Flush-mount tweeter placement

Just picked up a set of Focal Polyglass 165 V2 component speakers, and I'm going to install them soon...

What would be the best placement for the tweeters?

Also, where should I mount the cross-overs at? The only place that I can think of that has enough clearance is where the door-mounted seat-belts used to be before I took them out... Either that, or maybe under the dash somewhere, but I don't want them to be too far from the speakers, so I don't know how well that would work...

I would talk to 4G4DStore (Nick) and ask him. He has Phoenix Gold components in his front doors (sedan), so obviously he found a place for the crossovers.

my crossovers where huge i just put em under the seats
i put the tweets about an inch away from the doorhandle toward the front of the car

Here's a pic...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/829147smFocalSpeaker.jpg

Is probably not the best place for them, but in my brothers 91 I installed the crossovers right behind the CD player under the dash... lots of room back there.

As for the tweeters, I mounted his in his dash right in the corners up close to the window.... wasn't too bad of a spot to mount them, although with them playing so much closer to your ears then the woofers you have to turn the treble down a good bit unless you like an overly high pitched sound (guitar solos sound bad ass though)... other then that, I would mount them as close to the woofer as possible and aiming up towards the head rests so as to best target your ears.

a good spot my friend uses is at the bottom of the A-pillar where it meets with the dash.

look for kick panels that's got the whole deal made for you, you can fit the mid and tweeter right in, it goes down by ur feet, right under the hinge-area

Originally posted by quiXilver
look for kick panels that's got the whole deal made for you, you can fit the mid and tweeter right in, it goes down by ur feet, right under the hinge-area

Nah, I don't want kick panels... I want the speakers in the door... I'm making some fiberglass door-pods for them, but the tweeter is going to be mounted higher.

I've got a set up like that. Place the crossover behind the door panel, and the tweeter at the top corner of the door panel under the window towards the front.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid37/p737087f04ae4b3fb6122e4eba34dd480/fd1d500d.jpg

This is an old pic...tweeters were placed just a couple of inches in front of the door handle and the 6 1/2 inch woofer were in the stock speaker location...crossovers were strapped inside the door panel.

Exactly what I said....thanks for the pic

I think that's exactly what I'll do... put the tweeter just in front of the door-handle like that...

Next question:

How did you cut the holes for them? I was thinking of buying a hole saw bit for my drill and using that... Any thoughts?

You might try a Dremel tool. Or you could use a drill bit to start the center and a skill saw to cut the hole, then use a sander bit in the drill to smooth the edges.

http://www.4thgenerationcivic.com/Staff/LadynredSi/pics/tweet.jpg

i find that pic i told you i had earlier :)

the thing with mine is they are 2 1/2" 2 way tweets. they sound kick ass BUT, the mounting was tricky. to mount they have that big as plactic nut you thread on. that was the only spot in the door where it was deep enough and that plastic nut wouldn't hit.

be very selective where you put it. check, double check, hell triple check the spot. i assume those are your original panels and it would suck if something bad happened to 'em.

ps. jer was extremely smart. i give him an A+ for effort. when he bought the componet set he got a 2nd pair of the tweets...that way if one ever goes bad i have another for the big ass hole in the door :bigthumb:

Reading Audio Mags for awhile now, and i've learned the most recomended place to mount tweeters is on those pillar things that are on either side of your windshield. Its very easy to make em' fit too. . i have mag' articles but no scanner.. all they did.. was cut hole for tweeter, get bondo and Kitty Hair ( Long fiberglass strands ) And make yer desired shape . . and so on.. Yea, i'd do the crossovers in the door panels also..

PS: are those Digital Audio ??

Well, I went and bought a 38.1mm Hole saw today, so I'll mark a circle on the panel, cut the vinyl away with an exacto, and then drill through the plastic with the hole saw. Should be easy.

The tweeters are only 11/16 deep, so I shouldn't have any clearance issues... I'll post pics when they're installed.

Yea.. best way is to just drill some custom hole spots for your tweeters. Rules you should go buy is no more than 6 inches from its component speaker, and best to be near ear level. Thats for optimal frequency pick up by human ears. Im studying for my MECP test, so i picked up on some useful tips. I think the best way to set it up is amps under the seat, cross overs in the doors, and tweeters near your side view mirrors.

Yeah tweeters give a better sound reflected off the windscreen. Mount them near ur a-pillar facing the glass.

Originally posted by el_loco_civic


PS: are those Digital Audio ??

since only irvin and i posted pics i assume that is for one of us. i dunno about irvin's but mine are jbl :smile:

Originally posted by ci5ic
Here's a pic...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/829147smFocalSpeaker.jpg

yea i saw yer JBL symbol, not clear or nothin, but i love JBL
as for ci5ic . . Im doing all DIGITAL AUDIO ( speakers,subs,Amps,Crossovers,Capacitators..) those jus look like em' to me.. the colors they use

should look good man
just one thing i wanna say..... Finish ONE project at a time!!! :wink:

Originally posted by el_loco_civic


yea i saw yer JBL symbol, not clear or nothin, but i love JBL
as for ci5ic . . Im doing all DIGITAL AUDIO ( speakers,subs,Amps,Crossovers,Capacitators..) those jus look like em' to me.. the colors they use

These are Focals... not Digital Audio.

All i did for mine was get the hole saw bit, and drilled, would have been a little smarter if i would have actually planned the spots, but no i just drilled, still turned out good, they are almost in the exact same spot. There was no need to use an exacto knife to cut the vinyl before i cut, still left a little extra when i used the drill for it to look good. I would get a pic for ya, but too tired, its on the TLD site i think. And i did mount them right in front of the door handles.

Originally posted by LadyNRedSi


since only irvin and i posted pics i assume that is for one of us. i dunno about irvin's but mine are jbl :smile:

Mine is an a/d/s 345is, kinda old skool like MB Quart

Originally posted by crxlvr
a good spot my friend uses is at the bottom of the A-pillar where it meets with the dash.

guy who had my car before me used to have tweets mounted there ... now theres just two little pinholes in each side where they used to be.