hey guys...im doin my audio system and i was wondering where our factory crossover is located and if aftermarket tweets can be mounted in the factory locations. that would be hot. im sorry if this is a repost im on my way to class and dont have time to search. i hope theres answers when i get back. thanks guys.

 

u r talking about the tweets in the dash right??? i don't see why you wouldn't be able to replace those.. just might be a pain to get to...

do you have an aftermarket HU or factory HU???

 

my aftermarket deck arrives tomorrow im tryin to price out some new front door speakers. already got a pair of alpine type r's on the way for the rear deck

 

Installing aftermarket tweeters is an excellent idea.
however, on our TLs, the tweeter is located in a very sketchy location.
If you replace the tweeters in the stock location, the imaging will be really off.
component speakers sound best when the tweeter is close to the midrange.
some aftermarket tweeters have surface mounting kits that you can just stick to a body panel and run the wires underneath.

Putting the tweeters, say, on the black surface where the door frame meets the body (on the front edge of the door) (right by the window) would be a better place. I placed mine further down on my door, about a foot away from the door speaker. The guy at my car audio shop told me it was a good idea to keep the tweeter close to the midrange, and that reflecting off the glass (dash location) colors the sound alot, which doesn't sound as good.

just my two cents. It's good to see that people are adding component sets to their TLs. good luck with the project.

 

i actually decided against doing a component system. im going to keep the factory tweets and ive got a pair of polk db650's on the waywe'll see how they sound. im not against adding new tweeters.

 

if you replace the deck, 1 pair of tweeters will not work (the ones on the ceiling). If you want crisp clean sound, id suggest going through with buying a component set. You can place the crossovers inside the doors but tape it down so it won't slide around.

 

ive got a new deck in but my factory tweets still work right? i want a clean install so that nobody knows i have anything but a deck in my car.

 

your dome tweeters will most likely not work. turn on the music and put your ear up there.

you can replace your stock speakers and nobody would know you have it.

 

those dome tweeters are acttually 2 inch midranges..the tweets are in the dash

 

and here is a pic of what baller mentioned earlier.. just get some components and put the crossover in the door...

here is how i rigged mine...

 

hey you cut out the back part of the plastic speaker housing to get those 6.5 to fit?

 

^^^yup... had to modify the baffle so it would fit... nothing that a dremel didn't take care of in 5 mins... i will eventually put in a waterproof foam baffle instead and modify my own holes... i don't really like that plastic design... but it has been 3 yrs.. been so lazy...

 

where did you put your tweeter kamlung?

 

the ceiling midranges won't work with just an aftermarket CD PLayer.

i use an older Alpine amp to power the ceiling midranges. it definitely raises the soundstage a lot, i'd recommend it. i just tucked the amp under my front passenger seat. the dash tweeters always work with an aftermarket Head Unit.


if you use an amp to power the midranges up on the ceilings, i'm pretty sure you don't need a High-Pass crossover. I power mine full range on the amp, and it sounds just fine. I'm sure there's a crossover up by the midranges.

 

good job on the crossover position, by the way ^^^ sometimes people put em in and the windows hit them when they get rolled down. NOT good.

 

tweet i had to move... originally i put it on the door panl right by the 6.5 for imaging purposes, but when people got in and out of my car, it screwed the passenger side one... i dunno what happened... and i think i had a leak on one of the windows and had water damage....

for now i have it mounted on the bottom corner of the window... (black piece) can't think of the name right now...

i am trying to find some 2" mids for the ones on the dome light, but noone seems to carry that size...

 

it basically took me an hour to test fit because i wanted to make sure it was in the perfect spot... if i couldn't find it in the doors i was gonna put them in the trunk and make a facade... that is still in the plans...