2004-2008 Chev Malibu Stereo review
07-07-2009, 10:23 PM
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So I ran in to some unexpeected money. It was time to decide either pay the bills, put food in the kids mouth...or CAR AUDIO!!! Alas, I was off to the races. Replaced the Energy 12's with 2 x JL12W3V3 and went on the hunt for some components for the front. Went to a bunch of shops, played around with high to low end and when I was done...stuck with the stock speakers. Still sounded the best out of all I tried. One of these days I am gonna have to open up the doors to see if the guy before me replaced them or something.
01-08-2023, 03:49 PM
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I recently bought a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu v6 LS. It has a 6 speaker stock component system with CD which has integrated trip/mpg indicators in it.
I replaced the stock deck with my Pioneer DEH-490IB. A subwoofer, Rockford Punch P2 12" in the trunk.
The front speakers, 6.5" component were left stock. I removed the rear 6x9 speakers to improve the bass in the cabin. As well, with a sub in the truck they made the rear speakers "fart" every bass hit.The rear speakers are not worth keeping as they are not very good at all. Front speakers are being amplified by a Phoenix Gold Ryval which puts out 150w x 2 @ 4 ohm. The gain is set at 1/4.
I must say I have never heard such beautiful sound coming from a stock speaker as in this vehicle. Granted I am not comparing this to competition speakers. My previous speakers were a set of Energy 5.25 component. The stock speakers are just and nice, if not nicer than the energy's. The tweeters are a little more bright but not even close to the Infinity's. Respectable midbass output.
Originally I was sold a $150 integration harness however got a wonderful surprise when I pulled the deck to find it was not needed. I have the non on star system.
That being said I decided to relocate the stock deck as it contains much needed information such as trip odometers, avg fuel economy, est km left etc...
I was able to trim about a 1/4 inch off the top and bottom of the stock deck and a couple pieces of pointless plastic inside the centre consol. Along with a couple of trims to the lid to the centre consol the deck fit perfectly.
The only wires I had to bring over were constant power, ground and some misc wires for the sensors. I didn't bother with any speakers as they were going to the amplifier anyways.
I just wanted to post this in case anyone here has, or will be purchasing this vehicle. It's always nice to know these things before ripping the dash apart and shelling out $150 like I did. Of course I was able to return the harness so I can't bitch too much.
If anyone wants any pics of the centre console modifications pm me and I can send you some.
I replaced the stock deck with my Pioneer DEH-490IB. A subwoofer, Rockford Punch P2 12" in the trunk.
The front speakers, 6.5" component were left stock. I removed the rear 6x9 speakers to improve the bass in the cabin. As well, with a sub in the truck they made the rear speakers "fart" every bass hit.The rear speakers are not worth keeping as they are not very good at all. Front speakers are being amplified by a Phoenix Gold Ryval which puts out 150w x 2 @ 4 ohm. The gain is set at 1/4.
I must say I have never heard such beautiful sound coming from a stock speaker as in this vehicle. Granted I am not comparing this to competition speakers. My previous speakers were a set of Energy 5.25 component. The stock speakers are just and nice, if not nicer than the energy's. The tweeters are a little more bright but not even close to the Infinity's. Respectable midbass output.
Originally I was sold a $150 integration harness however got a wonderful surprise when I pulled the deck to find it was not needed. I have the non on star system.
That being said I decided to relocate the stock deck as it contains much needed information such as trip odometers, avg fuel economy, est km left etc...
I was able to trim about a 1/4 inch off the top and bottom of the stock deck and a couple pieces of pointless plastic inside the centre consol. Along with a couple of trims to the lid to the centre consol the deck fit perfectly.
The only wires I had to bring over were constant power, ground and some misc wires for the sensors. I didn't bother with any speakers as they were going to the amplifier anyways.
I just wanted to post this in case anyone here has, or will be purchasing this vehicle. It's always nice to know these things before ripping the dash apart and shelling out $150 like I did. Of course I was able to return the harness so I can't bitch too much.
If anyone wants any pics of the centre console modifications pm me and I can send you some.
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