pics and info of 6.5" splits in front doors

blackers10 · 15-05-2006, 03:05 AM

hey guys
ive been searching and searching but cant find ANYTHING on the subject in this forum using search button..(might be bad search code usage or somthing *shrugs*)

now i have a set of 6.5" splits and i know a few others have them installed in their au's

has anybody got pics of how they attached/made their spacers to fill the 5x7 hole!!??

also does anybody know the clearance aka how high i can make the spacer.. from what it looks like i need 15mm mdf to get the magnet from hitting the window

thanks guys much appreciated

AWD Chaser · 15-05-2006, 06:01 AM

did you get this off ebay?

**Mechan1k** · 15-05-2006, 11:53 AM

i am pretty sure the place that did mine used 18mm MDF as a spacer/template ... as they mounted my tweeter next to the driver in the door as well.

I only have one pics of it through the grille of the door ... not a pic with the door trim off though.

TheSneakiness · 15-05-2006, 11:56 AM

What I'm going to do with mine is mount the 6.5" midbass speaker in the door (got the spacer for it) and get some custom A Pillar covers made for the tweeter, mounted as low as possible on the cover, facing the driver and passenger.

blackers10 · 15-05-2006, 12:08 PM

i didnt get it off ebay no

i just pulled my trims etc off and tryed making some spacers on the weekend and it just didnt work out right

and am just finding out a bit more about it before i try again

**Mechan1k** · 15-05-2006, 12:13 PM

OK .... here's the pic I mentioned .... sorry it's not as detailed as you were hoping for:

blackers10 · 15-05-2006, 12:16 PM

is that a 6.5" speaker mechan1k??

thanks mate

and i will more than likley mount my tweeters up in the A pillar in the standard position(i have premo sound in the fairlane)

**Mechan1k** · 15-05-2006, 12:18 PM

It might be a 6" speaker though ... not sure ..... I should measure it.

jimt3te50 · 15-05-2006, 01:02 PM

6.5" splits with tweeters in the factory positions in the A pillars

Just made up a 10mm spacer and used the origianl grilles as templates for the new ones which were covered in warm charcoal coloured vinyl- took a day and I reckon they look great- not that hard at all really.....

TheSneakiness · 15-05-2006, 01:08 PM

Can someone post up a pic of the factory A Pillars with tweeters in them?

Might save me from getting custom ones.

EDIT - Sorry for hijack too blackers...

jimt3te50 · 15-05-2006, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AUII_SE_Ute

Can someone post up a pic of the factory A Pillars with tweeters in them?

Might save me from getting custom ones.

EDIT - Sorry for hijack too blackers...

I'm sure you could just get the A pillar "grilles" (they're separate) from Ford and cut the pillar trims you already have (they may even be lined out on the back of the trim- not sure) Look neat.....

Blackers- depth of the spacer would depend entirely on the speakers you are using- I'm running DDDrives and the magnets aren't that deep- Focal and some other brands have some speakers with inverted magnets for shallow mounting if you are looking for some- I got away with a 10mm spacer but you may need to go thicker- once you have the door trim off, you'll see what you need to do but you can mount the panel to the door picking up off the original holes or even drill some new holes (that's what I did) and sound deaden it as much as you can, makes the world of difference- have a look in the "show us ya audio setup" thread and there's a good pic of one there..........

superroo · 15-05-2006, 03:09 PM

What i did for my tweeters is just buy the trim off ford. They were $15 each, so i just took of the old trim and screwed the tweeter into the a pillar, then put the new trim on. I'll try to get pics of all my stuff.

Cheers

TheSneakiness · 15-05-2006, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superroo

What i did for my tweeters is just buy the trim off ford. They were $15 each, so i just took of the old trim and screwed the tweeter into the a pillar, then put the new trim on. I'll try to get pics of all my stuff.

Cheers

Was that the entire trim? Or just the grill section?

superroo · 15-05-2006, 03:57 PM

Here pics of my tweeter setup. They are in the standard ford placement.

AUII_SE_Ute it was the entire trim

TheSneakiness · 15-05-2006, 03:59 PM

Thanks for that superroo.

Don't have the part number at all do you?

I think I'll be heading to my Ford dealer sometime in the next fortnight.

SIKSIX · 15-05-2006, 04:09 PM

Yeah i just used doubled sided tape to mount the tweeters and sprayed my trims black. and mounted my 6'' splits with only two screws and the are holding up good no viabrations.

StevenAu2 · 15-05-2006, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superroo

What i did for my tweeters is just buy the trim off ford. They were $15 each, so i just took of the old trim and screwed the tweeter into the a pillar, then put the new trim on. I'll try to get pics of all my stuff.

Some pics would be awesome...Where abouts did you guys put the component box thingy? In the doors?

superroo · 15-05-2006, 04:11 PM

Here's a scan of my recipt, that'll have all the info you need

superroo · 15-05-2006, 04:21 PM

In regards to the wooffers, mine are 6.5 inch speakers. I had to make a bracket(see pics) that screwed into the back of the original speaker holes. There were two of them, one for the top two holes, one for the bottom two. Once that was done i then mounted the speakers of them. (See pics bellow)

In regards to the crossover boxes, the left one is mounted with double sided tape behind the trim panel attached to the dash, inside the doors. (open the door and look at the side of the dash)
The right one is mounted just high and to the right off the head unit, behind the dash. This place is only accesable once the center console face is off. It's inline to the left of the instrument cluster but to the right of the center console face.

TheSneakiness · 15-05-2006, 04:29 PM

I have 6.5" MDF spacers about 15mm thick. That's no problem. It was just the tweeters I was mainly concerned with.

Thanks superroo, greatly appreciated.

Enough hijacking from me now.

StevenAu2 · 15-05-2006, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superroo

Here's a scan of my recipt, that'll have all the info you need

So the part we get the the tweeter cover that we have to fit into our current plastic strip? This is probably a really dumb question for guys whove already done the mod but il be down at Ford tmrow to get some of these...

superroo · 15-05-2006, 06:25 PM

No the part you get replaces the current a pillar trim. The replacement has the hole and grill for the tweeter already fitted

Cheers

StevenAu2 · 15-05-2006, 06:34 PM

Thats as cheap as chips,cool and thanks...

vitto · 15-05-2006, 09:01 PM

I mounted my tweeters in the little vents on top of the dash its great there you can hear them still but no one knows they are there unless you show them.

superroo · 15-05-2006, 09:18 PM

That's why i did mine the way i have. You can't tell that there are good(expensive) speakers in there unless you have a really really good look.

blackers10 · 16-05-2006, 12:43 AM

thanks guys!

and no probs with the hijack matey
its all relevant

StevenAu2 · 16-05-2006, 01:37 PM

Went to order these today and would you beleive that FORD has made the drivers side strip obsolete and only sell the passenger side!!!

**Mechan1k** · 16-05-2006, 01:40 PM

Your kidding ... go figure that one out

StevenAu2 · 16-05-2006, 01:43 PM

Yeah its the grouse,i was checking the order form from ford attached on previous page and i think it was dated 12/05 so since then theyve decided to stop selling the drivers side A-trim.The guy said id have to just get the tweeter cover and cut and fit it to the current one on my car.

TheSneakiness · 16-05-2006, 01:58 PM

You're kidding...

I'm going to go to my Ford dealer before work one morning and find out about that...