Think about a concert, opera or other similar performance; you don't sit with your back to the band or performance do you? It's the same for your car audio system; seeing as you're seated at the front of the car and your ears face forwards we recommend you leave the rear speakers factory and not bother to upgrade them. Instead, concentrate on the front speakers. The only time we bother upgrading the rear speakers is if you either: Are running surround sound.

I use a respirator but I still wonder if I could be harming myself. What do you think? You are right to be careful. Here's rest of our response...

I just removed one yesterday from the junk yard. It's the same procedure Matt D listed below. Just remove the the rear seat enough to lift the rear deck lid up around the speakers. There are three clips and three 8 mm bolts. I removed all three bolts and two clips. Then I went to the trunk and carefully pulled the speaker and amp assembly down. If you simply need to remove the speaker, that is even easier and can be done solely from the trunk. - /Bryan (91 SE), 6/16/01.

Generally, yes. Though there appears to be no evidence that this is unsafe, at least one company, Evenflo, used to recommend that you do NOT install many of their carseat models in front of a fold-down armrest. Ford has a similar recommendation for some of its vehicles. Please consult the owner's manual of your vehicle and carseat before making this decision.

One of the keys to getting the most out of your audio investment is choosing gear that will go to work for you now, and won't become obsolete as your system grows. Most car audio amplifiers boast a design flexible enough to keep them in the game as your set-up expands. If you go with a 4-channel amplifier, powering a pair of front speakers and a subwoofer is a breeze. You'll simply want to run your amp in what we call "true" 3-channel mode.

When you can only hear sound from the front speakers, it usually means the sound card does not support surround sound, and/or the sound card is not configured correctly, the speakers are connected incorrectly or the speakers could be defective. First, make sure your sound card supports surround sound 4.1. A surround sound card should have a front and rear speaker jack.

Rear speakers are used for, basically, two different types of sounds. Although music applications may have some "localized" sounds (sounds coming distinctly from one of the rear speakers), the majority of the rear speaker's use is to "surround" the listener in sound by simulating, for example, the sound of a large audience in the background and/or reflected music from the rear walls of a concert hall.

There is an excellent place for them: on the seatbelt brackets! Little tweeters will just fit perfectly. The standard radio has a front-rear fader too: pull and turn the volume-button. Wire colors for left hand side speakers: white-black and red-black; right hand side: pink-black and purple-black. Find the loose wires (red and yellow) with a plastic connector in the trunk near the right hand side tail lights. The red wire is live, the yellow one if only live when the radio is turned on.

Yes, but you will need to graft the rear axle from an Integra onto your car to make it happen. Another alternative is to replace the iron rear drums with aluminum drums from the HF model. This saves weight and works just as well as the Integra rear disks. You will have to change the rear brake backing plate to a HF plate to make the aluminum drums fit, but that is a relatively easy job.

The most important question you can ask. If you attempt to put the wrong size speaker in the car, it will not fit or sound as good as one the right size. Unlike many websites offering car stereo products, we have a vehicle fit guide that can provide you this information. Using our mouse, click on your make, model, and year. The front and rear speaker sizes will be listed. Look through our speaker selection for speakers matching those sizes.

Speakers may be one of the simpler installations that takes place but can have its complexities. Angled screwdrivers, panel poppers and other automotive tools are required to remove dash or door panels. Another tricky part of a speaker installation is ensuring that the new speakers are installed in phase. Out of phase speakers will have no bass response and poor imaging. Typically, a speaker installation is relatively inexpensive.

When you can only hear sound from the front speakers, it usually means the sound card does not support surround sound, and/or the sound card is not configured correctly, the speakers are connected incorrectly or the speakers could be defective. First, make sure your sound card supports surround sound 4.1. A surround sound card should have a front and rear speaker jack.

This is typically caused because the home theatre receiver is not in Dolby Pro-Logic or Dolby Digital Surround mode. Different brands of home theatre receivers have different methods to put the system in this mode. It is usually controlled from the remote and often called "listen mode" or "mode". Also occasionally you’ll encounter a movie with little or no surround information on the soundtrack. The older the movie the more likely this to be the case.

The SurroundBar® is meant to be a solution for people who want surround sound but don't want to install rear channel speakers. However, there are three options for using the SurroundBar® with rear channel speakers if this is really what you want: Good - Hook up two rear channel speakers to the surround channels, in the usual way, and connect nothing to the rear channel inputs on the Surround Bar. In this case the Surround Bar is being used just like a conventional L,C,R sound bar.

It depends upon your expectations. There are some outstanding replacement speakers out there that can come very close to a true component set. But they are not going to give the same level of performance as a true component set when properly installed. Bottom line; If you want the BEST quality of sound possible, you want components. If you aren't sure; You guessed it! Listen and decide!

Some, if not most, Impalas arrive with the rear exhaust hanger bolts loose or missing. Have them replaced or tightened at the dealer. Also, there is a heat shield that goes around the plastic gas tank that runs close to the exhaust. It can get resonate when a larger or noisier exhaust is installed. If the heat shield is rattling, try getting some thick sponge or that gray spongy packing material and cut it into four large pieces.

Your rear window will be wrapped in a see-through, highly visible, digitally printed, high quality, perforated vinyl material manufactured by 3M. The vinyl material does not damage the vehicle and can be removed easily.

If someone hits you from behind, the accident is virtually always that driver's fault, regardless of the reason you stopped. A basic rule of the road requires that a driver be able to stop safely if a vehicle stops ahead of him/her. If the driver could not stop, he was probably following too closely or driving too fast for traffic conditions.

Under some circumstances, you could be found at fault even if you were rear-ended. For example, you might be found responsible if you made a very sudden and unjustified stop on the roadway. However, the driver traveling behind you has a duty to keep a safe distance from cars ahead of him, keep a watchful eye on the road, and to anticipate vehicles stopping ahead.

This can be a difficult question to answer. It is hard to say with total accuracy. My best advice to you is to visit your local AUTHORZED Audiobahn dealer. Their in-house installers and salesmen will be the best source of this information and can look at your car first hand. You could also take a look for yourself and measure.

Today, almost all airboats are rear prop pushers but it was not always the case. Rumor has it that the first airboats had the prop mounted in the front which quickly led to the invention of goggles and ear plugs :-) For many reasons using a rear mounted engine and prop to push the craft worked much better the other designs.

This is only possible with the optional mr Handsfree Blue Mute cable. Thanks to this professional built-in solution, your conversation is carried over the car speakers. This optional cable can be purchased via our online shop. The microphone might be disconnected. Please check the connection of the microphone to the carkit. If the microphone is not disconnected, press the button of the microphone down and make sure that the Genius main unit is put correctly into the holder.

That's the steering system of the Dolby Pro Logic decoder in your receiver extracting the rear channel information. Because the process is very phase dependant, the swishing sound (phase shift) can be evident during action scenes with a lot of panning. The latest Pro Logic II is less susceptible to this effect.

To find out if you can upgrade your headlights, select your car make, model and year from the drop down menus on the left of this page. Click GO!, and the available upgrades for your car will be shown on the right. If your car is not shown, consult your vehicle handbook to find the type fitted to your car or call 0845 2260389 for further assistance.

Yes, we've made arrangements with Avis to handle any upgrades to your car at the time you check in for your original reservation. Any upgrades at this point would be subject to availability and the difference in price would be paid directly to Avis.

All upgrades are subject to availability at the time of rental. You should reserve the smaller vehicle and upgrade at the counter if available.

No. When making your reservations through the State Travel Office, be sure to reserve the vehicle you need. When verifying the information on your itinerary, if you find that you need a larger car, call the State Travel Office and ask them to adjust the reservation. Upgrades in size or model, made when picking up the rental vehicle, will not be reimbursed. If an emergency arises where you must upgrade the vehicle, you must call the State Travel Office emergency line at 801-537-9124.

the subwoofer is a 5x7". the rear seat speakers fit an oversized 6 1/2". the doors are 4". and the dash tweeters are small (around 1"). you can modify the door speaker enclosures to fit some 6 1/2" speakers. list members have had good luck with mb quart speakers, using 218.03cX separates up front and qm 160.03 kx coaxials in the rear. rather than replacing the 5x7" stock sub, some listers remove the spare tire and put sub boxes in its space.

Adding higher-quality speakers, especially if you add a powered subwoofer, will improve the sound quality without a sound card upgrade. If you want to add Dolby Digital surround sound and your existing sound card is not compatible, you will need to consider a card upgrade.