Tweeter install in 5th gen Accord*pic*
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From: philly pa
Originally posted by Bass Mechanic
[B]although my car is a little different being an Acura TL the doors are similar and here is what is did. i fiberglassed a pod for the tweet on the peice you guys are talking about.
[B]although my car is a little different being an Acura TL the doors are similar and here is what is did. i fiberglassed a pod for the tweet on the peice you guys are talking about.
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Originally posted by SumAccordGuy94
If you're gonna put them that low, you are better off putting them behind the stock grille... at least then you wont see them at all. Being they are that low, you're not going to notice much of a SQ or imaging difference... and your passenger's leg will still be in the way.
put them in the upper part of the door panel, in front of the door handle... and paint the grilles to match the vinyl... then they blend in... my friend did that in his 98 accord... looks really nice, and they are hard to see when looking in the car.
Or you can cover the mesh grilles and trim ring with beige-brown grille cloth...
If you're gonna put them that low, you are better off putting them behind the stock grille... at least then you wont see them at all. Being they are that low, you're not going to notice much of a SQ or imaging difference... and your passenger's leg will still be in the way.
put them in the upper part of the door panel, in front of the door handle... and paint the grilles to match the vinyl... then they blend in... my friend did that in his 98 accord... looks really nice, and they are hard to see when looking in the car.
Or you can cover the mesh grilles and trim ring with beige-brown grille cloth...
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From: Adirondacks of NY
Originally posted by 94uhkord
actually, the tweeters in a component system are supposed to be as close to the mid as possible.
I don't have a stock grill to put them behind, I have an LX. Im gonna put in my Kenwood DualMags and see how they sound with a competent amp running them and the eq/line driver to tweak the frequencies a bit. I might not have to add separate tweeters cause when I had the DualMags in my Civic running off a cheap-o-special Koiiler amp, it sounded sweet. I can only imagine it's gonna sound even better w/a Soundstream Reference 414S and Clarion EQS560 in the loop:naughty:
actually, the tweeters in a component system are supposed to be as close to the mid as possible.
I don't have a stock grill to put them behind, I have an LX. Im gonna put in my Kenwood DualMags and see how they sound with a competent amp running them and the eq/line driver to tweak the frequencies a bit. I might not have to add separate tweeters cause when I had the DualMags in my Civic running off a cheap-o-special Koiiler amp, it sounded sweet. I can only imagine it's gonna sound even better w/a Soundstream Reference 414S and Clarion EQS560 in the loop:naughty:
True, the tweeters should be close to the mid... but the top of the door is not too far away.
The stock grille I was talking about is the grille in the door... that guy mounted the tweeter just above it, and I meant if the tweeters are going to be that low, just drop them another 2 inches and put them behind the door grille.
bassmechanic has a good idea... that panel just dosent look like it belongs in that car.
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From: 916
Originally posted by SumAccordGuy94
True, the tweeters should be close to the mid... but the top of the door is not too far away.
The stock grille I was talking about is the grille in the door... that guy mounted the tweeter just above it, and I meant if the tweeters are going to be that low, just drop them another 2 inches and put them behind the door grille.
bassmechanic has a good idea... that panel just dosent look like it belongs in that car.
True, the tweeters should be close to the mid... but the top of the door is not too far away.
The stock grille I was talking about is the grille in the door... that guy mounted the tweeter just above it, and I meant if the tweeters are going to be that low, just drop them another 2 inches and put them behind the door grille.
bassmechanic has a good idea... that panel just dosent look like it belongs in that car.
h: But now that you clarified that, you do have a point. Yeah, I like the sail panel tweet location, looks nice, out of the way, and if you are still able to adjust the angle of the tweets, a good place to put them. But I have to agree with you, that panel stands out like a sore thumb, I think it's cause it's too shiny
The texture is about right.
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i used black vinal because the sail peice there was black. the interior of my car is ebony and i think if i had used that color it would have looked wrong. you could always use some grille cloth across it because grille cloth actually looks very similar to textured ABS plastic. and the sound would go right through it.
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Originally posted by Bass Mechanic
i used black vinal because the sail peice there was black. the interior of my car is ebony and i think if i had used that color it would have looked wrong. you could always use some grille cloth across it because grille cloth actually looks very similar to textured ABS plastic. and the sound would go right through it.
i used black vinal because the sail peice there was black. the interior of my car is ebony and i think if i had used that color it would have looked wrong. you could always use some grille cloth across it because grille cloth actually looks very similar to textured ABS plastic. and the sound would go right through it.
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