vtec2011 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 As I got these fitted and doing umm.. nothing, I thought it would be a good idea to upgrade the speakers which comes with tweeters and crossovers.. But before I purchase a set, what is the size of the speakers and tweeters? I have seen 6.5" speakers would fit it in the doors with a bit of effort but I would prefer a direct fit. Any help will be appreciated, thanks a bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan.. Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 it will take about 20 minutes of fabrication to fit 6.5" speakers in the doors so very little effort. The oem speakers are 6" in a plastic baffle so you'd need to buy a plastic baffle (not recommended as they are rubbish)Tweeter size. I fitted 1" CDT tweeters. This is the component kit I had in my old VTI-Shttp://www.cdtaudio.com/main_series/hd/hd62.htmThe oem tweeter is held in place using a bit of brass which is screwed in. Any tweeter of upto 1" will fit with no modification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtec2011 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Thanks a lot Ryan I looked at the CDT HD-62 components and they do look very nice.. But they are way too expensive for me. I am only looking to spend up to 100 quid at the most. I don't see a lot of 6" speakers but see a lot of 6.5" so that is what I most probably have to go for anyway. I will be running them off a JBL 250w RMS amp (Running 2 amps in my car now) but I might go for Hertz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan.. Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 which jbl amp is it? If you are on a budget the low end Hertz kit is good and very well rated. The effort involved in making a baffle to fit 6.5" speakers is very little. You can get the wood cheap too by going to the cutting saw at B&Q and buying off cuts for pence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtec2011 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm using a JBL GT5-A604E amp (4 channel, 240w RMS at 4 ohms) for the components and 6x9s. And also using a GTO-751EZ Mono block (750w RMS at 2 ohms) for the JBL GT4-12 1000w sub. As you can probably tell already.. I am bit of a jbl freak But I'm getting a bit tired of loud thumping bass. I want something with more natural sound, crisp and clear. And Hertz look like a perfect match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan.. Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 if you want a different sound change the box first before changing amps/subs etcYou are giving your 250wrms sub 500wrms so dont be silly with the gain and the volume control on your headunit. Your 4 channel amp does 4x60wrms so look for 60wrms speakers OR (and this would be my choise) ditch the 6x9 and bridge the amp so you have about 2x200wrms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtec2011 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 I will be keeping the 4 channel amp as they're ideal to power all 4 speakers, and that amp cost me a bit.. I could bridge the amp but I would like 60 whats going to each speaker.I was going to get another JBL GT4 sub so I can have 500wrms which matches the mono block power but it seems such a waste as I don't even use it to its full potential. That's mainly why I want to go for something smaller.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan.. Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 If you ran 2 gt4's youd have 750wrms to give them as the amp will be run at 2ohm rather than 4ohmIf you ran a set of components with your amp bridged rather than with 6x9s behind you it will sound so much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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