do it right or be lazy ? mk3

**diveboy** · 30-03-2009, 09:24 PM

I'm looking at putting a set of rears in to the doors. was thinking of using Alpine SPS-600 in the rear

and in the front using Alpine SPS-600C

is worth going with the splits in the front and dropping the tweeters into the original dash locations ?

or should i got with 2 lots of SPS-600's ?

no amp yet and not really on the agenda for a while, just want to drop some speakers in now that will still be sweet sounding in a few years.

How hard is it to get to the tweeters on the mk3 dash (sorry, waiting on my bently to arrive).

**Mrk_Mickey** · 30-03-2009, 09:40 PM

Hey dude, first of all I wouldn't go with alpine purely because you can get better for your money.

I went with Kicker, but the better option for me at the time was JL Audio. Alpine are okay once you get into the better range of stuff but you really pay for the brand...I remember paying $185 per pair for my Kicker KS series 6.5" splits. The JL ones were about $40 more I think.

Oh and I'll try and dig up the thread for you...I was lazy with my install but it STILL hasn't screwed up (one year or so) so you gotta be happy with that! I mounted the tweeters at the front in the dash with a piece of metal I bought and bent from bunnings lol...

**Mrk_Mickey** · 30-03-2009, 09:44 PM

Argh there's no pics of them in my thread! I'm going to take pics now haha

Here we go. The bracket that was bought from bunnings was like...2.63 if I remember rightly! We just grabbed two sets of pliers, bent right-angled bits accordingly, and screwed it into the dash.

**VDUBD** · 30-03-2009, 09:45 PM

yea i put splits in the front doors and they blew up... but now i just got 4way 6.5" in the front and rear doors and they work a dreamm. it really depends on how much you are willing to spend, my whole system is sony but it kills my mates kicker system in his wrx and my mates JBL in a commodore. one day ill take a good pic haha

**diveboy** · 30-03-2009, 09:52 PM

all valid points.

will shop around a bit over the coming weekend I think.

just worried bout buying a set that dont fit nicely and then having to butcher them to get em in the door.

**diveboy** · 30-03-2009, 09:53 PM

thanks for the quick photo post.

nice and easy by the looks.

**Mrk_Mickey** · 30-03-2009, 10:03 PM

Yeah mate, a very simple fix to what I initially thought would be heaps of fabrication work

**MattyT** · 30-03-2009, 10:49 PM

I have fairly good gear in my car and it sounds like toss. I'm jealous of you guys with your cheap systems that sound good!!

**VDUBD** · 30-03-2009, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by MattyT

I have fairly good gear in my car and it sounds like toss. I'm jealous of you guys with your cheap systems that sound good!!

haha urs cant b that badd. btw just redid my sub box last week, and sounds better then it was and new 6x9 cos the last ones blew. ill take some fotos soon and for those in perth feel free to listen ahah