Tweeter mount - Toyota Yaris Forums

whoknows89 · 11-07-2011, 05:27 PM

Has anybody put their tweeters in this area?

TOLMACH · 11-07-2011, 05:45 PM

I was thinking about using these spaces for mids/tweeters but then decided to use pillats as basement for pods..

still can be a nice location for tweeters

whoknows89 · 11-07-2011, 05:56 PM

I was planning on putting the tweeters in the pillars like a bunch of people on this site have done, but I don't have the tools to put a hole in the pillar. I also talked to a guy that works at a custom audio shop near my school and he said that that area would make them sound hollow, but I don't know how much he knows cause that spot seems to work well for other people.

cali yaris · 11-07-2011, 06:33 PM

My tweeters work great. Some sibilance loss with the windows open, but overall very good quality sound.

whoknows89 · 11-07-2011, 08:40 PM

Yeah I was thinking about mounting them like that, ill have to try it out.

CrankyOldMan · 07-07-2012, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

My tweeters work great. Some sibilance loss with the windows open, but overall very good quality sound.

Thread necro!

Hey Garm, does the panel where you mounted the tweeter come off? I can't find it on the parts diagrams or in the repair manual...

cali yaris · 07-07-2012, 03:08 PM

Yes, there are three grey pieces they all pull off.

CrankyOldMan · 07-07-2012, 03:27 PM

Oh good. I didn't want to spend half an hour prying on them only to find they're glued/screwed/sonic'd together. I also found a pic of the door panels you were selling a while back that had the front 2 parts removed. Did you just bore a hole with a holesaw to install yours?

derickveliz2 · 07-08-2012, 02:20 AM

Try different aiming positions, if you are not running active x-overs some times it's better to keep the tweeters within 12 inches from the center of the main speaker (midbass).

This keeps the separation of female and male vocals.

D.

PatrickJohnson · 07-09-2012, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

My tweeters work great. Some sibilance loss with the windows open, but overall very good quality sound.

what model tweets are those?

Altitude · 07-09-2012, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

Oh good. I didn't want to spend half an hour prying on them only to find they're glued/screwed/sonic'd together. I also found a pic of the door panels you were selling a while back that had the front 2 parts removed. Did you just bore a hole with a holesaw to install yours?

It's best to remove the door panel, leave the upper cover on and bore through it. There's not just a clear space underneath.

cali yaris · 07-09-2012, 05:38 PM

@ patrickjohnson -- all JBL components, those are about 5 years old now, don't recall the exact model.

sqcomp · 07-09-2012, 10:33 PM

^You mean like that?

I'm thinking your guys is saying that the way you're mounting the tweeters might make it sound like the backwave would be sent through the tube. Now...let's take bets on whether your speaker is sealed or not! Take a pic of the back of the tweeter for us.

To add to what Derick is saying about speaker location...IF you don't have phasing control or true time alignment. Cause changing the time alignment has a direct correlation with your phase. It's an interesting experiment, setting T/A on one set of speakers at a time.

11-07-2011, 05:27 PM	#1
whoknows89 View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris 3 dr liftback Join Date: May 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 54	Tweeter mount Has anybody put their tweeters in this area? Last edited by whoknows89; 11-07-2011 at 05:47 PM. Reason: Spelling

11-07-2011, 06:33 PM	#4
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	My tweeters work great. Some sibilance loss with the windows open, but overall very good quality sound. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

07-07-2012, 03:08 PM	#7
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	Yes, there are three grey pieces they all pull off. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

07-08-2012, 02:20 AM	#9
derickveliz2 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Sedan "S" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central, MA Posts: 2,722	Try different aiming positions, if you are not running active x-overs some times it's better to keep the tweeters within 12 inches from the center of the main speaker (midbass). This keeps the separation of female and male vocals. D. __________________ . My system may not blow your ears, but it will sweeten your senses. CLA 250, 4MATIC

07-09-2012, 05:38 PM	#12
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	@ patrickjohnson -- all JBL components, those are about 5 years old now, don't recall the exact model. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

11-07-2011, 05:45 PM	#2
TOLMACH Drives: soarer Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 954	I was thinking about using these spaces for mids/tweeters but then decided to use pillats as basement for pods.. still can be a nice location for tweeters

11-07-2011, 05:56 PM	#3
whoknows89 View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris 3 dr liftback Join Date: May 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 54	I was planning on putting the tweeters in the pillars like a bunch of people on this site have done, but I don't have the tools to put a hole in the pillar. I also talked to a guy that works at a custom audio shop near my school and he said that that area would make them sound hollow, but I don't know how much he knows cause that spot seems to work well for other people.

11-07-2011, 08:40 PM	#5
whoknows89 View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris 3 dr liftback Join Date: May 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 54	Yeah I was thinking about mounting them like that, ill have to try it out.

07-07-2012, 03:27 PM	#8
CrankyOldMan 2ZR swap. DO IT! Ask how! View User's Garage Drives: 09 Meteoric Metallic HB Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: West Michigan Posts: 2,333	Oh good. I didn't want to spend half an hour prying on them only to find they're glued/screwed/sonic'd together. I also found a pic of the door panels you were selling a while back that had the front 2 parts removed. Did you just bore a hole with a holesaw to install yours?

07-09-2012, 10:33 PM	#13
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	^You mean like that? I'm thinking your guys is saying that the way you're mounting the tweeters might make it sound like the backwave would be sent through the tube. Now...let's take bets on whether your speaker is sealed or not! Take a pic of the back of the tweeter for us. To add to what Derick is saying about speaker location...IF you don't have phasing control or true time alignment. Cause changing the time alignment has a direct correlation with your phase. It's an interesting experiment, setting T/A on one set of speakers at a time. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

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