AP1 Door speakers (will I lose tweeters?)
 

So I've been doing some researching and it looks like with after market component 6.5 speaker set ups, the tweeter wont fit behind the stick opening in am AP1. I really dont want to mount the new tweeters anywhere else. My question is, if I simply buy replacement 6.5" speakers and plug them in, will my factory tweeters still work and do their job? If so and I have my highs only coming through the factory tweeters, what 6.5" speakers should I get that dont have built in tweeters? I have an after market Alpine HU. Not looking for anything crazy, stock speakers just crackle when turned up.

Thank you!

Yeah, I'd keep the OEM tweeters and replace the 6-1/2 inch ones. See if you like it.

It's not particularly difficult to replace the factory tweeters with aftermarket in the 2002+ AP1 pods - it's not
"drop-in" but most of them will fit fine, and no harder than the other things you need to do to fit aftermarket
component speakers such as mounting the crossover.
It's been a long time, but IIRC after you remove the door panels, you'll see that the factory tweeter is bolted
to a small metal bracket - as the new tweeter is unlikely to have a handy threaded hole in the back, you'll need
to attach it to the bracket in another way - glue/epoxy/double-sticky tape. You'll probably also want to remove
any grill the tweeter has so you don't have two grills.