Doc|le 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2006 hey guys, just bought my first BMW and havnt gone around the tiny little technical details yet. just wanting to know for a 95 coupe. what is the speaker size on the back and the front?? as im wanting to replace them with a 6 x 9 at the back.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isis 16 Report post Posted August 6, 2006 (edited) 5.25 all around do you sit at the back while you drive or do u like your passengers to have better sound? screw the back speakers and get some decent splits/components in the front. its all about front stage now mate.. Edited August 6, 2006 by isis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted August 6, 2006 hey guys, just bought my first BMW and havnt gone around the tiny little technical details yet. just wanting to know for a 95 coupe. what is the speaker size on the back and the front?? as im wanting to replace them with a 6 x 9 at the back.. 95 could still be 4" at the back. Just ply the speaker grill off from the parcel shelf and have a look. That said though, rear speaker should be the last thing on any upgrade if at all. Get some decent front and maybe also an amp & sub depending on your budget and requirements. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted August 6, 2006 Read the sticky regarding car audio! All your questions will be answered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc|le 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2006 sweet. will try and check out the back speakers.. i know that the front is the most important. The sound i want from the speakers is deep and clear as i dont want to get subs (weight and hassle of taking up boot space). any ideas on what speakers i should get?? i was hopnig for some JBL components up front and dont kbow about the back yet.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimbam 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2006 Your in luck - i have recently had my sound system done and it blows the nuts of ya! Spent the weekend with a friend of my who is professional installer doing all of mine and its pretty straight forward. Heres what i did just for some ideas 2x 5.25 JBL 86w components in the front plus two teaters mounted on the door ( bout 260 at paralel import) Panasonic mp3 head deck which powers just the front components and tweaters. In the rear and this is where it gets slightly tricky. Took out the standard boxes and sanded and grinded them back to fit new 5.75 JBL component speakers and the new tweaters, re-mounted them with orignal covers etc and then ran them to the 2000w fushion amp mounted in the boot along with the 800w sub. And thats about it - will not distort till about 39 on the headdeck and by which point you pretty much dont wanna be sitting in the car. Just remember , if you want to hear any good sound put down one of the seats to allow the sound to travel through the car - if you have the seats up in a coupe you can pretty much deaden 80% of good sound. If you have any other questions fire away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted August 8, 2006 hey i got a coupe as well... isnt the front speakers a 6.5'? and the back 4' or something?? i wanna know how u stuffed a 5.25 at the back as ive got crappy speakers which i still believe are factory haha !! btw.. does nokia make speakers?? my speaker box for the 2 speakers at the back has a sticker which says nokia .... something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADBMA 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2006 i have a coupe and managed to fit 6" inch speakers in the factory holes, the fit in there fine and sound all good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted August 8, 2006 does the 6' speakers fit at the back as well?? wats the biggest size speaker that can fit on the factory setup at the back?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimbam 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) yeah the speakers were made by nokia, as i said i took out the boxes and grinded and sanded them and fited them in and yeah sorry there were 4s in the back and i put 5.25's in and the fronts are already 5.25's. Edited August 8, 2006 by bimbam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted August 9, 2006 (edited) ok ive been looking around for speakers and was reading thishot4 mags 2 days ago. they where talking about FOCAL speakers.. anyone know a official vedor in auckland for these speakers? i wanna hear them. sound around all over auck dont have em... manager said go to a specialist store.. it says "dont even compare them to lower class brand such as panasonic, sony etc) WOAH !! saw their price on a vedor down south 6.5 inch component selling for 500 bucks !! Edited August 9, 2006 by Docile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADBMA 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2006 does the 6' speakers fit at the back as well?? wats the biggest size speaker that can fit on the factory setup at the back?? yup i definetly got the 6 inch speakers to fit in the back, didnt have to modify anything, they had 5.25s in there originaly and after taking them out and putting them next to the 6 inch speakers didnt think they would fit, but i tried anyway and they just bolted up nice and easyily. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimbam 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2006 did you use original speaker boxes though not just the parcel shelf - 6's fit easy into the shelf but if you want to use the boxes you have to modify them as they arent built to hold them , and of course you get better sound when they are boxed rather than just going straight into the boot space Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 512 Report post Posted August 21, 2006 sweet. will try and check out the back speakers.. i know that the front is the most important. The sound i want from the speakers is deep and clear as i dont want to get subs (weight and hassle of taking up boot space). any ideas on what speakers i should get?? i was hopnig for some JBL components up front and dont kbow about the back yet.. Boston Accoutics make nice componets for the front speakers. I have one of their subs in the boot as well. Some of the front speakers are rated at 3 ohms so you'll make a few more RMS's out of most amps. They need plenty of clean power to sound best. http://www.bostonacoustics.com/car/car_pro...;product_id=297 http://www.bostonacoustics.com/car/car_pro...p;product_id=68 If your not worried about the sounds for the rear passengers then what about some jl stealth subs. They mount up to the rear deck speaker cutouts. http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_stealth...il.php?fit_id=2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted August 21, 2006 where can u get that jl audio speakers here in nz?? and around how much? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huttey 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2006 bump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADBMA 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2006 did you use original speaker boxes though not just the parcel shelf - 6's fit easy into the shelf but if you want to use the boxes you have to modify them as they arent built to hold them , and of course you get better sound when they are boxed rather than just going straight into the boot space ok yeah didnt use the speker boses, infact they wernt even present under the parcel tray just bolted straight into the parcel tray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 512 Report post Posted August 25, 2006 where can u get that jl audio speakers here in nz?? and around how much? Try http://www.caraudioproducts.co.nz/jlaudio.html for JL in NZ, the stealths were about $1000 , but that was when the NZ dollar was low against USD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
