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[philster]

All i have is a pair of 5" jbl power series coaxials up front and a 12" JBL powers series sub mounted free air in the boot, the LP/HP filter is set to 70hz on the HU (i think) and it sounds good, the crossover allows you to give it more volume without distortion from the front speakers and gives a clear sound. The filters cut out the low bass notes from the front speakers so the sub can do its bit.

[Scarface]

Yeah if ur on a tight budget put some jbl 5" coaxils up front ive got some in at the mo, until i can be arsed to make some kickbuild or somethin for my Phoenix Gold Ti Elite 6COMP they really have suprised me, there rate at 40wrms and im given them 120wrms :grin: :saywhat: and as long as I don't clip them I can turn them rite up without any distortion, just don't expect any of low stuff from them, but I was pleasantly suprised what a set of £15 coaxils could do! Don't put 6x9's or any speakers on the shelf if ur going to put the sub in the boot, the sub's waves will destroy the speaker on the shelf.

minicooperman Rite from what I can make out in the pic they don't look factory, look like sony or something, but if ur on a tight budget just move these to the front and have a sub in the boot, put a new carpet over the speaker holes on the parcel shelf, thats it. The empty speaker holes will allow more bass into the cabin and the sub will provide more bass than 6x9's and then u won't have to waste money on pointless speakers. Also saves u cutting a structural part of ur car, having to take the back window and fuel tank out, to do the job properly and maybe even putting in some mdf spaces to lift the maget's free of ur fuel tank, saving weight, save on sound deadening the rearshelf as it would rattle like hell with 6x9's in and finally save u smoothing the cut's down to give a neat edge and maybe even a bit of touch up painting if ur a perfectionist (spelling). OR and just thought of another major one less likely to get nicked because nowts on display really. So a win win sittuation.

When you first hear a set of 6x9's when all you've had is standard speakers you think 'wow they sound really good' but then you listen to a simple setup with just front speakers and a sub and you throw your crappy 6x9's in the bin!

philster u couldn't be more rite with that one!!!

Wow thats along post!!!!! :nugget:

[Dom]

thanks for that, i take it id need a sub amp combination?

i also presume i need a new hu in this case as i dont think it has an amp input... how many pre out's would it need? 2? one for amp one for sub?

the rear speakers were in the car when i got it, i presumed they were standard but obviously not... would they fit in the air vents and how easy is it to move the speakers to replace the air vents, fit and amp and a sub?

thanks again

[Scarface]

No u would need 4" speakers to fit in the air vents, which I wouldn't bother with, the rear speakers may be factory it's just in the pic the cones look red sort of like the sony xplop stuff. If there factory just take em out and buy some new front speakers. U will need a hu with atleast 1 pre-out not input, the 1 out put will send a musical signal via rca's/phonoleads to the amp which then process the signal and send it on to the sub the sub is not directly connected up to the HU. It goes hu-amp-sub. :wink: U don't need to buy a new hu if u really don't want to, u can use ur rear speaker channel on ur HU to send a high input signal to the amp or get a converter which changes the speakers wire connections to phono plugs to go into the amp.
And yes it's easy to do, so go for it. :grin:

[BlAck0ut]

I'm very intrested in employing the idea that you guys have been discussing of having a 12" jbl sub in the boot and just the 5" coaxils up front.

This would be a cheap and easy solution for me aslong as 1. my cranky old jvc head unit will support the amp and 2. i find a dcent place upfront for the 5" coaxils.

[philster]

This is how my current setup will be when i get it all back together.

I've not actually had the sub fitted since putting the front speaker builds in (previously in door pods) so don't know how it'll sound together but the builds i have now are a considerable improvement over the door ones.

Here's a pic of the front as it is at the moment



And here's a pic of the sub mounted free-air (or infinate baffle) in the boot before it was removed to do some essential welding work.

[Dom]

nice phil...

can anyone identify my speakers?

they are a pair of these on the back shelf... give a good clear sound but dont have that much bass...

[Scarface]

Again hard to tell from that pic, but if the cone is yellow then they will be factory speakers. :wink:

[Madmax]

if they have a yellow cone i'd say there Pioneer, either 1075's or 1375's depending on size

wonder if im right...

look under your parcelshelf from the boot, and the details should be stamped on the magnet

[Dom]

There are no details as to what they are.

I plan to get speakers for the front but am not sure where to put them.

I want to put the a sub amp package in the boot but havent decided how yet. And size is imported. Maybe I should go for a 10" sub to save space? Or will that fill the boot to? If so I'll go for a 12".

Heres a pic of a good friend of mine sammyd's mini (who was at the ace cafe last night if anyone saw him?) with 12" vibe sub, and has vibe components and tweeters as well as a vibe amp.