Look at the Alpine PDX series amps. I use a PDX 4.100 for my speakers and they are almost too loud at times. Check out my sig for the speakers i use. The PDX amps are nice because they are a digital amp, you do not have to worry about how you wire the speakers. It puts out the same wattage at 4 ohms as at does 2 ohms. it makes life a whole lot easier. They are more expensive but i got my pdx on ebay for around $200 i think.

 

I can't help but feel like you wasted your money on that amp. I mean, you bought an amp because your speakers weren't loud enough, but this amp puts out a mere 5 watts more than what you already had. That's not even enough to make an audible difference.

Less power doesn't mean clearer sound. If anything, more power will give you a better sound. Your speakers' power rating is kinda like a recomendation on what to give them. If you can, I would honestly suggest you cancel your order for that amp and look for one that does around 100 watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms.

 

X2 on this comment! I honestly would go the more powerful amp, not because of higher volume issues but because of the better sound characteristic of having an amp matched to the speakers rms. I usually recommend having an amp with at least 15-20% higher rms than the speakers it will drive simply because the sound will be clearer and crisp, not muffled and strained from an underpowered amp. Your speakers will sound better and your new amp will live longer.

 

I think for some reason that power pack isn't working. Once I did bypass it, it sounded good but then the sound just kinda died on me. I redid bypassing the amp like in the link provided, tried it again and I could barely hear the speakers, what gives?? Is there anyway to splice the wires going to the amp so I could atleast rule out theres not a short?

 

I'll be returning the amp then tomr and exchanging it for something with a little bit more bit in the butt area! So i'm looking for something that makes 100 watts rms per speaker?

 

An amp between 85-100 watts per channel, 4 channel and 4 ohms stable should be good. If you're thinking about installing a small sub you can also go with a 5 channel amp, 4 channels for your speakers and a mono channel for your sub. I'd just stick with what you're going to install since you can always adjust the radio settings to suit your taste. Anyway, I found a couple of amps that might interest you and won't break the bank.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_489AP10...40.html?tp=115

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...o_PA_5004.aspx

http://www.lorimerelectronics.com/it...item_id=121715

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPINE-PDX-4-100...ewItem?rvr_id=

Any of those amps should be able to drive your speakers and give you good all around sound. Once you adjust your radio and the amp's crossovers your radio should sound great. By the way, make sure you disconnect the factory amp, use the right adapter for you car and use heavier gauge wire for the speakers. The stock speaker wire is way too thin to run anything other than the stock amp or any amp over 30-35 watts. Also, do you have onstar on your vehicle?

 

All my speakers are stamped 4 ohms, does that indicate the Bose package?

Yes I do have onstar, and i've been using the factory wiring to hook up the speakers. :-s Should I just rewire everything forgetting about the stock wiring in the car? Seems like that would be a whole lot easier, but I don't know how i'd keep the chimes and stuff, that seems like a whole different beast to deal with.

 

This is the adapter you would need to keep your onstar.
http://www.rainbowappliance.com/OS2....fe=2&cvsfp=OS2
And the chime that goes along with the adapter(it's needed with the kit for the chimes to work).
http://cgi.ebay.com/PAC-CM1-CHIME-MO...d=250476457676

 

Where do those 2 kits hook up to? I've got an adapter, the Metra GMOS-04. Could i splice into that and use it to keep my chimes?

 

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/pdf/metra/met-gmos04.pdf

This link tells you how to install the metra kit. I'm going to be changing mine since I won't be using the OE radio anymore and I want my onstar back.