adamski frst

as above i'm going to buy some better speakers tomorrow just wondered which ones fit, wot make and model others have used and wot size..

cheers Ad

Kelv

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Damn, i cant think what size they are.... but im sure someone will have the answer for you in no time atall.

But ive got Focal PolyKelvars in mine, i cant fault them atall and really like the way they sound, but theyre aroud £300 for the front components.

Just had a system put in my vectra aswell and gone again for the Focal PolyKevlar range of speakers.


Dont know if theyre be any good for you but try www.torquesystems.co.uk

Hope that helps

Kelvin

yrkesman

I have 5,25" in my doors and they fit quite nicely.

Dave Henshall

are they using teh factory mounts or the autoleads adaptor plates?

yrkesman

They are the factory mounts.

adamski frst

cheers guys i have some 13cm pioneer speakers here so i will use them, may fit some tweeters too tho to replace the std one

anymore feedback is welcome tho

Dave Henshall

what about the rears, will std 6x4" fit withouty having to butcher anyting?

THE RADMAN

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i fitted 6x9 in the rear of mine,hell of a job,but didnt have to cut anything

Dave Henshall

in the std locations not having to butcher the sheft...? ho did you geta good seal around them.?

THE RADMAN

iTrader: (2)

i made some mdf spacers,lots of cutting and some brackets and they just squeeze in without having to butcher anything,could be swapped back to standard and nobody would know

adamski frst

wicked might try that myself

well done radman

Dave Henshall

has anybody replaced the rears with normal 6x4 custom fit ones..?

red october

the rears are 5 x 7's available at about £35.00 on ebay without grills

like the look of that 6 x 9 jobby in the back tho - may well be getting the jiggysaw out meself soon for some of that

S3an

yeh replaced them with kenwood hq series, they are ok but im going bigger,

adamski frst

defo mate !!!

i just got hold of some new 380 watt pioneer's to put there in mine

just some tweeters and new sub now!!!

dave cos4x4

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edited,wrong post.

adamski frst

on this topic tho i am making up some alloy brackets for the 6x9's in the rear will put pics up soon

mxquattro

door brackets? There are door brackets for keeping the speakers in? Damn! Im sitting here trying like hell to get mine mounted in the door and cant figure it out, I dont have brackets. Can someone take a picture of what they look like? thanks!!!

THE RADMAN

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they fit in these plastic surrounds mate [/quote]

mxquattro

Thank you. Ive been checking out that picture but it still really isnt clear to me how they attach to the door etc. I think Id have to make my own brackets... was hoping to get a picture of them separate of the door and speakers.

THE RADMAN

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just go to the scrappys mate and get a pr off a mk5 escort

extra18

I have 6 inch focals in the front and the back. You can buy plastic adaptors for both and they fit straight in with no fiddling. The original rears are 5x7 so i didnt want to squeeze/butcher 6x9s in there, plus i was advised not to get 6x9s.

Dave Henshall

adam@quikshift


are you using the autoleads ring adaptors from halfords..?

4 x 6" speakers will produce a nice sound as that is what i had in my evo, but had to make some metal plates to make them fit nie and airtight in that though

trotty

i have 6 1/2" jl audio in the doors, which were fitted with autoleads pods.
the only mod i had to do was cut off one of the clips on the back of the grill in the door card to clear the pod.
you can also fit the very same 61/2" in the rear with pods.
they mount from underneath the shelf which enables you to keep the standard grill.

Dave Henshall

cool - i think they are 20 a pair from halfords - do they make a good tight seal so that teh speaker has some air resistance when it moves..?

trotty

the jl's i have have got foam on the back where they sit into the pods which seals them well.
the only thing i find is they make the door card and wing mirror rattle so i'm gonna get some dynamat to solve that problem.
the dynamat gives them a better punch to the sound.
hope this helps mate.

Dave Henshall

not going to be any amps on mine, just driven off the head unit - the paper cones of the std ford ones have disintergrated - they still work (amazingly) but obviously on borrowed time...

trotty

i don't want any amps in mine either. all that extra weight!
if you do get the audioleads pods, don't make the same mistake i did and assume they go in the same way as the standard ones.
they are the same shape as the standard ones but mount the opposite way round so the speaker lines up with the hole in the door.
made myself look a bit of an arse when i went back to the hi fi centre telling them they didn't fit!

Dave Henshall

cheers

mxquattro

Thanks guys. I live in the US, cant go to a scrapyard and find a pair unless they are the same as a US escort???? How about the audioleads ones? can I order some?

extra18

To be honest mate it was that long ago when i fitted them i cant remember but i think they were autoleads yes. I buy all my stuff from a bloke not to far away.
www.mega-watt.co.uk.
He advised me not to go 6x9s and fit the focals instead.

trotty

any good hi fi centre should be able to sort you with a set of pods.
they are exactly the same as any mk5 escort (2dr)