Not trying to hi-jack the thread. I promise.

How large of a spacer can we use before the front of the driver makes contact with the door panel?

I am trying to figure out how to get a 3.25" deep driver in there.

Thanks

 

Wow thats nice! Any idea when you will have a set to sell? How much?

 

at the moment.........i'm just fiddling around with different ideas for the cabin speakers....nothing planned from there...just thought you guys would like to see something im working on..........if i can make some progress, i'll look into making a product at that time.............just got back from a week out of town, maybe i can find time to work on this some this week........i'll post updates periodically here for all those interested

Shooter

 

If you're referring to a coupe, the speaker depth with no spacers is 2.5" which will leave the speaker magnets touching the glass. A 3/4" spacer with a top mounted speaker should fit a 3.25" deep woofer but it maybe close. I currently made a 3/4" MDF spacer for a 3" deep speaker and it fits well with probably 1/4" to spare.

 

Espresso,

I am installing into a sedan. I wonder if I could get away with a 7/8 soacer and have enough clearance for the door panel.

 

I'm not sure about a sedan speaker depth but from what I've read, it's not as deep as a coupe. One easy why to check is open up the door panels and roll down the windows.

 

Yeah, I was hoping to avoid dismantling the door. I can't believe that this information is not out there in the wild and wooly interweb.

 

Check out this thread for some info. Seems like this guy has both a sedan and coupe.

 

that's great
if you only could get 4-5 liters of enlosure our of it... my future morel elate 6's would be in perfect home

 

bump, any update?

Mark

 

no progress has been made to date.........been traveling too much last month....but i am back on the rears right now.........1 problem i have with the current box design is it sticks down into the trunk area too far.....could barely squeeze my suitcase in the trunk! I will reduce the height and give it more volume by increasing the width to increase the thump....i'll post pics after i get the new design printed in a few days....

 

shooter awesome idea, exactly wut i need, i have some 6.5 components up front, that need these spacers, wouldnt mind purchasing these if you plan on selling em... are these made from MDF? more details please, looks very promising.

 

nyckid.........i'll see ya at the meet this weekend and i'll bring the prototype for you to check out and tell ya how i made my mdf spacer.........not too hard to do yourself

 

Excellent work, looks great. Alot of speakers would like to have a bit more air than a sealed rear, have you tried both ways yet? I like the look of the ABS, but any resonating issues?

You could have possibly saved me a bit of time mounting my 8s...



For the sedan owners, I believe the clearance was just about 2"

 

Pearl05G.....i agree that the first enclosure i made was too small and did not allow enough volume to sound good, so i removed it and currently have the rear of the front speakers open to the door cavity......i like the sound of a sealed enclosure though.......cause it produces nice tight bass.......so i will continue experimenting and see if i can fit a larger sealed enclosure in there.....i do have my rear deck 6.5 inch woofers in an larger enclosure and they do give a little more mid bass punch....not enough IMO so there is more experimenting there as well.......it will take a while though since i am working on performance mods at the moment