Front speakers

Andyjess666 · Post by **Andyjess666** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:48 pm

Looking to upgrade my speakers hopefully just fit in what's there I no one of you guys got some new speakers recently running some Sony's at the mo which are ok just want something better anybody got any views??

Scott560 · Post by **Scott560** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:35 pm

I tried to fit some 6.5inch alpines and it was a complete ball ache. Try and get 5.5 or 6 inch if you can, it's an odd size but they will be easier to fit.

Andyjess666 · Post by **Andyjess666** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:45 pm

That was what I was thinking Scott just wondered what people have got in there cars size an make rather have the right size as I no the window parts stop you from having a deep speaker

Post by **vanzep** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:43 am

Merlin fitted some JBL Stage 3 627's to his 5th gen BB8. Think he used some mdf adapter rings to fit them....

Andyjess666 · Post by **Andyjess666** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:54 am

Hope he's got some pictures of them mate could he fit the OEM speaker covers over the top

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:18 am

Hi, the speakers I bought were 6.5" (16.5cm) which fit the size of the OEM speaker perfectly. However, they are much deeper than the OEM so it needs the rear speaker basket chopped out. Also, the bolt holes dont line up, so needed to make new holes.

I recommend pickup up a set of these to make everythign plug and play https://incartec.co.uk/product/Honda-Ac ... air-41-012

Post by **vanzep** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:28 pm

Thats the rear speakers Merlin

Andy is after info on front speakers...

Andyjess666 · Post by **Andyjess666** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:53 pm

I think he's right vanzep as the rears don't have the baskets you had me thinking there.

,how did you clear where the window mechanism is I would of thought the depth of the speaker would hit against it

Scott560 · Post by **Scott560** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:59 pm

I think these are the rears I bought. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253713488079

They bolted in no problems, but the boot torsion bar sticks to the magnet. It's fine and not an issue, the boot is rarely opened. Get the speaker adaptor harnesses - the old cable is brittle and nasty and doesn't solder or crimp very well (seems quite cheap wire for speakers in a late 5th gen!)

I think these are the fronts I bought. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253570197590

I had to faff a lot to get them in. I had to use an angle grinder to remove most of the excess flange (where the mounting holes are) as it was way too big to fit the door card recess. I then had to cut some MDF rings into segments to make them maximally fit the door card opening. I then basically glued all the MDF ring segments to the door card, and from the back, with thick goopy gorilla glue. Since I had cut off the mounting ring/flange, I then had to glue what remained of the speaker flange/basket to the MDF ring/door card. All air tight. Since the door car opening is an odd size, you wont get a ring that will fit that gives you the biggest opening for a larger speaker. probably better off with a smaller more sensitive speaker unless you plan to amp the front channels.

All in all, sounds worse than before - the headunit probably isn't powerful enough to drive them fully. Getting the balance right and loudness settings seems hard to achieve with my headunit. I'm not happy I messed around with it now lol.

If you are using a standard headunit, id try and stick with the smaller front speakers so that you get the right 'loudness' at lower volumes. Its nice to hear the music throughout the range without having to crank it up too loud.

Hopefully others can comment on speakers that fitted easily and sounded decent! Oh and I added a whole sheet of dynamat to the door cards, and another whole sheet in the boot/floor/boot lid etc.

Andyjess666 · Post by **Andyjess666** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:49 pm

Thanks Scott I no what you mean as I've been there before fitting speakers an they sound worse than before maybe if you got some new doorcards you could start again I'm trying to find really good speakers that just pop in but as you said before they are a odd size for common speakers I keep you posted if I hunt anything down