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This guide will give you some tips on maximising the sound from the rear quarter speaker bins
The rear speaker bins in the puma are such an ace design! Solidly built and baffled inside to reduce internal reflections and improve rigidness. With some extra work and care these can be made into a speaker unit that can output more bass than your ears can take!! It really is hilarious how poor the oem rear speakers are considering the construction of the bin box..
6x8 vs 6x9..??
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If your going to re-work the speaker bins you need to decide whether your going to replace the same size speaker or carve out a bigger hole to fit a 6x9… as this is a kind of a ‘stealth thread' I’m showing here first of all how to neatly fit some Pioneer 6x8’s that are designed to be a custom Ford fit..
Here is a summery of the job involved...
1. remove rear trim from the car including both rear seat sections and rear quarter trim cards and parcel shelf... the plunge clips that fix down the rear seat will probably break... (finis 6776120 x 2 if you want to replace them)
2. remove securing bolts for the rear bins and rubber clip at the bottom..
3. Remove seatbelt locking reel.. (torx 50 needed)
4. dismantle the bins using a 10torx drive and remove the speakers...
5. dynamat inside of bin as shown...(with optional addition of acoustic foam or in-fill cushion)
here i used cut outs of a3 paper to make rough shapes of the dynamat i was going to apply... even if it's rough it will save you lots of wasted dynamat!...
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To make a tidy job you will ideally need 2 sheets of Dynamat Extreme…when you have removed the bins and split them in two, you can then line the inside of the bins with Dynamat…I also cut out the inside of the baffles and stuck those in separately so that the shape of the baffle was preserved… this will improve the resonance of the plastic and improve the quality of the bass no end..
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6. Apply dynamat over the entire speaker hole and mounting area.... then cut inside a cm or two...and roll round...work the dynamat nice and flat against the plastic
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Fitting a 6x9 speaker will obviously mean a fair bit of cutting away of the plastic mounting area, before you can dynamat the opening...
7. silicone round the edge of the dynamat and bond your speaker down...use 4 self tappers to also secure the speaker down.. you may find this is tricky for one or two of the holes if you've carved out a nice big hole for a 6x9... it's perfectly doable tho..the combination of the bonding and screws should hold it pretty secure....
check round the back of the speaker for gaps...and apply silicone as necessary to make a good seal..
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8. mount speaker 'pole' connector to side of bin (optional, but looks proper tidy!)...and wire up accordingly..
make sure wiring to the speaker is secure..(good clips or soldered)...
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10. hold up the top side of the bin to one side slightly whilst you bond round the lower half of the bin to seal it all back up again... re-fix all little torx screws
11. Treat the inside of the outside rear quarter panel... again...dynamat and a thin layer of closed cell foam works wonders...covering evry inch is not necessary to create good results....
12. ensure bin is VERY secure to the car... and re-fix trim (ideally with new clips)...
I then tested the difference between the following speakers
pioneers 6x8s 3-way (50watt rms)..
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Surprisingly good sound for the size of speaker...better than i was expecting...Brighter sound than i like....ultimatly not as much bass as a good 6x9... but good considering a lot less hassle to fit!..
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Infinity reference 6x9s 3-way (100rms)
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Loads of bass, but loads of treble too...infact, as you turned them up, the treble and the bass just got more and more overwhelming! to the point of painful..lol
Boston Acoustic S range 6x9’s 2-way (35 watt rms)…
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These were recommended to me by Car Electronics in the Midlands (celstores).. i was sceptical as they are a 2 way 35watt speaker... but i have to say they have really taken me by suprise... The quality of sound is fantastic.. plenty of bass there too... but neither to excess... Ultimatly, if you want a near sub like performance these are going to be too 'entry level' and somthing that can take a bit more power may be needed... but as a good all rounder for very reasonable money, these really are a surprising speaker.... so much so, i eneded up buying the next range up (SX) for my front component speakers...
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