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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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I was wondering if you guys cut your door panels do put your speakers in or do you put them in the kick panels?
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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6.5" go in rear and 4" up front anything bigger than 4" and you'd have to do some work to make them fit, but probably not too hard. this is true for FB's anyways, not sure about SA's.
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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I have removed my map pockets and put the speakers in door pods so they are angled up to the opposite side.

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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 05:13 AM
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6.5" go in rear and 4" up front anything bigger than 4" and you'd have to do some work to make them fit, but probably not too hard. this is true for FB's anyways, not sure about SA's.
I know where the factory speakers go,i was meaning do you cut your doors up to put in aftermarket speakers.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 05:16 AM
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I have removed my map pockets and put the speakers in door pods so they are angled up to the opposite side.

That looks realy nice.I may have asked the question wrong.I was meaning do you guys cut holes in your door panels for aftermarket speakers or just use stock locations.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 08:11 AM
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actually i used stock locations. nothing in the back yet but 4" in the front kick panels. don't remember the brand but have already blew out the highs in them.

was 12a, curious as to where u got the pods.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 09:59 AM
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I stuck with the stock locations. Blaupunkts in the back, Jensen dual-cones in the front. Sounds very stock.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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Anyone ever put some larger ones in the storage bin area ? How would that sound for imaging wise??

and I don't mean a sub
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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i've to 6x9 in the storage bins, but mines an SA so i had to cut out some metal, and put foam under the carpet to eliminate rattles
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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Check out the link in my sig to see my setup. I had a shop make some pods for me. They had to cut some of the carpet material off the doors so the magnet would fit. I have 5 1/4's in the doors and 6.5's in the back. I had to trim a little bit of metal from the back since the stockers are 6 inch speakers. An Alpine deck and Rockford Fosgate 400W amp make this a really good system. A little Dynamat when she gets painted should tighten up the sound really well and I'll be even happier with it.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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Where do you put your 61/2s?


In my old lady, lol

Sorry, had to say it, surprised nobody else did already...
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 06:10 AM
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I do the same with my 4" lol.
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 84stock
Where do you put your 61/2s?


In my old lady, lol

Sorry, had to say it, surprised nobody else did already...
i wouldnt let everyone know that lol
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 84stock
Where do you put your 61/2s?


In my old lady, lol

Sorry, had to say it, surprised nobody else did already...
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by johnfoothill
I do the same with my 4" lol.
I don't think he'd appreciate you trying to give his old lady your 4".
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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lol...
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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in the storage bins, i replaced the top with plexy glass and put 8s in the glass with mini amps mounted under the bin
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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I have 4" in the stock location, 6x9's in the rear and tweeters. 2 and a 4 channel mounted over the bin area and a sealed box with 2 12"s All Polk Audio.
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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door will cause rattles, if you have a plan to solve that then doo it!
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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^ When I get my car painted I will be adding a bit of Dynamat or something like it to help cut down on the rattling. It's not too bad as it is, only during really bassy parts.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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Kids, tsk tsk, who needs music. I took every bit of stereo equipment out of the widebody, mostly so I could put gauges in the center console panel. 3" exhaust is too loud to listen to anything anyway, lol.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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music makes me concentrate, so yes i do need music ...if i don't have music i'm playing with buttons, doing this and that..trying to put my foot out the window and shift/accelerate using only one leg...you get the point i need distraction to concentrate if that makes sense...right side of the brain is too wild.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:27 PM
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I've you have ever driven more than 100 miles without music, you know you NEED it. Besides, my exhaust isn't nearly as loud as yours so I can actually hear it :P
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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The rear seats can be put to much better use

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Old Jan 31, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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What are these things you call "rear seats" ?
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