I'm in a bit of a pickle here. I always planned on upgrading the factory stereo in my Disco. Not to anything real flash, just something that sounds nice and crisp with some punchy bass. When I pulled the factory front door speaker out, I was unpleasantly suprised at the lack of depth I had to work with when selecting replacements.

If anyone who has upgraded their factory speakers has any photos, could you please post them here? From what I could tell, only shallow 4in replacement speakers will fit. I contemplated fitting a 6in speaker with an adapter but by looking at how close the door handle is to the speaker mount, it doesn't look like it's going to work.

So far the only set I've found that fit nicely without the magnet touching the metal inside the door are a set of 4in Pioneer 2-ways. I've had Pioneer speakers before and I wasn't all that impressed.

Any help appreciated.

I had the same problem a couple of years back when i first got my 95 D1. Great position aren't they? Anyway i found a Sony Xplod item fit perfectly. The part number is XS-GF1021X. They certainly put out a better sound than the landy original, however they are only a two way speaker. Hope this helps.

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Try a bit of a search - there's been a few threads discussing aftermarket speakers for the D1.
I recall 5" speakers with smaller magnets were the ones that fitted best.

I did a quick search on "speakers" and found these on the first two or three pages, there will be more further back in time.

4" inch Speaker Box

Speaker Sizes For Landy Discovery

speaker replacements .

I fitted JVC splits to the front of mine, I had to put in a spacer 19mm ply but they sound sooo much better than the stock ones, I then put 6inch Alpines in the back to get the bass.

The standard spacer is against the door panel then the ply and speaker is last. The tweaters fitted under the factory covers and they came with a cross over box.

I have not ever managed to get photos onto this site so if you want some pm me and I will send to your private email.

Danny

Thanks for that post Waynep. I did have a quick search through the forums but didn't find what you came up with.

By the sounds of it (no pun intended), getting a decent sounding system into a D1 isn't going to be any small feat. The lack of locations to mount speakers and amps plus the volume of the interior is really going to make this a challenge. Not to mention the fact that this is my first Discovery and I don't yet have the slightest clue about where to route wiring, how to remove interior panels, etc. There isn't a chance that I'm going to pay someone to do it for me after seeing the butchering a local well-known chain store issued to my brother's Commodore. Imagine giving them a Land Rover to work on!

I think I'm up for a lot of reading and planning.

I always used the Alpine 2 ways in the front - good sound for their money.

have a look at this previous post Replacement speakers?

HTH

LRH

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I had no real problems fitting mine in the RRC. Cant picture door trims for Discos in my head, but Classics have a large area at the lower front of the door that will take an RD series Alpine 6x9 plus you have the normal 4" unit at the top.
Pioneer, Sony X-Plod, Kenwood etc are NOT quality speakers. I run Alpine and JL Audio in mine. I highly reccomend the JL Audio for a mid to upper price range.
If you still have the std deck, just go with Alpine SD range of speakers.

Xmas list contains 1 more V12 digital monoblock amp, Focal speakers and Focal subbie, but just not sure which Xmas in the next 10 years they may eventuate in!!!
Alpine speakers
JL Audio
Focal speakers

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Hi all,
I am curious to know if the rear doors on a D1 are the same or similar to a DII...as the DIIs have speakers in the bottom of the rears doors to give some real sound. Anyone put components (or even just woofers) in their rear doors at all on a D1?

My D1 only has speakers in the front doors and rear cargo area. Both 4in units. I'll be modifying the rear speaker mounts to take 6in speakers.

I can also vouch for the JL Audio speakers. I replaced the SONY front speakers with a set and was just amazed at the difference. They are only a 30 watt 2way speaker but can handle more power than most people throw at them.

In my current configuration I have JL's in the front doors. Infinity's in the rear pillars, a 10" sub tube in the rear side panel where the dicky seats used to be.
The other side houses the three Denon Pro Amps.
1 x 125watt mono amp.
Two amps of 2 x 160 watt per channel for back and front.

None of this encroaches into the rear load area either.

You gotta love Ipods! I use the i-Touch with a 500GB hard drive for iTunes.