Hello,
I have a 2007 Pontiac G6 GT with the Monsoon system. At some point in the future, I plan to rip out the entire factory system and replace it with something that has Bluetooth. For now, I'm stuck with the factory head unit & amp. The amp splits the rear output into a woofer & tweeter signal. Wouldn't be an issue but the prior owner ripped the shockingly expensive factory speakers out and I don't want to shell out $100 apiece for them. My question is, is it possible to combine the woofer & tweeter signal coming from the factory amp into a single signal I can run into replacement speakers so I at least have some sound coming out the back until I can swap in my already owned Pioneer head unit & new front speakers?
I have a 2007 Pontiac G6 GT with the Monsoon system. At some point in the future, I plan to rip out the entire factory system and replace it with something that has Bluetooth. For now, I'm stuck with the factory head unit & amp. The amp splits the rear output into a woofer & tweeter signal. Wouldn't be an issue but the prior owner ripped the shockingly expensive factory speakers out and I don't want to shell out $100 apiece for them. My question is, is it possible to combine the woofer & tweeter signal coming from the factory amp into a single signal I can run into replacement speakers so I at least have some sound coming out the back until I can swap in my already owned Pioneer head unit & new front speakers?
It's not practical to try to combine the signals.
You can use component speakers. You can also cut the tweeters loose from the woofers to connect them separately. You'd have to crimp onto the lead-in wires of the tweeters. It's not a perfect solution but workable.
Most of the tweeters are either piezo or have the crossover mounted against the tweeter. If the tweeters are the type with a voicecoil, you'd have to make sure that there was a crossover inline with the tweeter.
You can use component speakers. You can also cut the tweeters loose from the woofers to connect them separately. You'd have to crimp onto the lead-in wires of the tweeters. It's not a perfect solution but workable.
Most of the tweeters are either piezo or have the crossover mounted against the tweeter. If the tweeters are the type with a voicecoil, you'd have to make sure that there was a crossover inline with the tweeter.
I'll probably cut the wires going to the tweeters, close to the tweeter so I can run them the "normal" way once I swap everything out.
As for a crossover, it's built into the factory amp.
For a voicecoil type tweeter, the crossover point may be too low for the tweeters in the 6x9 for the amp's crossover to be sufficient.
The tinsel lead between the tweeters and the woofer is typically unsolderable with normal solder because it's aluminum to save weight/mass. Crimping is the most common type of connection.
The tinsel lead between the tweeters and the woofer is typically unsolderable with normal solder because it's aluminum to save weight/mass. Crimping is the most common type of connection.
The factory speakers have a voice-coil type tweeter, so I should be ok there. I'll crip as close to the tweeters as I can then 😉