garys83

I replaced the rear speakers(in the sail panels) in my 83 Z28 a couple of years ago. I am now getting almost no sound from the right-side speakers. I had a look at the rear speakers to find that they are Delco 4 ohm speakers. Is this correct? I thought factory Delco radios were paired with 8 ohm speakers?

mantaguy

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I have a set of original 4 ohm 6x9 Delco's from a 87 TA.

OLDYELLR

Try swapping them left to right. It could just be a bad speaker.

Saxondale

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If the radio is original could also be failing radio. Learned that from John in RI here on the forum. My radio started doing that, in '84 Z28. AM/FM ERS with digital clock.

OLDYELLR

Yes, my original radio radio failed a couple of years ago. Loud motorboat sound from rear speakers. Parts no longer available to repair, but there's a guy on this board that has parts and can fix them. I found a replacement on eBay.

garys83

Thank you for your responses. I had the radio checked and it is functioning properly. I have the original front speakers (8 ohms) and two rears from an original 3rd Camaro which are 4 ohms. Everything is working nicely now. I thought that all four speakers should have the same impedance. Thanks again.

CorvairGeek

Learn something new everyday. I 'think' my A-bodies may still have 10 ohm speakers with the late ETR units. I did not realize GM started the mixed ohm speakers with the early ETR head units. I thought it was a more recent development, sans Bose and Monsoon.
I actually took pictures of the rear deck speakers (too hard to see, fused back that I would like to keep using for a while) in multiple of the last LeSabres (little double DIN project) because I couldn't believe the cars really came with 4 ohm in the front and 8 ohm in the rear.


They hold up well in my location (high desert), but I wouldn't advise looking for any cheap. The HU is impressive, but $50 pairs of speakers blow the OEMs away.

garys83

Thanks for your reply. I have found a local shop that is going to repair/replace the foam around the cones and test the speakers. If this goes well...then I'll reinstall the original speakers. I am happy to keep it all original, I do not want/need a high sound system in this car. Thank you, Gary.