Stock Component Speaker Position

cdawg410 · 04-02-2010, 11:16 PM

I had some BA components installed and the installer didn't want to put the tweeters in the stock location. He advised me that the woofer and the tweeter should be on the same plane for optimum sound. Obviously I was devastated as any other location meant cutting into my door at one place or another. I had only seen one person put the tweeter anywhere other than the stock location and I hadn't heard any scuttlebutt on the forum regarding the stock location being less than optimum.

Well he put the tweeters close to the woofer and he made it look as stock as possible. The sound is great, but then again it better be as it's too late to make any changes really but I'm not displeased at all, just curious as to you guys' thoughts, particularly you audio guys out there.

-I had planned on having BigA do my install but he seemed busy with the 7 series and I was tired of seeing all the equipment sit in my living room.

SlikNik · 04-03-2010, 07:26 AM

I personally don't think it looks bad, but it is your car and if you wanted them in the stock location they should have put them there.

cdawg410 · 04-03-2010, 08:17 AM

I didn't mean to make it sound like he did it against my wishes, we discussed it prior, I just hadn't had time to vet it here before it got done.

SoCal 370Z · 04-03-2010, 08:34 AM

Doesn’t look bad or intrusive.

speedfreak28 · 04-03-2010, 03:30 PM

Wish I knew you were looking for an installer, Ive been doing custom installs for years and am very good with fabrication and glass work. From an imaging standpoint what the installer did is for the best if you are using the passive crossovers however they would have been fine in the stock location.

cdawg410 · 04-03-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by speedfreak28

Wish I knew you were looking for an installer, Ive been doing custom installs for years and am very good with fabrication and glass work. From an imaging standpoint what the installer did is for the best if you are using the passive crossovers however they would have been fine in the stock location.

Well even though we didn't get to do business with the install, I would appreciate your input/opinion later in the week when I get the custom box installed, it's in for paint right now but I should be pickin' it up Wednesday. I'd be tooling around in my car right now 'cept there is not bottom to my sound without the subs.

speedfreak28 · 04-03-2010, 11:30 PM

Not a problem, I'm always glad to help. What sub or subs are you going with?

cdawg410 · 04-04-2010, 09:54 AM

Think we decided on 2 8" kickers. Gonna ask the guy to forward me a couple pictures of it unfinished and I'll post.

04-03-2010, 07:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
SlikNik Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 294 Drives: 2015 Corvette Z51 Rep Power: 17	I personally don't think it looks bad, but it is your car and if you wanted them in the stock location they should have put them there. __________________ Enjoy my Audio Install Videos. http://www.the370z.com/audio-video/1...ll-videos.html

04-03-2010, 08:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
SoCal 370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: US of A Posts: 2,842 Drives: Answers Rep Power: 33	Doesn’t look bad or intrusive. __________________ ( Click to show/hide ) Why I NEVER say NO to the Panda Lou Fusz!!!

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04-03-2010, 08:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
cdawg410 Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: alexandria, va Posts: 238 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 16	I didn't mean to make it sound like he did it against my wishes, we discussed it prior, I just hadn't had time to vet it here before it got done.

04-03-2010, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
speedfreak28 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: south jersey Posts: 247 Drives: 05 ram, 79 z28 Rep Power: 15	Wish I knew you were looking for an installer, Ive been doing custom installs for years and am very good with fabrication and glass work. From an imaging standpoint what the installer did is for the best if you are using the passive crossovers however they would have been fine in the stock location.

04-03-2010, 11:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
speedfreak28 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: south jersey Posts: 247 Drives: 05 ram, 79 z28 Rep Power: 15	Not a problem, I'm always glad to help. What sub or subs are you going with?

04-04-2010, 09:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
cdawg410 Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: alexandria, va Posts: 238 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 16	Think we decided on 2 8" kickers. Gonna ask the guy to forward me a couple pictures of it unfinished and I'll post.