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[nospamprl]

I just bought a 1989 Mini Thirty. The car comes with a Philips 552 cassette player and 2 small speaker cubes in the rear parcel shelf. Although it works, I'd like to replace the HU with a Cd player and if necessary replace the speakers.

Please keep in mind that I'm not an audiophile and I'm 42 now, so I care more about hearing radio news and soft music. I just want the convenience of cd's (mp3) and if not very expensive a little more vivid sound.

As for the HU I have a spare sony unit I'll use.

I don't know (but I think so) that those speakers are not very good and because of their age they sound dull. I don't think that just replacing the HU will improve sound quality. Also, I don't want to drill the parcel shelf (I think in 1989 there were no speaker holes in place, just small ones to screw the cubes). So, I was thinking about replacing the speakers inside the cubes and keep them.

Does anybody knows the right size for the speakers inside the cubes?

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

[Pooky]

Pics of speaker cubes please, I might buy them off you if you want rid

[roberts]

whats your budget??

I'd recommend replacing both the Head Unit and speakers !! it doesn't matter what age/music your into a good head unit /speakers will ensure the quality is good.

[nospamprl]

Pics of speaker cubes please, I might buy them off you if you want rid

Sorry, I live in Mexico, I think it would be difficult to sen them back.

[nospamprl]

whats your budget??

I'd recommend replacing both the Head Unit and speakers !! it doesn't matter what age/music your into a good head unit /speakers will ensure the quality is good.

As I said, I'd like to improve but not for the sake of it. I'm thinking to spend like 20 pounds on the speakers. I just bought a pair of 6" Xplod Sony's for my wifes car that sound good enough for me. I just don't want to make all the drill/cut that would be needed to install those on the parcel shelf.


I just want to know what size of speaker goes inside those cubes to make the replacement as clean as possible.

[M44K TS]

they may be 10cm, but i have a feeling they may be even smaller. To be honest, they're not very good at all, i think you may have to wait and get one of the rear shelf pods from Optimise Automotive when they start selling them, or bite the bullet and cut a couple of holes in your rear shelf

[nospamprl]

Finally I made some pods from 4" PVC tubing end caps, painted them black and fitted a pair of 4" JBL's. Not very good sound from those alone, but just enough.