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El_Presidente

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dashboard speaker size?
« on: 21 July 2009, 21:17 »
as title really, what size are the stock speakers in my mk3 1.4 dash? want to replace them.

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Offline boneybradley

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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #1 on: 21 July 2009, 21:37 »
it should also have door speakers? (the dash is for tweeters) and if not find a scrap yard and buy the lower door pockets and fit some decent 165mm in there
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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #2 on: 22 July 2009, 10:00 »
The dash are tweeters, as per Mr. Bradley there says. Mind you, under my grills I have the crossovers from my components and my tweeters in there. The door speakers are 6.5", you can either buy a set of coaxial speakers (tweeter and woofer made as one) or buy a set of components (separate tweeter to woofer).


Components are a much better option and offer you much better sound especially when amped :)

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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #3 on: 22 July 2009, 13:04 »
dash size is 10cm (4"???) and doors are 17cm (6.5")

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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #4 on: 22 July 2009, 14:30 »
Alternatively you can by some tiny 4" Woofers, to move your bass up front. I know i had some fitted in my t4 van which has similar size hole, you'll need an encolosure of sometipe, i resorted to taking a yougurt pot, big onken one, cutting it down and covering in some fibergass resin and wading. little 4" subs are rare but option worth considing. bit of wasted space when you can mount your tweeters anywhere. I mounted my tweets in pillar, it think the pillar plastic i butchered was audi 80, but can't remember now. When scrapyards were the place to rummage and find something to do the job rather than being shown to one particular car!

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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #5 on: 22 July 2009, 23:01 »
dash speakers are actually 3.5" fitment
doors ar 6.5"/17cm
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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #6 on: 24 July 2009, 22:51 »
Indeed the less specced models got approx 10cm sized speakers in them where as the higher specced models get propper tweeters there and mid basses in the doors

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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #7 on: 26 July 2009, 05:40 »
10cm is 4 inch they are not 4" in the dash a 4" will not fit as the hole is only big enough for a 3.5"
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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #8 on: 28 July 2009, 11:30 »
I am trying to remove my dash speakers in my 1.4 - there are grills in the front doors for speakers, (and I will put some there soon) but I need to get the tweeters out in the dash to replace one thats blown (seems pointless leaving it in there and just putting door speakers in) - but there are no screws for the dash speakers once i've taken te grid mesh off?  :shocked: :sad:

If I can't get them out, I will use brute force, but obviously, i'd rather not....

« Last Edit: 28 July 2009, 11:33 by Sonic2 »

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Re: dashboard speaker size?
« Reply #9 on: 28 July 2009, 12:49 »
Dont they just clip off?

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