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Old 10-11-2011, 09:23 PM   #121
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Autobarn sells a 5X7 to 6.5 adapter, I saw one last time I was there.
As far as the plug in the door goes it took me only a couple of minutes to remove the plugs fit the wiring and put it back together.
Good luck and take your time, the last thing you want is a screwdriver through your cone.

Well that autobarn told me.. they don't sell adapter, you got to make them they sell only spaces..
anyways.. i already made it :P

No screw driver through cone :P will take special care while handling the speakers :P

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Old 11-11-2011, 07:25 AM   #122
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haha, unfortunately you are in brissy.

Then plan was to get 5x7 to 6.5" adapter. But they dont sell it.

After spending $60 on cables only, i was like am not spending another $150 on a jigsaw.. lol..
*Cough...*
Look at the attachment :P
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/250735187...ht_2758wt_1337

Lol it's not autobarn...but it's a wee bit easier than using a drill as a jigsaw...
Came the next day haha.

And I reckon I had to use my drill to get the wires through the white wire-separator in the door..with that stupid rubber thingy :| So your drill-technique will come in handy for that :P
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Old 11-11-2011, 07:31 AM   #123
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*Cough...*
Look at the attachment :P
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/250735187...ht_2758wt_1337

Lol it's not autobarn...but it's a wee bit easier than using a drill as a jigsaw...
Came the next day haha.

And I reckon I had to use my drill to get the wires through the white wire-separator in the door..with that stupid rubber thingy :| So your drill-technique will come in handy for that :P
LOL thats exactly what I saw at autobarn.
I stabbed a philips screw driver through the plug to make the holes.
Ugly but worked fine.

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Just bought myself a set of those speaker adaptors as they are way cheaper that Autobarn and they will do better that the cardboard im using now.

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Old 11-11-2011, 09:10 AM   #124
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LOL thats exactly what I saw at autobarn.
I stabbed a philips screw driver through the plug to make the holes.
Ugly but worked fine.

Edit
Just bought myself a set of those speaker adaptors as they are way cheaper that Autobarn and they will do better that the cardboard im using now.
You know they were surprising difficult to locate on eBay... Which is a shame cause they're cheap and will do the job perfectly :|
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Old 11-11-2011, 09:29 AM   #125
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You know they were surprising difficult to locate on eBay... Which is a shame cause they're cheap and will do the job perfectly :|
I have looked before and couldn't find them, that is why I grabbed a set.
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Old 11-11-2011, 08:25 PM   #126
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You know they were surprising difficult to locate on eBay... Which is a shame cause they're cheap and will do the job perfectly :|
This right, i saw it as well but i want to get it installed today and do all wiring this weekend.

so cant want for it to be shipped.
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Old 11-11-2011, 08:32 PM   #127
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Well spend the whole day just to install the 2 door speakers and run the cable inside the car.

I regret i got these massive speaker wires, i reckon its just a waste of money and make the job fkin hard.
The cable size is 12mm. to imagine the thickness and there is not enough room to drill in the plugs on the drivers side.
on passengers side, it was easy and straight forward..

Tomorrow am gonna run all cables under the carpet hopefully everything should be done by sunday.
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Old 11-11-2011, 10:07 PM   #128
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Well spend the whole day just to install the 2 door speakers and run the cable inside the car.

I regret i got these massive speaker wires, i reckon its just a waste of money and make the job fkin hard.
The cable size is 12mm. to imagine the thickness and there is not enough room to drill in the plugs on the drivers side.
on passengers side, it was easy and straight forward..

Tomorrow am gonna run all cables under the carpet hopefully everything should be done by sunday.
Dude it's totally worth it if it completely elimates current resistance as a limiting factor of any speaker dysfunction or "under-performance". Granted its probably a bit of overkill, but it's still better safe then sorry. Plus, you touch it once and never worry again, so shouldn't be much of a hassle after tomorrow
GUNNA CRANK DUDE. Hope you've got heaps of socks lying around to chuck in all the nooks and crannies where your car is just gunna vibrate like a boss. T'will need some serious damping
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Old 12-11-2011, 06:10 AM   #129
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It's not current more so voltage drop. V=IR
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Old 12-11-2011, 10:16 PM   #130
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Some updates,
managed to run the cables under the carpet, wired the amp and driver side tweeters/speakers.
Tomorow am gonna wire the passenger side tweeters/cross overs..
Connect the rear speakers to the amp/..
Then should be all ready :P

Hope tuning it not gonna be hard.

am already hearing some weird noise coming off the drivers side tweeters.

hopefully they will be gone after i tune the system.
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Old 13-11-2011, 06:40 AM   #131
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Some updates,
managed to run the cables under the carpet, wired the amp and driver side tweeters/speakers.
Tomorow am gonna wire the passenger side tweeters/cross overs..
Connect the rear speakers to the amp/..
Then should be all ready :P

Hope tuning it not gonna be hard.

am already hearing some weird noise coming off the drivers side tweeters.

hopefully they will be gone after i tune the system.
what kind of noise... buzzing? crackling? popping?
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Old 13-11-2011, 02:03 PM   #132
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what kind of noise... buzzing? crackling? popping?

Buzzing..

apart from that everything is perfect.
The buzzing is only when music is playing..


in between track, its just quite.

It might be the quality of the music itself i reckon.
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Old 13-11-2011, 03:08 PM   #133
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It could be noise from your head unit. How are u playing ur music? AUX-in ? Or usb-ipod? Or cd?
The reason its going away between tracks is because the rca output is muted when music isnt being played. My old h/u did it. Had a bad ground and was also a piece of junk
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Old 13-11-2011, 05:50 PM   #134
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Hmm after playing a bit with the amp, they noise has gone
well the headunit is pretty good, its a clarion with 6V preouts..

i regret that i bought normal speakers for the rear..
splits in the front and rear should be better i reckon or i dont know if its only because am loving the splits

Going to philip island tomorrow for 3 days, will enjoy the speakers during this 2 hr road trip
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Old 13-11-2011, 06:09 PM   #135
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i regret that i bought normal speakers for the rear..
splits in the front and rear should be better i reckon or i dont know if its only because am loving the splits
I have splits in the front and rear, and yes it does sound awesome.
My front splits cost more than most people spend on their entire stereo
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Old 16-11-2011, 06:07 PM   #136
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I have splits in the front and rear, and yes it does sound awesome.
My front splits cost more than most people spend on their entire stereo
hmm interesting which one did u get in the front?
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Old 16-11-2011, 07:13 PM   #137
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Got my 5x7 adapters in the mail today. Now to fit them

As far as my front splits go I have the top jl audio splits which are the zr 650 from memory.
I have had them for a few years now and don't regret spending what I did as I enjoy them everytime I use the car.
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Old 17-11-2011, 11:05 AM   #138
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Got my 5x7 adapters in the mail today. Now to fit them

As far as my front splits go I have the top jl audio splits which are the zr 650 from memory.
I have had them for a few years now and don't regret spending what I did as I enjoy them everytime I use the car.
Hmm nice :P
where did u get your adapters from? Ebay?

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Old 06-02-2012, 10:34 PM   #139
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Thread revival.

Got a email from the guy reminding me about our RAAMmatt BXT II order...

Who still wants sound deadening?
Haha i'm somehow still broke.
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Old 06-02-2012, 11:26 PM   #140
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I wont have money until april.
Gearbox and a trip to NZ first.
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