Budget Budget stereo mods

[Mach 1]

Ok, I know everyone wants a sub, an amp, and fancy thunderous speakers.

I attack it from the other side first, I start at the location and attack it by making the location more acoustic correct. We have all heard where someone throws a 5000w amp, 24 18" thumper in the trunk, hits the amp and every panel on the vehicle rattles and vibrates, which distorts the music beyond clarity.

So I start by adding mass to every panel possible. Then reduce some of the angles possible and adding some sound traps to bleed off some of the stray sound vectors. Went inside c-pillar added foam, mass. Finishing with lots of closed cell foam application.

My speaker selection $50 for 4 speakers(boss). Anything is better then OEM.

Here's where mother invention comes into play, I didn't order from Crutchfield so I didn't get the fancy pigtails or the speaker adapters. I soldered my connections and instead of using the Crutchfield speaker adapters, heck there's already the best you can have right there in the Mav!

For the speaker adapters, I used the OEM speakers, cut the plastic basket and wires, mounted the replacement speaker in the OEM flange used the OEM braided wires soldered to replacement speakers. Then used/retained all the OEM mounting hardware.

After all what did you do with the OEM speakers, display them up on the coffee table?

This post might help others who don't want to spend alot of money, but would like a better sounding system.

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[RonFLA]

Pictures or it don’t happen.

 

[Mach 1]

It doesn't matter if you think it didn't happen, what matters is that I have a good idea on how to bring some functionality to the OEM speakers that are not very desirable anyway.

The OEM speaker baskets are synthetic, they play an important role in the mounting of aftermarket speakers. Just cut them with some cutters and remove the flange for reuse. They fit like nothing else, its a great reuse of a decent component, and if I may say so a great idea.

I would bet thats there's a great big pile of intact OEM speakers that no one even thought about repurposing.

 

[Eagle11]

It doesn't matter if you think it didn't happen, what matters is that I have a good idea on how to bring some functionality to the OEM speakers that are not very desirable anyway.

The OEM speaker baskets are synthetic, they play an important role in the mounting of aftermarket speakers. Just cut them with some cutters and remove the flange for reuse. They fit like nothing else, its a great reuse of a decent component, and if I may say so a great idea.

I would bet thats there's a great big pile of intact OEM speakers that no one even thought about repurposing.

I think you missed the point, people like to see what you are talking about. Anyone can make a post, but photos help to see what was done.

It would be like, "Hey, I added black lettering to the tailgate" but I'm not going to show you how well it turned out because I don't have to.

 

[Mach 1]

What ever happened to conceptual skills, I guess it just comes natural to me, in my careers, I have had to take ideas from other peoples descriptions, minds and ideas and turn them into reality.

I explained step by step, just add a little creative thought processing and you can see a picture of a finished idea/item.

Sorry if I didn't take the time to document the idea, sometimes I wish I could document alot of the projects that I accomplish. I have enough projects to turn into reality, so I would rather create then document.

 

[CPrevost]

Yes, without pictures people have no idea what you mean by speaker baskets and flange. Of course you can post what you want but most of us have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Mach 1]

I take for granted when people are updating their systems that they know the basic components of the equipment they are handling. The speaker flange is the supporting member where the attaching screws go thru to support the speaker assembly attaching it to the vehicle or where ever the speaker is being mounted.

This is exactly why I don't post any ideas or mods, cause its boils down to having to do a complete pictorial with all the supporting documentation with a complete component identification and explanation of the parts involved. Geez

 

[volksnuts]

So you came to a forum…. A visual platform…. To write words to tell us what you did and explain you don’t want to bother taking pictures to complete your documentation of the process?
Is this to help us? I mean you took the time to write it out, how much time would it take to snap a few pics for visual aids?

Great, thanks for letting us use our imagination

 

[Chris_G]

So you came to a forum…. A visual platform…. To write words to tell us what you did and explain you don’t want to bother taking pictures to complete your documentation of the process?
Is this to help us? I mean you took the time to write it out, how much time would it take to snap a few pics for visual aids?

Great, thanks for letting us use our imagination

I'm going to re-imagine.

 

[dedMann]

He is explaining this. There is a small outer lip on the stock speaker. I ran my razor knife around the inside and peeled it off like it was fake.

 

[Mach 1]

Ded, you did it that way great..did you use the OEM wiring? Then you don't need the pigtails either.

 

[Mach 1]

Aluminum cones...Cast baskets...butyl surround..

 

[Mach 1]

What is........




Parts of a modern day performance speaker..

 

[Eagle11]

What ever happened to conceptual skills, I guess it just comes natural to me, in my careers, I have had to take ideas from other peoples descriptions, minds and ideas and turn them into reality.

I explained step by step, just add a little creative thought processing and you can see a picture of a finished idea/item.

Sorry if I didn't take the time to document the idea, sometimes I wish I could document alot of the projects that I accomplish. I have enough projects to turn into reality, so I would rather create then document.

No, just what did you use, no drama is needed.

 

[Mach 1]

It looks like I was setting my back ground, I don't see it as drama, I was an engineering tech that had to bring working product from ideas, minds of engineers.

Its called life..everyone is different which makes the world go round.

If my posts doesn't suit anyone..you can block me really easy and then the ones who want to READ, may get some good information, knowledge or techniques. Probably not from pics though..

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