I'm really starting to "like" the kick speakers stock. I'm still changing them as I don't have a sub at the moment, but if you're putting a sub in, put speakers in the dash and run those kicks as mid-bass, they have a really decent amount of output in the 100hz range.
If there's interest, when...
I don't like them because they make a very small enclosure. They'd be fine in the dash because you're not making bass up there. Polyfill actually kinda cheats the system by slowing air down (torturous path and all) and makes the speaker think it's in a little bit bigger box. It also kills a lot...
Q1- Yes, it is super holey up there. I plan on making abs baffles but I'm also shoe-horning a 3/4" tweeter and 3.5" mid up there (might need some dremeling action).
Q2- Here's what I did with my kicks. Noico sound deadening and noico red foam and I used some chunks of memory foam from a...
I got about 1.9" when I measured. I'd really recommend using dynamat or like material to enclose the space rather than using one of these. Or just stuff the dash with polyfill and be done with it.
Power isn't really what kills speakers, distortion is. You'll probably rarely use full power, and even then it is in peaks, which isn't damaging.
JBL used to only require you to cut an inch square out of the cone to send back for warranty but we would plug them into a wall socket just to watch...
The steering column support bar will fit the 200 so there should be room there, it looks like the 500 is the same size?
Be careful of the dash supports on either side of that bar, they are razor sharp and I left a ton of meat hanging on it. My hand looks like a cat attack victim from it.
The dash speakers say 4 ohm on them. I will look at the kick Wednesday, all my components are coming today and we shut down around lunch on Wednesday so I am hoping I can get it all done.
While I'm in there I will check continuity on the wires and see if they're parallel or series. As shit as...
I'm out of the auto industry now but I have to wonder if covid changed the way the manufacturers punish suppliers. I'm sure they're allowed force majeure on these shortages but before we would be threatened with $10k/hr charges if we got parts late to the line. We would go as far as sending...
Ill try to figure it out by metering the wires.
if the key was 2ohm stable I would be surprised because they don’t advertise bridging. It would be the ultimate 2.1 alternative. Yes, there are other factors that go into bridging but stability is a big part.