2011 fusion rear deck

Hello all I have a 2011 fusion and there are cut outs for 6x9 speakers I want to put a pair in there and was wondering what my options are as far as hooking them up to the stock unit any help would be great.

Thanks John

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do you have speakers in each door as well? do you mean that there are holes already cut out in the metal of your back deck and you want to put some speakers in those holes? if you already have 4 speakers in your car and they all play then it isnt a good idea to just add two more speakers onto the stock deck. the stock deck is only supposed to run 4 speakers and adding two more can possibly damage the radio. if you want to add more speakers then you need an amp in order to drive the extra speakers

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It is possible to do. There are speaker wires at the B-pillar that you can tap into.
That being said, you will drop the impedance lower than the deck can handle and risk damaging it.
You could also disconnect the rear door speakers and route the signal to your new rear deck speakers.

Hello soundnsecurity yes the holes are already there i wanted to add 2 more to the back deck using the stock unit the speakers I was looking at are 2ohm speakers not sure what the stock ones arethese are the ones I was thinking of INFINITY KAPPA 692.9i 6x9

• 6 x 9" , 2-Way Speakers (pair)
• Power range: 2-110 watts RMS (330 watts peak power
• Plus One woven-glass-fiber woofer cone with hi-roll rubber surround
• Front accesible tweeter-level adjustment
• Low-distorsion, low-Q woofer motor
• Edge-driven MMD dome tweeter with UniPivot
• Direct connect crossover dongle
• Computer-optimized outboard crossover with tweeter level control
• 2-ohm impedance for extra power (compatible with all factory or aftermarket car stereos)
• Sensitivity: 96dB
• Frequency Response: 35Hz-25kHz

Thanks co_ne_dub I see what you guys are saying.

so it the stock speakers are 4 ohm could I replace the ones in the rear doors with 2 ohm and put the 6x9's in the rear deck that are also 2 ohm would that work with out damaging the head unit?

John

Most HUs are only capable of driving a 4ohm load.
Anything lower than that and you risk damage to the HU.
Use an amp if you want all 6 speakers.

ok sounds good thanks for the help.

John

je3169 wrote:

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so it the stock speakers are 4 ohm could I replace the ones in the rear doors with 2 ohm and put the 6x9's in the rear deck that are also 2 ohm would that work with out damaging the head unit?

John

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yea it would work but the speakers, especially the kappas, would be very underpowered if you ran them from the stock radio.

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The 6X9 cutouts are there for a stock system that has additional amplification and setup for "sub" bass.  They act as an OEM subwoofer (or really just slightly exaggerated bass speakers).  If your car were supplied with speakers in the holes, it would also have the amplifier and related equalization to run those speakers with the rest of the system.  Your deck won't support adding them.

The best way to use those cutouts is to leave them as cutouts.  Build (or buy) the subwoofer and the necessary amplifier (et al) that you are missing and install the box in the trunk.  You'll find tons of info on this site about THAT kind of system modification.

In other words, what soundnsecuity and co_ne_dub said...

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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

Thanks for the help guys I am going to get a 4 channel amp and run the rear doors and back deck off it.

Thanks again for the input.

John

I'd recommend running the FRONT doors and back deck off it.  The rear doors can run off the deck.  You want a strong front soundstage.

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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

i would side with stevdart if you are planning to buy a 4ch amp. amp the fronts and amp the kappas but leave the back doors on the radio.

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Sounds like a plan. what are a good pair of high level to low level converter ie name brand and quality.

Thanks John

PAC sni-15 is a basic converter and the pac SOEM-T is a better one with gain controls and gives you a remote wire to power up the amp

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