keegan13 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) Hi guys, Just currently finishing purchasing my car audio for my 97 e36 316i sedan and am wanting to know what component speakers will ACTUALLY FIT in the kick panels in the front of my car. Im particularly worried about the mounting depth.And i think i read on a post that 5.25 inch fit perfectly so am wanting to know about components that are priced $200-$300, that go loud and clear and that are a good quality brand. I was looking at the Rockford Fosgate P162S components priced at 260.00 but now do not seem to be on the parallel imported website now. Any info appreciated. Thanks, Adam. Edited April 5, 2008 by 2DAMFLY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eyecraft 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2008 Hi Adam, What speakers did you end up getting for youe E36? I recently bust my rear speakers, replaced with some 4" SONY and was discusted with the sound. So what do you have in the rear, and also whats in place of the kick panels? Cheers, Josh. Hi guys, Just currently finishing purchasing my car audio for my 97 e36 316i sedan and am wanting to know what component speakers will ACTUALLY FIT in the kick panels in the front of my car. Im particularly worried about the mounting depth.And i think i read on a post that 5.25 inch fit perfectly so am wanting to know about components that are priced $200-$300, that go loud and clear and that are a good quality brand. I was looking at the Rockford Fosgate P162S components priced at 260.00 but now do not seem to be on the parallel imported website now. Any info appreciated. Thanks, Adam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lidistick 70 Report post Posted April 16, 2008 Go and get some Alpine DD Drive speakers. They were $700+ and I picked them up for about $370ish. I think Yuen might have some Focals for sale too. Ask him nicely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pjay 8 Report post Posted April 16, 2008 Jump on here: http://forums.nzicemag.co.nz Always find schweet deals on components. Theres a set of 5.25" tarantulas going for $200, which i can stand by. Very bright tweeter, but thats easily fixed. They also go reeealy loud. Otherwise, make up some spacers and grab a set of the 6.5" DD components.. only $180 brand new which is dirt cheap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve R 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2008 Jump on here: http://forums.nzicemag.co.nz Always find schweet deals on components. Theres a set of 5.25" tarantulas going for $200, which i can stand by. Very bright tweeter, but thats easily fixed. They also go reeealy loud. Otherwise, make up some spacers and grab a set of the 6.5" DD components.. only $180 brand new which is dirt cheap those DD's at $180 is the best deal your going to come across. they are $300RRP and a very good speakers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PBOY23 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2008 just to update that , i put in 6.5 soundstream speakers in kick panels did need a little bit of work to get in and smoothed the back of the kick panel covers to stop anything touching sound nice pity there way down in the kick panels they retail like 190-200? i paid 80 lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDN 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2008 just to update that , i put in 6.5 soundstream speakers in kick panels did need a little bit of work to get in and smoothed the back of the kick panel covers to stop anything touching sound nice pity there way down in the kick panels they retail like 190-200? i paid 80 lol Funny you should say pitty there in the kick panel. Doing speakers in the Kick panels usually nets you alot better stereo sound and image height, Speakers also generally require less EQ or electronic manipulation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Five Star 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2008 Speakers in the kick panel have to be done right. If done right, they can be amazing.. and SQ competition results show this. If wrong... The P162S are not 5.25 inches. The P152S are. They're good speakers (I own a pair infact), but there's a big frequency gap between what they play and sub bass that you might hear/care about. You'll get that with any speaker less than 6 inches (or is it less than 6.5?). DD has a lot of fanboys and do make good quality (and bloody loud) gear. They're not for everybody though, so I'd give them a listen before you buy them. Do you have any other speakers in mind? I suggest making spacers and fitting 6.5 inch speakers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PBOY23 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2008 i didnt use packers because i wanted to keep factory panels i used the soundstream Tarantula Series SST 6.5" 2 way speakers as they offer a quote -component sound but not component size speaker ,they sound mint and would highly recommend the produce good bass and sound nice http://www.soundstream.co.nz/prod_spkr.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
