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Old Apr 2, 2020 | 06:10 PM
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I need to replace my door speakers and I am faced with the common dilemma that they are 2 ohm and difficult to source...

My question is, is the front door speaker and dash tweeter wired together on a single channel from the amp making that a 4ohm channel???

The rear door speaker is 4 ohm and there is no tweeter so I assume that makes the amp channels 4ohm?

If my theory is correct then I could disconnect the dash tweeter and run a 4ohm component speaker with a tweeter in the door instead...
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I just recently replaced my Pioneer front door speakers .
I bought a Polk split 4 ohm speaker and just used the speaker and installed it into the stock housing after cutting the original speaker out .
Going from 2 ohm to 4 ohm is fine and no need to disconnect the stock tweeter .
The speaker was a HUGE improvement over the standard speaker !!
I do not understand why you would replace the foam when you can just install a replacement that is so much better than the original .
Best to use a slit speaker so that its not a dual or triple cone .Took me about an hour to do the first one and 20 min to do the second one .
Old speaker cut out .

New speaker mounted in frame .


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I forgot to mention that it's such an improvement will now be doing the speakers in the rear door .
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I don't remember what I used now other than they were from Infiniti and the correct ohm rating on my Pioneer system. Got them from Crutchfield and they sound great...




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It does make me think about repairing stock speakers vs aftermarket replacements... people are reporting great sound improvements for what i assume is a similar price!
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I assume the Pioneer system is the stock system and not Mark Levinson. If so, any suggestions on replacement speakers for the ML system? Also, ohm rating required for front rear doors? Thanks, be safe.
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Well this is where I have landed, I have ordered replacement drivers for all 4 doors using

Audison AP 6.5 2 Ohm for the front doors https://www.audison.eu/products/ap-6-5-ohm2/
Audison AP 6.5 4 Ohm for the rear doors https://www.audison.eu/products/ap-6-5/
And aerpro mounts for all 4 doors https://aerpro.com/aps331

All this delivered for $440AUD ($270 USD) from https://www.streetsoundvision.com.au/

I will post up results once installed but i hope this is an affordable stock replacement that works!

I could have had them repaired for $65 per speaker + $50 postage (total $310 AUD) so for $130 more I have new speakers.
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Way to go Mr Perth !!
Please let me know how it goes .
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Originally Posted by LS430Lexus
I assume the Pioneer system is the stock system and not Mark Levinson. If so, any suggestions on replacement speakers for the ML system? Also, ohm rating required for front rear doors? Thanks, be safe.
For Mark Levinson systems, all door speakers should be 8-ohm rated.
Check check out the link below for diagrams and discussions...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml-system.html
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well after a few months of ordering, receiving the wrong bits, and getting re-sent the right bits and now finding time to install the job is complete.

2 ohm front speakers


used standard toyota - 6.5 inch adapters but required moving one of the mounts, I drilled an 11mm hole in the spot which was good enough to take the square mount and stay in place.




I then raided the old speaker for the connector and ran a wire through the nearby grommet.



all done!




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for the rear speakers i got 4 ohm of the same model



and a very similar install



So far happy with the sound improvement, I am not an audiophile by any description but I have noticed and improvement

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