how to change speakers

[Lewis6317]

So 280watts in back and 240 in front ??

[tucpal]

the ones with the built in tweeters put in the front and the ones with out in the back
the extra tweeters in the doors makes all the difference
even the missis said what have you done to the radio it sounds much better
the sound is much richer with them that way

[Lewis6317]

Lol i will swap them round :-p

[tucpal]

it will be worth it

[Lewis6317]

I can take the door cards off just struggle getting them on lol

[Lewis6317]

Mate are these the one with tweeters in speakers? 400705000116 240watt because the other ones are 280w and only has the black part in the middle

[tucpal]

yes the ones with the tweeters in the middle put them in the front
this will give a better sound believe me.

also the wattage will only be as high as the head unit puts out
so you won't get anywhere near 240watts

[Lewis6317]

Yeh i understand that im just say are the 240w speakers the ones with tweeters lol i dont know how else to explain about them lol

[tucpal]

yes mate they're the ones

[Lewis6317]

:-) lol

[Rusty2009]

I have updated my first post to include the wiring diagrams of the factory speakers.

[Lewis6317]

need some help asap. which is the pos and neg on my tweeters

I have a solid clear one and a clear with black strip.... now i didnt get manual and currently waiting to fit them now

[cornishtaz]

Lewis are you on about car speaker wiring

[Lewis6317]

I was but sorted it in end :-)

[cornishtaz]

Ok cool

[tucpal]

anyone looking for a good 3.5 inch replacement center speaker
i can recommend this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOSS-AUDIO-BRS...2a14876b57

much better speaker than the standard one
it lets alot more bass out and overall the sound is much better
you can see this specker move with the sound unlike the standard one
i have been using this for a week now and i think it is very good for the price
perfect fit just needs to be wire in.




and here is clip of it working.
you can see how well it moves and kicks the bass out
just lift the grill off your speaker and see how bad the standard one is


[video=youtube;Q6HEMR3G5hA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6HEMR3G5hA&list=FLWbz_u8PCLgYjRRIrE9CDKA&index=2[/video]

[tucpal]

i swapped that center speaker over a few months back for a better make
i now have this one and it is very good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321413127606?_...EBIDX%3AIT

[texaspete1973]

Did you have anything in mind Lewis

[Lewis6317]

Going fir tucpAls


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[Lewis6317]

Tucpal hows the tweeters holding up?


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[texaspete1973]

Sounds good, are you getting them or do you want me too

[tucpal]

get the ones i just linked you two there real good and a good brand

yes Lewis the tweeters are still working fine mate much better

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321413127606?_...EBIDX%3AIT

[Lewis6317]

Mate when you can could you tell me which wires you wired where please for tweeters x


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[tucpal]

just make a note of the colors for left and right
cut the connector off add two spade clip connectors one small and one normal



then connect back up the same way they were originally

the tweeters you had did need trimming to fit the holder for the tweeters
and hot melt glue to hold them together
but check the fit and make sure the covers fit back on before you glue it all together

[texaspete1973]

All ordered Lewis, it says delivery is between jan 2nd and jan 6th so i'll let you know when they arrive, thanks Tucpal for the recommendation

[tucpal]

let us all know how you two get on
but i am sure you will be pleased

[texaspete1973]

will do as soon as they arrive

[texaspete1973]

Good news Lewis, the speakers arrived. I installed mine and I like it. Its not a massive sound difference but you can now hear voices from the top which is quite cool. When I took the grill off to my amazement there was already a speaker in there but it wasn't working. It was a Vauxhall speaker so the car must have come with it May be other SE,s have them so might be worth somebody else taking off their grill to find out

[Lewis6317]

Awesome mate


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[tucpal]

i have heard of this with a few others also
weird how they put the speaker in and then just dont connect it up
glad your happy but now you need a good set of door speakers and tweeters
and you will be much happier

there is a link here about that

http://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-how-...e-speakers

[tucpal]

just an update on this

i have now changed the speaker above to this and find it much better quality and make
also a perfect fit it just goes in with no problems at all


Blaupunkt GT 352 SC. 120W. 3.5 INCH.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321413127606?_...EBIDX%3AIT

it has a tweeter built in and it works well
with the alpine door speakers and BMW tweeters i have also installed

i will link this post also

http://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-Speaker-help-needed

[Lewis6317]

Lol, glad i have spares of the tweeters :-)


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[Lewis6317]

[MENTION=301]texaspete1973[/MENTION] got it today mate, have to say you used a massive box. It was well packed.
I will be fitting at some point today or tomorrow.
How much do I owe you mate?

[Lewis6317]

just make a note of the colors for left and right
cut the connector off add two spade clip connectors one small and one normal



then connect back up the same way they were originally

the tweeters you had did need trimming to fit the holder for the tweeters
and hot melt glue to hold them together
but check the fit and make sure the covers fit back on before you glue it all together

[MENTION=2]tucpal[/MENTION] with the connectors on the speakers, which legs is neg and pos?
Also I been looking on ebay for some speaker connectors with wire already connected but can find any :(

mate that centre speaker the same make of 6.5" thinking of getting
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blaupunkt-GTx-...4ad6011c58

[Rusty2009]

Yes mate big pos

[tucpal]

are you on about the door speakers lewis if so why not
but i thought you had already replaced them for the alpine ones ?
so no real need and it was rusty that found the connectors for the door speakers

[DNT]

I just ordered the fitting rings so which coaxial speakers sound better? Rusty's Kenwoods or tucpal's Alpines?
I was thinking of fitting these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneer-TS-G1722...B006K32CJI

[Rusty2009]

I think it's all down to the user TBH. I've since fitted an amp for all the door speakers as the headuint kept cutting out when I was on a motorway with the music up loud.

[tucpal]

i would keep the all the same type if you can
what ever you go for

[DNT]

I ve fitted alpine center speaker and waiting alpine twitters to be delivered. But I noticed that alpine coaxials dont have woofer rubber surrounding:
http://images.sonicelectronix.com/images...e1725s.jpg

Kenwood and pioneer do have it so the may be better regarding bass:
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/E0l4ZW_gyfE/maxresdefault.jpg

[Rusty2009]

If it's bass your after you really want an amp and sub for best results.

I'm looking at getting an under seat sub something like this to help with the bass.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vie...1017217946


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[DNT]

This flat sub looks very convenient. Since CD500 lacks of rca out you can add an amp using hi/low adaptors, right? Sub will be connected to rear speakers wiring?

[Rusty2009]

There are some adaptor cables you can buy, will see if I can find a link for you.

I think most people take the feed off the rear speakers.


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[Rusty2009]

Here you got this is what you can use.

http://www.halfords.com/sat-nav-audio/ca...-connector

[DNT]

I think it's all down to the user TBH. I've since fitted an amp for all the door speakers as the headuint kept cutting out when I was on a motorway with the music up loud.

No 'how-to'?
I know I m asking too much

[tucpal]

i asked and he never did it for me ether

[Rusty2009]

Haha think I took some pics lol, really simple just need to run a positive from the battery to the boot.
then the RCA leads to the boot then run new wires to each speaker.

[Rusty2009]

Oh also need a remote wire from HU to AMP, not sure where you will get that from on the factory HU mind.

[DNT]

maybe use car lighter's line...

[BigAstra]

What gauge wire is used to connect speaker to the cut off connector for the centre speaker?