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stafford
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rear spaeakers upgrade??
« on: Jul 23rd, 2006, 6:09pm » |
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hello lads...has anyone done a rear speaker ice upgrade yet..i think I saw something on the site a while ago. Well if since then anyone has tried anything and can let me know ..photos would always be a bonus!!! The paper ones are letting the sound system down now.
Thanks ..
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Kjetil S
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #1 on: Jul 24th, 2006, 5:43am » |
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I am planning on doing one next month. Will replace them with a pair of 6" Infinity Kappas.
My plan was to cut the covers off the old speakers, make an aluminium fitting for the covers and mount the speakers on to the aluminium fitting, then epoxy glue the covers to the aluminium fitting. Pictures will probably follow in under a month or so 
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #3 on: Jul 26th, 2006, 5:15pm » |
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i had started a write up for fitting 6x9's into the standard black plastic units but when testing the speakers i wasnt impressed by their performance so i sent them back, should get some new ones soon so i'll finish the write up.
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #4 on: Jul 26th, 2006, 5:38pm » |
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on Jul 24th, 2006, 5:43am, Kjetil S wrote:| My plan was to cut the covers off the old speakers, make an aluminium fitting for the covers and mount the speakers on to the aluminium fitting, then epoxy glue the covers to the aluminium fitting. Pictures will probably follow in under a month or so |
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That's the problem isn't it, once removed due to the frame work on the rear parcel shelf there isn't enough depth to fit a standard pair of 6x9 speakers. I certainly wouldn't want to start cutting it out but do agree that the standard rear speakers aren't up to much. 
Shall look forward to seeing your progress 
Mike
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So nearly said "goodbye" but now Scorpio will see another day, alongside the replacement! eek!
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #5 on: Jul 26th, 2006, 7:15pm » |
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That's exactly my reason for choosing a pair of 6" standard round speakers instead, as they are far more shallow than most 6x9"s or 5x7"s.
Besides, the Kappa 6" speakers _should_ be more than up to the task, especially as I'm fitting a Kappa Perfect VQ 12" in the boot
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Not 110% sure that those Kappas will fit, and I haven't bothered to measure just yet as I don't have the time or money until next month. If they don't fit, there is a few smaller siblings to the Kappas that will definately fit. My plan was to find the largest set of round Kappa speakers that will fit in the mounting hole.
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #6 on: Jul 29th, 2006, 3:35pm » |
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lads keep it coming..its good to hear other pls ideas and experiences with this nightmare built in speaker and limited space depth wise..i would like to modify the existing speaker housing and put some decent 6x4 upgrades in ..this is the route Im going down but which speakers i have nt dedcided..ive got infinity perfect 5.1 components coming for the front and from the reviews ive read everyone is screaming about how brill they are... 
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Re: rear speakers upgrade??
« Reply #7 on: Jul 29th, 2006, 3:41pm » |
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matt how far did you get with the 6x4 s any ideas ..tips
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #8 on: Jul 29th, 2006, 3:46pm » |
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All components now ordered. After measuring a bit, I found that the 42.7i should fit without a problem in the front, and the 52.7i should fit nicely in the back.
From my measurements it is 3-4 cm from the parcel shelf to the bottom of the mounting holes, BUT the original speakers sit a couple of cm up in the speaker covers, so if I use a wooden fitting instead of aluminium in the rear, I should be able to lift them enough to make them fit. Picture will follow. Eventually
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #9 on: Jul 29th, 2006, 6:52pm » |
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hi Kjetil S whats this rear speaker you are using then?? are you making some sort of wooden spacer?/ ta
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #10 on: Jul 30th, 2006, 3:20am » |
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Basicly a pair of these.
I'm planning on cutting out a set of wooden spacers which will (hopefully) fit nicely into the speaker covers.
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Re: rear spaeakers upgrade??
« Reply #11 on: Jul 30th, 2006, 12:37pm » |
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please let me know how it goes..would be interested to see a pic we could do a pic set for the site cos ill go the same route as you if ur install works out ok...
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