good idea, but what about the actual sound that come from those speakers? or were they origonally intended for bass only? dont you need some sort of tweeter there? just a thought, i might go ahead and do this also. just need to find a cheap set of speakers to go with, im tring to save money.

i went ahead and ordered the same pyramid's just for the time being. I like those JL's and punch ones, maybe in the future.

 

jlw7 8 inch subs have alot of cone movement and i guarantee they would hit the pastic panels if you had them turned up loud. A custom panel job would probably be needed or just cut and make it look ghetto.

 

What were those speakers orig for again? I put my ear up to them and couldn't seem to hear/feel anything coming from them.

 

Mid Bass speakers.. if you cant hear anything there blown or you have other problems.. Anyone know how much the 8W7's go for?

 

Any opinions on these subs? 4" mounting depth sounds like it would work
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-42COBjA...i=575P28S4#Tab

 

Definetely fit , these ones I used in my setup Look at the writeup

 

When UPS is finally fully up and running in Lake Charles, LA I'm gonna order a pair of JL 8W1's. I'll post pics when done, though it's suppose to be 2 weeks till they're completely running again.

 

Damn it, won a pair of W1's on e-bay and they don't stock them anymore. They offered to upgrade to W3v2's, but I'm concerned about the mounting depth.

Any input?

 

why not resonant engineering RE 8's for like $55 each? probly the second best 8 after the W7 and for a very very good price.

 

My main reason for using JL's is to just stay with the same brand over any other reason. I have three 10W3v2-D4's in the hatch already.

 

what are you using these new 8's for? sorry if it was earlier in the thread and i missed it

 

I really want to try this...but hate the idea of cutting on my car. Im guessing there is no 8" that doesnt require cutting?

 

I'm planning on using them as mid-bass speakers. I already have MB Quart 6.5" components in the front as well as a 3.5" center channel speaker in my defroster vent. I now have mid-bass MB Quart 6.5"s in their now and one is blown so looking to upgrade to this since I know I can keep a factory look and get a little more umph outta my mids.

 

well, using an 8" subwoofer to do your midbass isn't really something i would recommend anyways. if you're going to do a dedicated mid, you want to consider something that will thrive in the 80hz-250hz range, and you won't really find a subwoofer that will do that for you.

i know you're interested in trying to get something along the same companies that you already have, so i would suggest the 6.5" midbass from the JL Audio XR653-CS. it's hard to find these by themselves, so i have other suggestions for you.

kicker SSMB8
kicker SSMB6
resonant engineering XXX mid
adire extremis mid
dls UR6S
mbquart RCE164
image dynamics 8" midbass
morel mw-267
peerless CSX

those are a few examples for you. how are you intending to cross this over?

 

Thanks for the suggestions! I have RCE216 components in the front and rear right now. I blew one mid in the sail panels and I was never really happy with the bass output of the MB's. Never had any umph to it, not sure how to describe it. So price-wise, I came out cheaper with some 8" and think they'll give me the mids that I need. I can't find the the frequency of the W3's, but just glancing through a Crutchfield it sounds like they'll be right around that area.

I'd LOVE to use a crossover to clip the upper and lower frequencies, but honestly not sure how to go about clipping both at the same time. Any suggestions??

 

there are several active crossovers you could go with. what is your budget?

also, if your HU has an internal crossover, you can combine the crossover points on the HU with crossover points on your amplifier to easily have a bandpass filter.

 

I'd like to find something simple, small that will work. Maybe in the $50 range?

Good idea with the HU, but mine doesn't have an internal one for the front/rear channels. My amp has a high or low crossover and is adjustable. Probably the easiest thing to do is use an external low pass crossover (since they're easy to come by) and use the amp for the highpass. Think that'll work?

 

yup. you've got it

 

Quality-wise, would I be better off finding a bandpass filter instead?

 

so anybody do the JL's or rockfords?