Speaker upgrades

[V8 Animal]

To help the company who's going to install a HU and 4 speakers and a alarm.
Can anyone help more as what speakers i need for the doors.
From searching here the fronts seem to be a problem.
A list i have been able to come up with,
JBL Audio 6" P-652
MB Quartz
Not a very compehensive list is it!
Also 6x9 for the rears
Would like them to match if that's possible
Thanks for any input.
Paul

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I have not long fitted Blaupunkt THX652's to the front of mine and they fit nicely. Sound quite good too. The others that will fit are JL Audio TR600-CXi.

I done a lot of searching becasue I didn't want to muck things around too much. The cheapest are the blaupunkts at about £50 the JL audio's are about £120.

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[Russ_Chim]

I had the same problem. I had the JBLs fitted in the back and they are very good. Before someone else suggests it, give Carl Baker a call he is very clued up on which speakers work with which TVRs and he recommended the JBLs.

[900T-R]

I have bought a pair of Focal Access 165 CA coaxials for the front which are spot on in diameter, still have to offer them up though so I can't tell you if the mounting depth is sufficient for then (of the top of my head I think they need 65 or 66 mm of clearance)...

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The good thing about the Blaupunkt ones is the Grills fit too. I tried a lot of speakers and some of the grills were too big for the hole. Plus I didn't want to spend 100's on speakers as they don't get used much, I like the engine music better!

[900T-R]

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The good thing about the Blaupunkt ones is the Grills fit too. I tried a lot of speakers and some of the grills were too big for the hole.

Problem is most 16.5 cm/6.5" speakers have become '17 cm' nowadays with grill diameters between 170-175 mm. The Pioneers (TS-G1645 IIRC) that were in there have grills that are 165 mm in diameter, so I searched for replacements that were no bigger than that; the Focals were spot on and were reocmmended because you can angle the tweeters (I didn't want a component set because I don't want to cut into upholstery etc, in this car). They cost 140 euro, which translates to about 90 notes in UK currency - it is after all only Focals entry range...

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900T-R said:

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The good thing about the Blaupunkt ones is the Grills fit too. I tried a lot of speakers and some of the grills were too big for the hole.

Problem is most 16.5 cm/6.5" speakers have become '17 cm' nowadays with grill diameters between 170-175 mm. The Pioneers (TS-G1645 IIRC) that were in there have grills that are 165 mm in diameter, so I searched for replacements that were no bigger than that; the Focals were spot on and were reocmmended because you can angle the tweeters (I didn't want a component set because I don't want to cut into upholstery etc, in this car). They cost 140 euro, which translates to about 90 notes in UK currency - it is after all only Focals entry range...

Yes spot on. You can also fit 5.25" speakers provided the screw holes are far enough apart to attach to the door board. which I think Carl Baker suggests. I wanted to replace with a 6" speaker though. I didn't want to spend more than about £50, so I went for the Blaupunkts. No doubt the Focals will sound better though! There are a few options out there, but it did take me a while to find them!

[V8 Animal]

Hi,
Thanks for the advice guys.
Spotted these on ebay i thought by the heading that these should fit.
Fingers crossed if they don't fit i shall put them back on ebay.
Now want some 6x9 they should be easier to find.
If i get them by the weekend i'll let you all know how they went.
These are brand new and boxed.

They are German Hand Made are are really great. They fit in the door of the TVR Griff.




Additional Information about Coaxial

Product MPN
MPN DKF 113


Key Features
Car Speaker Type Coaxial
Elements 2-Way
Car Speaker Function Mid-Range Speaker, Tweeter
Size 5.25"


Technical Features
Peak Power Handling 90 Watt


Mounting
Enclosure Non-Enclosed

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Cheers Paul

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These are the speakers Carl Baker recommended to me. They should fit but will be smaller than the originals. But I never tried them in my car.

[AlRaven]

Anyone give me guidance on best rear speakers? also I'm thinking of the Blaupunkt THx 542 for the front but my doors are in dark blue and I quite like a plain black grille, don't want to look too aftermarket. Anyone know of any options with a plain grille?

[900T-R]

Oh, and the Focals don't fit after all. The outer diameter noted on the box was those of the speaker baskets, not the grills which are another 10 mm larger. Got a set of Boston S-55 5.125"coaxials (plus a beer token or two) in return which seem to do the job.

[V8 Animal]

AlRaven said:

Anyone give me guidance on best rear speakers? also I'm thinking of the Blaupunkt THx 542 for the front but my doors are in dark blue and I quite like a plain black grille, don't want to look too aftermarket. Anyone know of any options with a plain grille?

Rears(excuse the bad picture) Pioneer 6x9

Fronts MB Quarts Discus

V8 Animal

[Steve_T]

Point to note here folks, the MB Quart name has been purchased by a company in the US so be careful what you buy, the stuff made in the US is not a patch on the previous German built items. The same group of folks that used to be MBQ in Germany have started up as German Maestro. If you're looking for genuine MB Quarts Carl Baker still has some, I have a full complement in the Cerb and they are the nuts. Carl's also talking to GM about future arrangements so there are still options going forwards too.

Steve.

Edited by Steve_T on Friday 3rd October 21:29