Location for Crossovers

[daverichmond1]

Hi there,

I have a Megane R26 on order and have some Pioneer speakers waiting to be installed when I pick the car up in 2 weeks time...

2 Quick Questions:

1) Where would be a good place to fit the crossover units from the Pioneer component speakers? They are quite large so i'm worried that I won't be able to locate them effectively! In my 2002 Clio, the crossovers fit neatly behind the lower panel lighting panel (i.e. the small removable panel which hosts the lighting adjustment switches), but the new units are much bigger and I doubt they'd fit in the Megane's corresponding location...

2) Could anyone clarify what work needs to be carried out to the Megane itself if aftermarket speakers are to be fitted to the front doors in order to avoid water leaking in to the car?

Many thanks for your time,

Regards,

Dave

[ICEMAN]

how big is the crossoveR?? is it one piece or do you have 2?

you can mount them on the inner door frame

ive got the Ti Elite ones and the crossover i have ss in the boot!!

[daverichmond1]

Iceman,

The crossover is a single unit and is approximately:

Length: 95mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 40mm

No idea where to mount/install them as they are BIG

[ICEMAN]

are you speakers goign to amped???

if they are it might be benificial for you to have it in the boot! (as mine)

but if not and your gona run the speakers from your head unit then you could stick the cross over behind the glove box.

[DEEJAY1976]

imo unless your going to go big with your install,i dont see the point in fitting cross overs, unless its a sub of course, i dont see how it would benefit you by fitting these when you might as well have the full frequency of the speakers,rather than cutting them out?

[ICEMAN]

well im presuming that the pioneer speakers come with tweeters!! right?? daverichmond1??

if they dont then you dont need a cross over, but im sure they do come with a tweeter unit so they will need one!

[daverichmond1]

Iceman,

You are spot on, the Pioneer components come with a bass driver and seperate tweeter, hence the requirement for crossover!

Below is an image of the seperate components and as you can see, the crossover box is pretty large and bearing in mind that there are two of them (one for each channel), I am a little bit stumped as to where they can be installed!! I'm also quite worried by the depth of the driver itself. Do you think it will fit in the standard speaker location where the OEM speakers are installed?

IMG]https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/daverichmond1/PioneerTS-C131PRS.jpg[/IMG]

Any ideas are welcome...

Thanks for your help,

Dave

[daverichmond1]

Iceman,

You are spot on, the Pioneer components come with a bass driver and seperate tweeter, hence the requirement for crossover!

Below is an image of the seperate components and as you can see, the crossover box is pretty large and bearing in mind that there are two of them (one for each channel), I am a little bit stumped as to where they can be installed!! I'm also quite worried by the depth of the driver itself. Do you think it will fit in the standard speaker location where the OEM speakers are installed?


Any ideas are welcome...

Thanks for your help,

Dave

[ICEMAN]

I cant view any images of photobucket from work but will check when i get home this evening.

[ICEMAN]

behind the glovebox mate...best place for it