nickg123 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Hi guys!My Golf has an aftermarket Sony head unit, and some 6 x 9's - this is as i bought it......... so don't blame me for the Sony HU or 6 x 9's heheCan anyone tell me what speakers are in the car, as standard and how many of each there are?There seems to be speakers everywhere i look so it would be nice to know what they are size wise as i'm thinking of replacing them all.They sound pretty good but as the Golf is such a solid car i reckon it would sound top with some good equipment in there! Link to post Share on other sites
Tommo 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 If its the 3 door I should imagine its the same as mine which is 6.5 inch in the front doors and back panels then the 2 tweeters in the dash and at the back.Tom Link to post Share on other sites
nickg123 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Sorry, yes it's a 3 door.Are both sets in the Front Doors and Rear Panels 6.5" then?Are the Standard Tweeters ok? I might just buy Full Range 6.5's to replace the 4 that are in there anyway, and just make the standard tweeters redundant??? Link to post Share on other sites
Tommo 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Mine definately are 6.5 all round. I brought some component sets for the back and full range for the front the other day and didnt have many problems fitting them, the speaker grills just pull off.Only problem is the vibration, spent all day saturday Dynamatting the drivers side door which seems to have helped, fingers are cut to bits though Link to post Share on other sites
nickg123 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Ahh yeah i can imagine it'll need a bit of sound proofing.... can't need any more then the Renaults i used to do though Link to post Share on other sites
Tommo 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 You'd hope not BTW, whats wrong with Sony HU's???Tom Link to post Share on other sites
MrBen 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Don't buy full rangers, buy some decent components and put the tweeters in the standard positions - you'll get much better stereo imaging that with full ranges in the doors pointing at your ankles!BTW, the speakers are the same in 3 or 5 door. Link to post Share on other sites
shail 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Don't buy full rangers' date=' buy some decent components and put the tweeters in the standard positions - you'll get much better stereo imaging that with full ranges in the doors pointing at your ankles!BTW, the speakers are the same in 3 or 5 door.[/quote']Agree, dont go for full range. get some components to start. Or you could buy a small amp and amp up the standard speakers - you might be suprised. Link to post Share on other sites
VRVIRGIN 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I agree with Mr Ben. U get some good deals on 17cm Component sets. Look on www.caraudiosecurity.com for example. Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I'd recommend spending some money getting a really good set of components for the front, the rear speakers aren't that important in the grand scheme of things, a cheaper set should suffice.I can't recommend Focal components highly enough, there's a group buy on the Corrado Forum at the moment where you can get a set of Focals with an RRP of £220, for £150, and if they get 4/5 more people wanting them, they'll throw in free Dynamat for your doors. I'd check it out, a fair bit of cash but more than worth it once you hear them. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Don't buy full rangers' date=' buy some decent components and put the tweeters in the standard positions - you'll get much better stereo imaging that with full ranges in the doors pointing at your ankles!BTW, the speakers are the same in 3 or 5 door.[/quote']i concure without as well.make sure you get three way components for the front (i.e. ones with a separate three way crossover as opposed to ones with an in-line tweeter crossover) as the latter has to run from the main speaker so you'd have to put an extra wire through the big door plug...which would be a major PITA!i recommend caliber stuff...they do two different components, one with 3 way crossover, one with in-line(cheaper)...use the expensive ones for the front and cheaper ones for the rear. huets are the cheapest from what i've found. work very well off the headunit as well, or amped up...and they come with loads of tweeter mounts inc one perfect one for the mkIII dash. Link to post Share on other sites
nickg123 0 Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Sony headunits have never been known that well for their sound quality, i got quite into ICE a couple of years back, everyone i met said that Sony Car Audio was not that impressive..... maybe that's not the case now but this was what i was told.Bit like 6 x 9's, everyone had them but people in the know hate everything they stand for, a speaker should never be Oval, plus they take too much sound to the rear of the car.....In most cars i've just had a set of 6" Comp's up front running off an amp, then some small speakers for rear fill with a single 12" sub, this was always the best setup for me, but with the Golf i figured i may as well replace all 4 of the 6.5" Speakers as they've already gone to the hassle of mounting them in the back Thanks for all the ideas guys, i'll start having a look around. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 agree with that as a setup...but with a single 10" instead. no 12" is ever musical enough. Link to post Share on other sites
nickg123 0 Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Yeah i can imagine a 10" would be better, but i just used a 12 as it's what i had lol!I think the Golf has good potential though, it's such a solid car so should take a lot of sounds before it falls apart etc. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 yeah, i have no rattles or anything. Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 A good solution for the Mk3 is to go for:In the front, 3-way components with 6.5" bass units in the doors, 3" midrange in the dash and tweeters attached to the top of the dash grilles. This will give you all your clarity & stereo imaging.6.5" full range in the rear panels. Go for high rated ones with nice big magnets here for lots of punchy bass!4-way amp to run all the above.Sub box with it's own mono amp in the boot to handle the rumble...This will give you a stealthy, but great sounding system.[ Edited Tue Jan 11 2005, 02:22PM ] Link to post Share on other sites
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