Installing Tweeters

[jwai]

Hey Guys,

Im not very audio orientated but here is a quick background and question.

I have a very basic sound system (Kenwood HU and sony explod speakers) atm because someone broke into my car and stole my old alpine setup.

Anyways, im about to buy new door trims from an ozhonda member and they come with aftermarket tweeters. Not sure what brand.

Im not after a crazy setup, just after a better quality sounding system which wont cost me too much. To make this work, i understand that i need those splits but i dont know how much i should be spending, or where to buy them, and what i should be looking for? Is there anything else i need?

Help!.. Thanks

[trism]

head over to www.mobileelectronics.com.au

australais biggest car audio forum

youll find everything you need over there, and wont get packed down with misleading info

basically, you need a budget.

if you arent after competition sound, then no need to spend 1.5k on a set of speakers.

but if you still want decent sound, dont bother wasting your money of a 50 buck set.

go for a mid priced set at about 150-200

but head over the that website i gave you

:)

[jwai]

If i said my budget was $100, where would be the best place to drop in over the weekend? Do retailers sell splits by themselves?

Im from newcastle.

[trism]

ok, we need to get your terminology straight

splits are are package that have a midbass, a tweeter, and a crossover which divides the frequencies between the two.

they are called splits because the tweeter and the midbass are split from each other

a coaxial is where the tweeter is mounted in the middle of the cone of the midbass

now, are you after the whole set, or jsut the midbass?

keep in mind you will need a crossover as well, and these are developed to pair with specific midbass and midrange.

for 100 bucks youd be looking at low level kenwood/clarion/pioneer splits

you should be able to get them at most autobarn/strathfields

[jwai]

ok well i had no idea all this stuff existed. To make it mega easy, i'll post pics of what i have and you can hopefully tell me what i need.

Here is a photo of the front and back bit of the trim and tweeter:
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/crazybear2287/DoorTrimDriver2.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/crazybear2287/DoorTrimBack.jpg

So then my question is, what do i need to make these work or is it just bridging the wires to the front speakers?

Cheers

[CRXer]

If u dont want to spend much,have a good look at the Jaycar splits,great bang for buck,think ive seen em for around the $100 mark.

It will be hard to find a standalone midrange speaker & xover to suit that existing tweeter,unless u match up the brand name or get into building & tuning ur own xovers.

Just go the Jaycars & replace the tweeter with the one u get in the kit,u wont be disappointed.

[jwai]

So if i just get a new set of 'splits', will it just be the exact same size as the one in the door trims? (as in the tweeter)?

and i get new front speakers as well?

[jwai]

i rethought about everything and now have a slightly different question but along the same lines.

If i buy a set of splits, does it come with the tweeters, crossover (to connect my tweeters) and mid range speakers for the front? is that right?

and for about 200... can i get some nice quality ones?

Thanks

[MDL30N]

i rethought about everything and now have a slightly different question but along the same lines.

If i buy a set of splits, does it come with the tweeters, crossover (to connect my tweeters) and mid range speakers for the front? is that right?

and for about 200... can i get some nice quality ones?

Thanks

yeah it does come with everything uve said.:thumbsup:
do you have any brands in mind?

[jwai]

no idea...

Put it this way, my car is not a show car so i'm not lookin for anything crazy, just looking for a nice little boost in treble! $150 - $200 budget!??

Suggestions?

[L a z y b O Y]

try jl audio splits, got mine for 240 i think, great treble ! and bass if needed

[CRXer]

no idea...

Put it this way, my car is not a show car so i'm not lookin for anything crazy, just looking for a nice little boost in treble! $150 - $200 budget!??

Suggestions?

I already told ya,with that budget go down to Jaycar & see what they have,better then a lot of the name brands.Unless u absolutely have to have a pretty name tag on ur speakers.

[MM89]

So then my question is, what do i need to make these work or is it just bridging the wires to the front speakers?

Cheers

try to stay away from bridging the wires directly to the front speakers. Although this works, it defeats the purpose of having the cross over.
It's simple. There's always going to be 2 sets of wires. (+ and -)
all you gotta do is connect these wires accordingly with the cross over.

If you just connect the front speakers to the input and the tweeters to
the front speakers, sound will get distorted much earlier than it should
as opposed to having the cross over as it delegates the tasks between
the tweeter and front speaker. Hence which should take the higher and
lower frequencies.

[MDL30N]

for ur budget of $200, look into Pioneer's TS-A1702C 6.5 component splits. they are pretty good for the price range.

[jwai]

The speakers are 6 1/2"... i have an integra so i dont think these would fit...
I think i get the whole idea of what i'll be looking for so thanks for everybodys help!!

Cheers

[CER-15E]

hey there is heaps of places you can call to get some help like car audio excellence and car audio warehouse.. if you call up these places they can help you out and tell you what you need for what you're after and can also give you a variety of options to suit your budget. They both have websites so you can look them up just type them into google.. or i can get u details.. for car audio excellence call the penrith store and speak to Jay and for Car Audio Warehouse the guys name is Tony.

Both of these places might also be able to ship product to you if u decide to buy from them.. but they also might be able to just point u in the right direction product wise then u can look around up there... hope this helps.. :)