speakers in doors
October-19th-2002, 10:32 AM
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TN51 source?
Originally posted by Huey
... I upgraded my tweeter to the TN51 Utopia tweeter on mine because I just can't stand the regular TN45 tweeter. Waayyyy too bright IMHO. Very harsh too, the TN51 is much smoother, less siblant.
... I upgraded my tweeter to the TN51 Utopia tweeter on mine because I just can't stand the regular TN45 tweeter. Waayyyy too bright IMHO. Very harsh too, the TN51 is much smoother, less siblant.
Is there a good online source for the Focal TN51? I didn't see it at partsexpress.com and didn't find anything in a web search, or ebay, but then again, it's WAY too early on a Saturday morning right now.
October-20th-2002, 01:47 PM
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Focal midbass throw?
Originally posted by Huey
Ditto. 1/2" mdf adapter & Focal Polykevlar midbass & no clearance issues. My CDT Braxial's fit too but I had to trim the door panel to clear the tweeter bridge, that's about it. Should be no problems.
Ditto. 1/2" mdf adapter & Focal Polykevlar midbass & no clearance issues. My CDT Braxial's fit too but I had to trim the door panel to clear the tweeter bridge, that's about it. Should be no problems.
1st MP3 and Huey,
I'm wondering if you guys can help me on the clearance on the FRONT of the speaker...
I just got through putting the 1/2" MDF adapter on one door, and now I'm trimming the elliptical ring inside the door panel (the one that presses into the foam around the speaker to seal it). On the top and bottom, it looks like there won't be much more than 1/8" or so of clearance between the driver and the grille. Is that going to be a problem? I can't decipher the Focal specs, unfortunately.
October-20th-2002, 02:02 PM
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Cool -- thank you! Yeah, it was when I was trimming that ring that I saw how close it was going to be.
I wonder if anyone has ever put the MDF panel on the INSIDE of the door panel (i.e., keeping the speaker at the same location as the stock speaker)? It would be a lot harder to size the panel.
I wonder if anyone has ever put the MDF panel on the INSIDE of the door panel (i.e., keeping the speaker at the same location as the stock speaker)? It would be a lot harder to size the panel.
October-20th-2002, 02:21 PM
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Originally posted by P5Fretless
Cool -- thank you! Yeah, it was when I was trimming that ring that I saw how close it was going to be.
I wonder if anyone has ever put the MDF panel on the INSIDE of the door panel (i.e., keeping the speaker at the same location as the stock speaker)? It would be a lot harder to size the panel.
Cool -- thank you! Yeah, it was when I was trimming that ring that I saw how close it was going to be.
I wonder if anyone has ever put the MDF panel on the INSIDE of the door panel (i.e., keeping the speaker at the same location as the stock speaker)? It would be a lot harder to size the panel.
But the issue of front clearance just made me wonder if anybody ever had.
October-20th-2002, 10:21 PM
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TN51 source?
Originally posted by 1st MP3 in NH
sounddomain has them but no internet retailer is authorized, so you don't get focals warrenty.
sounddomain has them but no internet retailer is authorized, so you don't get focals warrenty.
October-21st-2002, 08:05 PM
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Sorry for the late reply, have been shopping for another car so checking out other forums more than this forum. Anyways, the local shop that I got the 165K3 from was willing to swap it out for me. I had to pay an extra $150cdn or so if I recall correctly. The 1/2" mdf should be fine for clearance front & back. I've had no problems with 6.5" midbass & it's a pretty deep speaker & has a good amount of throw too. So far, no interference with the fit at all.
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