Rear Speaker Upgrades (Component)

[Dookaughs]

From the backside of the panel we see several prime locations for circle sawing, I chose the marking inside the blue circle to pilot the central guide bit through.


Here is the result from the circle saw, although I had to roughly increase the diameter of the the hole by using sanding bit with my drill.


Install the tweeter grommet


And the retaining ring


Finally install the tweeter!

[Eggman]

It makes sense to upgrade the rear pair of speakers over the fronts as the rear speakers are closer to the driver's ears than the fronts.

[Dookaughs]

What an occupant in the either front seat would see looking back.

[Eggman]

Was there room to mount the tweeter above the door handle?

[Dookaughs]

Was there room to mount the tweeter above the door handle?

Anywhere above the door handle isn't a flat enough surface for the way the tweeters are designed to be installed.

[george]

A stupid question, but do the tweeters connect to the radio or to the main speaker in the door, or do you need some kind of a crossover filter?

[Dookaughs]

A stupid question, but do the tweeters connect to the radio or to the main speaker in the door, or do you need some kind of a crossover filter?

The tweeter contacts directly with the door speaker and this Hertz K130 comes with an inline crossover filter preinstalled.

[7milesout]

Looks like a professional install. Good job!

[Dookaughs]

Looks like a professional install. Good job!

Thank you! These are the tools needed to modify the door panels


Now I should buy another set of component speakers for the front doors. The tweeter installation was easy enough, and the sound quality is dramatically different - there is an ambiance from component speakers that is levels beyond the factory woofers or even aftermarket coaxials.