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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Horness on December 06, 2006, 22:28:56

Title: Speakers
Post by: Horness on December 06, 2006, 22:28:56: Does anyone have any idea's which speakers would be a direct replacement (size and depth) to fit into a 1998 300 Discovery? Looking for fronts and rears, leave the tweeters, they look a nightmare to replace.

I've swapped the head unit out for a Kenwood MP3 (nothing fancy), wired up the sub, and it to be honest, things still sound rather poor. I don't need some big bling ICE setup, but if I could swap out the speakers without re-cutting etc., that would suit me fine.

Suggestions etc. appreciated. :wink:

Horness
Title: Speakers
Post by: beast5680 on December 06, 2006, 22:44:34: jake,s put some bigger ones in the rear of his and i think he,s replaced the fronts as well might be worth dropping him a pm
Title: Speakers
Post by: Horness on December 06, 2006, 22:50:11: Thanks Neal - ideally I want better than those originally installed, but I may drop Jake a message to get the sizes etc.

I'm hoping people like Kenwood/Alpine etc. make a speaker which is not going to break the bank, and it the same size as those already installed.

Cheers
Horness
Title: Speakers
Post by: Skibum346 on December 06, 2006, 23:46:06: Remove one and take it to a car audio shop...?

Sorry... that can't be sensble... someone else would have thought about it first.....

:P :P
Title: Speakers
Post by: Sheddy on December 07, 2006, 01:16:54: 15 cm front and rear but you'll need to make some mounts for the rear. easy done with som e1" strip and some pop rivvvvvvvits
Title: Speakers
Post by: karlo on December 07, 2006, 07:48:35: I have been looking at these

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Home.aspx

Don't know what there like but the price is good.... :lol:
Title: Speakers
Post by: nickW on December 07, 2006, 08:41:05: ive made up some speaker pods for mine and ive got 6 x 9's in the rear pillars
Title: Speakers
Post by: solihull-mick on December 07, 2006, 12:20:13: I took my front door speakers to halfords and got kenwood replacments, for the rears i binned the metal mounting brackets and fitted bigger ones right in to the mounting panel, job done,
Title: Speakers
Post by: AbyssDJ on December 07, 2006, 13:08:38: does anyone know if 200tdi disco1's are 15cm too? would save me looking... im about to check some of our prices for some for mothers disco, so if you like ill see what i can find and let you know
Title: Speakers
Post by: AbyssDJ on December 07, 2006, 13:15:52: actually... 15cm sounds an odd size. you sure they're not 13cm or 17cm?
Title: Speakers
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 07, 2006, 14:28:14: Whilst in Maplins they do a good 4 channel amp for Ã‚Â£60, this will give your bass a lot more beef.
Title: Re: Speakers
Post by: nzoliver on December 08, 2006, 23:53:37: Quote from: "Horness"
Does anyone have any idea's which speakers would be a direct replacement (size and depth) to fit into a 1998 300 Discovery? Looking for fronts and rears, leave the tweeters, they look a nightmare to replace.

I've swapped the head unit out for a Kenwood MP3 (nothing fancy), wired up the sub, and it to be honest, things still sound rather poor. I don't need some big bling ICE setup, but if I could swap out the speakers without re-cutting etc., that would suit me fine.

Suggestions etc. appreciated. :wink:

Horness

:shock:
Well, I have some FOCAL CA110s (10cm) in the pillars and doors. I just took the covers off the a pillar and diconnected the tweeters as the Focals are 2 way. And ys they make a big improvement. No huge bass but i leave that to the diesel!! :D
Title: Speakers
Post by: AbyssDJ on December 09, 2006, 01:50:49: disco1 is 10cm. just checked on the mothers... not sure about 300 series?
Title: Speakers
Post by: ChrisW on December 09, 2006, 13:12:29: Quote from: "abyssdj"
disco1 is 10cm. just checked on the mothers... not sure about 300 series?

That's what I fitted in mine (300) some Sony Xplod one's IIRC.
Fitted some aftermarket one's on the rear - cut them into the trim and unbolted the original mounts - look fine but the sound is still lacking without an amp.
I did have a 'boot tidy' box I had built for in the rear and I had extended the face of it across the wheel arches to completely fill in the 'triangle' behind the back seats - used the space to fit some 6x9's which really did make the sound a lot nicer but have taken the box out now.
Title: Speakers
Post by: tomkbucks on December 09, 2006, 13:22:04: got and picts ? im trying to think what to do with the install in my disco - need to keep originla speaker locations - whats the largest i will get in a 98 300 ?
Title: Speakers
Post by: AbyssDJ on December 09, 2006, 19:35:50: we have xplods fitted in our 110, chris... pair of 4in in the front and a pair of 6x9in in the back, fitted in a custom box. the 6x9's have taken bucketloads of water too when the roof decided to leak, and still work perfectly fine.

it would be either sony or pioneer (whichever you wanted) that we can currently supply.
Title: Speakers
Post by: Jake on December 10, 2006, 16:57:24: My front and tweeter speakers are still original (for the moment :wink: )
I have some JBL 6"x9" 2 ways in the rear corners on home made spacers.
(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/f0e30b42fe41201a63baa4dc6c75dc1c.jpg)
(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/25d90b5a2794c23a42bd49fc314b9e14.jpg)
Running from a Sony X-Plod head unit
(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/ac85dda785a54feb1f16b76efada0ce1.jpg)
I have removed the factory fit cd changer too.
There is also 2 subs in the boot running from a Sony amp.
Its not the best set up in the world but it does 'kick'
8)