Should I install 6x9s in the rear

eklypised · 05-24-2016, 09:51 PM

Mine don't work. I asked the guy at a place called Sound on Wheels If they could fix them and they said they don't mess with BMWs. I said what if I bought new speakers could you put them in they said they wouldn't sound good. I still want my rear speakers to work so would 6x9s or whatever fits in the rear sound good and be worth it?

GATORB8 · 05-24-2016, 10:05 PM

Been out of the game a while, huh?

Are your rear speakers blown or not getting power? Do you have HIFI, HK or base?

kaigoss69 · 05-25-2016, 09:17 AM

Replacing rear speakers is usually a waste of time and money. Your ears face forward and having too much music coming from the rear will hurt the soundstage. Invest the money in what's in front of you (not talking about subwoofers of course).

eklypised · 05-27-2016, 06:52 PM

Ya I've been out of the car game for 6 years

ctuna · 05-28-2016, 12:23 AM

taibanl · 05-28-2016, 08:39 PM

Take them at their word. Dont lett them mess with your car.

Get a good 4" midrange/coaxial and use the underseat location for midbass

hdmark · 05-28-2016, 10:05 PM

i'm coming from driving a g35 coupe fyi. but i loved my 6x9's in the back. in my 328, i dont notice the back speakers much at all (4"), but in the g35 having 6x9's in the back made a big difference. the larger speakers in the back were big enough to fill in the sound quite a bit.
but i think the best bet (if youre willing to drill/custom install speakers) would be to fit a set of 6" components in the front

mfouty1 · 06-05-2016, 11:54 AM

wow i didnt even know they still made 6x9s. man i used to sell alot of those at best buy in the late 90s.

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eklypised Private 9 Rep 52 Posts Drives: 2008 328I Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	Should I install 6x9s in the rear Mine don't work. I asked the guy at a place called Sound on Wheels If they could fix them and they said they don't mess with BMWs. I said what if I bought new speakers could you put them in they said they wouldn't sound good. I still want my rear speakers to work so would 6x9s or whatever fits in the rear sound good and be worth it?
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GATORB8 Captain 225 Rep 807 Posts Drives: 2011 335is 6MT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 335is [9.50]	Been out of the game a while, huh? Are your rear speakers blown or not getting power? Do you have HIFI, HK or base?
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kaigoss69 Brigadier General 300 Rep 3,969 Posts Drives: '08 335i Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: JAX iTrader: (6)	Replacing rear speakers is usually a waste of time and money. Your ears face forward and having too much music coming from the rear will hurt the soundstage. Invest the money in what's in front of you (not talking about subwoofers of course). __________________ Mobridge DA2 > JBL MS-8 > ARC XDi 600/4 > JBL Gti 408 Mids & Vifa OT19 Tweeters; PG Ti2 1600.5 > Morel HCW-10 & IDMax 15
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eklypised Private 9 Rep 52 Posts Drives: 2008 328I Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	Ya I've been out of the car game for 6 years
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ctuna Lieutenant General 1911 Rep 13,103 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	FYI read these BMW stereo types http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352586 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...2&d=1266451970 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...2&d=1260829447 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343673 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138949 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...1&d=1209780605 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...1&d=1209780865 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641323 http://bmwcoders.com/forum/3-er-8/bm...1-e92-e93-291/ http://technicpnp.com/menuDiagrams/d...e90_92_93.html http://www.musicarnw.com/page-2/ http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...4&d=1278871872
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taibanl Brigadier General 281 Rep 4,121 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NA iTrader: (4)	Take them at their word. Dont lett them mess with your car. Get a good 4" midrange/coaxial and use the underseat location for midbass
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hdmark Private First Class 7 Rep 128 Posts Drives: G35 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	i'm coming from driving a g35 coupe fyi. but i loved my 6x9's in the back. in my 328, i dont notice the back speakers much at all (4"), but in the g35 having 6x9's in the back made a big difference. the larger speakers in the back were big enough to fill in the sound quite a bit. but i think the best bet (if youre willing to drill/custom install speakers) would be to fit a set of 6" components in the front
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mfouty1 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 328i Xdrive Join Date: May 2016 Location: Akron, Ohio iTrader: (0)	wow i didnt even know they still made 6x9s. man i used to sell alot of those at best buy in the late 90s.
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