I did a search and couldnt find any info so bear with me :oops:

I got a bB and recently got around to replacing the stock speakers in the car myself and after have done the front door and rear speakers i decided to do the dash ones. And when i open the cover up.. i see no speakers in there !?! Anyway, it doesnt really matters bc i was going to remove and replace them anyway. So now here is my question.

First question : Are the dash speakers originally meant to be tweeters or are they full range speakers but with less rms in them in comparision to the original stock front door speakers ? And if they are tweeters, are there already in built cross-overs in the current wires? So do i still need to get cross overs? Or is it possible to install a pair of 4" full range speakers in them? I am setting up the system without any amp.

Next question : Which pair of wires are originally meant for the dash speakers ? I see 2 pairs, one in a blue plug and another in a translucent white plug.



I got no idea to use which pair, i understand your xB has dash speaker installed from factory, so i hope you guys can point to me which pair to use. Dun want to fry anything.

Last question : I havent bought the speakers yet. But i will probably get a pair of 4" co-axial, if i am going which this set up will have enough power to fire the speakers ? My current set up on the door is 200W 3 way speakers and 180W 2 way in the rear, i got a Kenwood Woox under my seat for bass and now i just need something to fill up the hole in the dash.

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thanks alot guys.

Derek

 

I got Infinity Kappa 42.5i's in my dash (4" two way)

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...sterid=580900/

They sound awesome!


And here's the xB wiring info:

 

Hey thanks! I totally agree on the Infinity Speakers, i am current using them in the front and rear, they can hit those high notes crystal clear. But they lack in bass, thats why i put a kenwood Woox under my seat to fill in the low freq. Sounds pretty good to me already. Just want fill up some sound in the front, thats why working out an install for the dash speakers. Thanks again , i will look at the wires again after work tmr.

Derek

 

Short answer: It's the blue connector. :D

The stock speaker (at least on my xB) is a tiny little paper-cone tweeter marked 13 ohms with a soldered capacitor of uncertain specs (high-pass filter). The door speaker is wired in parallel with the dash speaker with no crossover other than that one capacitor.

I got bored this weekend and took out the dash speakers as an experiment ... the crossover point seems to be pretty high. I'm considering 4-inchers from either Rockford Fosgate or Infinity.

 

Forget the 4 inch speakers. Put one of these bad boy tweeters in:

http://www.d-s-t.com/scs/data/r2904_700000a.htm

It'll play down to 2khz spec wise and I have mine crossed over lower. Won't get any more "crystal" clear then this.