cheers for your info so far... if i wanted to get at them from above, how do i get the grills off the dash? is it glued in? what should i use to price them off with out damage?


oh, I had a look on the interweb and these kenwoods are suppose to be 27 watts rms.

they're called 'KENWOOD KFC-1066' i think. anyone have experience with them? one guys review said they didn't like to go very loud. :( (but then, they are only 80watts peak)

Do any of you lot get good volume levels from your 'own' choice of 3.5/4inch front speakers? , (what ever they may be)

will they be plenty loud for the front? i plan to amp the rears anyway.

You cant prize the grill out..you'll damage it. Thats why its worth 'going in' from under the dash. And as for volume.....who needs loud when you have the prgeous sound of the five pots beating merrily away. Sounds better than music IMO :finger:

Yes you can get the grill out quite easily, just takes some patience, have done it on 4 occasions (done 2 sets now). You have to take the whole unit out and then run a sharp blade around the edge between the grill and the plastic edge, Its only bonded into the plastic, I will post pics later....

Agree about the 5 pot sound, the 3.5's are loud enough in the front, always put a bit of bias to the back speakers as they quite tinny sounding (both front and back were amped up on mine), you won't get monster bass if thats what your'e after. If you want decent front speakers with a good range then you will have to put them in the doors....

Finally got round to posting some pics :) - I can't find all of them, which shows the finished item, but it gives you an idea of how to go about it, if you decide to do so.... I used a cordless dremel with a diamond edged cutting wheel, it goes through the plastic like a knife through butter...

Before
http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/44...600x600Q85.jpg

Start cutting around the sruts underneath

http://inlinethumb54.webshots.com/36...600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/19...600x600Q85.jpg

Pull speaker away from the top unit

http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/10...600x600Q85.jpg

Cut the paper cone and remove

http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/13...600x600Q85.jpg

Oh dear I broke the speaker cone.... :)

http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/43...600x600Q85.jpg

Go around the top of the speaker grill and the platic edge with a sharp knife to break the bond, grill can be removed

http://inlinethumb54.webshots.com/35...600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb11.webshots.com/12...600x600Q85.jpg

Rubber needs to be removed and the bracing inside to allow for mounting (as well as tidy up the underneath of the unit.

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/42...600x600Q85.jpg

Then the speaker can bit fitted and secured with self tapping screws, grill replaced and then you cannot tell the difference to OE :) - will see if I ca find the rest of the pictures... - Anyway hope this helps