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Old Aug 11, 2020 | 12:03 PM
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i got a few questions about upgrade my 12 ultra has stock h/u 6 speaker boom setup so i hear i have 3 amps? now i i want to keep the lid speakers and that amp can i add a stinger for the lowers and batwing and keep the boom on the lids? i have changed front speakers already.
what do i need to get other than power wires for the amp and some sort of line levelers is there anything else i need?
now that the stinger over 300usd and 500cad is there another to look at that is comparable and what size will fit in the wing?
 
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What front speakers and amp did you go with?
 
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i have some 6.5 polk and db drive speakers amp is still boom crap i have not got a amp or other stuff yet i just swapped speakers for now probally a winter swap
 
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I think any decent amp and front speakers you go with will over power those rears basically making them useless. You could run the fronts off a stinger amp, which there really isnt anything comparable around 300...and then grab a pair of mmats and a nvx vad 2 channel pretty cheap to run the rears.
 
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ya i figured that i just not ready to cut up my lids yet someday down the road maybe or get new lids
 
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ya i figured that i just not ready to cut up my lids yet someday down the road maybe or get new lids
You don't need to cut up your lids to get 6x9's in there. A $30 adapter and a little bit of shaving/cutting and you're good to go.
 
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You don't need to cut up your lids to get 6x9's in there. A $30 adapter and a little bit of shaving/cutting and you're good to go.
oh really i thought the magnets would be a issue? what is the adaptor needed for this?
 
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oh really i thought the magnets would be a issue? what is the adaptor needed for this?
Yeah many 6x9s should fit just fine.
 
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