Thread: Stereo upgrade

Why 6X9"??
I have had 6" splits in the front doors for the last 10yrs and kept the 4' rears as standard. I used 25mm MDF at the bottom of the doors to space out the big magnets away from the glass. My intention was to eventually make map pockets in the lower door to replace the ones that were taken out, but lazy me never go around to it.
I also have a 10" sub in a bass tube in the back that I can take out when I go camping otherwise it stays in place. Best of both worlds. Hopefully add photos when it stops raining long enough. Amp is under the drivers seat and CD stacker under the Pass seat. Alpine Head unit with Phoenix Gold amp.

Cheers
Luke

6x9's are bigger! I went for the bigger is better not taking other things into consideration approach.

I also have plans for a subbie I can disconnect when I need the space but haven't got around to that yet.

Thanks mate, I'm sure it cranks now. I never thaught of the rear door,I will be useing that for sure. Nice option on the front as well I think I will search out this speaker option!
Thanks jason

With a bit of re-arranging you can still use all of the rear cargo space and have a decent stereo as well.
Here I used the left side storage bin to house 3 Rockford Fosgate Amps and the right side a 12" Sub in a carefully sized cabinet.
The 6" Rockford Dual Range speakers fit with a spacer and the same size speakers are fitted in the front doors as well with help of spacers.
The front pillars house Rockford Tweeters grafted into the stock LR housings and the cross-overs fit nicely in the front footwells.

Everything's run from my iPhone via an Alpine head set and I still have lots of space for camping gear and recovery gear.

I have 5.25 inch JBLs in the front. It required enlarging the door (metal) pocket a little to fit the magnet, but not much. I took the door panel off and used a dremel. Easy job. The JBL are quite deep, and seemed that it would require a spacer, which I didn't want, so i modified the cover a little and drove securing screws through the cover (now you can see it) rather that using the JBL snap on spacer for the cover. I also had to cut larger opening in the door panel, which was an easy job with a sharp knife. It works Great!

In the back I have 6X9, but as mentioned here by someone it was quite a job. I had it done by my garage boys that spent half a day working and manufacturing custom new brackets.

BTW, I also used 22lb of RAAMmat BXT II from RAAMaudio - Automotive sound deadening products, on front and rear doors, some on very front of the foot well, and rear wheel wells. My Disco is now quiet as luxury car, even my wife noticed. Awesome sound and you can have a normal conversation at 110km/hr on the highway.

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Originally Posted by mogindo

I have 5.25 inch JBLs in the front. It required enlarging the door (metal) pocket a little to fit the magnet, but not much. I took the door panel off and used a dremel. Easy job. The JBL are quite deep, and seemed that it would require a spacer, which I didn't want, so i modified the cover a little and drove securing screws through the cover (now you can see it) rather that using the JBL snap on spacer for the cover. I also had to cut larger opening in the door panel, which was an easy job with a sharp knife. It works Great!

In the back I have 6X9, but as mentioned here by someone it was quite a job. I had it done by my garage boys that spent half a day working and manufacturing custom new brackets.

BTW, I also used 22lb of RAAMmat BXT II from RAAMaudio - Automotive sound deadening products, on front and rear doors, some on very front of the foot well, and rear wheel wells. My Disco is now quiet as luxury car, even my wife noticed. Awesome sound and you can have a normal conversation at 110km/hr on the highway.

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How does the sound deadening product go if it gets wet?

Its a high density rubber (with an adhesive) not a foam, so it should be alright. The adhesive is so strong that seals it pretty good, I will see how it will do with time. I took of the weather barrier (plastic) entirely off from the doors and sealed it up completely with the mat.

Has anyone thought of or had done, the existing speakers removed and rebuilt to new specifications so no hacking of panels or spacers is required.
I would like to keep my rig neat a tidy as is but sound a little better.
The local Alpine dealer is a motor trimmer by trade and reckons he has a head unit and speakers that will fit straight in. Approximate cost for everything would be $650 fitted.