I figured, based on the hacked up wiring. There was just no reason for the hack job that was done. It would have been super simple to splice in the new speakers, no need for the mess of crap I found.
I had time to do the rear speakers today and man it made a huge difference. The sound is perfect, at least for me. I'm amazed at what an inexpensive stereo like mine can make such power, clearly leaps and bounds above the stock setup.
Also put in an LED for the license plate bulb and for the footwell bulbs and a new set of LED's for the cluster in red and man are they bright!
I cut the wire for the dimming of the stereo to match the LEDs' but now I want to prevent the DIC and HVAC controls from dimming. Would love to make them LEDs as well, it makes such a huge difference.