Speaker sizes...

ok, i have a set of 5.25inch components and 6.5inch co axles, where could i put these in the coupe.

what are the size of the standard holes?

Cheers

Paul

The standard front and backs are 6.5 inch, although you could probably make an adaptor plate to 'convert' your 5.25s to fit the 6.5inch speaker holes.
There is a picture of the rear door with cards off somewhere on the forum, try a search, that will give you an idea of what sort of space there is in the back panels

I know people that have fitted 6x9 behind the back panels.

Yes I have 6x9s in the rears and jolly good they sound too

John

Do you use a power amplifier for 6x9 speakers?

Yes I do but it does depend on your head unit. Nearly all will still drive a pair of 6x9s.

However you will gain a fantastic improvement in sound by investing in a 4 channel amp, it realy ups the quality of the fronts and rears.

Most if not all head units boast power outputs measured as Max power. So when they state 4x50wats this is the max pawer and the reality is more like 4x20w.

Even a basic 4 channel amp rated as 4x50 will put out nearer 4x100w max.

There just is not the room or the cooling available in a HU to be able to output that much power.

JOhn

JOhn

Oh ok, shame i didnt know this before, i would have ftted 6.5" comps but never mind...

thanks for the help, just need to make an adaptor for the front now

Paul R

Where have you put the amplifier? In the trunk?

I´m thinking of installing mine under the passenger seat if there is enough room there

Good question Freddan, I was thinking the same. I'd like to have one under the passenger seat, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of space under there, and also a little worried that it wouldn't be ideal for the heat to escape from under there.

I have installed mine in the boot. As per this pic:
Boot

I have tidied the wires up now too

That way you can run all the wires behine the boot lining. It is very easy to mount with bolts as the rear seat swings forward in the same manner as the ski hatch, one 2 bolts are undone.

The only minor pain is routing all the wires. Remember to route the power cables well away from Phono and speaker wires or you will have to do the job twice to get rid of ignition whine

JOhn

There is not much room under the passenger seat and you risk damaging it if you do ever have a passenger in the car

JOhn

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as the rear seat swings forward in the same manner as the ski hatch, one 2 bolts are undone.

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Sorry for the hijack, but does the whole of upright of the back seat fall forward, how does that happen, you should have seen the trouble I had getting my luggage net in, I forced my arm down the seat back through the hatch and had my nut taped into a spanner trying to line up on the bolt - a flippin' knightmare