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General => Car audio => Topic started by: stainesy on 22 September 2011, 06:01

Title: MK3 Golf speaker sizes
Post by: stainesy on 22 September 2011, 06:01
after now having full leather i have decided to upgrade the door speakers.
what sizes are they so i can just buy and swap over without having to cut anything?
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 22 September 2011, 07:12
Both the front and rear  door speakers are 6.5".
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: N900 MJT on 22 September 2011, 12:30
Both the front and rear  door speakers are 6.5".

+1 - Are you running them off the HU or are you planning on running an amp for them?
I would highly recomend running them from an amp as the sound is so much better!
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: mad4vws on 22 September 2011, 16:21
as said all are 6.5 inch and would sound better if run from the amp as appose run from head-unit  .
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: boneybradley on 22 September 2011, 19:47
165mm or 170mm both fit but becareful of the design/depth as the o.e grilles wont fit over many
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: Godzilla on 22 September 2011, 20:14
Stainsey has just got some nice slim Alpine Type E co's.....Be a nice change in sound  :smiley:
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: stainesy on 22 September 2011, 20:50
Stainsey has just got some nice slim Alpine Type E co's.....Be a nice change in sound  :smiley:

oh yes cheers buddy cant wait to fit them.
am also on ebay now looking for and amp and sub for the boot  :grin:

i have a kenwood head unit and i bloody hope its got jack plug connections in the back lol. aint looked yet.
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: gtiballs61 on 22 September 2011, 20:53
Stainsey has just got some nice slim Alpine Type E co's.....Be a nice change in sound  :smiley:

oh yes cheers buddy cant wait to fit them.
am also on ebay now looking for and amp and sub for the boot  :grin:

i have a kenwood head unit and i bloody hope its got jack plug connections in the back lol. aint looked yet.

So long as its not from the 80's,most head units have,pull it out and have a look :laugh:
i found upgrading my dash speakers made a difference also.
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: Godzilla on 22 September 2011, 20:59
Stainsey has just got some nice slim Alpine Type E co's.....Be a nice change in sound  :smiley:

oh yes cheers buddy cant wait to fit them.
am also on ebay now looking for and amp and sub for the boot  :grin:

i have a kenwood head unit and i bloody hope its got jack plug connections in the back lol. aint looked yet.

I can get you a sub and amp bud  :wink:
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: dansmk3 on 22 September 2011, 21:00
Stainsey has just got some nice slim Alpine Type E co's.....Be a nice change in sound  :smiley:

oh yes cheers buddy cant wait to fit them.
am also on ebay now looking for and amp and sub for the boot  :grin:

i have a kenwood head unit and i bloody hope its got jack plug connections in the back lol. aint looked yet.

So long as its not from the 80's,most head units have,pull it out and have a look :laugh:
i found upgrading my dash speakers made a difference also.

dash speakers as standard are just tweeters, now iv looked at re-newing mine do you juust do away with the tweeters and their surrounds and fit like a 4" speaker in the hole??
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: gtiballs61 on 22 September 2011, 21:05
yup.
I fitted some pioneer ones with a tweeter on top :cool:$25
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: dansmk3 on 22 September 2011, 21:08
ah sweet! and the speaker grill fits over still? or not?
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: gtiballs61 on 22 September 2011, 21:12
did on mine,will get some pics up 2moz :wink:
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: stainesy on 22 September 2011, 21:42
Stainsey has just got some nice slim Alpine Type E co's.....Be a nice change in sound  :smiley:

oh yes cheers buddy cant wait to fit them.
am also on ebay now looking for and amp and sub for the boot  :grin:

i have a kenwood head unit and i bloody hope its got jack plug connections in the back lol. aint looked yet.

I can get you a sub and amp bud  :wink:

ok mate its in your hands. you have already got me a full leather interior and alpine door speakers bloody cheap.
if you can sort me sub and amp to would be fcuking wicked.
you are now my fairy dub mother  :laugh:
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 23 September 2011, 00:20
I've just fitted some JBL component speakers in all my doors, the tweeters I fitted into the original dash positions by modifying the original tweeter speaker baskets and bonding them into place so that they could be pointed towards eye level for optimum sound quality. All the original grilles remain for a OEM finish.  :smiley:
Title: Re: speaker sizes
Post by: stainesy on 24 September 2011, 00:14
ok replaced my door speakers with Alpine Type E co's today and WOW what a diferance. am amazed at the diferance.
had a look at the back of my head unit aswell and it has jack plugs for front and rear speakers on it so happy days. ready for a sub and amp now.