Rear Door Speaker Pockets

[mmmsxc]

hi guys. just with the 06 euro's, i realised that there are speakers grilles in the rear doors, but there isnt any speakers in there. my inquiry was, is it possible to fit speakers in there, if so what size would fit in there. i was looking at purchases 6.5 inch components for both the front and rear doors. would it be too big or would it be a perfect fit into there? thanks guys.

[directedfx]

I've done this myself so it's definitely possible. But it all depends on how you want to wire this up. You can either disconnect the rear 6x9's on the parcel shelf and re-route the wires to the rear doors. OR you can just tap into the rear speakers and use an amplifier to run the rear door speakers.

Either way you decide you will need to run new wiring as it doesnt come with the wiring to the rear door in Australian models. You can do this by pulling apart the rear door, and the panel that houses the driver and passenger seatbelt. The trick is to then pull out the rubber tubing between the door panel and the center pillar, and then route wiring via this.

PS: i have 6.5" speakers mounted, but you will need spacers. If you make this yourself like i did you can fit whatever size you require up to 6.5".

[mmmsxc]

thanks a lot for that. it will be 6.5" going in then.

[EuroSteve]

I'm just about to embark on the same task of replacing the factory front splits and 6x9's. Though, I can't make up my mind whether to put splits in the rear doors and d/c the 6x9's, or replace the 6x9's.

Anyway, you might be interested in this bracket: http://www.millionbuy.com/aihsb518.html. I'm about to order 4.

I'm thinking of installing Boston Pro60's (in the front at least), but i'm not 100% decided. It's sooo hard choosing speakers

mmmsxc, what speakers you thinking of going for?

S.

[directedfx]

Those Pro60's look good. I have a set of Boston FS series splits running as my fronts. Fantastic speakers, i think you'll be very happy with them, but you will only notice the difference if you have an amp running these, to really bring out the high end. I wouldnt really bother with splits for the rear, the Euro is rather tight for space in the back and you migt experience too much high frequency bouncing around in the car which can be overkill. The tweeters from the front staging is already enough for the Euro.

What i'd probably do instead if i was you is get a decent set of 2 or 3ways for the rear doors, maybe even stick with boston on this one. Disconnect the rear factory 6x9's and have a listen to the front and rear door speakers with the music you like. You may not even need the 6x9's, but that all depends on what music you like and how much bass you want. But in terms of sound quality cranked at higher volume, your covered, all you will need to do after that is consider if you need more bass and this can be done easily by either upgrading the 6x9's or installing a 12" sub. Or 15" if your hardcore.

[EUR003act]

10" sub will give cleaner/tighter bass... good for most types of music... 15" is only good for r'n'b / rap music... generaly speaking

[EuroSteve]

Thanks for the good comments directedfx!

Yeah, i'm planning on picking up either the Alpine PDX-4.100 or 4.150. Nice little amp! Should fit nicely under the passenger seat.

I should of mentioned it in my first post, but I actually have another thread over in the Audio/Video section. See http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...99#post1487399

BTW, there is discussion on that adapter/bracket here -> http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28846

Cheers!

-Steve

PS. I'm more of an Alt. Rock fan. (Killers/Muse/Snow Patrol, etc...)

[mmmsxc]

I'm just about to embark on the same task of replacing the factory front splits and 6x9's. Though, I can't make up my mind whether to put splits in the rear doors and d/c the 6x9's, or replace the 6x9's.

Anyway, you might be interested in this bracket: http://www.millionbuy.com/aihsb518.html. I'm about to order 4.

I'm thinking of installing Boston Pro60's (in the front at least), but i'm not 100% decided. It's sooo hard choosing speakers

mmmsxc, what speakers you thinking of going for?

S.

well im going for alpine speakers throughout. i will be using the type x spx-17pro for the front & rear pockets and using the type s 6x9s. they will be running off a jl audio 300/4 amp. however im still deciding on my subs. either jl audio w3's or w6's. i will be using a 500/1 monoblock for them.

[directedfx]

mmmsxc, you probably shouldnt bother with replacing your 6x9's if your going to install a sub. Your not only going to have to spend money on the speakers itself but also an amp to run these. By installing your rear door speakers you've got your rear fill covered. The 6x9's would only be serving the purpose of bass, which is not required if your going to have a sub.

Like i said before, do the 4 door speakers first, get that crisp, clean distortionless sound from your system, and then add in the bass. Doing it in this order and not installing the sub at the same time garuntee's you dont have distortion or noise in your system. Once you put the doof doof sub your distraction will be steered away from any abnormal noise. So when your pumping your system you may not realise such things as ground loop noise, clipping, and other effects that may damage your audio equipment long term.

[tony1234]

IMO i'd upgrade the rear 6x9s to a good 3 way(i've got old Alpine DDDrives in mine)and some good 6"splits in the front(i've got Boston Rallys),power it with a good 4 ch.amp(again i've got an Alpine 50WRMS/channel amp)and a 10 or 12" sub powered by a decent amp(i'ver got a Kenwood 120WRMS bridged).Don't forget to Dynamat the front doors and you'll be good to go.

[one4spl]

A compelling reason to swap to using the rear doors rather than the 6x9s would be to use the 6x9 holes to fire sub bass through, maybe using a compact band pass box mounted to the roof of the boot with ports aiming at the old grilles.

[directedfx]

one4spl, is this your plan Sounds hard core gangsta haha But realistically it'd be a tricky job with the Euro, I'm currently trying to mount two amps mounted on a custom made frame on the roof of the boot just between the 6x9's and it's a very uneven surface, with quite thin sheet metal which doesnt support much weight. So hanging a sub box off it would probably not be ideal. But hey, if your one 4 SPL, then i'm sure you'll find a way.