Front Door and Rear Speakers recommended replacements?

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Front Door and Rear Speakers recommended replacements?

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Hi,

My front and rear factory speakers are getting a bit past there best after 23 years!

I want some affordable i.e sub £50-£100 max replacements that fit the factory holes and spaces on my Cav so I can improve the music quality while driving etc.

Have been told previously that Used speakers from a Vectra B SRI / CDX are suitable direct replacements?

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Re: Front Door and Rear Speakers recommended replacements?

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I've replaced mine with Pioneer Twin Cone in the front doors and rear shelf. Rears are TS-G1731i (17cm), and are a direct swap for the originals. Can't remember what the fronts are, but they needed adaptor rings to fit.

Both pairs came in at about £50, with the adaptors. They won't blow your ears out but, for me, matched to a factory head, and in a 25 year old Cav, there really wasn't any point splooging loads on fantastic speakers. They do a decent enough job..
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Re: Front Door and Rear Speakers recommended replacements?

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I have heard that the Vectra-B speakers do indeed fit well, and also offer much better sound quality compared to the the much older tired Cavalier speakers.
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Re: Front Door and Rear Speakers recommended replacements?

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tonyo wrote:I've replaced mine with Pioneer Twin Cone in the front doors and rear shelf. Rears are TS-G1731i (17cm), and are a direct swap for the originals. Can't remember what the fronts are, but they needed adaptor rings to fit.

Both pairs came in at about £50, with the adaptors. They won't blow your ears out but, for me, matched to a factory head, and in a 25 year old Cav, there really wasn't any point splooging loads on fantastic speakers. They do a decent enough job..
Thanks for the suggestion that's the kind of thing I'm looking for, just after something that will do a decent job and fit the original spaces without having to chop anything about to make them fit the car.
Robsey wrote:I have heard that the Vectra-B speakers do indeed fit well, and also offer much better sound quality compared to the the much older tired Cavalier speakers.
Someone recommended them to me a few years ago as they did the same to a MK3 Astra and reckoned there a direct fit. Might have to pop in a scrapyard one afternoon and take a look. :)
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