upgrade away.

I think the Versa SL's sound system runs Rockford Fosgate speakers. Gotta' be a step up from "cheap paper crapers"

[Ever Victorious]

Only the sub is an RF on the Versa. The SL speakers, I think we determined, are Clarions. A step up from the cheap paper (panasonic?) speakers in the S, but by no means on par with higher quality aftermarket speakers.

That's one thing I miss about my old Optima... even the base models had 6 Infinity speakers in them.