blah... there's nothing Blingy about upgrading your sound system. The factory speakers suck. Any Wal-fart replacement would be better.

... thinking while I'm typing, I shouldn't say they suck. The main problem with the factory speakers is that they don't provide a full range of sound. They've got plenty of highs but they lack on the low end severely. I'm not talking about Thumping bass or anything... I'm just talking about depth to the sound. Without the low end, the factory speakers sound ,for lack of better terminology, tinny.

I've got the 4" fronts on my sportage. (2000) I didn't know they put bigger speakers up fron on those newer models. That's cool. One thing to mention: (and i don't know if this is true of the newer models) The speakers in the front speaker wires are soldered in place. You'll have to either get female ends to attach back to the new speaker or solder the new connection.