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Tweeters? Where Do They Go?

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cavell

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wouldnt really recomend putting them in the kick panels, tweeters are great for raising the sound stage and lifting the whole sound up of the floor, to put them in the kick panel would sort of defeat that purpose. A piller is a very popular place to mount then or the door sail (the little pannel that covers the bolts for you rear view side mirror's). either of those are good locations. the sail is the best as it is one of the cheaper parts to replace. i myself have actually just wedged them between the window and the dashboard. sounds dodgy but no holes or anything cut into any panels and they look mint.

and untill i have money to make custom moulds on a pillers thats were there staying.

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DTSNR32 Community Regular

DTSNR32

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wouldnt really recomend putting them in the kick panels, tweeters are great for raising the sound stage and lifting the whole sound up of the floor, to put them in the kick panel would sort of defeat that purpose. A piller is a very popular place to mount then or the door sail (the little pannel that covers the bolts for you rear view side mirror's). either of those are good locations. the sail is the best as it is one of the cheaper parts to replace. i myself have actually just wedged them between the window and the dashboard.

Problem is the the speakers have not been listed and wether the midwoofers have been mounted in stock locations. Being a West Austrailan SQ judge ive heard many different set up's. Using the kick panels can be a great way to achieving depth in a system it all depends on what speakers are being used. The stage height normally wont be as high but with good equlisation and speaker directions it can be fixed. What i would do is allow the tweeters to be moved around while wired up and try blue tacking them in a range of places to get the best results. You'll most likely find the tweeters will probably perform there best in the far back corners of the dash/a pillars aiming at the other sides head rest. Sail panel while being cheap and easy may not get the depth your chasing... thought i would add my 2 cents.

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agree with everything you say, as yes sail panel is a cheap and easy option thats the reason i offered that location for the people out there who dont want to spend lots of money geting custom made a piller mounts or things like that. bluetacking is a very good option aswell. all in all i am really just agreeing with everthing you say. but like you said adding mt 2 cents

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just use the surface mounting hardware, put them on the a pillar. if you need to remove them, just get a new pair of pillars, its not like its a brand new car or anything. just make sure you test them with bluetack first, like the others mentioned.

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I have mine installed up on the A-Pillar. I've attached a couple of pics to show L&R, they look reasonably standard so they don't attract too much attention from prying eyes.

Pardon the shit pics...

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Not something i would have ever chosen to do but the previous owner of mine surface mounted the ones in my car in the door card. They actually work quite well there. I dont go much on cutting huge holes in the doors but if your not planning on ever taking them out i guess its ok...

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That's not really true there are many advantages to having your tweeters in the kicks:

- There's more room

- They're not on display

- They're an equal distance from the listener as the mids

- you can create a deeper sound stage as they are further from the driver

Just have a play around with different locations and see which sound you prefer.

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