Hi guys,
I am wanting to put some front speakers into my Escort. I have added a head unit, and rear 6x9s in a custom speaker box which sits in the parcel tray, but it sounds a little weird without any front speakers. The door cards are in great condition, so cutting into them is not really an option. I don't really want to put them into the air con vents either.
What are my other options for installing speakers in the front? Any pictures of a similar setup would be great.
Cheers
Front speakers in MK2 Escort
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phib3r_0ptik
, 25 Apr 2012 06:01 PM
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 06:52 PM
Kick panels, sides of center console or under the dash could work?
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 07:41 PM
Kick panels, sides of center console or under the dash could work?
Kick panels could work, would there be any forseeable issues with speakers getting damaged from people getting on/out of the car?
By sides of centre console you mean where I have circled in the picture? I had never really though about there, but could work. How would it sound with the speakers in there? I assume around 4" would be the best fit.
How would I mount under the dash? I could put it in the tray thing on the drivers side, but the glovebox is in the way on the passenger side.
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 07:43 PM
One of my ex students had them each side of the console in the centre, they were fine
Between this polytech shit and the thing with the vag, I'm turning into such an antisocial mofo.
Please excuse my dumb questions. This is the first car I have worked on.
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Posted 26 April 2012 - 06:25 PM
i have one in the glove box and one in that little tray thing on the drivers side, worked out pretty good for me
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:56 PM
IMO as long as you have the grills over the speakers in the kick panels should be fine 
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Posted 28 April 2012 - 08:11 AM
^ agreed
also there is room between the dash and firwall to make wood shelfs and ount then under the dash facing up or down .works well
and the are hidden and no ugly holes cut in shit.
dan
also there is room between the dash and firwall to make wood shelfs and ount then under the dash facing up or down .works well
and the are hidden and no ugly holes cut in shit.
dan
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Posted 29 April 2012 - 07:33 AM
i made angled kick panels out of mdf so the speaker is angled up and more towards me/passenger. it seems to work really well.
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Posted 29 April 2012 - 09:46 AM
4" in eclosures on your parcel shelf
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 06:15 AM
I got to small 4 inch and joined them together and managed to get them up in under the vent in the center of the dash was a shit job to do but a cable tie and two screws it worked fine and you wouldnt even know they where there
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:05 AM
Thats not a vent, thats the factory speaker hole lolI got to small 4 inch and joined them together and managed to get them up in under the vent in the center of the dash was a shit job to do but a cable tie and two screws it worked fine and you wouldnt even know they where there
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