R32 gtr speaker question

[403Heatscore]

Hey guys i have 2 6.5 JBL speakers in the rear that i wanna stick in my doors. i wannt get 2 new jbl 6.5 louder speakers for the rear. has anyone tried to fit 6.5 round speakers in the doors? im just lazy and its too cold to pull the door fenders. i realize ill need to do some modding but will they fit?

[flipridah17]

First welcome to the forum..

Yes you can, I have done it on my previous R32's but you will need to make a bracket for it.. I made mine out of MDF and just trimmed accordingly.

Thanks,
Mark Oliver

[403Heatscore]

did you manage to snag any pics of ur brackets? im going to get the stuff i need tomrrow

[flipridah17]

No I no longer have it save on mine..

Here is what mine looked like.. (Not my car thou)

[flipridah17]

Taken from our friends at SAU

Introduction

Ok, I've just spent an hour drawing this up. So hope its useful for you guys!

This is basically the exact plan of the spacers you will need to make up to fit either 6.5", 6", smaller, and probably larger ones, in the front doors of an R32.

If you are *not* using 6.5" speakers (and not all 6.5" are exactly the same size), ignore the speaker cutout on the schematics, and circle in your own


Material

I used 16mm MDF, which allowed me to mount my 6.5" splits with a depth of 66.2mm with clearance of about 10mm - 15mm left to the window when down.

16mm *just* allowed me to clip the doorskins back over, and pop the corner toggle in but it was very very close. To be more comfortable I'd probably go for 14mm or even 12mm MDF. But then if you go too narrow, you may have fouling issues with your window, depending on the depth of your speakers used. So you may have to find the best compromise


The schematics

I have included two formats, one is standard GIF.. the other is industry standard EPS , for import into any vector program.

The GIF is done in 300dpi, so please set your printer, or program to this when printing to get the dimensions all correct.

To use these, basically you *should* (although haven't tested myself yet) fit this onto 1x A4 sheet in landscape, as long as your printer can print right to the edge of the page . The dimensions of each edge are marked, so once printed, get out the ruler and check. If your "160mm" matches the 160mm in the diagram, then you are on the right track!

* The overall max dimensions are 258mm length x 204mm height (that is from largest point to point). I didn't have room to include this on the GIF version unfortunately *


Application

This involved a lot of trial and error, and me stuffing around, so this should save you a lot of time. Simply print, cutout to size, and then trace onto your MDF.

Get out the jigsaw, and get to work. Drill out the main screw/attach points as marked. You will need 12g screws for the mount points.. I used 12g x 30mm self tapper screws which fit fine.

If you are using 6.5" splits, jigsaw out the center hole (I used a line of drill points to allow the jigsaw to get in there). If using another size, use the template that comes with your speakers, or make your own on paper with a compass to the correct diameter.

The files!

Here is the GIF version (300dpi): http://www.project32.../r32_spacer.gif

Here is the EPS (Illustrator 8 compatible) version: http://www.project32.../r32_spacer.zip

[GT-RJules]

Hey guys i have 2 6.5 JBL speakers in the rear that i wanna stick in my doors. i wannt get 2 new jbl 6.5 louder speakers for the rear. has anyone tried to fit 6.5 round speakers in the doors? im just lazy and its too cold to pull the door fenders. i realize ill need to do some modding but will they fit?

have you though about going to a component system? like sound stream reference series? incredible bass and the quality is brilliant, they will require a front amp though if you want to run them to their full potential. i heard these in a friends car and i think i'm going to sell my sub and amp and spend the money on these.

cause if its volume your looking for your going to need a good deck or front amp anyway

[403Heatscore]

honestly im not sure what the diffrence is with component?

[TheyKilledKenny]

From what I understand components have the tweeter separate from the rest of the speaker instead of being mounted in the center of the cone.

[dh_rhyder]

components are a must if you want sound quality. it separates the hi freq to to tweeters and the lows/mids to the drivers via the crossover box. one speaker input from amp or deck and two outputs, one for the tweed and one for the driver (meaning sub/ speaker ect.). if you dont want to buy an amp for the speakers, dont waste your money on good components. deck power and coaxial speakers are just fine.

[Nexsys]

i managed to get 6x9's in the rear of mine o.o

[cobrAA]

6x9 at the rear. 4x6 up to 6.5 in the front.

Don't buy component if you don't plan to use an amp!