2000 Beetle Stereo Question???????

[giink]

Hi Everyone! I have a stock VW radio that came with my 2000 Beetle which I bought used. The radio and all (4) speakers worked fine. After a few months, I noticed that the front left speaker was out and then a few months later both the rear speakers went out. Now all I have left is the front right speaker. Do you think this is really a radio replacement fix than actually losing (3) speakers inside a few months?????


Any thoughts or suggestions,
David

[huck731]

i would try reposting this in the car audio section

[Smileybug]

I replaced the front speakers in my '99 a few weeks ago. They were original...and entirely shot. I still had sound from them but I got a lot of buzzing. I'm sure my rear speakers are just as shot.

I would say its plausible you're speakers are dead, especially if they are original. You could also have wiring issues. I wouldn't think its the radio itself. I would say speakers or wiring.

[00 Vdub]

Hello,

The front speakers went bad on my 00 a couple of years ago.
I ended up replacing all of them with Polk Audio. It's an amazing difference.
Although the car came loaded, the factory radio is not the greatest. I added the 6 cd changer in the
trunk for more variety but it barely puts out any power. My 02 Jetta factory sound system is wonderful.
The Monsoon with in-dash cd player has a 200w amp in the trunk and the sound quality is night and day between it and the Beetle.
I do however feel the speaker replacement in the Beetle made a noticeable improvement.

[beej]

Yep, you are due, Rodney blew three of his as well.

[archiebug]

Doesn't a NB have six speakers? 2 in the A pillars, 2 in the doors and 2 in the rear.

[lw462]

Originally Posted by archiebug

Doesn't a NB have six speakers? 2 in the A pillars, 2 in the doors and 2 in the rear.

if A pillars means to the sides of the dash then I would say yes

[00 Vdub]

Greetings,
Very true. There are speakers in the A pillars. Sorry, I didn't specify, in my application, the need was met in the door and the rear sides only.
However, I'm sure if I replaced the A pillar speakers, a surround sound spectacular could very well be accomplished.

Rudy

[giink]

Are there any brand of speaker that will fit the NB without any major altercations?


David

[Smileybug]

As long as you get the right speaker size, you should be pretty good to go.

6.5" in the front and back.

I replaced my fronts a few months ago and had to do some modding. But I had 5 and 1/4 inch speakers. Got some MB Quartz speakers in a deal for parts for our Jetta. But the local audio store had a perfect adapter for them we just had to drill some new holes in the door and we added some dynamat for sound quality.

If you go to a good audio store, they should be able to tell you all you need to know. I got lucky, my local store, the owner does a lot of custom work with VWs (he's got a 20th GTI in the showroom and always has his New Beetle outside) so he knew exactly what I needed.