Is this possible to fit a speaker larger then 4x6 in the s13 front? If so what does it involve? I was thinking of the infinity kappa 5x7, has anyone done this?
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larger speakers in s13 front door?
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sil80drifter
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I got a 6x9 in mine, you have to cut the side panel to th size of the speaker and then drill an extra hole in the metal of the door. I didn't do a great job on mine, so it is held by only 3 screws, but the sound is great, also watch out for the speaker magnet hitting the window glass. it should't if your magnet is small (cheap speakr like mine) but if it's big, then you might have to raise the speaker from the body panel toward the interior of the car, so it won't hit the glass. Also, use enough Dynamat to cover any holes you might have after installing the speaker, or your sound will be sucky (won't hear the voices, and base will be non existent).
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sil80drifter wrote:I got a 6x9 in mine, you have to cut the side panel to th size of the speaker and then drill an extra hole in the metal of the door. I didn't do a great job on mine, so it is held by only 3 screws, but the sound is great, also watch out for the speaker magnet hitting the window glass. it should't if your magnet is small (cheap speakr like mine) but if it's big, then you might have to raise the speaker from the body panel toward the interior of the car, so it won't hit the glass. Also, use enough Dynamat to cover any holes you might have after installing the speaker, or your sound will be sucky (won't hear the voices, and base will be non existent).
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I hate to say this, but if you have to use a cheaper speaker "if you think just cause it has a smaller magnet", its not worth the effort and time to install it. A really good pair of smaller speakers will sound better than cheaper bigger ones.
1. its not the size of the package, but how you use it, lol
p.s.. .. or so I have been told:D
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another_nissan_owner
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I did the same with the front as far as cutting out a wood template and installing a set of Kicker 5x7's. Does anyone have any thoughts as to what to do with the rear? The space is much more confined. I would like to find a way to at least fit another set of 5x7's, but am starting to think that is impossible. Suggestions??
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singlecamhonduhkilla
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ok.. i may be stupid or something but when i bought my car the retards ripped out the cdplayer and all speakers.. well anyways.. i installed the cd player, converted my rear 4x6's to 6x9's, and have sub and amp combo.. my problem is i cant take off the door panels.. because i have those manual roll up cranks.. and it wont go around it.. how the hell do i get them off and go around the door handles?
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theres a snap ring in the crank handles, and the door handles just pop off. I put Blaupunkt 4x6 in the front and blaupunkt 6 1/2's in the back along with an amp and Visonik 10" subs (the kind that already come in the box) the subs are a tight squeeze, they actually touch the top of my trunk, but they pound.
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singlecamhonduhkilla
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ok here
its a horeshoe pin that holds in teh crank...if ur talented enough like I u can di it with two skinny *** screwdrives if the pin is visible..other than that all u do is push teh two ends out and your fine..i just use teh tool from work..takes me two seconds.ususally u have to push teh two ends from the handle..towards teh crank center..usually. hit me back if more info is needed
I slapped a pair of 6x9's in the door without cutting the door panels. Take off the door panels. while they're off. take the grills from the factory speakers off. since the factory speakers are amped, by taking out the speakers AND the amps (you won't need them and they sound thin anyway) you open enough space behind the door panel to fit almost anything in there. The pain is getting the new speakers to mount on the door panel. you might need longer screws than the ones that came with the speakers. Use the little retaining clips since your new speakers are heavier than the old grills. After you hook up the new speakers, put your door panels back on, wash all that white sealant off your hands and see if you can't make the neighbors yell.
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singlecamhonduhkilla
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bandpass? err thats not a bandpass? thats a sealed box..loli finally took out tha tstupid pin but now it wont go back in .. so i didnt even bother taking off the other door panel.. so i went ghetto and just got my bose stock speakers from my old nissan 99 sentra gxe limited edition and made a nice lil spot near the seats and the middle paneling.. sounds just not a clean spot..joe
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not_a_porsche
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sxse wrote:size of magnets doesn't change quality, it changes power...
It changes the power handling of the speaker, but I think that's what you meant.
More importantly, it also changes the transient response of the speaker. Larger magnet = more mass that needs to move. You will also need more amplifier power to move the mass effectively. In short, the larger the driver, the slower it gets in response to musical changes.
A 6x9 in the front door isn't the best place to put that speaker. It's primarily a mid/low driver. The area behind the speaker is just as important as the size of the driver itself, and having the door panel as an enclosure for a mid/low driver would sound like a$$. Muddy midrange and terrible bass response.
You would be better off with a component setup in the front and a bass/sub-bass driver in the rear.
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not_a_porsche
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Two-Forty wrote:bandpasses blah
If engineered correctly, a ported box will perform on par with a sealed box.
Vented will get a higher output and sealed tends to be more accurate - In well engineered system, and I do not consider anything in the automotive stereo world as well engineered in terms of speaker design but my opinion is skewed in this matter. I have yet to hear a car stereo system that didn't sound like crap.
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not_a_porsche wrote:If I have yet to hear a car stereo system that didn't sound like crap.
Then you havent been listening to many. Competitive car audio has many "well Engineered" systems. Competitive car audio aka db drag or sq is a pretty precise thing. anybody can get 4 big nasty speakers and put them in a pre fabricated box and put up a decent amount of db. A "well engineered" system is a tad more complex than that. Excursion, ect all are all intrical(sp) parts of the sytem not to mention the car its self (stuff like flex, sand in the doors or concrete in the floors). Im sure all of the jlw0's and Kenwood "Swirlys" youve heard havent impressed you but trust me there are very good car audio syestems out there.
Quote »bandpasses blah [/quote]
A bandpass and a ported box are two different animals. A bandpass is what happens when a ported box and a sealed box are mashed together (simplified version). A bandpass is Extremly accurate and Louder than a sealed box, but only at a certain freq. everything else you said about ported however is true, for the most part
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