tweeter mounting - Toyota Yaris Forums

whiteghetto · 03-17-2009, 12:59 PM

I am hoping on getting a set of component speakers installed fairly soon.
Anyone know of a good tweeter mounting location?
Where to get molded pillars like in this pic?

click.mine · 03-17-2009, 01:34 PM

Best place to install the tweeters on the yaris from my entry level experience would be where the little plastic cover thingy is placed on the corner of glass. It's detachable and easy to work with.

Out

KCALB SIRAY · 03-17-2009, 01:40 PM

The one in the picture is custom added to the existing pillar and recovered. I beleive that is eTiMaGo's interior as it looks like an F-14. It's fiberglassed and recovered in vinyl. Even if you didnot have the custom portion done, it is still a great location to mount tweeters. Most tweeters will include a directional mount to angle the sound. Having the abilty to pose the direction will allow you to achieve the same directional sound.

sqcomp · 03-17-2009, 03:09 PM

It really depends on what you want from the system.

We'll be seing my tweeter mounting over this year. I will be mounting the tweeters at a horizontal plane approximately an inch ABOVE the top level of the cluster. The aim of the tweeters will be into the glass about a degree maybe two. The speakers will be as far away from the listening position as possible (i.e.- as far forward on the a pillar as possible).

This will keep the imaging level and expansive...like it should be.

puetato89 · 03-17-2009, 03:39 PM

one of my buddies but them in the ait vents... is that an ok position???

sqcomp · 03-17-2009, 06:32 PM

uhhh...

okay. Aside from the fact that you'd be exposing the speakers to drastic changes in temperature, the soundstage would be skewed, and you might lose some response if the speakers are mounted IN the vents due to the tweeters being physically surrounded by the vent itself.

I say go for it! You do it first. I'd like to hear it.

puetato89 · 03-17-2009, 09:06 PM

i think it sounds awesome cause where ever you point the vents is where the sound goes

pariahdecss · 03-17-2009, 09:31 PM

Not quite as fancy as your pic, but I stuck mine in the A-pillar also
(see pics) =- these tweets can be aimed/angled for optimal imaging. I am still playing with their position

m911gt · 03-18-2009, 12:16 AM

i mounted mine in the plastic door piece above the door lock/window controls, seems to work nicely

DFA · 03-18-2009, 12:18 AM

was the tweeter mounting location thread pre-hack? There were like 5+ different tweeter setups there...

doginmyyaris · 03-18-2009, 12:43 AM

pariahdecss....put my tweets there, too. What do you think of those Infinity Kappas? Found mine @ Fry's for just $140..."open box"! I was floored...huge improvement, although I think they can be alittle "brassy".

pariahdecss · 03-18-2009, 05:41 AM

yup - I think I only paid around $160 myself, overall I am happy with them, but they can be overpowering/bright. They are huge and mounted at that level I had to cut them 6db or more. I am still working on tuning for my front components and my new system in general.

03-17-2009, 12:59 PM	#1
whiteghetto Drives: '07 blazing blue hatch Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: portland oregon Posts: 88	tweeter mounting I am hoping on getting a set of component speakers installed fairly soon. Anyone know of a good tweeter mounting location? Where to get molded pillars like in this pic? __________________ 2007 HB Blazing Blue

03-17-2009, 01:40 PM	#3
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	The one in the picture is custom added to the existing pillar and recovered. I beleive that is eTiMaGo's interior as it looks like an F-14. It's fiberglassed and recovered in vinyl. Even if you didnot have the custom portion done, it is still a great location to mount tweeters. Most tweeters will include a directional mount to angle the sound. Having the abilty to pose the direction will allow you to achieve the same directional sound. __________________ http://lifesdailypimpslap.tumblr.com/#me My Build

03-17-2009, 03:09 PM	#4
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	It really depends on what you want from the system. We'll be seing my tweeter mounting over this year. I will be mounting the tweeters at a horizontal plane approximately an inch ABOVE the top level of the cluster. The aim of the tweeters will be into the glass about a degree maybe two. The speakers will be as far away from the listening position as possible (i.e.- as far forward on the a pillar as possible). This will keep the imaging level and expansive...like it should be. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

03-17-2009, 03:39 PM	#5
puetato89 Just call me Ray, better? View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: orlando Posts: 1,056	one of my buddies but them in the ait vents... is that an ok position??? __________________

03-17-2009, 06:32 PM	#6
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	uhhh... okay. Aside from the fact that you'd be exposing the speakers to drastic changes in temperature, the soundstage would be skewed, and you might lose some response if the speakers are mounted IN the vents due to the tweeters being physically surrounded by the vent itself. I say go for it! You do it first. I'd like to hear it. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

03-17-2009, 01:34 PM	#2
click.mine Steve88 Drives: Polar White 07 Sedan (S) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 27	Best place to install the tweeters on the yaris from my entry level experience would be where the little plastic cover thingy is placed on the corner of glass. It's detachable and easy to work with. Out

03-17-2009, 09:06 PM	#7
puetato89 Just call me Ray, better? View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: orlando Posts: 1,056	i think it sounds awesome cause where ever you point the vents is where the sound goes __________________

03-17-2009, 09:31 PM	#8
pariahdecss Yarisomniac Drives: 2009 5spd LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 54	Not quite as fancy as your pic, but I stuck mine in the A-pillar also (see pics) =- these tweets can be aimed/angled for optimal imaging. I am still playing with their position

03-18-2009, 12:16 AM	#9
m911gt Carless in Chicago View User's Garage Drives: 08 Blk LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,479	i mounted mine in the plastic door piece above the door lock/window controls, seems to work nicely __________________ Wanted: Forced Induction Some say that he is the secret love child of Ferrari and Porsche, and others say that he would lap James May twice in a 1/4 mile drag race. All we know is that he is called The Stig.

03-18-2009, 12:18 AM	#10
DFA Compulsive Washer Drives: 08' AT Meteorite Metallic LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Panama City, Panama Posts: 395	was the tweeter mounting location thread pre-hack? There were like 5+ different tweeter setups there... __________________

03-18-2009, 12:43 AM	#11
doginmyyaris Drives: 07 yaris Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 34	pariahdecss....put my tweets there, too. What do you think of those Infinity Kappas? Found mine @ Fry's for just $140..."open box"! I was floored...huge improvement, although I think they can be alittle "brassy".

03-18-2009, 05:41 AM	#12
pariahdecss Yarisomniac Drives: 2009 5spd LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 54	yup - I think I only paid around $160 myself, overall I am happy with them, but they can be overpowering/bright. They are huge and mounted at that level I had to cut them 6db or more. I am still working on tuning for my front components and my new system in general.

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