gavincha wrote
thanks for that.

finally put the 6x9s in and..........no difference. friend of mine
recently added a a pair of ubl speakers to his rear panel, and the bass is
impressive - without any amp. they only cost about $80/90 - same as my
6x9s - so whats the difference?

The speakers themselves, the factory deck, and probably the car as well.

if they are woofers - surely they need an amp?

Not necessarily, some smaller woofers are designed to handle very low power
applications. The more efficient the speaker, the less power it requires
(rule of thumb)

they're only 7" in size.

the speakers i have seem to just top out when given any volume at all.

Are you certain that you have wired the speakers in phase with each other
and with the front speakers?

surely the sony speakers i've bought are better quality than factory
installed ones?

Not necessarily, but it most likely is not an issue of quality. I would
suggest the problem is that they are a poor match for running off of the
factory deck.

i'd settle for factory sound at this stage - i presumed buying
seperates would make the sound better rather than worse. i'm losing
the plot at the moment!

i really can't afford the amp and woofer right now..........

Most people know how that feels

What about getting an amp off Ebay, and running the Sony's with it? Skip the
sub for now, until you can afford to install it.

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Regards,
Dan Snooks