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The bass/midrange speaker in the front driver's side door of my car is starting to develop a buzz and I need to replace it. It has a component speaker system with a 6.5" bass/midrange speaker in the lower part of the door and separate tweeter at the top of the door. I can not find specs for the audio system in this vehicle anywhere. I don't want to take the door apart until I have the replacement speaker in hand, if possible.
Do I need to get just a 6.5 inch woofer component or should I get something like a 3-way speaker? Or does it matter? If I just get a 3-way speaker wouldn't the crossover send the proper bass/midrange frequencies to the 6.5" speaker and the proper treble frequencies to the separate tweeter even if the 6.5" speaker has a built in tweeter? Are there any potential pitfalls to doing it this way? It's been close to 20 years since I've replaced a speaker in a car, so any help/tips/tricks you can offer is greatly appreciated.
Do I need to get just a 6.5 inch woofer component or should I get something like a 3-way speaker? Or does it matter? If I just get a 3-way speaker wouldn't the crossover send the proper bass/midrange frequencies to the 6.5" speaker and the proper treble frequencies to the separate tweeter even if the 6.5" speaker has a built in tweeter? Are there any potential pitfalls to doing it this way? It's been close to 20 years since I've replaced a speaker in a car, so any help/tips/tricks you can offer is greatly appreciated.