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NB speakers
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:07 pm
by Fuzzlet
Had a measure of the speakers in an SE today, and they seemed to be around the 5 x 8 mark (or maybe 6 x 9). Who has changed their speakers, and what have you used?
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:16 pm
by sprx3
8\" holes in the front standard
i put my mb quarts 3 way splits in the car, 8\" & tweeters in the door with a custom made holder for the 4\" in the wind breaker, cant even tell it has a system in it my looking at it but its great
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:48 am
by Garry
6x9 are to big, 5x7 or 6x8 will fit. As sprx3 has said, remove the plastic filler panel for the stock speakers and there is an 8\" hole there. I've recently replaced my scratchy Phillips 8\"ers with some Clearwater ones from the US with mixed results. Originally they were way to bright for my ears but with a bit of tuning they sound quite nice now.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:21 pm
by Alex
yea the hole is 8\" but I'm using 6.5\" in mine with MDF spacers
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:48 pm
by marcusus
I'm fairly sure the stock NB8A speakers were 5x7's... If you want I can measure them exactly for you because they're sitting right next to me in my old sub box (anybody want a cheap sub box and 5x7 speakers?
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:51 pm
by Andrew
I have some Pioneer 6x8's in my doors...exact fit
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:00 am
by Fuzzlet
Yeah I noticed the plastic piece, and I might go down the path of SM, and use MDF to make some spacers....any chance u still have the templates?
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:17 am
by Okibi
I have Pioneer 8\"'s in my doors.
You could stick in larger ones if you don't mind cutting some sheet metal.
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:47 pm
by Alex
Fuzzlet wrote:Yeah I noticed the plastic piece, and I might go down the path of SM, and use MDF to make some spacers....any chance u still have the templates?
no real templates as such but u live close enough so we could just make up a new set.
Really easy to make, remove factory speakers, use paper or cardboard to make a template, trace it onto 3-6mm mdf, jigsaw it or in my case use scissors, match the holes on the template with the door then drill them onto the mdf (getting them in the right places was the hard part)
let me know if u need anymore help
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:05 pm
by meanmx
SM wrote:or in my case use scissors
What the!!!
Ben
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:43 pm
by ampz
3mm mdf will just be a gasket really.
But 6mm with scissors?
That's pretty ghetto
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:28 pm
by Fuzzlet
Yeah making a spacer out of MDF sounds the go, since I already have 6.5\" splits in the NA, and if I can transplant them into the SE it'll be nice