89iroc89

Hey guy's! Just blew all my money on a excellent 89 camaro RS!The stock speaker system is pretty bad. Can someone suggest some very CHEAP 6x9's that will fit my car? Or does someone even have some old ones they could send me for free? Thank you! God bless!

camaro1185

I went with some pioneer all the way around, and LOVE them. I think it was something like 60 for the front pair and 60 for the back. I forget the model number, but look on crutchfield, they were direct bolt ins.

The Project

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Cheap = Walmart. Look for Pioneer or JVC.

FREE = wreckers.

Good luck.

kmcn47

welcome to the club of people under 20 who have thirdgens and no money

88Camaro1993

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Yup im def in that club

89iroc89

Lets start a facebook group for broke third gen owners!

BT85

yep I'm in that group lol

evilemokid94

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im in there too lol, she never seems to break down when i have the money to fix her, only after i spent it to get her fixed lol. anyways back on topic, get some sony xplods, they dont sound bad and are really cheap, check walmart and craigslist for them!

JamesC

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I'd suggest a plan (if the car doesn't run or isn't reliable, then a sound system as a priority doesn't make much sense). What's the car need most? Tune-up, tires, struts/shocks, braking components, exhaust?

Start slow with your rebuild/restoration and do it right the first time or you'll end up spending more money and time than necessary .

JamesC

patricklav

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I agree with what James said. Invest your limited cash into making the car reliable and safe.

As far as getting speakers for free, thats very possible, however i would suggest posting your location and seeing if anyone local to you is willing to give them to you and then you can take the ride to get them. Im sure there are plenty of people willing to help a 16 yr old with parts they cant really sell anyways. Not many people are going to spend money shipping the speakers to you though so you have to go get them.

89iroc89

Ok, I will. and also it is completely running and driving. already been driving it! So I don't think there is anything but sound left?

patricklav

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Post some pics so some members can give you advice on what the car might need.

As someone else mentioned, you can get Sony XPlod's for less than $50 and i heard they sound decent.

thebuffalo

Pawn shop, I got 2 duals for the front and 2 pioneers in back, or you can just get 2 speakers in the front and replace the back with 2 bullet tweeters, if you want loud.

JamesC

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On a 20+ year-old car? I suspect, unless you're extremely lucky, that there are plenty of issues--or will be.

Best of luck with your project.

JamesC

89iroc89

There is nothing of concern as of now. I know **** will happen. but I am not worried about that RIGHT NOW.

SweetRevelation

go to work!

89iroc89

Parent's won't let me get a job.... they want me to live my child hood... haha!

SweetRevelation

16 and you don't even have a dollar for speakers *smh*
when I was your age, I had just purchased a brand new HD truck!
sometimes, you gotta grab life by the *****.

89iroc89

haha I like that. and yea maybe I will go rob a liquer store or something!?!

Starbug

Try a paper route, or part time at McDonalds (my local McD's actually pays extremely well, lol). Your parents can't argue with that, can they? Unless they want to buy everything your car needs now or will need later (some things are expensive!), I don't see why they wouldn't want you to earn a few dollars yourself. Old cars break down often....

As for speakers, due to the age of the stock speakers, pretty much anything you put into your car will sound a hell of a lot better than what's in it now. Just don't turn up your system too loud or else you'll blow it. Same with your sub. I know it's hard to resist at your age, but this will keep you from having to buy new speakers all over again in a few months (or sooner).

Because my dad was a mechanic all his life, and I grew up in his shop and saw many stupid/lazy/ignorant/smart people with all kinds of cars, here is my advice... Cars are expensive to maintain! Start setting money aside now so that later down the road you can afford to fix whatever goes wrong. You will need to replace oil and instal a new oil filter in a few months, for sure. It is not an option. Frequent oil changes will keep your engine from blowing up. Saving money for an oil change is a lot easier than saving money for a new car or new engine and then paying somebody to install it for you, or learn to do it yourself. Fuel pumps can suddenly clog, belts can suddenly break, new spark plugs or their wires can suddenly need installing. Tires go bald real quick after too many burnouts (DON'T drive on bald tires! Replace immediately!), and tires are not cheap. A burnout done wrong (it only takes one time) will also burn up your clutch, break your motor, break your transmission, break your drive train, etc. Please treat your Camaro nice and take good care of her. Remember to have fun too, but not at the cost of speeding tickets. Respect her power and maintain her well, and you will have her for a long time. Enjoy!

jpearcy1

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Sonicelectronix.com has good cheap speakers. And FREE shipping, I bought two 4x6's and 2 6x9's jvc for like 80-85 not to bad I think. I can get you the part numbers if you want them.

thebuffalo

Vouch this statement, they are really good.

Banks4004

buy on ebay, most speakers are really cheap (like 1/3 of store's prices) for good brands and products

89iroc89

I think I'll buy the cheap-*** walmart xplod 12" for 20$

Starbug

Here's a website that sells all kinds of car audio related stuff. This is the page to their full range speakers, I hit the button for "Price: Low to High", and you can see that they start very cheap ($6) and go up from there. Click here for link.

89iroc89

Ok I took a look, and I like them. Now time to find some work that my parent's will let me.

red88tagta

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I've got all 4 speakers out of an 86 bird, great shape. You pay the shipping, you can have them. But again we need your location.

89iroc89

I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

red88tagta

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I took a stab at your zipcode using 53293 from 45440. Would have to ship in 2 boxes due to the size. $11.35 each. If still interested paypal to mrzhvac@aol.com

kmcn47

not if you turn it up anywhere near really loud they start to vibrate and shake something awful an sound choppy

thats a great idea, honestly all of our cars have issues

craigslist is the best place to fin the cheapest stuff

its not so bad

another goood idea
hey didn't mean to bum ya out just sayin, theres alot of us, and were all doing okay

Dead Reckon

I think there's plenty of us here broke and unable to do anything with our cars. I'm twenty two, jobless, and the only reason I haven't had to sell my third gen is 'cause I sold my friend an '01 Sebring I was gonna keep, all that's doing is keeping it insured and gassed so I can look for work though

However, if I wasn't using my Sony 6x9's from our '73 Fiat Spider (Sold, years ago), I'd send you them.

My deck is possessed with the ghosts of country music past, I'm tempted to take the speakers out, if I do and your still looking, I'll send you a PM. They're pretty good, pretty sure you can get recone kits for them, make them like new.

red88tagta

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Anyone else want them for the shipping costs???

Froddoyo

Ebay. I'm 16 and Broke too. I got a 91 RS, I got two 2 10" pioneers. and plan to replace my dash and side 6x9s with these.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-A-Se...ht_3222wt_1139

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-Pioneer...ht_3219wt_1139

19firebird84

haha broke 16 year old club.. im joining that... im 16 and got a 84 firebird. tons I want to do, just cant afford it right now because of school, and the sound system thing, tell me all about it, I had my sound system out of my 87 mustang that had 450hp but then got rid of it to buy the firebird to find out my subs and everything wont fit in the firebird so I am in need of some new stuff..

white_ghost

Who needs facebook..........there is enough of us to start our own.

Jk_Under

welcome to the club man haha. I have a Pioneer head unit ($140), Boss 6x9s, friend gave them to me, got some round speakers under dash(got them cheap from a store closing sale), and if you want boom boom, 2 pioneer 10" comps (traded up for them on craigslist)

P.s. Did all of this from the age of 16, im 18 now.

89CamaroAndrew

I would say im in this group also aha Im 18 with a 89 Camaro Rs. I have Pioneer speakers all around and a Kenwood radio with a pioneer 12 inch woofer and its not bad for a cheap budget.

midnightfirews6

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I was in that club when I was working fast food and dating a girl
Craigslist and the junkyard are your best friends. Make friends with other people with 80's GM cars or F-bodies- many parts interchange and you can score great deals or trade that way. Having a friend who's into audio is great too, sometimes the guys with really sick systems will get discounts or sponsorships from local shops and might be able to throw some of their old stuff your way.
You'll definitely want to get a job, and I highly recommend a garage, tire shop or oil change place. It makes money, you'll learn things, AND if you work for an awesome company you can get stuff for free or really cheap, which is great if you're meticulous about your maintenance and you tend to go through tires quickly
Make sure you keep up on your oil, steering system, brakes, belts, coolant, tires, tranny and diff fluids, and if your car looks nice and isn't rusted out wash it and wax it regularly to keep it that way! These cars are insanely reliable if you maintain them, but clutches and automatic trannies do fail and are expensive when they do so you will DEFINITELY want to have money set aside for that.
It'll all come together eventually; I'm only 20 and my car's getting there slowly but surely. Just work hard, take care of 'er, and don't forget to have fun in the process!

kmcn47

^good advice, i have a friend at work who used to do stereos for a living, he justgave me a radio GAVE ME a radio, its an old alpine but to be fair thats exactly what i wanted, and was looking for

the blue one

haha im in that club