i had a spare pair of Alpine 6.5" speakers kicking about so i thought i would upgrade the fronts in my Alpine Branded (actually Philips) XS

Makes a huge difference. I ended up getting a set of speaker adaptor rings that so nearly fitted. I ended up having to drill a couple of new holes

I used these adaptors if anyone is interested

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07216...&psc=1

Bit of dynamat behind the units and job jobbed - Sound infinitely better

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Add some acoustic insulation around the rest of the car, it helps the sound some more https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic33026.html Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Hello,

Did you make any modification to the connector plugs? Regards,
Germplus.

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I did Germplus1 - I made a simple loom with some thin spade connectors on one end and then the correct spade connectors for my new speakers on the other - the wire was about 8"

I jammed the thin spade into the original connector and then taped it up. I had to drill a small hole through the speaker adaptor to run the wire through.

You can see my engineering prowess in the 2nd picture in my first post

A little fiddly but not complicated. I had a cheap spade set from ebay that had all the bits in

In the picture below 2nd left for putting into the existing LR speaker connector and I thing 3rd from the right to connect to my new speakers

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Lightwater wrote:

Add some acoustic insulation around the rest of the car, it helps the sound some more https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic33026.html

You don't need much Dynamat, I used a bit to much of a similar butyl product. I have make a few comments on this.

What you need is foam as thick as possible, layer up where necessary, filling all cavities. Since you are familiar with the doors, start there, it's probably the best place to start any way, to get efficient at installing quickly. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18