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Yondermtn Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2007 Posts: 609 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:52 am Post subject: |
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I was getting a crackling at higher volume from all four of my stock speakers.
I figured the speakers were old and/or not up to the power of the newer head unit. 50w x 4
I installed a pair of 4" Pioneers in my front doors and I still have the crackling. I discovered that the crackle is more pronounced and at a lower volume when I have the fader set either to front or back. If I have the fader set further to the front those speakers crackle and when I set them to the rear the rears crackle.
Anyone know how to diagnose this? I have another pair of Pioneers to install in the rear but would like to know what the problem is before I install them. _________________ 1977 Westfalia 2.0FI 4spd
1990 Multivan 2.1 Auto |
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narendra.vw Samba Member
Joined: February 07, 2013 Posts: 440 Location: Bangalore India
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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I have replaced OE speaker with Sony 5 1/2” Speaker.
Details.
OE speaker’s woofer & magnet coil removed.
¾” wood spacer , clamped in two places & screwed directly in the third.
Sony 5 ½” is screwed to the wood.
OE speaker cover in it’s original place
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sam_ Samba Member
Joined: September 13, 2014 Posts: 24
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hope this is a good thread to post this question. Would this be a potential location for a speaker (with a spacer most likely)? Thinking of putting a 5 1/2 there with a separate tweeter. Wondering if someone has a trim panel removed and can tell me how clearance there is to the window? Would the back of the speaker need to be protected from water?
Thanks
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 12008 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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The glass mounts maybe 1/4" deeper than the vertical metal bar just to the right of the circle which is the window regulator. |
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 26, 2008 Posts: 7925 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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Bumping this back up to add my new front door speakers. The original Blaupunkts were shot; replaced them with Rockford-Fosgates:
Plug-n-play in my '90. They just barely clear the dash. _________________ ~Kamz
1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
2016 Golf GTI S
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - 孔子 |
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jwallis Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2012 Posts: 569 Location: Austin
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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I have 4" polks specifically because they claimed to produce decent bass from a 4" speaker. Not impressed, guess I fell for it. I'm sure Bose could do it... for $200 each...
Anyway, put a Blaupunkt - GTb 8 A under the back seat and I can't say enough good about it. _________________ TheVanTracker.com - Kill Switch + GPS Tracker + Door-open alerts, made specifically for the Vanagon!
50+ YouTube videos - brakes, bearings, CV joints, 1.9/2.1 cooling system, mods, Bostig and more... |
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ThankYouJerry Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2012 Posts: 2271 Location: Shakedown Street
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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kamzcab86 wrote: |
Bumping this back up to add my new front door speakers. The original Blaupunkts were shot; replaced them with Rockford-Fosgates:
[pics]
Plug-n-play in my '90. They just barely clear the dash. |
Which model # are those Rockford-Fosgates? How do they sound? _________________ 1990 Multivan - "Ohana"
1.8T, Auto w/3.27 R&P + Peloquin TBD |
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 26, 2008 Posts: 7925 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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ThankYouJerry wrote: |
kamzcab86 wrote: |
Bumping this back up to add my new front door speakers. The original Blaupunkts were shot; replaced them with Rockford-Fosgates:
[pics]
Plug-n-play in my '90. They just barely clear the dash. |
Which model # are those Rockford-Fosgates? How do they sound? |
Yeah, that'd probably be helpful, eh?
Rockford-Fosgate Prime R14X2
I'm no audiophile; I just wanted speakers that would fit, look kind of OEM in the doors (went with Pioneers for the rear), and produce sound good enough to hear with the windows down on the highway. So, with that said, compared to the blown "tinny" originals, they sound great! _________________ ~Kamz
1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
2016 Golf GTI S
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - 孔子 |
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greebly Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2009 Posts: 966 Location: Here and now
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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5 1/4" woofers in kick panel. They are identical to the woofers in the front door lower panels. It is a poly cone MCM # 55-1205.
Custom 2 way crossover under rear seat connected directly to existing factory wiring connector.
With 4" coaxials in the overhead AC stock location
3 way crossovers in front.
Tweeters installed at corners of dash up front, these have stands and are amiable.
4" speaker used for stock upper door panel is a MCM # 54-730 which is a enclosed back 4" midrange.
4 inch in stock location as a midrange and 5 1/4" woofer in lower location.
Finally an 8" Boss subwoofer installed under the passenger front seat. |
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wesitarz Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2012 Posts: 1491 Location: Victoria,B.C.Canada
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 3:15 am Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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4 inch Clarions and 6 inch JBLs
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oldskewlsk8ter Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 347 Location: Texas
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 4:35 am Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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5.25" powerbass components, universal speaker pods mounted to door panels, crossovers under the dash.
_________________ 1986 Hightop w/EJ25 DOHC & 4EAT auto
1965 Kombi project |
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Italjohn Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2016 Posts: 193 Location: Molde, Norway
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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Love this tread, can someone please keep posting pictures |
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VanAllen_84 Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2016 Posts: 55 Location: Ventura County
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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Well, until I feel more comfortable with significantly hacking/modifying my Van, I opted to find a some speakers (JBL GTO 329) that would fit the original housing so that I could keep the stock look.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLuQbJYjWx0/
I did the same with the rear speakers. The speakers do lack a bit of bass, but they are obviously better than the stock speakers. Eventually, I'll add some 6x9s under the rear bench and possibly a sub in the closet like @denwood did back on the first page. _________________ 1984 VW Vanagon Westfalia 1.9L Water-cooled (aka "Osmo") |
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figborg Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2015 Posts: 338 Location: Northeast
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RCB Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2005 Posts: 4143 Location: San Francisco-Bay Area
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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Replaced to old 4" speakers with some Boston Acoustics. Two in the door and two in the overhead rear cabinet. Ran new wire and separate ground. For my taste they sound fine. Not sure if BA still make them but worth a look see. |
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pbrown Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2008 Posts: 443 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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MBQuart 5.25" flush install. These fit amazingly well. I found a NOS set on eBay. I haven't installed the tweeter yet. These can be converted to coax or separates. The window crank clears the grill without spacers.
_________________ Patrick Brown
1986 Westy Syncro EJ25
Flickr --> https://flic.kr/s/aHsmQNUXEF |
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Aryana Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2015 Posts: 568 Location: Southern CA
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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JBL GTO 329
Perfect fit inside the stock grill housings after prying out the anemic stock speakers and gluing in the good ones. Totally stealth and they sound awesome.
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12115 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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kamzcab86 wrote: |
Bumping this back up to add my new front door speakers. The original Blaupunkts were shot; replaced them with Rockford-Fosgates:
Plug-n-play in my '90. They just barely clear the dash. |
I just got done installing those exact speakers into a '90 MV. They just fit the opening in the doors, but I had to file out the openings in the rear cabinet. I chose them specifically because of the grilles. They're pretty inexpensive as well. _________________ Casey--
'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik? |
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6833 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:25 am Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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$20.00 wonders at Bestbuy.
The window handle will hit them.
GoWesty has the bent window handle to clear them
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695535 _________________ This free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
There are seven days in a week. Someday is not one of them. |
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2dogs1van Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2013 Posts: 113
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Which speakers do you have in your doors? |
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I just installed the $20 speakers SteveM recommends. They sound great! I finally have bass up front. But I left off the plastic ring with "Kenwood" on it and my window cranks don't hit the speaker. And the speakers look ok without that ring. Best $20 upgrade I've spent on the van. |
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