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Right.
I want to get my speakers fitted up front, I wanted some brackets of Halo ... but it seems he has vanished in to thin air... SHIT :rolleyes:
I was also going to get some special JL 6 Inch subs to install in the standard rear speaker locations.
I really wanted Matt to fit everything but can not bring my self to drive so far to get it done!
Do we know anyone in London with experience in fitting this stuff?
C.
I'm going to attempt mine myself, with no prior ICE knowledge!! Can't be that difficult butchering the plastic internal trim!! :p
Chiswick to Brighton isnt that far!!! :rolleyes: ;)
If you are putting 6" Subs in the standard rear speaker location, it should be really easy (depth dependant) :)
I made my own out of MDF, took a bit of fiddling about but sure beats screwing them to the door cards. Should've taken pics really :rolleyes:
If you're handy with a jigsaw then you shouldn't have a major problem.
All the best
Matt
I made my own out of MDF, took a bit of fiddling about but sure beats screwing them to the door cards. Should've taken pics really :rolleyes:
If you're handy with a jigsaw then you shouldn't have a major problem.
All the best
Matt
Did you 'amend' your existing plastic housing with MDF or just build a whole new one?
I'm planning on screwing a lump of MDF on the top right edge (driver side) where it bolts to the door, and screw it to what's left of the plastic, then I'll be able to create whatever size hole I want but still have the backing so I know how deep I can go!! :thumbs:
Chris,
Nice to see you are getting on with this project... I bought most of my audio stuff from a guy on Tottenham Court Road, in a shop called Citysounds - he seemed really knowledgeable and carried top notch stuff but he's only there on Weds, thurs and fridays - he carries Focal's and Audison (my stuff) and of course other brands. He has access to a fitter, though if you really wanted I could pop the door card off mine, and let you have a look and measure of the bracket for purposes of copying it. Basically I made an MDF bracket to take the 6 1/2" speaker and also utilise all the stock speaker mounting holes, then covered the whole inside of the door in Brown Bread (cheaper than Dynamat but just as good). Whole thing took about a day along with decent gauge wiring, and amp and all, but great sound quality - reminds me I didn't let you have a listen when I was over to to get the brake decals - sorry!
Oh and as for rears, personally I dont think you need them... they provide rear fill, but money is better spent on a very good set of fronts.
Anyway, I am sure Matt Harwood knows more than me, more than anyone actually
James
I didn't modify the plastic housings at all mate, I just used them as a template and they're now sat in my loft :)
I just made an mdf mount that screwed to the doors in the stock screw locations. I then had to make a spacer to go onto this mount so as to make sure the speaker fired centrally out of the door card speaker hole.
If I get 10mins over the weekend, I'll take the door card off and take a piccie :)
Matt
If I get 10mins over the weekend, I'll take the door card off and take a piccie :)
Matt
That'd be cool, I can't see how a flat piece of MDF will reach all of the bolt holes aren't they on different levels?
Sorry for the :hijack:
Ah muffleman.... this thread is highly relevant to your question..... thats why several of us have the stock front speakers... we removed the whole thing and made a bracket. As for it not being flat, yes it needs to be shimmed a little, but the stiffness of the thing when its all fitted was pretty good. Little tip though.... my MKI bracket was 12 mm MDF... way too thick, I went down to 8mm, and used epoxy as well as screws to make sure I killed all vibration... vibration is your enemy if you want a nice tight sound.
OK can someone post a few pics of their brackets then please? I need a rough shape guide to go by!! I'll probably take the plastic bit out at the weekend and have a look at what I'm dealing with.
Chiswick to Brighton isnt that far!!! :rolleyes: ;)
True - but seeing as Matt is in Maidstone, going to Brighton would seem to be a waste of time eh? :innocent: :D
If you are making a template for the MDF bracket/support - Use cardboard first! Easier to shape and easy to re-start if you have mucked it up and then use it to draw around the MDF!
Yep, knicked some cardboard from work that was going spare!! :p
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