Posted by Bill Hughes (IP: 152.163.213.206) on July 23, 1999 at 01:56:23:
In Reply to: Another question about stereo install (Speakers) posted by Michael Haertel on July 22, 1999 at 04:56:31:
: I'm obviously gonna want to take out that center mounted speaker and install some new ones. First off, is it posible to put 6 1/2" speakers in the front and rear doors for a '71 Mav 4 door? and how do you get those window cranks off (I need to fix my drivers door lock) I sawl that there a OEM cutouts for 6x9's in the trunk, so I know I can put speakers in there. There isn't any way to dash mount any speakers that I can tell, Any suggestions?
: My plan is to stick 6 1/2" in all 4 doors. Put some 6x9's in the trunk and put a bandpass box in the trunk with some 10" or 12" thumpers. Power it all with 3 amps. One 4 channel amp in the front for the 4 doors @ about 600 watts, one 2 channel for the 6x9's and about 200 or 300 watts, and about 1200 watts for the box in the trunk. Should I have any problems pulling over 2000 Watts on the car? Should I drop in a new alternator with a bit more power?
: Thanks again for everybody's help. I've been amazed by all the usefull info I've gotten so far.
The new stereo will be powered by the battery. Thr alternator will keep it charged. If you draw say 3000 Watts from the battery for 10% of the time, thats only going to come to 300 Watts, or about 25 Amperes average.
If the volume is low, the power consumption will be low. I doubt you will be wide open all the time. Don't worry. Just keep the belt tight,