Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 1m 17d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 18/02/03 02:41 AM Share Posted 18/02/03 02:41 AM I have the Premium sound in my car but want more grunt so I went to the local car sound shop and asked what could be done. I mentioned that I had some Pioneer gear that I pulled out of my previous car, 2 amps, some 4way 6 x 9, 10" sub and 6" splits. The car sound said the 6" splits wouldn't fit. He said that the amps could be wired in using RCA converters and suggested that I purchase some 7 x 5" Eclipse brand speakers for $250 for the front. I said I'd never heard of that brand before and asked if maybe he had some Pioneer ones. He reckoned he did, a bit cheaper for $199 but they were basically sh*t and that the Eclipse were better (he didn't elaborate why they were sh*t). He then said the next model up from Eclipse (didn't mention brand name) was about $500 and that they were overpriced for what they were and that Eclipse were better value.He reccommended just leaving the standard rear speakers and sub in the car. I explained again that I had these Pioneer 6 x 9 and 10" sub just sitting around gathering dust and would like to utilise these if possible. He then started to on about putting the sub in a fibreglass box (why not MDF?) in the boot. I asked what was the point of that, why not just replace the existing sub in the rear parcel shelf. That is a free air one and it would sound sh*t (this seemed to be his technical term for everything!). Never sounded sh*t in my old EB, can't see why it would in the BA I said, and besides the boot is for luggage not for subwoofers. Boot full of subwoofers maybe OK for all the doof doof ricers cruising Lonsdale St on Friday nights but not for me. The only reason I could see why it might not sound any good is because there is carpet covering the underneath of the rear parcel shelf. He wasn't sure if the rear speakers in the BA are 6 x 9 or if the existing sub was 10 or 8". I'm a bit hesitant about getting work done at this shop after the conversation I had with this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdm Member 886 Member For: 22y 3m 22d Posted 19/02/03 09:16 AM Share Posted 19/02/03 09:16 AM I am pretty sure (not positive!) that the rears are Pioneer 6*9's and the sub is an 8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Member 156 Member For: 21y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 19/02/03 11:34 PM Share Posted 19/02/03 11:34 PM It wasn't Autobarn by any chance was it. I had by stereo installed there in my old car they stuffed the whole car up it wasn't funny. I think this time I will just stick to the standard Premium Audio. It can't be that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superoo Member 340 Member For: 22y 3m 2d Gender: Male Posted 20/02/03 12:31 AM Share Posted 20/02/03 12:31 AM Not sure about the rear parcel shelf speakers but I'm sure the sub is 8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 1m 17d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 20/02/03 02:08 AM Author Share Posted 20/02/03 02:08 AM No it wasn't Autobahn (I wouldn't go to a shop like that for advice, I might buy there if the price was right though). I asked about the size of the speakers over at FF and was told the sub is 8' and the parcel shelf speakers are 7 x 5 same as front. Bloody odd sizes. Why can't Ford be a bit more conventional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordboy1981 Donating Members 2,075 Member For: 22y 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, NSW Posted 20/02/03 07:53 AM Share Posted 20/02/03 07:53 AM I got some plans somewhere at home for a duel bandpass box with 2 6inch woofers in it, now with a 100 watt (max. the amp in the BAs is 150 watt max) it would out perform a pair of 10s in a pair of ported boxes.I'll try and find them..Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mbrown42 Guests Posted 20/02/03 01:20 PM Share Posted 20/02/03 01:20 PM No it wasn't Autobahn (I wouldn't go to a shop like that for advice, I might buy there if the price was right though). I asked about the size of the speakers over at FF and was told the sub is 8' and the parcel shelf speakers are 7 x 5 same as front. Bloody odd sizes. Why can't Ford be a bit more conventional. I'd be guessing that they are the same as AU. AU are definately 5" x 7" front and rear.I put JBL 6x9 3 ways in the rear and 5x7 2 ways in the front. BIG improvement over std but a real shyte to get the rears in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 20/02/03 09:55 PM Share Posted 20/02/03 09:55 PM I was thinking of changing the speakers.. but have sort of grown accustomed to the sound quality so far.. may consider it in the future. but this info is handy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Walker Guests Posted 21/02/03 12:29 AM Share Posted 21/02/03 12:29 AM mbrown42,How bad was it getting the 6 x 9's in? Did you need to cut the metal rear parcel shelf or just the trim? Is it better to put them in from underneath? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislak Donating Members 400 Member For: 22y 1m 8d Location: Sydney Posted 24/02/03 04:42 PM Share Posted 24/02/03 04:42 PM Now that I have my T I've looked further into the premium sound and the performance of the subwoofer is a bit ordinary, I might have some ideas soon on how to improve the punchness of the sub. I need to use it for a bit longer and make sure I run the speakers in, yes speakers need to be run in as well before I have a tinker with it, I'll keep you guys posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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