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Old 03-25-2013, 01:58 PM
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Ah, I missed the angle of the base it was replacing. Nice solution. I'm going to see if the Focals I bought can be done the same way...
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Is there any way to keep the factory tweeters wired while installing non-component door speakers?
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I think so. The challenge might be if the crossover frequency is appropriate for the new speaker. I cut out the old tweets and glued the new focal tweets in the angled shell. Snapped them back into place.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the tweeter install pic here, the tweeter would actually be mounted essentially on the same plane as the door, instead of angled slightly as per the housing?
Correct, but it does not seem to have a practical negative effect on the sound... I tried swapping them back and forth, listening to the same track, and I honestly could not tell if it had a negative impact on the sound waves. These MMs are such an improvement over the stock tweeters that it is fine by me.
I guess one could try to dremel the notches and trim the back side of the polk tweeters at a slight angle, but then they might not snap into place so easily.

The stock speaker and tweeter grills look a million times better than any aftermarket stuff on these doors though. I would recommend doing all that is possible to reuse them!



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