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Form before function, or Function before form.
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I would change the speakers first off. I used 4 Infinity Reference 6522i speakers with homemade 4 MDF mounting rings 71/4" OD x 6" ID 3/4thick and a additional 2 rings same dimentions but 1/2" thick for the front -so the fronts will be 3/4" plus the 1/2" rings -also cut out the rear area of the speakers. When you take off the OEM speakers you will be amazed on how light and cheap they feel compared to good quality aftermarket speakers not forgetting the improvement in sound
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Mayor, I may ask some further questions later if you don't mind. First off though, with the Infinity speakers, do you no longer have separate tweeters, or have you just left the existing ones in place?
Second, how long did the whole job take (removing cards, making mounts etc)? Sounds like it could take a whole weekend! |
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Hi- just leave the exsiting tweeters in place and use the exsiting connections. With the question of time it took me a good day including cutting out the MDF rings. The most difficult was shaping the MDF to fit fairly flat on the doors any small gaps fill with clear silicone. Be careful of polarity the infinitiy speakers are marked +/- whilst the OEM speakers are not. Front connections:
- black/white + Black/Grey Front RHS - black/blue + Black/purple sorry can't find my notes on rear polarity but have a look a the RAVE CD |
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Are they simply perfectly round rings, using the dimensions you suggest? What do you mean by "cut out the rear area of the speakers"? |
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Just cut the foam out behind the speaker area -about 4" diameter so that the doors act as cabinets. The original plastic supports don't do much for acoustics. The MDF rings will need to be screwed into the door will self tapping screws
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You actually screw into the metal door panel? Don't the screws poke out of the bodywork?!?
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