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Hi,
What's the general consensus on where to put front (only?) speakers in a ute?
I've seen some pics of hidden front speakers, behind the door trim, with a series of holes drilled in the trim for the sound to come out.
But most I've seen simply cut holes in the trim and the door, and put them in the usual spot.
What are some of the more creative positions/methods for installing them?
I'm considering sticking with front speakers only (probably 6" 2-ways)... we'll see how they sound without a rear set.
Cheers,
Jason.
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I fitted a pair of box speakers high up on the kick panels so high that the right one is above the acellerator pedal & I don't have fouling problems. You can't see these speakers either because of how high they are.
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in my opinion it depends on what you want out of em.
sounds and looks wise if u wanna see em make/ buy some speaker thingo and put em in the doors (usual spot) in my hj i had front speakers in the door but made up an angled pod for em and they seem to si |
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In the Torana LX I have mine mounted just above the kick panels approx. knee height, well away from feet. The right one fits snugly behind the bonnet cable.
The problem with having them in the doors is:
1. They ruin your door trims - cant change to
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In my van i mounted 6 inch speakers into the kickpanels and fitted fine , this will work if your magnets are not huge , small to medium will fit.
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In the HQ Ute I mounted a couple of 6.5s in the kick panels. I probably had them a bit low, and the covers were quite bulky, because I kept kicking the one on the drivers side (and kept getting interesting feedback when resting my foot there while drivin |
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Thanks for all the comments, guys. Still not 100% sure what I'll do. I like the idea of the kick panels, but I probably want the room down there for the central locking module. Hmm... I'm not really keen to cut open a good trim, but if I ever do anyth
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if you want good sound go splits.
decent quality splits
they give you a much better sound.
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Just out of interest Jason what Ute do you have? the strangest place yet I have seen front speakers mounted (in any car) would be UNDER the foot pedals facing straight up at the driver and same on pass side!
If you want a stealth setup, don't want to cut
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Under the foot pedals, now that's cool! With decent enough speakers, you could rest your toe on the speaker and feel the bass!
It's a stock HQ ute (Belmont). Only just picked it up on the weekend, so I haven't really had a good look at it. Parked it
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The other problem with mounting the speakers in the doors is that you have to cut the power window mounts out to mount the speaker....I had to weld bits back into my doors so I could put power windows in. Maybe you don't want leccy glass now Jason, but ma
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this is how i did mine.
Head unit is mounted in a cradle i folded up from 1.6mm black steel sheet. i welded the carrier into the cradle, uses one exsisting screw and i had to drill one 6.5mm hole for a bolt on the right hand side. there is also a strap
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from what i know there is no standard things that come in those utes for speakers but behind seats is always a good place for them
but im curious dylan, why did you go to all that effort making that bracket for the head unit when the hole is there waitin |
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its very hard to see from outside the car where it mounted. plus i didnt want to butcher my GTS dash Fascia to make it fit. that thing took me the best part of 10mins to make although now i think im going to make a custom center console to house stereo Edited by user Thursday, 24 November 2005 3:31:30 AM(UTC)
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blwnhj,
Now that was a silly Q.
Its obvious why u would hide the Stereo under the dash judging by the pics of Dylans interior, aint it ?
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Dylan,
Please don't make that custom Console out of RED Carpet.
Unless u live in Bankstown.
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to hard to build out of carpet, it will be either steel or aluminum and painted or covered in black vinyl i would have put it in the glovebox but it is too much of a reach (im not exactly tall) to adjust to volume, change CD's etc. Edited by user Saturday, 26 November 2005 3:52:37 AM(UTC)
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.... 666 u were being sarcastic. hahaha im dum took me a few seconds.
dylan u can have ur car anyway u like ob but if it were me it put the head unit in the hole, its cut to din size and the head unit is din size......
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trust me, it doesnt fit in the hole, it is too small and would require cutting. i dont really like the stanard consoles.
i started building the car arse about, now it is all gonna have to be stripped and im going to do the metal work, chassis and drive
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