njbennett122 Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 Does anyone know how much room there is for fitting new front speakers into the doors? Obviously im looking at 130mm components, but the depth is worring me... Also would it be possible to fit say 165mm on some MDF mounting them to the door, like a lot of installers do. My main query is the depth and how they actually fit, and how much room there is to play with. I am looking at a set of focal PolyGlass 130v as they seem to be popular at the moment.. 130mm (5 1/8") Midbass, 25mm (1") Voice Coil, 85mm (3 3/8") Magnet, TN45 Tweeter, 2 Way Separate Crossover 12dB / Oct (3.5kHz), 120w Maximum Power Handling, 60w Nominal Power Handling, Sensitivity: 90dB, Frequency Response: 60Hz - 20kHz, Impedance: 3.1 Ohms Focal Website Many Thanks Neal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finster Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 Neal, I have just fitted some Pioneer TS E135C's - they were alot deeper than the standard Audi ones but they seem to fit OK - not sure if they are crammed in but they seem to sound OK. Still using the standard HU though, so they are being a bit under powered at present until I buy a new HU. The mounting depth on the box states 57.5 mm, and I have also used the plastic mounts too which adds a little depth too. Wouldn't like to say about mounting bigger ones on a MDF bracket - like you say, presumably bigger speakers need more depth??? Hope this helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARACTERE 007 Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 i fitted infinity 552i,....and there was still loads of room to play with,...these speakers were strange though as the have the rubber seal that goes all the way to the edge and over the cone, so i needed to use washers to lift it so the cone and seal could move correctly,...sounds ace though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVon Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 Finster, how are you satisfied with those Pioneers? I bought them too about a month ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finster Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 To be honest, not quite sure yet. They are quite a bit quieter than the stock ones and I have still got my original Head Unit in. I reckon they will sound alot better with an amp to give them a bit of power. I am currently in the process of getting an amp, so may be in a better position to judge after I have fitted it. What do you think of them ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVon Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 Hum, I never had the original unit. I have a Kenwood mp3 player (the first model there was - KDC MP 6090R; I hope it's that's the model...not sure). I have a pair of 3-way Kenwood speakers at rear. All together the sound definitely has improved. It sounds very very good when at higher volume but otherwise it hasn't changed a lot at lower volumes. Maybe I have expected to muchas far as the clarity of sound is concerned. I don't know much about the speakers and audio stuff in general. Can't complain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 Does anyone know how big the rear speakers in the A3 r. I have a feeling they r 17cm but want to be sure before i buy some speakers and find out they dont fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbennett122 Posted May 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2003 Yes, the rear door card speakers in the A3 are 17cm. The fronts are 13cm. I was considering making some mdf mounts to fit a larger speaker into the door, but am unsure if the door panels have enough room to accomodate this... Food for thought... Neal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 13, 2003 Report Share Posted May 13, 2003 Cheers for the info Neal, was thinking along the same lines putting 17's front and back but i have now seen some spekers that are 13cm and go up to the same rms power raiting so i will have to waite and see. Think the car is going to have to come apart at some point. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS3 Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 does just a speaker upgrade make a big difference if retaining the bose hu?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbennett122 Posted May 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 I would reccommend changing to an aftermarket headunit if you want more from your speakers in general... The more power you feed to the speakers, the more "quality" sound you get back... its all about the power feed... less power means distortion as your headunit struggles to feed the speakers... I have an Alpine with 4 x 60W high power output needing its own feed from the battery. This provides good power... amping would increase further if your speakers are particularly good. Neal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 I couldn't recommend at least one amplifier strongly enough. And as for working with the standard head unit or speakers - i say ditch them immediately. Its not as expensive as you might think and the difference is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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