I was happy with the sound in my smart but that didn't stop me from upgrading. I could tell that the alpines were better qualiy just by picking up the stock speakers after doing the same with the alpine: better materials, bigger magnets and not that it matters really, but better looking too.
I put one in and then tried the sound so I could hear them side by side. At low volume the sound was richer from the alpine than the stock. At high volume the stock distorted and the alpine still sounded clean. That made me feel good knowing that I had made a good decision.
Installation was surprisingly easy. I had never taken any of the panels off before. But I just followed Evilution's door panel removal tutorial.
(Seen Here) Thanks, Kane. Then I checked out his door speaker tutorial.
(Seen Here) Thanks again, Kane. The tricky part for me was getting that first panel back on. It came off so easy I figured it'd go on just as easy. I figured it out eventually and the second went on fairly easy.
I paid $63 shipped at etronics.com.
Clicky They're $99 bucks if you buy them at the local big box stores.
It was definitely worth the price, time and effort. Like I said, I was happy with the sound but now... I'm happy-ER
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