Speakers, what are you running? - Page 2

sikford · 01-12-2010, 08:12 PM

i have boston 6.5" splits and they seem to go pretty hard up front. i have the 5x7 model in the rear shelf for some fill too. they sound nice.

xr62nv · 05-12-2010, 10:25 AM

search this item number in ebay... 140484602584

this will allow you to use any 6 or 6.5' speaker. Not only do round speakers sound better but due to availability they tend to be priced $30-$40 cheaper then the 5x7 equivilent.

Honestly at 15 bucks, you cant go wrong here

ronwest · 05-12-2010, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by xr62nv

this will allow you to use any 6 or 6.5' speaker.

Depending on the speakers you may find that you have to adapt it if you wish to retain the factory door speaker covers.

I had to fiddle quite a bit to get my Type X's to fit. There is literally a cigarette paper clearance between the window at the rear and the speaker grill at the front. I made my own spacers out of 12mm mdf and then rebated the speaker into it, bit by bit.

The Hertz's I had before the Alpine's were not quite as tight a fit. I probably had a millimetre to play with.

It will depend on the mounting depth of the speaker. No such problems if you don't want to use the factory grills.

b2tf · 05-12-2010, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ronwest

Depending on the speakers you may find that you have to adapt it if you wish to retain the factory door speaker covers.

I had to fiddle quite a bit to get my Type X's to fit. There is literally a cigarette paper clearance between the window at the rear and the speaker grill at the front. I made my own spacers out of 12mm mdf and then rebated the speaker into it, bit by bit.

The Hertz's I had before the Alpine's were not quite as tight a fit. I probably had a millimetre to play with.

It will depend on the mounting depth of the speaker. No such problems if you don't want to use the factory grills.

This is why I am going to whack some 5x7s into mine - cbf messing with clearances.

ronwest · 05-12-2010, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by b2tf

This is why I am going to whack some 5x7s into mine - cbf messing with clearances.

tbh, I'll probably not go to the same degree with whatever I replace the au with.

It's a nice sound and all but a lot of mucking around.
Mind you, the sound in the BF I had for a week sounded pretty ordinary but I think decent 5 x 7s would go a long way to improving that (not that I'm likely to end up in a BF...)

au11futura · 07-12-2010, 08:37 PM

here you go mate heaps of them here..

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=car....c0.m270.l1313

Day-mow · 07-12-2010, 08:59 PM

I've herd stories about type R 5x7's fouling on windows.

ronwest · 08-12-2010, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Day-mow

I've herd stories about type R 5x7's fouling on windows.

They will without a spacer.

The latest Type R 5 x 7s have a 64mm mounting depth.
My Type X 6.5" woofers have a mounting depth of 65mm and iirc the spacer is 5mm (or maybe 6mm) with a hairs breadth clearance between speaker and window.