"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 07:34:43 -0800, "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Ryan Haskell" <ryan_haskell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:e426fc0.0403011558.2cb2cb@posting.google.com ...
> >> Hello! Let me start off by saying that while I'm pretty well schooled
> >> at higher-end home audio, I'm a car audio knucklehead. As the proud
> >> owner of a 2004 Honda Accord EX, I'm looking for some suggestions for
> >> speaker upgrades.
> >
> >I upgraded the rear and door speakers on my '03 Accord. The '04 model
year
> >has almost no changes from '03, so I think these would work for you as
well.
> >I did not change out the small speakers in the dash.
> >
> >Here is what I ordered from Crutchfield:
> >
> >109GTO935 JBL GTO935 6"x9" 3-way Speakers 1 0 99.99
> >
> >113KFC1668 Kenwood KFC-1668S 6-1/2" 2-way 1 0 49.99
> >
> >12071012 Honda/Acura Wire Harness speaker 1 0 0.00
> >
> >12071012 Honda/Acura Wire Harness speaker 1 0 0.00
> >
> >142SAH6 Honda SAPs 5.25"/6.5" 1 0 0.00
> >
> >
> >
> >This worked like a charm. The factory speakers on the Accord, even a
full
> >boat EX Navi, are real bottom of the barrel cheapo speakers. The only
> >modification I did with my car was to make these replacements based on
the
> >recommendation of another Accord owner.
> >
> >I'm very happy with the upgrade. Perhaps I did not go as far as you are
> >wanting to go.
> >
> >John
> >
> >
>
> I beg to differ. I have a 2003 Accord and I put a new headunit (JVC
> SH707 200 watts, PPI 240 watt AMP and 2 10" JL Audio Subs in the
> trunk)
>
> It rocks!
>
> Original speakers in the front, doors, and back. I can only turn the
> deck up to 1/2 volume before it gets too loud for my ears. I love loud
> music.
>
> Distortion free I might add. It is always better to overpower speakers
> then underpower.
>
> Jody

How do you install the head unit? Did you use the install kit that puts the
stereo in the little storage bin by replacing the door? I looked into that
but wasn't too keen on losing the storage space. Also, I figured the car
would look ugly with the original stereo shut down but still sitting in the
dash. I hate how all the car companies are making these huge stereo and
integrating them into the dash. Makes upgrading a pain in the butt.

Sean