twr7cx
3rd September 2016, 11:08 AM
Anyone replaced the mid range front door speaker on their mid or high line vehicle?
My passenger side has been sounding horrible lately, so I pulled mine out of the door this morning. The assembly can be dismantled:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1081.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7351_zpsj2jdpoa0.jpg.html)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1082.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7352_zpsxdtxjmsx.jpg.html)
It's just a matter of pushing on the tabs in these holes with a flat head screw driver:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1083.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7353_zpsr7hja4e4.jpg.html)
Found the reason for the poor sound quality:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1084.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7355_zps0crteztg.jpg.html)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1085.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7354_zpsvvm2s2qq.jpg.html)
A single genuine Land Rover replacement is nearly $140.00 - XQM000510PUY | DOOR SPEAKER FRONT MID-HI RANGE DIS2 | Land Rover | Discovery 2 - 1999 to 2004 | Britcar (UK) Ltd (http://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/135538/0/door_speaker_front_mid_hi_range_dis2)
So instead I'm looking at generic speakers to replace it with. The speaker measures approximately 64mm and to mount it in the factory grill/tube it's approximately 66mm. But as you can see, unlike most speakers it's frame is round without the mounting holes - perhaps a dremel can carefully cut these off? Otherwise discard the factory grill and mount straight on the door trim.
Otherwise maybe I just put a set of 3" or 4" coaxles in there instead - the tweeter might not get much work as the amplifier seems to have the bandpass built into it.
According to Rave, the factory specs are 4 ohms and 30 watts.
My passenger side has been sounding horrible lately, so I pulled mine out of the door this morning. The assembly can be dismantled:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1081.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7351_zpsj2jdpoa0.jpg.html)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1082.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7352_zpsxdtxjmsx.jpg.html)
It's just a matter of pushing on the tabs in these holes with a flat head screw driver:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1083.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7353_zpsr7hja4e4.jpg.html)
Found the reason for the poor sound quality:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1084.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7355_zps0crteztg.jpg.html)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/1085.jpg (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/twr7cx/media/IMG_7354_zpsvvm2s2qq.jpg.html)
A single genuine Land Rover replacement is nearly $140.00 - XQM000510PUY | DOOR SPEAKER FRONT MID-HI RANGE DIS2 | Land Rover | Discovery 2 - 1999 to 2004 | Britcar (UK) Ltd (http://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/135538/0/door_speaker_front_mid_hi_range_dis2)
So instead I'm looking at generic speakers to replace it with. The speaker measures approximately 64mm and to mount it in the factory grill/tube it's approximately 66mm. But as you can see, unlike most speakers it's frame is round without the mounting holes - perhaps a dremel can carefully cut these off? Otherwise discard the factory grill and mount straight on the door trim.
Otherwise maybe I just put a set of 3" or 4" coaxles in there instead - the tweeter might not get much work as the amplifier seems to have the bandpass built into it.
According to Rave, the factory specs are 4 ohms and 30 watts.