factory "aftermarket" JBL rear speaker replacement

[woa_its_j3ff]

So my rear speakers have been blown for about a good 3 months now and after talking to the Toyota dealership they said it was gonna cost 179 bucks APIECE!!! + LABOR!!!.. wtf??

so i went to my work (circuit city)where my supervisor told me about some great Polks and Eclipses that are about 150-170 a pair and they sound great!

so interesting how dealerships rip you off by more than 200%...

just like how that one time my shifter light thing went out and they wanted to charge me 140 +labor for the parts. I got that "special bulb" at autozone for $2.99

anyways, anybody know some really good 6x9 speakers that offer great midrange/lowend bass?

(i dont want subs so something close to that or with a nice amount of base is pretty good. as far as tweeters etc that isn't too important since i upgraded my front ones already. and no i dont care much to match the front speakers with the rears, i have infinity for the fronts)

thanks. Jeff.

[Sparticus]

http://www.mobiletoys.com/partners/jbl/ ... &TYPE=NONE

there are some replacements that will fit a 1999 solara by jbl

[woa_its_j3ff]

^ yeah but my supervisor (we are non comission) he said these eclipses and polks sound way better than the JBL, and in truth they kind of did.

[Jackass-Jeff]

Get the Alpine Type R rear set... the Eclipse source units are great but the speakers are sub-par.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-uWZbYLpel7 ... 500SPR69LP

I can get Eclipse/Alpine/Diamond and a few other brands pretty cheap. Let me know.

[DatSRBoi]

^ yeah but my supervisor (we are non comission) he said these eclipses and polks sound way better than the JBL, and in truth they kind of did.

I been working at CCity a big chunk of my life. Listen to me... Polk audio is a good way to go. Dont get Eclipse. The one we got arnt worth the money. TRUST ME. Alpine speakers arnt good as they use to be and can cost a big chunk or money. With what we got polk audio is good.

As for JBL.... ours isnt high powered one but Its easily compareable to me with economic end of polk audio, JL, eclipse, and so so. He's probably use to hearing it with a 4 channel amp plug up to it. Not to mention you feel it as sounding better. But its factory. And for factory, it sounds good.


And another thing. Way circuit city is design, Everything seems to sound good or allot better for some reason compared to it being in a car .

[PXLpainter]

I am TOTALLY going with all Polk Audio gear when I move that direction. I've been using their home theater/sound reinforcement stuff for years and it's the best quality above all else IMO. Has the richness and mid-range warmth that the others miss (especially BOSE!). The last I checked though, they don't automotive subs though, so I'll have to go with something else there.

I will also most likely go to CC for the purchase/install as well - decent price and they warranty their work.

[DatSRBoi]

I am TOTALLY going with all Polk Audio gear when I move that direction. I've been using their home theater/sound reinforcement stuff for years and it's the best quality above all else IMO. Has the richness and mid-range warmth that the others miss (especially BOSE!). The last I checked though, they don't automotive subs though, so I'll have to go with something else there.

I will also most likely go to CC for the purchase/install as well - decent price and they warranty their work.

Polk do make subs. Not bass hitting hard like some other brands but very luxury typed that you can feel.

[Jon11582]

I got two JBL 6x9's from someone else's Solara off ebay for 20 bucks to replace my factory stock non JBL's with. He replaced his with Polks

Labor...well you can do that yourself but for the rear speakers, it aint fun, and its a pretty drawn out process.

[Ruski]

mine blow to replaced them with JBL after market But in my old accord went polk Cheap price on ebay But sound amazing !!!!