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General => Car audio => Topic started by: Dave_GTI16v on 26 February 2004, 18:33

Title: front door speakers(mk3)
Post by: Dave_GTI16v on 26 February 2004, 18:33

hi all, i want to change my door speakers and i want to know if i have to take the door panel out? or can u do it by just taking out the mesh? and if i do have to take the panel off, is it an easy job? thanks.

Title: Re:front door speakers(mk3)
Post by: vr6ed on 27 February 2004, 20:35

Just the mesh mate.  Ease it off with a flat blade screwdriver or similar, then you'll find 4 x cross head srews.   Remove them and out pops the speaker.  Easy as pie  8)

Title: Re:front door speakers(mk3)
Post by: Dave_GTI16v on 28 February 2004, 15:59

ok cheers mate, im gonna have a mess with that tomorrow, just some other things id like to add, what size speakers would be best for the doors(10cm)? and how many watts should they be, im running all speakers through a 4 x 60 alpine head unit including 6 x 9's(240w) and ive already replaced the dashboard speakers with some 75 watt infinitys. (i cant be arsed gettin an amp for the 6 x9's)

Title: Re:front door speakers(mk3)
Post by: vr6ed on 28 February 2004, 18:15

6.5inch (17cm) speakers are the best for the doors, either components or coax.  I've got Components in the driver, and coaxes in the VR6.  They both sound good.  I'm running Boston Accoustics which are rated 15-150watt off a sony 4x52w head unit and they cope fine.  Generally speakers want to be matched to the rating of the stereo.

Title: Re:front door speakers(mk3)
Post by: LostBok on 08 April 2004, 12:34

I've also got an Alpine 4x60W (V-drive amp) in my head-unit, just ordered a pair of Pioneer 17C5's (for the front) and a pair of 13C5's (to replace the 13cm component set in the back walls). Power handling is 50W RMS on the front and 40W RMS on the back, but they have a good range (28Hz-32kHz) and I'd prefer not to have to get a sub as boot is TIGHT! Aprox ?200 for front and rear...

Alpine SPX's looked V nice (60W RMS, 240W PMPO, good full range, sweet build, etc), but was gonna be ?1000 for the four speakers!! SPR's were approx ?250, less range / performance on paper and I was advised that they're no better than the Pioneers (above).

In my last car, the speakers were 4 x Pioneer 1375's on a Sony CDXMP30 (4 x 52W), sounded pretty decent... even had good base without the sub, just a bit fuller with the sub...

Title: Re:front door speakers(mk3)
Post by: Cupra Turbo on 17 April 2004, 00:18

the door panel only needs to come off if u have a lower spec mk3, one without wiring or grommets ...

GTI's have all this.

Title: Re:front door speakers(mk3)
Post by: perd999 on 24 April 2004, 19:41

wot size should i ask for wen ordering some new dashboard tweeters ....?
cheers

Title: Re:front door speakers(mk3)
Post by: LostBok on 30 April 2004, 17:07

pretty sure it's the std 25mm.... usually all the tweeters are the same size.... will let u know if I get there first  ;)