Front speakers - will these fit do you think?

[ktg1000]

Afternoon all. I'll be the forst to admit I know absolutely feck all when it comes to audio. All this 2 way, 3 way business??! However, do you think this rangewww.alpine-europe.com/alpine/cms/details.php?t=112 of customisable Alpine speakers will fit the front speaker recesses? Many thanks Kev

>>> Edited by ktg1000 on Tuesday 3rd August 13:11

[Incorrigible]

I pu these in mine



You can easily here the music whatever the speed but they do have an effect on the top speed

[raceboy]

You'll be pushing it with the 16cm ones, but like anything if you really want to fit them it can be done the 13cm ones shouldn't be a problem, then you've got to mount the tweeters somewhere higher up and idealy pointing at your head
The other thing you've got to think about is depth, if it was me I'd pop the current one out and have a look if theres any depth issues, don't forget to wind the window down then pop down your local ICE dealer and see what he's got, and what you like the sound/price of

[kevin Secker]

If it helps, I've got 165mm Dynaudios in mine and, yes it's a squeeze and the grill needed "easing" but they fit. Sound the bollox too and no need for a sub.

Kevin

[coach]

Incorrigible said:

I pu these in mine You can easily here the music whatever the speed but they do have an effect on the top speed

MM Nice!

In the business?

[victormeldrew]

I have Alpine DD 13cm units in mine, with separate tweeters. These are about 4 years old, and have blue cones, but probably aren't a mile way from some of those. They fit no problem, and sound great. I have Kenwood 7x10 rears and a Pioner KEH8400RW head driving two boot mounted Pioneer amps. The Pioneer head does a neat Front Enhance trick which effectively means I am using the 7x10's as subwoofers.

I'd pop the OE speakers out and measure the depth available and check that whatever you buy isn't going to get mashed first time you wind the windows down!

[Kal-El]

Just out of interest, does anbody know what size the rear speakers are? I picked up my chimp yesterday and was very pleased to find two Focal speakers up front, but then I realised there were no rears and I'd like to fit some. Any ideas on sizes?

Thanks

[raceboy]

As big or small as you like really, 6x9's or 6" rounds seem the most common choice, theres a lot of talk about keeping somesort of air vent into the boot though, so if you enlarge the 2 existing vents for the speakers it might be an idea to fit a new central vent.

[rbryant]

What's the advice about fitting 6x9s at the back Racer? Do I cut a bigger hole and make a spacer from MDF? At the moment I have 4 Pioneer speakers which were I guess fitted when the car was new 5 years ago, and I want to replace with some Infinitys I think. 6x9s at the back and 6 or 6 1/2 at the front, lots of dynamat and see how it sounds. Any tips or experience for those who have done it and what are the improvements likely to be?

By the way, the central grill thing I would agree with, as I refitted my rears without the air holes, which improved the sound but worsened the ventilation.

[victormeldrew]

Dynamat is a waste of time and money in a fibreglass car! They don't resonate!

>> Edited by victormeldrew on Monday 9th August 18:14