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(Message started by: Ultima_Bloke on Aug 27^th, 2007, 4:21pm)

Title: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Ultima_Bloke on Aug 27^th, 2007, 4:21pm

Hi everyone. I'm looking at changing the speakers on my ultima, and just wondered if anyone on here has upgraded there front door speakers to aftermarket ones?? Any help?? Thanx

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Kjetil S on Aug 28^th, 2007, 2:47pm

I have some 4" Infinity Kappas in mine. What do you need to know? ;)

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Ultima_Bloke on Aug 28^th, 2007, 6:03pm

Just wondered what size i need that will fit straight in. Thanks

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Kjetil S on Aug 28^th, 2007, 7:16pm

the original ones are 4" BUT.. as far as I can remember, you can probably forget finding speakers that slot in directly. Ford, in their infinite wisdom, has made the mounting holes bigger than the speaker meshes and in an irregular shape.
What I did was to make two aluminium plates with the same size and shape as the original speakers, and cut holes in them for the new speakers. (aka adapter plates)

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Ultima_Bloke on Aug 28^th, 2007, 7:55pm

Oops! :-[
The 5" ones I bought on e-bay yesterday will have to be used on one of my other projects then! lol ::)
Thanks for the help tho. ;D

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Kjetil S on Aug 28^th, 2007, 8:52pm

5" speakers may fit, I haven't tried. :) You would probably still need to make up some adapters though

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by RichardMS on Aug 30^th, 2007, 6:02pm

Al if I can fit 6X9's in the doors then you should be alright with 5" ;)

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Ultima_Bloke on Aug 30^th, 2007, 8:27pm

on 08/30/07 at 18:02:35, RichardMS wrote:

Al if I can fit 6X9's in the doors then you should be alright with 5" ;)

LMAO!! }{
Hi richard! Howz u mate? Im after a quick 5 minute install, not the hours that you spent! ;) ;D

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by RichardMS on Aug 31^st, 2007, 11:31pm

Hi Al, It only took me 15 minutes :D ;)
Are you going to Billing ???

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by dan_the_man on Sep 1^st, 2007, 8:20pm

I fitted one sony Xplode 130mm 5.25 ins today. you'll have to cut a little round the hole . I cut slots and knocked the edge over, inwardly. I used two of the origional screw holes. the sonys cost 32 quid and hardly sound better than standard with a 9'' square Dynomat sat behind them ! spend some money on good ones would be my advice. I may not even bother fitting the other to match the sound is that close. will test again tonight ;D

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by dan_the_man on Sep 2^nd, 2007, 12:56pm

I think my ears were not working at the time of testing ! :o :o they do handle a lot more bass. looking back I should have chucked in a few more pounds though. I hope the matching 6 x 9's for the rear make up for them . they were 45 bux. I chipped the guy in the shop to 70 and a fiver for the Dynomat so I aint upset.

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Pikey on Sep 6^th, 2007, 10:48am

Whichever Infinity speakers are the good ones (Kappa or Reference I cant remember, think its Reference) are very good speakers. I had them in the front of my Skyline, after making mdf adapter plates. They cost £130.

The other ones, Kappa, I had on the rear shelf. They cost £50 and they were UTTER rubbish.

It wouldnt make much difference without changing the headunit first anyway :)

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Kjetil S on Sep 6^th, 2007, 2:10pm

Weird, the Kappas are the expensive ones.

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by Pikey on Sep 6^th, 2007, 3:02pm

I've quite possibly got them the wrong way round then ;)

Title: Re: Front door speaker upgrades??
Post by cossie_al on Sep 6^th, 2007, 10:07pm

I still have these door cards and speakers if your interested. Not a five minute job I know, you would have to open out the hole in the door a bit and modify your door pockets. or the speaker pods would come off and fit your door cards if your interior is a different colour. :D
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g65/cossieal/6x9no2.jpg