Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Audio 1996 Ford Contour needs new speakers

I am adding a Blaunkupt CD player.. it is 200Watt. 4x 50 for peak power, 22 watts RMS.

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A buddy is putting in a Subwoofer, and Amp, but I need to get 4 speakers for the doors. I don't want to spend a whole lot, but I want something decent to start with, and will fit my car and not blow out from the 200 Watts. I am looking to spend $100 or less, if possible. Can someone tell me what size in inches taht I need for my car, and what a good model is for my price range.

Thanks,
Justin

6x8 is the stock speaker size. 6x9's can fit depending on models. Just search through Crutchfield or on eBay for a brand your familiar with. Any 6x8 should work. You can also use the search function on these forums for past threads, theres a new one about every week!!
This is the search...
http://contour.org/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=search&search_forum=5

$100 a pair or $100 for 4 speakers?

See next post for $100/pair recommendation - cannot be beat.

$100 for 4 locations I'll have to research, or just skip the rears and get a pair of the Focals for front.

I think I know where Aaron is going with this....If it is 100.00 per pair, get the focal 5.25" components at www.zalytron.com for 99.00 a pair.

You can get cerwin vega 6x8's for less than $100 at best buy. They sound really decent

I hate Vega's...too harsh. I used to work at BB and know how much they mark those POS's up too.

Go with pioneer 6x8, they are in expensive and have a good sound and good quality.

If they weren't good they wouldn't be factory installed in $20,000,000 airplanes.
BOMBARDIER uses PIONEER speakers as the "no charge option" in their Challengers and Lear Jets.

Means squat. Sony makes some of the best audio/video components, but they also make some of the worst. Bose is used is a lot of luxury vehicles, but that doesn't mean everything they make is good.

I'd rather have one set of great components in the front and no rears than 4 Pioneers. The Pioneer 6x8's are decent speakers and can be cheap. But I bet even the most inexperienced listener can tell a difference between them and some good components.

I just put in Pioneer TS-A6855 into my 99 SVT. They were ~65/pair from Best Buy. They are made for Ford/Mazda/Nissan and they were incredibly easy to put in. They sound really good with the stock head unit and they supposedly can handle 150w.

I've had 4 Pioneer 6855's since sometime last year, and I still enjoy them. I'm running them off a Pioneer DEH-P3100 head unit, and the entire setup sounds much better than the stock cassette player ever did.