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Thanks to Buster for the following guide:
Having accidentally flicked the speaker grille off the drivers side door, I was horrified to see the state of the actual speaker cone inside - completely disintegrated! No surprise really as the sound quality was exceptionally poor and I could hear the back speakers were either blown or in similar poor state.
So this week I set about replacing them and thankfully not a massive task. I read whatever threads I could find, but to be honest the names and brands and issues of size and depth were all too confusing with little definitive outcome. My challenge was just to replace the 2 sets initially and I'll tackle the rear parcel shelf ones next week - if I think they are actually serving any purpose.
I started by taking out the front and rear and visiting a local car audio specialist. They quickly put my hands on a set of what they deemed suitable for sound quality, size and fit. The speakers are Fujitsu Eclipse SE8365 6.5" 3-way 120w/40w for the front and Fujitsu Eclipse SE8465A 4" x 6" 2-way 90w/30w for the rear. The rear ones were slightly smaller than the originals, so the audio place made me a couple of mounting brackets for an easy fit.
Anyway to keep this short - job done, perfect fit behind the grilles and they sound great. I'm sure not the best for the true audiophile, but I wasn't after a boom box on wheels (I have the Larini's for that). Time spent taking out and installing about 20 minutes per speaker. Total cost £80.
Next job - Loudlink with auxiliary input.
Some pics of the speaker install below.
Front door original:
Front door new:
Passenger rear replacement:
Having accidentally flicked the speaker grille off the drivers side door, I was horrified to see the state of the actual speaker cone inside - completely disintegrated! No surprise really as the sound quality was exceptionally poor and I could hear the back speakers were either blown or in similar poor state.
So this week I set about replacing them and thankfully not a massive task. I read whatever threads I could find, but to be honest the names and brands and issues of size and depth were all too confusing with little definitive outcome. My challenge was just to replace the 2 sets initially and I'll tackle the rear parcel shelf ones next week - if I think they are actually serving any purpose.
I started by taking out the front and rear and visiting a local car audio specialist. They quickly put my hands on a set of what they deemed suitable for sound quality, size and fit. The speakers are Fujitsu Eclipse SE8365 6.5" 3-way 120w/40w for the front and Fujitsu Eclipse SE8465A 4" x 6" 2-way 90w/30w for the rear. The rear ones were slightly smaller than the originals, so the audio place made me a couple of mounting brackets for an easy fit.
Anyway to keep this short - job done, perfect fit behind the grilles and they sound great. I'm sure not the best for the true audiophile, but I wasn't after a boom box on wheels (I have the Larini's for that). Time spent taking out and installing about 20 minutes per speaker. Total cost £80.
Next job - Loudlink with auxiliary input.
Some pics of the speaker install below.
Front door original:
Front door new:
Passenger rear replacement: