jimmyb 2 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 i want to upgrade my standard speakers to some what can handle a bit more wattage, has anyone bought any recently that do just that? how deep can the speakers be to fit in the oem pods and be able to use the original speaker covers? any help would be great and any for sale would be even better,and id also like to know if the dash speakers are just tweeters?would these be ok to fit in there http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-MK3-Mac-Audio-Front-Dash-Speaker-Kit-Speakers-/160478052162?pt=UK_Audio_TV_Electronics_In_Car_Entertainment_GPS_Car_Speakers_PP&hash=item255d3cbf42#ht_2690wt_1017 ??thanks in advance Link to post Share on other sites
editionmatt 1 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 http://www.dvbcaraudio.co.uk/alpine-spe17sf-shallow-mount-watt-component-speakers-p-3645.html i had these before and never had any problems, i think the 6.5s are the ones you need but ud need to measure urs just in case. you also may need a new mounting kit but i think its all built in to the door cards on the vrs! yes tweetrs are on the dash but you can splice the mounts to fit your own tweeters no problem at all hope that helps. Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 i have some focal components that fit in the original pods, They sound amazing, will post a pic and part numbers for you if you like? Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 thanks for the replys guys,there to dear for me matt,lol and yes please cornish vr,only if u dont mind Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 I've just had the fronts changed to JL Audio 6.5 compnents, the rears are being done this week. but fronts are MUCH better than standard, while probably not as good as the focals, they aren't as expensive either, I got my for £120 on a deal from £180.Will let you know how the rears do, but then I'm having mid range speakers in the rear without tweeters as I am amping it all up eventually, with a small (10 inch) sub in the boot. Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 these £100 odd pounds for speakers aint looking good! Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 these £100 odd pounds for speakers aint looking good!???what you mean..........ellaborate........You gets what you pays for.....unless you're fitting an alba or amstrad system into your car it's gonna cost you a little bit of your hard earned wedge to improve your sounds..... Link to post Share on other sites
editionmatt 1 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 u pay less you get less!!! iv found it does always pay to spend a fair amount otherwise ur just going to get poor quality which you reli dont want when cranking up the tunes Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 lol,well il go second hand,i should have kept the caliber comps out my old 1 i sold um for £25 quid,lolif the person i sold them to reads this,,, il give you 30 for them Link to post Share on other sites
editionmatt 1 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 haha my mate did that with his jl audio sub, sold it cheap cos he needed the cash and now wants it back for loads more than wat i gave him good luck with the speakerss bud, mite b worth a ponder onto fleabay Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 cheers and im already on there lol Link to post Share on other sites
Ian_rogers 0 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 lol' date='well il go second hand,i should have kept the caliber comps out my old 1 i sold um for £25 quid,lolif the person i sold them to reads this,,, il give you 30 for them [/quote']Um.. Yeah that'll be me n sorry no can do I'm afraid, their currently in storage waitin for me to get all the other ice I'm wantin before mass instal day :-)If all goes to pot tho I'll let u knowBk to thread tho.... Vibe black air are meant to be good and can be bought for £50 if u look in the right place Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 lmao,there u are! have you tried them yet? i used to just have them with a vibe evo box in the back and they was still crystal,please do let me know if it goes to pot, ps il check the vibes now Link to post Share on other sites
Ian_rogers 0 Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 No haven't even tested they work.... Good job I trust u lolWell I've been wantin those vibes so if I come into sins money.... Lol Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 i got some inphase XTC6 components for 80 quid and they will go all the way up on my alpine 9886R. The backs are also shallow enough to not foul up on the window system Link to post Share on other sites
Caddyslammed 16 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 On this same note, i'm looking at doing the same, can the wires handle whatever power from the head unit puts out?, for example 50w per channel, 54w max i would say?, or would the cabling need upgrading too? Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 The standard cableing is able to handle the power. I'm running a 4 x 60watt alpine head unit, and the cableing is ok. the main reason for changing speaker cable is for improved sound quality through a more efficient delivery of the signal from the head unit to the speakers.......... Link to post Share on other sites
Caddyslammed 16 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 ok cool mate thanks for the reply, i suppose that was what i was asking too, whether the sound quality is good enough through the original wires. Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 i got some inphase XTC6 components for 80 quid and they will go all the way up on my alpine 9886R. The backs are also shallow enough to not foul up on the window systemthanks for the offer mate but thats a bit outta my range,,i might get these,http://www.bassjunkies.com/audio/audiobahn-as62v (if they dont foul) Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 im not selling them mate thats what i got lol just giving you my experience, as i tried putting alpines in and had window problems.Putting better speaker wire in and retaining the use of the quick release multi blocks = mission!!! Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 ohh lmao,my bad,cheers when i get the depth they can take i will put it up on here:) unless somebody already knows?? ;) Link to post Share on other sites
MarkVRsix 0 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 i have some focal components that fit in the original pods' date=' They sound amazing, will post a pic and part numbers for you if you like?[/quote']Which model did you get? Did you amp them? Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 i have some focal components that fit in the original pods' date=' They sound amazing, will post a pic and part numbers for you if you like?[/quote']Which model did you get? Did you amp them?yes they are running off a seperate amp, unsure of the part no but i can have a look this evening at my receipts if you want and let you know Link to post Share on other sites
MarkVRsix 0 Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 yes they are running off a seperate amp, unsure of the part no but i can have a look this evening at my receipts if you want and let you know That'd be great thanks Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 ive just had a bit of a deal on some speakers,and if they are too deep i think i will make them fit! lol does anybody have rainbow sl165`s? or rainbow kx165`s? did they fit easily enough? Link to post Share on other sites
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