Fitting new speakers into car

hemophobic

I have a mk4 fiesta and was thinking of buying some new speakers for my car. Anyone know what sizes I would need and any guides to fitting them? Also would I need a sub?

Thanks

goldspanners

are you replacing exsisting speakers or adding to your current system?

the sub is a matter of personal choice,but i wouldn't.

i fitted a set of jbl 6x9's on my parcel shelf connected up to a kenwood amp and kept existing ford speakers in doors. it sounds pretty good.

hemophobic

Just the back ones which are in the at the side. I noticed that someone has already taken them out so I want to put some in there.

hewhoisnotintheknow

goto a breakers yard

find a car the same as yours

take the speakers out

take these removed speakers around the yard trying to find a jag or other prestige car and see if you can find speakers that match the size of yours, try fitting them back into the scrap yard fiesta and check (if its the front of the car) that the windows will still open

Then if you find something of quality take it to the desk and tell em it came out of the fiesta, much cheaper that way

atrixblue.-MFR-.

hemophobic wrote: »

I have a mk4 fiesta and was thinking of buying some new speakers for my car. Anyone know what sizes I would need and any guides to fitting them? Also would I need a sub?

Thanks

sub is an option but dont fit unless you have appropriate watt and ohm amp and wireing kit just wireing to stereo sounds awfull and makes the dash lights dim to sound bass due to sub sucking the power from stereo's in built amp.

3dr mk4 fiesta's or rather some 3drs are not fitted with rear speakers as standard but will have the fixings to add it as dealer extra. will have to check the wireing to see if speaker wires are there for the rear speakers in the ford iso connector for the stereo and wire to the rear of car! i.e 4 wires in one ford iso = 2 door speakers or 8 wires in one ford iso = 4 speakers 2 front 2 rear.

rev_henry

hemophobic wrote: »

I have a mk4 fiesta and was thinking of buying some new speakers for my car. Anyone know what sizes I would need and any guides to fitting them? Also would I need a sub?

Thanks

I have JBL 6x9s (on goldspanners' recommendation!) in my parcel shelf just hooked up to a cheap Kenwood head unit; no amp or anything. Cost me about £35 new off ebay, and its a big improvement over the stock speakers in the back. You'd notice the difference even more as you haven't any back speakers to start with. They were pretty easy to fit as well; I think easier than changing door speakers etc. You just cut out appropriate size holes with a jigsaw and connect them to the existing wiring. I'm presuming your fiesta has wiring for speakers but no actual speakers, going by what atrix said?

23rdian

Don't bother putting big rear speakers in the back. It sounds OK - but you don't sit in the back do you?

Use any original rear speakers for 'fill' and fit decent quality amped components up front. You can also run a sub from a 3 or 4 channel amp. This low frequency sound should be pretty much non directional?

To improve the sound quality further more fit sound proofing (I am told you can use roofing felt as a substitute for dynamat) and use decent baffles.

http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/ is a good forum

goldspanners

23rdian wrote: »

Don't bother putting big rear speakers in the back. It sounds OK - but you don't sit in the back do you?

its a fiesta, not a mansion.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

23rdian wrote: »

Don't bother putting big rear speakers in the back. It sounds OK - but you don't sit in the back do you?

Use any original rear speakers for 'fill' and fit decent quality amped components up front. You can also run a sub from a 3 or 4 channel amp. This low frequency sound should be pretty much non directional?

To improve the sound quality further more fit sound proofing (I am told you can use roofing felt as a substitute for dynamat) and use decent baffles.

http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/ is a good forum

doesnt matter weather speaker in front or back youll still hear sound.

dynomat is good but sound quility will only improve a little as bass (sound)will escape into the door cavity itself this is why custom installs have complete enclosure's via door pods, think of it this way, when you have a home stereo system what are the stereo's speakers encased in? a wooden box and if torn apart the big speaker will be locked off from the small speakers above it (the tweaters) thus giving deeper bass with natural voice sound. not the same with car stereo's though the speakers arent encased thus letting the air and bass escape giving a low (tinny) sound, the best way to get an idea is to look at this and see how an enclosure is built to find out why its better to have it enclosed than open into cavity http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=73733

then lineing dynomat to the whole door under the door card will prevent rattling and give a better sound into the car while preventing sound escapeing through the door enoying the neighbours! with bass as its designed to keep bass in not let it out.

ive been there and done that with custom stereo installs when i was younger spending more money than what my car was worth (£2500 on ICE and meterials fitment) once you start on the custom installs you cant stop as you allways want more top quality sound. when you have a complete boot install dynomat is really good as it stops the bulns from bursting because of the bass popping them god knows how many times i replaced bulbs before i lined it.

any ways as our not looking to do this i would suggest a plastic type cone in the speaker as the wafer thin card ones get wet and deteriate when they get wet over time and start fuzzing like all standard fit ones to fit in the doors try not to go over the head units rated wattages either e.g 45wattsx4 head unit youll only need 50 watt speakers thus no need for an amp as the head unit is more than capeable of running them fine, if you get 150watt speakers i would go for a 100watt amp (fitted under the passenger seat if it not to tall).

oh and take care when takeing the door cards off after you undone all the screws and window winder clip and wing mirror panel, the door panel is held on all round with pop clip start at the bottom and work round slowly not to break them off with force or when fitting it back.

rev_henry

23rdian wrote: »

Don't bother putting big rear speakers in the back.

Nono, put them in the front instead! Sorry couldn't resist.