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i'm going to put new speakers in my 2000 sierra 1500 ext. cab. i'm not really that into music but sometimes i hear a song i want to turn up a little. anyway not planning on doing anything beyond new speakers. my question tho is what setup.....

 

new polks up front and back. FRONT and BACK. it looks like there are factory tweeters there now, too.....is that correct?

 

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some COMPONENT setup just in the front and fade out the backs.

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i'm going to put new speakers in my 2000 sierra 1500 ext. cab. i'm not really that into music but sometimes i hear a song i want to turn up a little. anyway not planning on doing anything beyond new speakers. my question tho is what setup.....

 

new polks up front and back. FRONT and BACK. it looks like there are factory tweeters there now, too.....is that correct?

 

or

 

some COMPONENT setup just in the front and fade out the backs.

 

hey man this weekend i just installed 6.5" crossfire components with 75 watts rms going to each speaker, from my 4 channel amp and it sounds amazing. i can actually hear the music now, well i did blow both factory speakers..lol. What i did is removed the door panel:

check this out http://chevytruckworld.tenmagazines.com/ew..._2000_silverado

 

i had to modify the door panel a lil bit. cutout the hole a bit bigger and mounted the mid right in the door panel instead of the door itself. removed the factory tweeter mount (about a 3"x4.5" plastic piece with a small ass tweeter in the middle)and cut a 2-1/4" hole in the plastic and flush mounted the new tweeter in the old tweeter plastic mount.

Granted this is a bit of work and the fiberglass door panel cutting made for an itchy night but it sounds really good and still looks factory/stealth.

 

the rear speakers were 4x6.... didn't see that coming. now i just have to get in those 5-1/4" components somehow :)

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i'm going to put new speakers in my 2000 sierra 1500 ext. cab. i'm not really that into music but sometimes i hear a song i want to turn up a little. anyway not planning on doing anything beyond new speakers. my question tho is what setup.....

 

new polks up front and back. FRONT and BACK. it looks like there are factory tweeters there now, too.....is that correct?

 

or

 

some COMPONENT setup just in the front and fade out the backs.

 

 

 

 

If you're really not into music that much and only occasionally turn it up, you'll get by far the most bang for your buck installing those new Polks up front. They'll be so much more efficient than factory, that you won't even have to fade the back much - that's my current setup. Installation of those front speakers is a bit of a hassle, because GM uses proprietary mounting for their custom made speakers. The tweeter is in the door panel, and you can just disconnect it and leave it there if you want to. If you don't want to make your own adapter to mount the 6 1/2" coax into the door, Crutchfield ships speakers with a plastic adapter that will make installation very easy.

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