Is it worth havin door speakers in mk2 ?

[Judderi]

In my previous Golf I only had speakers in the dash so I fitted a pair of custom fit Infinity's and for tiny speakers they were really good. I'm tempted to run a pair of speakers in the door pods and a pair in the dash, has anyone done this ?

Ive been wanting to run a set of 3 way components like this for ages now. But at the moment its quite low on my list.

Something allong these lines

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/2781.html

[Uruk Hai]

F*ck paying that, Iwas thinking more along the lines of a pair of two ways in the dash and a pair of two ways in the door pods and just a sub in the boot ?

[takethefifth]

I would go with a dedicated component in the door pod.  A 2 way will only compromise bass response and you will get plenty of treble from the dash speakers.

Due to the directional nature of treble frequency you have no need for it pointing at your ankles and it might even upset the staging from the dash.

[rubjonny]

In an ideal world you would have a set of good components in enlarged door pockets, with decent tweeters set up at around head height.  Trouble with this is they need to be fitted to the A pillars to get the ideal height really, so a bit of fabrication is involved.
Decent sub in the boot with a proper box and you'll have a pretty damn fine setup.  Costs money though!

If you really want to get into car audio systems, have a look at the talk audio forums:
http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/index.php

[Judderi]

Agreed no point having 2 ways in the door pods. And Jonny you wouldent need tweeters mounted up hight in pods. A better solution is to mount them on the dash pointing upward. The windscreen then directs the sound directly at your face, nice and high. Works a treat. And yes you benefit loads by getting larger door pods. As for the cost of the 3 ways i posted, you get what you pay for!

[rubjonny]

not always, my mate who is well into his audio (j_s) was only satisfied with the tweeters angled inwards at about 1/3 of the way up the A pillars.  All comes down to personal preference, and how anal you are about your sound!

I suggested putting them into the interior mirror cover trims, but that wasn't good enough either!

[takethefifth]

I agree that it all depends how anal you want to be!   One of my cars i spent ages getting the tweeters just how i liked them (and yes about half way up the A pillar) but due to lazyness i find the dash method works 90% as well...  Only my opinion of course.

The Mk2 seems a real bad starting point to get decent sounds out of easily!

[rubjonny]

Yeah I'm also lazy, 2x 6x9s in an MDF shelf and a pair of good dash speakers is plenty good enough for me!

[Judderi]

Well im a glutton for punishment and im going for a full blown computer touch screen controlled media centre with 2 12" subs a massive mono amp and a lovely genesis amp to power my fronts. I might even use some 6x9's

[Gary Cundliffe]

If anyone has an old original front door pocket speaker for sale please contact gary.cundliffe@tiscali.co.uk

seems as your all putting better gear in them you could have a spare for me!