I swapped the speakers on my 2000 (that came with the Infinity system)
almost right away. They worked fine (still work fine -- 8 years later,
knock on wood), except for the drivers rear that is starting to crap out.
I can't remember for sure, but I think I swapped out the factory head
unit first. Either way, just about everything in the stock Infinity is
done in the amp. I seem to remember, though, that after removing the
stock front speakers, the tweeters no longer worked. Seemed odd to me
-- since the harness for the front speakers has only two wires (so how
would they have wired in a crossover integrated with the speaker?). Oh
well... the entire factory system (except for the amp, which I swore I
was going to replace...) is long gone. Still wouldn't mind putting in a
better amp, but finding one that fit properly was always a pain.
Now that I only drive my Dak a few times a month, it hardly feels worth
pouring money into an amp. I'm more concerned with just keeping it running.
-Bill
jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> "GMBlows GMBlows" <gmblows@msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Yes, I forgot to mention I have the premium Infinity system.
>> So far I've replaced the fronts, and the entry level pioneer speakers
>> do not sound as good as the stock infinitys.
>> That is hopefully due to the fact I have the polarity wrong on the drivers
>> side front!
>> I'll post back when I get everything done correctly.
>
>
> I don't know if this is still the case or not, but back when I
> ordered my '96, the Infinity system used special speakers with built
> in amplifiers, and apparently if you purchased the Infinity system, you
> couldn't just swap out the speakers, you'd have to replace the whole
> head unit too. That's why I opted for the base radio when I purchased
> the truck, because I figured the first thing I'd do would be to
> replace the head unit or the whole system a lot cheaper than the cost
> for the Infinity option. That turned out to be a dumb idea because
> here it is nearly 13 years later and I still have that stock system
> with no CD player; I haven't changed a single thing, and I could have
> had the nice Infinity sound all of these years.
>
> Apparently I wasn't as much of an audiophile snob as I thought I
> was at the time. ;-)
>
>
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