Questions about front speakers and pods
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I think he's talking about something like this.
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-ll8KcUi2m0r/shopsearch/tweeter_mounts.html
Can be installed on the dash or pillars fairly easily. You will need a cross over however.
I used these.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_13699048/JL-Audio-C1-075ct.html?tp=107
They come with an in-line cross-over and surface mount so you could put them in without cutting the dash. I used a hole saw to put them in the vent cover and hot glued them in. They sound really nice with the dash pods and 5.25" front speakers just running off a cheap head unit. I mean, not really nice like a $5000 kit in an car, but really nice like $600 total cost in a soft top Jeep.
Does the metal plate versus a pod make a significant difference? I'm swapping all 4 stock for those exact speakers, and debating on spending the additional $89 on pods or just using the cheaper mounting plates.
I used the pods and that worked great. I can't talk to the plates as I've never tried them.
...that's why I have the skypod now
I used steel adapter plates for my new 5.25" coaxial speakers and they worked fine. No vibrations, no drawbacks.
So for something like this you just splice these into the front speaker wires? I’ve been wanting to get a pillar tweeters but wasn’t sure how to go about it, didn’t know if I had to replace my front speakers. I have a 75x4w amp and those say 50w rms max so they might not work for me
Yes, I just ran the wires down to the lower speakers and spliced them in. It increases the ohms a bit, but with a small tweeter it should be fine. With the speaker pods and the tweeter on the dash it really helped the sound.
I am with Bambi...........What happened to this thread? Show me where the speaker pod hurt you.
Hey.... 2 tabs open on a cell phone and got them mixed up.... but thanks for demonstrating your understanding.
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Now that you’ve had some time with 5.25” dash pods and the tweeters on the dash, is this still a great install option? Does the sound seem a little bright? I’m considering a similar install but with mid/tweeters for a little broader frequency response on the topside of the dash.
That‘s what I was trying to find when I started looking to upgrade my speakers. However, when I added my Jeep, the results filters didn’t include these. These with a powered sub would be perfect and you wouldn’t need to add another amp If you have a decent head unit.
That is what I am thinking of doing. I am actually going to swap the speakers first- because its just easier of the two and do the radio later- watch for a close out deal.
I have been really pleased with how it sounds for how little it cost. They could use a small amp as right now just the head-unit is driving everything. I would go with a soft dome tweeter if you can to keep it from being too bright, but overall I am really please with it and I really like the way those tweeters I lnked to sound. Crisp but not harsh.
You have to remember too, I don't have a hard top, so with a soft top or no top you really can't tell the diffrence between a high end system and an OK system. It is all just kind of background noise to the music of the 31's.