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Best value speaker upgrade from base system?

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Best value speaker upgrade from base system?

Post by Matt Scarbro » Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:09 pm

I’ve just added a set if standard 4” speakers to the doors of a 6 speaker system which made a modest difference.

I then swapped to the 4” speakers from the premium system and it’s made a more notable improvement, it’s really made the system feel better.

Both were just spliced into the tweeter wiring. :thumbsup:
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Best value speaker upgrade from base system?

Post by darich » Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:11 am

I bought a couple of used speakers from ebay (2 different sellers, a single speaker from each. Something like £14 and £10) and installed them where the blanking plate is in the door card. Simply spliced into the tweeter cabling. I'm no expert but I reckoned splicing before the capacitor was the the best place.
It's made a decent difference but I'd like to upgrade the speakers in the footwell. I had a set of unused speakers I thought I could use but the factory units are specially shaped so any standard speaker will need trimming/modifying or the mounting template changed. I couldn't be bothered with either so put it all back together.

Would still like a footwell upgrade to give a clearer sound though.....to my ears, the sound is a bit muddy/muffled.
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Best value speaker upgrade from base system?

Post by thecremeegg » Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:01 am

Thanks for the replies everyone. Long shot, how easy would it be to transfer the carver system from my other Z4? Does it use special wiring or can I just run cables?
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Best value speaker upgrade from base system?

Post by Mojito » Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:35 am

thecremeegg wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:01 am Thanks for the replies everyone. Long shot, how easy would it be to transfer the carver system from my other Z4? Does it use special wiring or can I just run cables?
Think it would be a pretty big job, but I've never done it. I do however have a loom if it's of help. viewtopic.php?t=142405 . If nothing else might be useful for connectors and cable runs if you go for an upgrade. PM me if of any use, it's just taking up space :)
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