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mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« on: 05 April 2007, 15:30 »
has anybody had them out? if so how, because ive wanted to replace them for a while and now they are blown and i need to replace them! i knew this day would come! the actual pods seem to move a bit as though they have to be turned but they dont seem to want to go.

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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #1 on: 12 April 2007, 10:53 »
I replaced mine.   :smiley:

As far as I recall they're just clipped in.  Just pop them out with a screwdriver.  if not then there must be some obvious screws, as I didn't have any trouble with them.

I just replaced all the front speakers with some "In-Phase" components.  I did a bit of careful jigsawing with some MDF to make adapters so the new tweeters fitted in the original holes, but I guess you could just butcher the original plastic bits if you wanted.  :evil:
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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #2 on: 12 April 2007, 20:15 »
yeah cheers for the info, i managed to get them out and am thinking of fitting some 13cm spks in there, they fit but im yet to see if the speaker cones will hit the grilles once they are replaced, ill find out tommorow. some new tweeters would be ideal but its the £Â£Ã‚£ i havnt got! there is a thread on here about some pillar mounts. ill do that when i get the £Â£Ã‚£!.

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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #3 on: 13 April 2007, 11:58 »
Fair enough.  I wanted to keep everything looking completely stock so a quick glance through the windows doesn't reveal anything worth pinching. :smiley:

I guess I slightly sacrifice sound stage quality by keeping them in the dash (they're not beaming sound straight into your ears like pillar mounts would), but I'm happier knowing it looks like a stock setup with a different HU... until you listen to it of course...  :evil:
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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #4 on: 13 April 2007, 12:36 »
Now I know the size of speakers that will fit in the dash I'm thinking of doing this!

1. Some 130mm components with the mid in the dash and put the tweeters on the A post.
I have a different mounting in mind similar to an instrument pod I've seen.

2. Change the 3 ways I have in the front doors to 2 way Infinity Kappa's and amp them!
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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #5 on: 13 April 2007, 16:17 »
deffo but len im real sorry and hope you havnt brought any yet but they are 10 cms in the dash, i know i said 13 but i looked at some other speakers i had today and i thought they were 15s, sure enough they were 13s and the ones ive put in today were 10s, you were right 13s are miles too big! hope this hasnt put you out of pocket. kappers are solid speakers, the tweeters with the componant sets are mint. have you thought about kappa componants? like these, for the doors? if you have the cash of course!

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/3915.html

or am i getting confused again and thats what you ment?

then just some normal 2 way 10 cm sonys or you could probably even forget the dash speakers all together with some amped kappas!

Have you looked at the dead quick tweeter builds sticky thread in the audio forums, that has got to be done!
« Last Edit: 13 April 2007, 16:27 by tommk3cab »

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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #6 on: 13 April 2007, 16:21 »
Phew!

LOL!
Nah mate I would have checked myself before spending cash! :wink:

Hmmm may not be worth doing then as I thought with a 130mm you could get a bit of uuuummmmf!
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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #7 on: 13 April 2007, 16:26 »
4" kappa 2 ways then just in the dash, no need for tweetres on the A post.
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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #8 on: 13 April 2007, 16:34 »
yeah the ones i have put in today just make the voices nice and clear, got them running through a crossover network so they sound quiet nice, allows me to take some of the mid and high out of my headunit for a clearer sub signal and i can run my botched up vibe componants in the doors ( with no tweeter as they broke long ago!) at a higher power off the amp, giving me some nice punchy mid bass. glad i didnt mess you up with the speaker sizing.

like i said above len, if you can afford it some kappa componants like in my link, in the doors and pillar ( or like mooby did, replace the dash ones with the kapper tweeters) would sound mint.

the voices would sound all good with these though too!

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/3918.html
 
though i am unsure whether these would have a crossover network with them, but there is ways round that!

what else do you have in your motor mooby?
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Re: mk3 standard tweeter pods in the dash
« Reply #9 on: 28 April 2007, 23:30 »
If you have speakers in the doors then the speakers in the dash are only tweeters.
Once out you will see that despite the hole in the dash accepting 10cm speakers, they are only tweeters which are about 1 inch big mounted in a 10cm plastic pod.

If you put full range 10cm speakers in the dash and connect to the existing wires they will still only produce treble as the factory crossovers will only send high end frequencies to them.

My point is, weather you put tweeters or normal speakers in, they will sound the same as they are still only receiving the same high end signal from the crossover, so dont bother, just put tweeters in.

A way round this is to amp either the dash speakers (with new cable) or door speakers, you will then be running a 4 speaker system up front plus your rears but you will loose the tweeters.

Personally I wouldnt bother, just stick to ugprading the door speakers and dash tweeters in the original locations, once amped up you would have all the vocal response you could possibly want, add a sub for bass and it will sound spot on.