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Reply #15 – October 27, 2006, 02:07:47 PM

howd you get 6x9's in in the first place? drill new holes?

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Reply #16 – October 27, 2006, 03:05:34 PM

Quote from: bhazard;110277

howd you get 6x9's in in the first place? drill new holes?

For the last year I've just used a couple 8 or 12" bungee cords to pull my 6x9's up into the rear deck. Left the grill on the speaker and put foam pieces around the outter edge to prevent vibration. Has worked great for me and I don't "really" need subs to get frequencies below 60hz (estimate on adjusting the crossovers) at low to medium volumes. 6x9's can't handle the bottom end at higher volume levels though, which is the reason why I picked up a couple 10's that I hope will be enough surface area. Don't really want to add another amp for larger subs - already using most of my 130A alternator's current.

That rear window with 6x9's back there do really well with giving you decent low end.

Ignore the wandering foam (haven't touched it in 6 months). A couple pieces didn't stay in place when I stuck it on.

Driver side
Passenger Side
From the interior - under factory grills

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Reply #17 – October 27, 2006, 03:43:47 PM

Otay in mine I mounted the 10's under the rear deck. I cut out wood to fit where the 6x8's were and screwed them down then put the 10's in from the bottom. You don't have to get as elborate as I did but you would still benefit from sealiong the truck up from the interior of the car. Those 10's should sound pretty good in the rear deck.

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Reply #18 – October 27, 2006, 05:00:47 PM

Quote from: ipsd;110288

Otay in mine I mounted the 10's under the rear deck. I cut out wood to fit where the 6x8's were and screwed them down then put the 10's in from the bottom. You don't have to get as elborate as I did but you would still benefit from sealiong the truck up from the interior of the car. Those 10's should sound pretty good in the rear deck.

? Was just planning on putting them where you have your 12's. Cut out some holes in the sound deadening material and it should work well. The next step will be adding some sound deadening from the firewall back to the rear deck, adding a bunch of random foam directly behind the subs. Plan on a false trunk wall with some type of light/breathing material hiding the amplifier. Not like that space back there is usable for anything else, being so deep and shallow.

With actual subs, I may end up going back to some Eclipse 5x7's or something in the rear deck (6.5's perhaps). The ones I owned had VERY good midrange and higher frequencies - the 6x9 Kappas I can't hear much other than mid-bass. Soundstage is great in the front seat, but from the back its miserable. Thinking about it, moving my 3 way door speakers to the rear deck and putting my component 6.5 woofers in the door, with the proper crossovers, may be a great choice.

3.5's are Eclipses
6.5 sets are Infinity Kappa 60.5i without tweeters and Kappa 63.5i's
6x9's are Kappa 693.5i

Last of the 4 ohm Kappa series. I don't really like anything they offer in the mids-highs. Reference speakers I had before the 6x9's had much better midrange, but still didn't seem as "smooth" as the 5x7 Eclipses.

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Reply #19 – October 27, 2006, 11:58:51 PM

That doesn't sound to bad. Except the unless you seal the back wave of those woofers from the back of those 5x7"s or what ever you put abck there. They will act like a passavie radiator and tear up the speaker more than anything. Just another note about put the 10"s under the rear deck when you open the trunk you don't see them unless you bend down and look up at them.