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General => Car audio => Topic started by: gtisteve on 30 July 2007, 17:26

Title: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: gtisteve on 30 July 2007, 17:26

I have an amp, and want to install some front component speakers. Can anyone recomend any good ones that fit, I have the Autoleads adaptors. Would like to stick to Kenwood of possible as all the other ICE is kenwood.

Ta Steve

Title: Re: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: tommk3cab on 30 July 2007, 17:59

have you any idea what size the speakers are? and by the autoleads adaptors do you mean the speaker pod things?

Title: Re: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: gtisteve on 30 July 2007, 21:30

yes, the speaker pod things! they take 6.5" or 165mm speakers.
Cheers

Title: Re: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: Ridg on 30 July 2007, 22:07

in terms of other brands infinity, alpine, JL are normally a safe bet

how have you routed your wires mate? i want to get an amp in mine but don't want wires all over the place (mines a 5 door though)

Title: Re: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: tommk3cab on 30 July 2007, 22:20

routing the wires will be a big pain in your behind I think. It was in my mk3 anyway.

Unless you fancy losing the connector block in the doors and rewiring each wire one at a time then your going to have some issues!

That is of course, if its anything like my MK3, I would have thought it would be even harder because as time goes on, in general, fitting car audio is being made harder by car manufacturers

Title: Re: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: gtisteve on 31 July 2007, 12:57

Haven't wired it yet so will have that headache to come! Mine is 5 door also so I will have to have a go and see. Need the speakers first though. Wired in speakers in the back no trouble, but these run straight off the head unit so no amp to worry about! If anyone has any ideas........

Title: Re: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: Ridg on 31 July 2007, 13:10

Quote from: gtisteve on 31 July 2007, 12:57

Haven't wired it yet so will have that headache to come!

be interested to know how you do it.

the components you could run off the head unit eg use the wires already there, however you still need to route power and audio to the amps / subs which i'm guessing you'll have in the boot.

Title: Re: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: giffy1988 on 31 July 2007, 15:47

iv got 6" components in my car, running off an amp, i removed the speaker wires from the loom (that goes to head unit) as these wires go throgh the door and used an adaptor to attach the speaker. the amp has the audio cable from the head unit.

if u need help pm me, as this might not be any good  :smiley:

Title: Re: Mk4 Front speaker advise
Post by: McC on 24 August 2007, 07:38

I have done a fewinstalls in my Mk4. I would advise that you actually amp up the factory speakers first, as they are better than you think!  :shocked:

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