Hybrid Audio
Melting Slicks
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I have the Pro's in a box at home, but having mounted Focal TN51's there, I would have to say it would be very close on the L1's. Probably doable, but definitely would not sit flush, and you are likely to experience some reflection issues (I know from experience).
Fej
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Melting Slicks
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From: Delmar Delaware
And yet again Fej comes thru for me. I swear man, I should just go directly to you. LOL. I'm surprised you haven't installed those Pros yet. I wonder what kind of results you'd get from mounting them in a custom mount towards the top of the door. Maybe too much for the listener getting blasted with highs?
Melting Slicks
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My z is basically my autoX car, and occasional summer Friday driver these days. I am debating this offseason on what to do with the deadening and system that I have installed, because how it sits now I can't get the passenger side race seat in because of the amp.
I might end up pulling the a/d/s amp I have for the tweets out and just doing a 2 way setup in the vette, and trying to fab up a new mount for the 5 channel amp.
I have been debating selling the L6/Pro combo that I have, as I just don't have the desire to outfit the truck currently.
I tend to shy away from actual door panel modifications for the tweet, which is why I went door pull. Another option may be to flush mount it on the factory grill, which raises it some but does not cause any permanent and/or expensive changes.
I think there are pics in the "what do you run" sticky. Someone has done it and they were happy with it.
Fej
I might end up pulling the a/d/s amp I have for the tweets out and just doing a 2 way setup in the vette, and trying to fab up a new mount for the 5 channel amp.
I have been debating selling the L6/Pro combo that I have, as I just don't have the desire to outfit the truck currently.
I tend to shy away from actual door panel modifications for the tweet, which is why I went door pull. Another option may be to flush mount it on the factory grill, which raises it some but does not cause any permanent and/or expensive changes.
I think there are pics in the "what do you run" sticky. Someone has done it and they were happy with it.
Fej
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Melting Slicks
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From: Delmar Delaware
I may be interested in your Hybrid stuff if you want to sell. Though I don't know that my amp has enough to push the Pro's. I'll see what I can find on that speaker grill topic. I'd love to do A pillar,but it is expensive from what I can gather.
Instructor
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From: Peoria IL
The legatia tweets will actually fit in the pillars with no mods whatsover other than drilling a hole in them. I've got them in my c5z that way. Granted, they aren't aimed or anything, but still sound way better than when I had them in the doors. They fit down at the very bottom near the dash. We just drilled a hole and screwed them right to the pillar.
Not my car but one just like it
Not my car but one just like it
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Melting Slicks
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Yes he is, but it is all relative to the level of sound you are looking for. I don't doubt that that is an improvement, and a dash cover may even make that pretty decent.
Certainly that is not an optimal location, but the trade off for cost and ease of installation vs performance might be worthwhile to them.
It is not the way I would do it, but hell GM aims their factory tweets directly into the glass at about a 35* angle, and it makes the masses feel better about their factory stereo and satisfies most people.
To each their own, car audio is all about compromise.
Fej
Certainly that is not an optimal location, but the trade off for cost and ease of installation vs performance might be worthwhile to them.
It is not the way I would do it, but hell GM aims their factory tweets directly into the glass at about a 35* angle, and it makes the masses feel better about their factory stereo and satisfies most people.
To each their own, car audio is all about compromise.
Fej
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From: Peoria IL
Kale and fej nailed it!
Not perfect by any means, but better than my other options for the price point. Compromise is very true. Especially considering the c5z has little sound deadening, longtubes without cats, and big fat noisy tires.
I just wanted to throw it out as an option. I guess in my mind, it is better than paying someone 500 bucks for custom pillars. But maybe your ear is different than mine. Someday, I'll probably aim them and glass them in, maybe.....
Not perfect by any means, but better than my other options for the price point. Compromise is very true. Especially considering the c5z has little sound deadening, longtubes without cats, and big fat noisy tires.
I just wanted to throw it out as an option. I guess in my mind, it is better than paying someone 500 bucks for custom pillars. But maybe your ear is different than mine. Someday, I'll probably aim them and glass them in, maybe.....
