8in speakers in sail panels?
03-02-2008, 10:25 PM
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8in speakers in sail panels? I know this has been asked b4....Ive asked it too....but i cant find it int he search.......
How can I fit 8 inch speakers in the sail panels with a still stock look???
To lessen confusion im talkin about right above the rear seats....
How can I fit 8 inch speakers in the sail panels with a still stock look???
To lessen confusion im talkin about right above the rear seats....
03-03-2008, 06:25 AM
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I have them in my car. 8" CDT EF-8 cast carbonfiber subwoofers. Depth is a small issue but cutting your sail panels is a bigger one. I used a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade and it worked ok.
For the record...I would NOT recommend this mod. If I had it to do over again I wouldn't have. It works and sounds great but I could have acheived the same results by using a high end 6.5" midwoofer like the CDT M-6+ or the ES-06+. Both of these have significant excursion (12mm and 14mm) and perform very well. Coupled with the right amp you may not need a standard 10" sub depending on what your bass needs are.
For the record...I would NOT recommend this mod. If I had it to do over again I wouldn't have. It works and sounds great but I could have acheived the same results by using a high end 6.5" midwoofer like the CDT M-6+ or the ES-06+. Both of these have significant excursion (12mm and 14mm) and perform very well. Coupled with the right amp you may not need a standard 10" sub depending on what your bass needs are.
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I have them in my car. 8" CDT EF-8 cast carbonfiber subwoofers. Depth is a small issue but cutting your sail panels is a bigger one. I used a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade and it worked ok.
For the record...I would NOT recommend this mod. If I had it to do over again I wouldn't have. It works and sounds great but I could have acheived the same results by using a high end 6.5" midwoofer like the CDT M-6+ or the ES-06+. Both of these have significant excursion (12mm and 14mm) and perform very well. Coupled with the right amp you may not need a standard 10" sub depending on what your bass needs are.
For the record...I would NOT recommend this mod. If I had it to do over again I wouldn't have. It works and sounds great but I could have acheived the same results by using a high end 6.5" midwoofer like the CDT M-6+ or the ES-06+. Both of these have significant excursion (12mm and 14mm) and perform very well. Coupled with the right amp you may not need a standard 10" sub depending on what your bass needs are.
Well either wayI have two JL audio crossfire 8in speakers....they've been sitting around for a couple years and are pretty much still new
03-03-2008, 09:06 PM
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do the holes for the 8 in speakers have to be perfectly round??? U said a jigsaw.....do u mean a sawzall?? Im scared of messing it up lol....
Do u got pics of what urs looks like
Do u got pics of what urs looks like
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perfect? not really, just be sure you can get all the screws tight.. cut the circle slightly smaller than measured and keep test fitting the speaker until it sits flush.
cut with whatever you have that is capable of cutting sheet metal - there are jigsaw blades capable of cutting sheet sheet metal up to 10 gauge thick
cut with whatever you have that is capable of cutting sheet metal - there are jigsaw blades capable of cutting sheet sheet metal up to 10 gauge thick
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03-04-2008, 09:25 PM
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A jigsaw ...aka scrollsaw...this allowed me to make the curves. I would not use a sawzall as it is to difficult to control. Of course like I said I wouldn't do it again period when you can get a 6.5" subwoofer that looks like this that has peak xmax of 15mm:
