Dash speakers

[CenterIsl]

Originally Posted by CenterIsl

So you replaced with the "KAPPA32.9CF 3-1/2" two-way loudspeaker"?

I did a little more searching, and it looks like they're 4" - with is the "KAPPA42.9I 4" 2-Way", right?

So...yes, how do you think they sound compared to stock?

[mptoledo]

Are you still out there Urban legend?

We are curious on your take of those speakers. I am looking to replace the front with some crisp clean speakers. The price is right and I am ready to pull the trigger, I would just like to have some feed back on them. There is little feedback on the web.

[mptoledo]

Ok, I took out the dash speakers to see what I could fit in. The drivers side really limits putting anything bigger in. I also took off my rear speaker box and the speakers are the same MFG as dash. There are 4 rear speakers(2 each side) and it looks like you can fit something bigger in there. My rear speakers are pure garbage. they sound like crap. The best buy guy says the doors are just small bass or subs. I have the fade adjusted to the front so that it sound half way decent.

Budget for speakers is around $200
summary:
1.)Front: $80 Infinity Kappa 4" (I am checking to see if 5" rounds will fit in).
2.)Door: Might leave them stock as I can here some bass from them
3.)Rear: ($120) No Idea, Please help.
4.) Head unit: JVC kd-HDR50 (already installed $165).

Any suggestions for rear would be greatly appreciated!! I would like to keep them the same brand, preferably Kappa. I like the reviews on the infinity kappas. I don't mind spending a little extra to get great sound.

[drem914]

You will only be able to replace the rears with 3-1/2" speakers. It will require some cutting to the plate that currently holds the speakers, if they are the oem units.
You might want to try to just ad some tweeters in series. Many have done that successfully. Without upgrading the amp you will not have much power going there.

The fronts or also maxed out at 4" units with a 1" separate tweeter.

the doors are "subs" you can go larger but will need to cut the baffle that they sit in or make new ones.

Check over on the Renn Tech site. There are many many threads of people that have done speakers and head unit upgrades with a lot of visual and descriptive information.

[mptoledo]

Originally Posted by drem914

You will only be able to replace the rears with 3-1/2" speakers. It will require some cutting to the plate that currently holds the speakers, if they are the oem units.
You might want to try to just ad some tweeters in series. Many have done that successfully. Without upgrading the amp you will not have much power going there.

The fronts or also maxed out at 4" units with a 1" separate tweeter.

the doors are "subs" you can go larger but will need to cut the baffle that they sit in or make new ones.

Check over on the Renn Tech site. There are many many threads of people that have done speakers and head unit upgrades with a lot of visual and descriptive information.

First, thanks for the input, I was playing with the idea of puting 6x9's or a little smaller in the back. I took the whole unit off and there is tons of room. Iwas thinking about facing the 6x9s upwards and tilted as much forward as I could. I could easily drill holes in the top so the sound could escape.

On the fronts, I agree it looks like 4" are the max without some serious mods to the dash(too much trouble).

[kerplunk]

There are rear speakers in the Boxster?!?! I thought there were just two dash speakers and two on the door.

[vath2001]

Originally Posted by kerplunk

There are rear speakers in the Boxster?!?! I thought there were just two dash speakers and two on the door.

He may be referring to these:

http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=SpeakerKit986&Category_Code=986AUDIO

[drem914]

The stock amp is 4 x 40w and they typically run the dash and doors.
the head unit runs the rears unless you have a 6 x 40 amp. you can tell by the order code in the front trunk what type of audio you have. If you did not have rears before putting these in, you probably have the 4 x 40. I suggest you trace the line outs and speaker outs to find out what is connected and where.
You may need to modify the harness connection between the jvc and the amp in the car. No telling what BB did, if you have to turn the front fade all the way up to get anything out of the rear. Hopefully they didn't switch everything around and set the dashes as the rears and the doors as the fronts

[mptoledo]

Thanks to both of you for the input. I just have them sitting there in the middle compartment on their magnets. No hard turns for now.

yeah, I probably picked the wrong size speakers for the rear. But they sound so good. I am guessing the Best buy guy hooked the amp up differently than stock. I will stop by there tomorrow and see what he says. He actually is pretty comptetent. He may have some input on housing. I played around with styrafoam, but it just didn't fit right. The front infinity covers are cool but don't fit the rears. The 4x6 didn't come with covers. I just cant mount them on a board as there is nothing to screw in unless I use an L bracket because of the "plate" design.

The problem, The plate speakers are 1" too tall for the housing. They must be set at an angle and in the middle compartment. I need to find a way to mount them to a board possibly with an L bracket or some type of housing enclosure.

If they had covers I could mount them behind the seats as there might be enough room. I love the fact they are 2 ohm and they do complement each other well, but I need the same amount of power going to both front and back so I think I need to drop the doors off the amp and add the fronts. it is pretty loud with the current amp.

this is what they look like.
http://img01.static-nextag.com/image/Infinity-Kappa-462-9CFP/1/000/006/025/389/602538907.jpg

Again Urban and Drem thanks for the input. Its not that hard and I am sure there is a solution I am not lookng at.

I need BEER It helps the thought process!!