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Re: speaker spacers

Postby zch91 » Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:51 pm

They are designed to bring the speaker away from the glass in your door when it's wound down, so make it what ever thickness achieves that :D
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby Coops75 » Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:28 pm

I was hoping to build them prior to picking up the speakers.....that way I know I won't rush them, I guess I'll wait until I have the speakers in hand.
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby Coops75 » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:38 pm

I built the spacers in 16mm MDF, I don't know why mine would be any different to anyone else's but this template does not fit my 07 2.5i. The holes will not line up no matter what orientation I tried.

I'll make a template from the stock speakers and post if anyone is interested.
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby seanmau5 » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:44 pm

Coops75 wrote:I built the spacers in 16mm MDF, I don't know why mine would be any different to anyone else's but this template does not fit my 07 2.5i. The holes will not line up no matter what orientation I tried.

I'll make a template from the stock speakers and post if anyone is interested.


I've got an 05 2.5i (can't imagine the doors/electric window mechs/lock mechs will be different) and will be putting in some Focals within the next few weeks so an additional template would be great thanks. What did you use to make them?
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby mihai » Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:50 pm

Come to think of it now, that template was only slightly off.

At the time I printed it and made sure the holes lined up prior to cutting any wood. But IIRC the holes needed to be drilled a little further out from the centre of the spacer.
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby Coops75 » Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:24 pm

Here is a quick and nasty template created from the actual speaker that came out of the door. Make sure you set your printer for actual size. BTW, don't drill the speaker mount holes until the spacer is attached to the car, that way you can square up the speaker a little.
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby sheppo9 » Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:31 am

The spacer on the 1st page is for "GD" Impreza's (and probably Forester's).
Went thru that a few years ago - if anyone wants a set of those, cut out of plastic PM me.

I ended up getting a set from some guy in the US that did fit, but had to trim the I.D to suit the D.D's.
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby seanmau5 » Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:02 pm

Just confirming that

http://bit.ly/V7EUjX

is what I'm after?
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby seanmau5 » Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:14 am

So I still don't have speaker spacers. Went to Xtreme Car Audio to see if they'd fabricate some spacers for me, all the guy wanted to do was argue with me saying that your standard pre fab ones will fit blah blah blah..

'Just drill 4 holes into the metal and whack it on there, then screw the speaker into it.. You can't see it behind the grill anyway. This is just a waste of my time and your money'

'Fuck you' I said. He lost the sale of a double din unit I was going to buy for my old man too
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby cooki_monsta » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:45 pm

seanmau5 wrote:So I still don't have speaker spacers. Went to Xtreme Car Audio to see if they'd fabricate some spacers for me, all the guy wanted to do was argue with me saying that your standard pre fab ones will fit blah blah blah..

'Just drill 4 holes into the metal and whack it on there, then screw the speaker into it.. You can't see it behind the grill anyway. This is just a waste of my time and your money'

'Fuck you' I said. He lost the sale of a double din unit I was going to buy for my old man too



Too funny mate. I had a guy at Tower Audio tell me how quick he could make me mdf spacers. It turned out to be cheaper buying online on ebay for a pair made from ABS plastic. He kept trying to tell me my thinking was wrong blah blah ...some weird people out there.
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby Jack_Keaka » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:55 pm

i thought the speaker didn't work if it is touching the metal of the car?
Apparently i've never been on live television before
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Re: speaker spacers

Postby cooki_monsta » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:22 pm

FYI.

For Audiophiles who have too much money:

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For poorer people (like me) who have JDM fetish nonetheless:

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