Those of you with 06 Civic's list your mods!

hey
im new here but i've had two civics.
my old civic was:

2002 honda civic Vi
k&n air filter
lowered springs
19 inch lowenhart ldr rims
sound systems
8000k HID

i totaled it and now driving:

2006 Honda Civic Vti

i haven't yet mod. my new car, but i have bought half of my sound system.

but yeah just want to intro myself

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Originally Posted by JaCe

They told me that too. They're wrong.

There are definitely NO tweeters, and the stock speakers are some crap made in Thailand. That being said, for stock speakers in this price range, the speakers are pretty decent- it's only when you listen to premium speakers (or even half decent splits) that you'll notice the difference. I think as someone else pointed out, it's the bass which is really lacking in the car.

That spot doesn't fit every tweeter- mine melted last Friday and fell out (landing near my accelerator pedal!) so I had to get it plastic welded in. It's a good place if you want to keep your car looking stock, but I heard that if you put it on A pillars, it'll create a much better sound stage- but also attract alot more attention.

As for mods- I've ordered a few parts... grille, chrome light surrounds and visors. Shall post pics once installed.

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what's an A pillar?? u reckon 150W splits are decent or what? lol...coz i still got them and im going to refund them soon...how much did the grill cost you?
can't wait for the pics man....

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Originally Posted by JaCe

As for mods- I've ordered a few parts... grille, chrome light surrounds and visors. Shall post pics once installed.

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more info? :D
and lol at tweeters falling to your feet!!

dannybubu: a-pillar is the bit between the windscreen and the front window.

LOL I kept the ideas/plans under wraps for now.. it's not going to do much performance wise, but they looked pretty good in the pics.

Ordered parts from a singaporean guy- not sure how good he is so we'll wait and see. Shall post pics once installed.

Btw to answer your Q about the price, the grill was very very cheap... but that was due to me ordering a few parts. Only concern is he wants payment in USD via Paypal.

As for the 150w splits- just remember watts aren't everything. I think my MBQ are rated 50w-120w. If they sound good to you, then that's what matters.

in the civic there are diffinitly speakers in the a pillar but the not actually called 'splits' because there not running via a crossover. the sound setup in the civic is very much like the accord euro witht the a pillar speakers. 'A Pillar' position is normally aim at a higher quaility sound distrubtion as the sound will reflect ofthe window and the high feq. are therefore in a better position raher tthan the normal position on the side of the door.
i bought half of my system already and will be doing a minor custom job.
i have already bought

MB Quart RVF 216 and will be running them off,
RockFord T3002 amp
x2 JL Audio 12W6v2-D4 and will be powered by
RockFord T5001 amp

i still haven't bought a head unit yet becasue goin overseas and can't afford it yet. im thinking to leave the stock sytem and install the head unit in one the the compartments in front of the gear knob so i can hide it better.

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Originally Posted by bangers178

in the civic there are diffinitly speakers in the a pillar

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this is incorrect; the vti, vti-l and sport models only come with 6.5" woofers in the front doors and 6.5" woofers in the rear parcel shelf. the tweeter receptacles at the base of the a-pillars are not occupied in the australian versions (but they are in overseas versions).

so u mean in our ver, pillars got nth in it, right? so can we put the splits in it? and do u think we need change both of stock speakers which locate at front and rear? as i know, to improve the sound quailty, replace a speaker with crossover in front is good. how about rear? should we change it with speaker with crossover as well, or use speaker without crossover just enough, coz don't know where can i place the crossover in the back

well first let's clear up what everything's called. a set of splits (more commonly referred to as just "splits" or "components") typically consists of a woofer (~6.5" diameter speaker), a tweeter (~1" diameter speaker) and a crossover. the crossover takes the signal from the HU/amplifier and sends high-frequency music to the tweeter, and low-mid-frequency music to the woofer.

also in the 06 civic, there is no provision for the tweeters in the a-pillars; the tweeter receptacle is located at the corners of the dash (the horizontal bit, not the vertical bit).

to answer your questions: in the australian version, yes there is nothing in the tweeter receptacles on the dash. so you can put tweeters there if you wish (not splits, as that would imply putting a tweeter, a woofer and a crossover in that tiny little space!)

you can change both front and rear if you want, however for sound quality reasons it is much better to concentrate on the front only (some pro sq competitors delete the rear speakers completely - after all when was the last time you went to a concert with the band behind you??)

the fronts would benefit most from upgrading the stock woofer to a splits setup, e.g. with the new woofer in the place of the old one, the tweeter in the stock location on the dash and the crossover somewhere where it won't get wet.

the rears (if you really must upgrade them) can be either upgraded woofers, coaxials or splits/components.

i would highly advise against getting a set of splits without a crossover - these are typically budget systems that use simple methods like inline capacitors to filter lower frequencies from the tweeters, and will add colouration to the music as well as limit the tuneability.

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Originally Posted by chylld

well first let's clear up what everything's called. a set of splits (more commonly referred to as just "splits" or "components") typically consists of a woofer (~6.5" diameter speaker), a tweeter (~1" diameter speaker) and a crossover. the crossover takes the signal from the HU/amplifier and sends high-frequency music to the tweeter, and low-mid-frequency music to the woofer.

also in the 06 civic, there is no provision for the tweeters in the a-pillars; the tweeter receptacle is located at the corners of the dash (the horizontal bit, not the vertical bit).

to answer your questions: in the australian version, yes there is nothing in the tweeter receptacles on the dash. so you can put tweeters there if you wish (not splits, as that would imply putting a tweeter, a woofer and a crossover in that tiny little space!)

you can change both front and rear if you want, however for sound quality reasons it is much better to concentrate on the front only (some pro sq competitors delete the rear speakers completely - after all when was the last time you went to a concert with the band behind you??)

the fronts would benefit most from upgrading the stock woofer to a splits setup, e.g. with the new woofer in the place of the old one, the tweeter in the stock location on the dash and the crossover somewhere where it won't get wet.

the rears (if you really must upgrade them) can be either upgraded woofers, coaxials or splits/components.

i would highly advise against getting a set of splits without a crossover - these are typically budget systems that use simple methods like inline capacitors to filter lower frequencies from the tweeters, and will add colouration to the music as well as limit the tuneability.

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ya, i am agree with u about get set o f splits without crossover, coz due to budget, hoho

nice info man...much appreciated...maybe i'll save up for a good set of splits...but then again...im pretty happy with the stock ones in the front coz they keep up with the rest of my sound system...

stock one not too bad, but thinking inhance a bit better

does anyone know how to take out the air box in the Vti model?