Installed some new speakers today...

the pics might be of interest to anyone wanting to upgrade their speakers

the only really weird thing i encountered was that the speaker cut out hole appeared different on the passenger side so i had to create a new hole in the door to screw the speakers down firmly...

speakers used were clarion 6" splits, no bulky crossover box just simple passive stuff but sound great through a decent amp and only cost around $100 at the moment

about the best you can get before spending $300-ish on orions or high end pioneer

stock door

with the door skin off

central locking setup for anyone interested, put this in the day after i got the car and has been working great since

woofer, using the supplied spacer from the box to space it out from the door (fits perfectly)

tweeter, fits well in the gap in the metal behind the door card and isn't too far from the woofer which can create weird phasing problems and hyped top end (which i can't stand)

re installing the door card

cut out the rear of the card to attatch the tweeter, and don't forget the brackets and sit the tweeter hard up against the card

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re installed door card

and arty farty pic to finish up...

any questions just ask...

Very clean install smidge, looks great and must sound the goods too...

Me... I've just given up altogether, exhaust + intake + semis + rattles is all the music I need! lol

wow yeh that looks sweet smidge! very proffesional.

i am VERY keen for central locking (it was funny to start off with how you can get into the drivers door without unlocking the passengers doors for your friends to make them wait. but its getting a bit old haha)

anyway. how hard is it?? you seem to be a very tallented person when it comes to electronics and DIY installs (eg aircon). it is worth the hassle? and also where did you buy the kit for. is it a micra specific and how much $$???

thanks, tris

hey tris, its a jaycar kit, and it was the easiest car i've put central in so far, i wouldn't say that its simple, it took me a good 3 hours but i reckon i could knock it over in 1 now i've already done it

cost about $30 bucks i think, its somewhere between that and $60 and works really well

didn't take pics as i lasted a grand total of a DAY before i got the shits with using the keys all the time! (plus 2 door installs are pretty straight forward)

definately no expert but am a sound tech/engineer by trade so i know my way around a soldering iron and basic DC electronics etc


pretty happy with the speakers, i also bought a bunch of sound deading tar stick on mat that i'll put in at some stage but i'm still chasing my tail with some phasing issues that i need to test out 100%, not sure if its just the cabin of the micra making my ears do weird things or if i've farked up the wiring somewhere along the line

either way these speakers are heeeeps better than the stockies

yeh sweet!! might have to try it myself! is yours keyless entry? (button thing) or is it just key with central locking??

thanks, tris

keyless entry mate, saves using the key all the time and wearing it out!

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=LR8839&CATID=&keywords=keyless+entry&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=

Hey
I know its been a while since you installed this but I was wondering if you could post the model number of the clarion speakers..

EDIT: They wouldnt be clarion srs1626 would they?


Thanks
qwerty132

Sorry to drag up an old thread, and not quite on topic, but do the window winders just come off by pulling on them, or is there something else you need to do?

I had a go at taking them off when installing my newly painted door handles, but didn't want to break them by doing something wrong. \

Speaker install looks great too, I think I'll be doing that shortly when I get a new head unit.

Thanks!

there should be a clip behind the winders

So needle nose pliers to pop off the clip?

You can really get needle nose pliers in there. You need a flat bit of metal with a u shape cut out, there is also a proper tool that you can get from Powerbuilt.

phillips head screw driver seems to work also...

Oh yeah, and be careful when putting them back on as they like to spring off into the abyss - these little fuckers seem to have a mind of their own :p

...and if you see a micra at a self serve wreckers.. pocket a few ;) Worth it as they're a pain if you do lose them. Same with all the little unique clips and whatnot all around the car.. Damn scrivets.

---dens