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G_sus · 25th June 2005, 16:01

Ok either today or tommorrow plannin on puttin in new front speakers needin some help. Have got new headunit components tweeters crossovers an a new amp. What gets wired to what etc?? thanks for any info you can give

al_VTR · 25th June 2005, 16:04

erm..... i'm not the best person with ICe and i'm not running my components through an amp YET.

HU wires to amp, amp wires to crossovers, crossovers wire to components

al_VTR · 25th June 2005, 16:05

i think

SaxoAL · 25th June 2005, 16:05

Headunit> speaker wire from headunit> new speaker> output from new speaker> crossover> crossover box> tweeter

G_sus · 25th June 2005, 16:05

lol thats good that was what i thought aswell

SaxoAL · 25th June 2005, 16:07

ah sorry. through an amp..
ermm.. HU phonos> amp> speaker wire from amp to new speakers> output on new speakers to crossover box> tweeter

al_VTR · 25th June 2005, 16:07

ah.... it all becomes clear now. what about the amp Alex ?

G_sus · 25th June 2005, 16:08

how hard a job will this be to do??

SaxoAL · 25th June 2005, 16:10

from what you will have/get with components and your amp wiring kit, it will become alot clearer when you lay it all out on the floor when you are by the car.
Very easy to do really.
Prob hardest bit is cutting holes for tweeters LOL

G_sus · 25th June 2005, 16:11

oh yea that was the other thing where is best place to mount the tweeters

al_VTR · 25th June 2005, 16:12

most people go for the door - just under the mirror adjuster thing

SaxoAL · 25th June 2005, 16:16

I've got mine in the doorcard just above and left of the handle.

I've also got some in where the mirror adjusters usually are (yet to be wired up)

G_sus · 25th June 2005, 16:37

thanks guys hopefully goes alright should be workin on it tonight

SaxoSuz · 25th June 2005, 16:47

I noticed that just under the mirror adjuster would be the best place to mount front speakers, but is there enough room in the panel behind or do you have to buy especially low profile speakers to fit them here?

I was wondering about this because the standard mounting of the front speakers is driving me mad, the volume level in the front is just being wasted on my feet lol.

Excuse the slight hijack...

SaxoAL · 25th June 2005, 17:19

Some sony headunits have DSO (dynamic sound bla bla??)
Wheer basically you can alternate the position (height etc) of where the sound comes from.
Other than that , like you say.. just uprate the speakers. Some are alot deeper than others and may not fit (rub when windows come down).

So, if this does happen, you can just make up a MDF spacer ring or something to 'space' the speaker out abit, therefore reducing the chances of it being to deep.

Scott^p · 25th June 2005, 23:34

nearly right alex

Headunit>speaker wire> speaker wire to INPUT on crossover> wire from mid output to mid> wire from tweeter output to tweeter.

Running speaker to crossover means the the mid will be getting the high frequencies as well

Yates · 25th June 2005, 23:57

ive got my tweeters in the mirror adjusters, dead easy to do and looks dead smart i think

coolguydudeman · 26th June 2005, 16:09

talking about tweeters, i havent even figured out how to fit them together the box came with about 800 different parts.... i sat it out on my bed yesterday for about an hour trying to figure it out. lol, the only instructions are on the back of the box, and i cut the cardboard ring out for my pods, which has now went in the bin... whoops.

SaxoAL · 26th June 2005, 23:42

Oh right Scott,
Is that where mine differs then ? As mine has a built in crossover, nothing else with it ?

Scott^p · 27th June 2005, 04:14

indeedly doodley