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Anyone know the wattage from the factory amp?

quote: I believe it is 200 Watts.It is correct!

so thats 200 watts by 6 channels then...but there is tweeters so maybe is 40x4 (for the speakers) and 20x2 (for the tweeters)...but either way i should get 45-50 watts RMS for my speakers then

tweeters are not powered by the amp, so I believe it's a 50 x 4 @ 2 ohms. Moving up to 4 ohm speakers will cut it down to approx. 25-30 x 4.

I thought that the tweeters were in parallel with the front speakers. Also, the ohms is a strange one. They aren't four like normal aftermarket car stereos, and I also thought that they were not 2 ohms.

the door speakers are definitely 2 ohms. It's stamped right on their magnets.

OK I stand corrected. But how are the tweeters wired in.

I think the tweeters are wired directly to the head unit, but I'm not sure. Someone else might be able to help in that respect

quote:so thats 200 watts by 6 channels then...but there is tweeters so maybe is 40x4 (for the speakers) and 20x2 (for the tweeters)...but either way i should get 45-50 watts RMS for my speakers thenForget the RMS... This amp is 200w peak. It should be 50x4 and the tweeters are in parrallele with the front doors.

I know that they don't run off of the head unit. There are only 4 speaker outputs on the head unit. so they are either parrelled off before the amp or after the amp. And after would be easier.