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General => Car audio => Topic started by: EvilKeg on 10 March 2008, 17:38

Title: Focal 165 K2P Speakers in a Mk2 - Ideas?
Post by: EvilKeg on 10 March 2008, 17:38

(http://www.focal-fr.com/catalogue-docs/EN/14/img/483.jpg)

2-way system. 165mm (6-1/2") woofer. 40mm (1-9/16") voice-coil.
100mm (4") magnet. 45mm (1-3/4") Tioxid 5 inverted dome tweeter.
Seperate crossover 18dB/octave (3.8kHz).
Adjustable tweeter and midrange level. Basket reinforcement.
Max. Power: 200W. Nom. Power:100W.
Sensitivity (2.8V/1m): 92.5dB.
Frequency response: 70Hz-22Hz. Grilles supplied.

OK, I've got a set of these to put in, but I don't know where to stick them. They're too deep for the door pods at the moment, and I dunno where to mount the tweeters.

I was considering door pods, but I am effing useless at fabrication and was considering getting someone to build me a nice door pod replacement or having a go myself, but with someone that knew what they were doing (I live in St Albans - hint hint!)

My other option was to stick them on some MDF on the parcel shelf, but dunno if they'll still sound as good, especially when I put my sub in the boot. Do they occupy the same air space? are they designed for parcel shelves? Will Danger Mouse make it past all the hungry pirhana?

Any advice people?

Also I may need new tweeter housings, do any of you know of a focal dealer that'd be able to get me some parts cheap? Focal's website doesn't have a UK phone no (its all in flash and ting)

Title: Re: Focal 165 K2P Speakers in a Mk2 - Ideas?
Post by: EvilKeg on 10 March 2008, 18:01

More spec stuff...

http://www.focal-fr.com/catalogue-docs/EN/14/files/1190.pdf

Title: Re: Focal 165 K2P Speakers in a Mk2 - Ideas?
Post by: jv on 11 March 2008, 13:57

Supposed to be wicked speakers, seem ideal for putting in some Audioscape door pods :)

One of the dealers for the spares? Maybe speak to http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/home.html

Title: Re: Focal 165 K2P Speakers in a Mk2 - Ideas?
Post by: EvilKeg on 11 March 2008, 14:30

Ordered!

Now I just need to locate a Ben Copeland for advice on installing my car pc...

He's just bought a corrado after being involved in an accident with his golf :(

Keg

Title: Re: Focal 165 K2P Speakers in a Mk2 - Ideas?
Post by: EvilKeg on 11 March 2008, 15:04

The retail companies didn't want to know :(

For reference people, if you're in the UK their audio speaker distribution is handled by a company called BBG. I was literally around the corner this morning from them at a Car Audio company in Watford and could have popped in  :shocked:

Tel: 01923 205 600

There is no UK focal website, only www.focal.tm.fr and they've been nice enough to send me out another set of tweeter housings!!!

If you're after their home audio dept, their phone number is 08456 602 680... where they've got a very helpful lady who said if I didn't get it sorted to call her and she'd do it...

Much love for focal and their distro company, they've been well helpfull!

Keg