front speakers

[novafling]

hey people. i need some help. i wanna change my front speakers, as i only have factory ones in there at the mo, but i cant get at the right dashboard speaker. how can i get to it so i can change it? either that or any other front speaker ideas ould be great!!!
cheers people.

[Cassie-Nova]

I considered putting speakers in there, under the dash. But fancied some thing a bit meatier and fitted a set of 5" 180w speakers in the doors.

Hardest thing was getting the spring clip off to remove the window winders! Definatley worth it though!

I'll post a piccy so you can see what it looks like once i get some batterys for the camera!

Jim

[epo]

is yours a mk1 mate

heres where i put mine in the doors

[ANDYRACER]

I found with a bit of cutting to the door u can get 6 by 9 in the same place as where epo has his. :wink:

[Ricks]

i dont think it wud look right having 6*9s in the doors

[novafling]

thats just the thing that pi55es me off!! i dont have electric windows, and yeh, mines a mk1, with sr door cards.

[Cassie-Nova]

Heya mate,

yeh but i dont have electric windows. wont the winders get in the way? plus where do you feed the wire? through the inside of the door? near the hinges?

I don't have electric speakers in my car neither. I originally bought the speakers, intending on fitting them in the rear quarters but realised i had bought speakers that were way too big!

Originally the window winders were too big yes but once you get em off you can worry about that. I fitted the speakers before realising that they wouldn't be able to turn once the speakers were in!



What i did was pretty simple - took cut the winders down by about 3 quarters of an inch and fitted some cupboard door knobs onto what was left of the winders! Not as bad as it sounds!



I drilled a small hole in the side of the door, near where the speaker went so i could feed my wire through. Took a while to drill. Then fed the wire under the rubber surround thing, in which the sensor for the inside light sits. Leave enough slack, obviously. The rubber surround should protect the wire from any rubbing biting at the wire- ive had no trouble yet!




Final outcome -




I am currently tarting around with the engine but will be fitting electric windows eventually! Got some new glass on way so may do it then!

Hope this helps,

Jim

[sickrabbit]

nice job mate - that handle looks the dogs blx !! I,ve got a pair of those speakers your displaying to fit myself ( 150 watters ) are they any good ?? I dont mean to be so ignorant but i got em off ebay for 30 bucks , theyre 4 inchers and i think i may put em in the original locations , or would they sound better in the door panels .??
cheers oz .

[Jack]

I don't have electric speakers in my car neither.

So how do your speakers work then Jim if they're not electrically powered?

:: :wink:

[epo]

I don't have electric speakers in my car neither.

So how do your speakers work then Jim if they're not electrically powered?

:: :wink:

obviously like a grammaphone wind the window winders and the speakers work ::