Speakers W202

[oddjob]

Hi guys,

Installed my Pioneer headunit today, and has made a massive difference to the sound quality already over the original blaupunkt cassette deck lol

Only problem is, the balance works fine left to right, but if I try and fade to the back I get no sound.

Should I assume that not all cars came fitted with rear speakers, neither in the back doors or parcel shelf?

The car is a 1996 W202 C180 elegance.

Thanks!

Jon

 

[lars-mad]

take a look under the parcel shelf and in the holes in the rear doors and see if you see anything.. in worst case it is 1 screw at the bottom on the panels on rear doors and you can take the panel of to see....

 

[vijilants]

Best thing you can do now is ditch the front and rear speakers (the originals) as they are rubbish.

You will get a massive difference in sound quality once this is done

 

[lars-mad]

Best thing you can do now is ditch the front and rear speakers (the originals) as they are rubbish.

You will get a massive difference in sound quality once this is done

yes buy speaker adapter rings and a set of 6.5" speakers and put it in but it is nicer with rear speakers too

Lars

 

[oddjob]

well I've had a quick look, and only speakers fitted are in the front. Bugger! Nothing in the back doors, and the back parcel shelf only has the headrest recesses and first aid kit.

Is it easy to fit some to the back doors? Or do I have to cut holes and fit wiring?

Jon

 

[lars-mad]

well I've had a quick look, and only speakers fitted are in the front. Bugger! Nothing in the back doors, and the back parcel shelf only has the headrest recesses and first aid kit.

Is it easy to fit some to the back doors? Or do I have to cut holes and fit wiring?

Jon

it is easy if the panels has holes for speaker can even be pre wired doors.. but it is easy to fit new wires too

Lars

 

[lars-mad]

you might have to buy speaker adapter rings and speakers too if you take the speaker panel of on the back doors you will see it is fitted with 1 screw at the bottom

 

[vijilants]

well I've had a quick look, and only speakers fitted are in the front. Bugger! Nothing in the back doors, and the back parcel shelf only has the headrest recesses and first aid kit.

Is it easy to fit some to the back doors? Or do I have to cut holes and fit wiring?

Jon

To be honest the back door speakers are a waste of time and do very little.

The better option would be to fit the rear speakers. You should be able to get a parcelshelf from a model which had speakers or cut your rear shelf for the speakers you buy.

 

[lars-mad]

To be honest the back door speakers are a waste of time and do very little.

The better option would be to fit the rear speakers. You should be able to get a parcelshelf from a model which had speakers or cut your rear shelf for the speakers you buy.

it depends on the speakers too in mine i have in the back doors and it helps a lot on the sound picture 13 cm jbl

 

[oddjob]

Hmm, don't really want to cut the shelf, might look a bit gash with holes in and speakers showing. A bit like when I had 6x9's on show when I was 17 lol!

Hmm, have to have a think now....

Jon

 

[lars-mad]

Hmm, don't really want to cut the shelf, might look a bit gash with holes in and speakers showing. A bit like when I had 6x9's on show when I was 17 lol!

Hmm, have to have a think now....

Jon

if you do not want to cut use the reardoors and a good 5.25"component set works good enough for me..

 

[GP801]

Rear door speakers will make a big difference to the sound. Get the best you can and possibly change front ones aswell.

 

[lars-mad]

Rear door speakers will make a big difference to the sound. Get the best you can and possibly change front ones aswell.

yep i changed mine fronts to jbl gto 6508c and placed the tweeters at top of the original location on the dashboard very clear nice sound with ok bass

 

[oddjob]

So is everything already in the door to take speakers, or will I need to cut the door cards?

Cheers


Jon

 

[lars-mad]

So is everything already in the door to take speakers, or will I need to cut the door cards?

Cheers


Jon

take a pic of the door cards and let us have a look but if you got the covers on the doors for speakers it is probably plug&play worst case you have to wire the doors but it is a 15 min job... easy

Lars

 

[oddjob]

No covers on the doors just plain door cards.

Will have to wire some in when I get the chance then

 

[lars-mad]

seems like it

 

[lars-mad]

i would try to get a pair of used doorcards with holes for speaker to get a invisible install of the new speakers think you should have a look behind the doorcards too and see if if you must cut or if it is holes for speaker in the doors

 

[oddjob]

OK thanks, I'll take a look tomorrow if the rain holds off

Cheers

Jon

 

[lars-mad]

OK thanks, I'll take a look tomorrow if the rain holds off

Cheers

Jon

here is a link with doorcards

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