Hi all.
Thought I would check out the door base speakers on my car as I have a crackling sound when starting the car or turning the radio on. Sure enough the foam which supports the cone has fell to bits. Is it worth repairing these with a new foam or replacing the speakers. Are the Vogue SE 2002 speakers the same as std Vogues or are they something different. I see on eBay there are plenty for sale but they all have a different part no to mine. Can anybody advise what to replace with if I brought new. The other speakers in the door are fine so would only want to replace or repair the bass speakers.
Cheers again Rob.

Speaker technology has moved on quite a bit in the last 20 years so while the originals may have been decent in their day they aren't really that good by today's standards. So buying secondhand may be a bit better than what you currently have but not by much. On the advice of a mate who's been a sound engineer for years, I replaced mine with a pair of JBL 600c units and suddenly discovered bass.

Thanks for the advice. Would they be a direct replacement. I have the DSP amp on my car. The speaker I removed has 3 ohm marked on it. These are 4 ohm ? Sorry I really don't know to much about this.
Rob.

Yes, a straight swap, the difference is impedance isn't noticable. The original ones are held in with bent tags around the outside whereas the JBL ones have holes for screws. I just drilled holes in the plastic mounts to fit them.

Cheers for the help. Just to clarify the 4ohm bass speakers all round should be ok with the DSP amp??
Rob.

Don't see any reason why not. You can run into problems if you fit lower impedance speakers than an amp was designed for but not higher. It can cause a slightly lower level from them but as the JBL speakers are more efficient then there is unlikely to be any noticeable difference.