Speaker size

[Charliessmith]

I would like to upgrade the speakers in my car, I have a Cupra 290 MK3.
I would like to know the size of the speakers and if anyone has upgraded there's?
I'm looking at maybe the JL Audio C1 but not sure. I have a Rochford Fosgate subwoofer and now I want to upgrade the door speakers and tweeters.

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[Walone]

Here is a diagram of the various speaker options for the Leon.

 

[Charliessmith]

Here is a diagram of the various speaker options for the Leon.

Thank you but It wont let me download it.

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[Walone]

Can't understand why, I've just downloaded it to my phone, i don't use Tapatalk, try from a computer.

 

[Charliessmith]

Yeah done it through web on my phone and it downloaded. I'm surprised that the front door speakers are 8 inch they normally use 6.5 inch in cars

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[Marko70]

yes, 8" take advantage and go with 8's! I fitted 8" subs in mine but heavily beefed up the speaker mounting and deadened it thoroughly..

 

[Charliessmith]

yes, 8" take advantage and go with 8's! I fitted 8" subs in mine but heavily beefed up the speaker mounting and deadened it thoroughly..

What speakers did you go for?

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[Marko70]

Phase Linear Aliante 8's, quite rare these days but I had a new pair tucked away for years so finally got to use them! they are playing lower midbass so have mids and tweeters in the A pillars to compliment them.

 

[Charliessmith]

Phase Linear Aliante 8's, quite rare these days but I had a new pair tucked away for years so finally got to use them! they are playing lower midbass so have mids and tweeters in the A pillars to compliment them.

Sounds like a nice set up, have you got your speakers amplified or do you use original headunit to power it all?

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[Marko70]

Sounds like a nice set up, have you got your speakers amplified or do you use original headunit to power it all?

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old school Phoenix Gold amps, head-unit power wouldn't do them justice! I've made a beauty panel to cover all the wiring and stuff and also it all fits below the original floor so still 100% practical.

PS- ignore the dodgy wiring, it has since been finished and mega OCD!

 

[Charliessmith]

Looks amazing, are they custom pillars?
Do you have the original headunit?

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[Marko70]

Looks amazing, are they custom pillars?
Do you have the original headunit?

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yes, kept the original head-unit but also have a CD multiplayer player hooked into it all too as still have about 500 CD's I can't be bothered to convert to SD card!

I made very good use of my 9 weeks of furlough though, I built the A pillar pods and also the beauty panel for the boot and CD changer build. I used some Alcantara suede I had left over from my previous Skoda build and it matched the Cupra interior perfect!

if you need any advice on anything audio related just ask away, been doing this mad hobby for 30 years now!

 

[Charliessmith]

yes, kept the original head-unit but also have a CD multiplayer player hooked into it all too as still have about 500 CD's I can't be bothered to convert to SD card!

I made very good use of my 9 weeks of furlough though, I built the A pillar pods and also the beauty panel for the boot and CD changer build. I used some Alcantara suede I had left over from my previous Skoda build and it matched the Cupra interior perfect!

if you need any advice on anything audio related just ask away, been doing this mad hobby for 30 years now!
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It looks beautiful, I would love a setup like yours. I want to upgrade my door speakers, was looking at JL AUDIO heard they are amazing. I have a Rockfors Fosgate punch P300 12 for a quick fix for some nice bass.

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[Charliessmith]

How did you build the a pillars to fit the speakers, it looks really good

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[Charliessmith]

Here is a diagram of the various speaker options for the Leon.

Do you know the RMS and peak output for the speakers and the head unit?

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[Marko70]

How did you build the a pillars to fit the speakers, it looks really good

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since you asked! took about 2 weeks to make spending a couple of hours a day on it.

 

[Charliessmith]

since you asked! took about 2 weeks to make spending a couple of hours a day on it. View attachment 16044 View attachment 16045 View attachment 16046 View attachment 16047 View attachment 16048 View attachment 16049

Looks very good nice workmanship.
How did you get your sub in the boot sunken looking so nice.
What do you think of the vocal isu200 for the front and the isu165 for the back?

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[Marko70]

Looks very good nice workmanship.
How did you get your sub in the boot sunken looking so nice.
What do you think of the vocal isu200 for the front and the isu165 for the back?

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can't go wrong with Focal, I've ran them for years, mainly the Utopia versions.

I built the sub/wheel well enclosure out of fibreglass, I cheated a little though as I re-used the enclosure out of my old Octavia as it has the exact same floor press!

 

[Charliessmith]

can't go wrong with Focal, I've ran them for years, mainly the Utopia versions.

I built the sub/wheel well enclosure out of fibreglass, I cheated a little though as I re-used the enclosure out of my old Octavia as it has the exact same floor press!

Aren't the utopia line mega expensive

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[Marko70]

Aren't the utopia line mega expensive

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yeah just a bit! I currently only have the Focal mids and tweeters and use a different 8" for the doors, a pair of 8" Utopia woofers are £1300!!