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Well, after upgrading the head unit to a much more powerful Becker Grand Prix, it was apparent that the speakers were just not up to the job.
Expecting the worse I started to strip the interior apart and see what Fiat parts bin speakers I had, even though my car has the upgraded Auditorium package. To be fair, the fronts were not too bad, but the mids and rears were, well to be kind, pants.
I upgraded to Alpines and cost me £200 for the parts, the fronts were changed to similar compnonants with separate tweeter but with cross overs. The mids were changed for a 2 way coax, as where the rears:
I also used some Dynamat acoustic material and worth every penny:
Now the car thumps like a good'en, absolutely noticeable and the speakers that have benefited the most are the mids, its so clear and thumping, not the muffled base it used to be.
New speakers sizes were:
Front: 6.5" base plus tweater, bonded into the origional grille so looks 100% stock plus crossovers
Mid: 5x7" 2 way coax
Rear: 5.25" 2 way coax
All went straight in with no cutting or adapting. I cut the original speaker multi plugs and crimped new fitting on, simples! The hole for the mids is too small, but using the Dynamat makes a snug, non sound leak fit.
Here are some links to removing the panels for fitment:
Door panels:
Thread '4200 & GranSport Doorcard Removal'
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/4200-gransport-doorcard-removal.348/
Rear panels:
Thread 'Passneger rear quarter panel trim removal'
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/passneger-rear-quarter-panel-trim-removal.979/
Rear shelf:
Thread 'Rear Parcel Shelf removal'
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/rear-parcel-shelf-removal.351/
Expecting the worse I started to strip the interior apart and see what Fiat parts bin speakers I had, even though my car has the upgraded Auditorium package. To be fair, the fronts were not too bad, but the mids and rears were, well to be kind, pants.
I upgraded to Alpines and cost me £200 for the parts, the fronts were changed to similar compnonants with separate tweeter but with cross overs. The mids were changed for a 2 way coax, as where the rears:
I also used some Dynamat acoustic material and worth every penny:
Now the car thumps like a good'en, absolutely noticeable and the speakers that have benefited the most are the mids, its so clear and thumping, not the muffled base it used to be.
New speakers sizes were:
Front: 6.5" base plus tweater, bonded into the origional grille so looks 100% stock plus crossovers
Mid: 5x7" 2 way coax
Rear: 5.25" 2 way coax
All went straight in with no cutting or adapting. I cut the original speaker multi plugs and crimped new fitting on, simples! The hole for the mids is too small, but using the Dynamat makes a snug, non sound leak fit.
Here are some links to removing the panels for fitment:
Door panels:
Thread '4200 & GranSport Doorcard Removal'
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/4200-gransport-doorcard-removal.348/
Rear panels:
Thread 'Passneger rear quarter panel trim removal'
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/passneger-rear-quarter-panel-trim-removal.979/
Rear shelf:
Thread 'Rear Parcel Shelf removal'
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/rear-parcel-shelf-removal.351/
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