speaker sizes MK4

[stevend01]

Hey guys,
I have a 1999 Mk4 GLE it has an 8 speaker stero but dont no what sizes these are any help would be appreciated thanks
(newbie here)

Steve

[ranton-inc]

6.5 inch Components all around.

the tweeters probably measure about 3 cm by 3cm by 1.5 cm

[glidn]

One thing i can add to this is, seriously unless to buy other speakers at least starting at the $400ish range i personally will not bother changing speakers at all. A few Golf in South Africa have won SQ competitions still running factory speakers. As long as you amp them runn new speaker wiring to them and adjust the EQ. You will be more than happy with the results.

[stevend01]

Thanks so you reckon amp the origional speakers? thats not a bad idea thanks. could you tell me what brand they used?

[JustCruisn]

Leave them alone get an amp

Thanks so you reckon amp the origional speakers? thats not a bad idea thanks. could you tell me what brand they used?

Philips



You need to spend heaps to get better speakers than stock.
I changed my fronts as they were starting to crackle with heavy bass.
The thing that makes the Golf sound so good is the way the doors are constructed, they make good boxes.
Yes adding an amp is great they will go a lot louder without sounding like crap. I just wish they had better bass response - but you aint gonna get that with components.

Stock speakers are riveted in - no screws, no thread in the panel either. They are mounted at the bass not the top so you need spacers too.

[ranton-inc]

Thanks so you reckon amp the origional speakers? thats not a bad idea thanks. could you tell me what brand they used?

****ing oath mate

i was running my Factory Speakers at 115wrms each from my Alpine 4ch V12

they never blew and were crystal clear..

[glidn]

As Hitman Said, wee installed his Alpine V12 in his previous GTI. Running around 115WRMS into factory speakers. I had the fronts cross-over set at around 63 - 75HZ and the rears funny enough i set at 50HZ but cut the top off at 400HZ, so it onyl filled the bottom end with out pulling the imaging of the sound to the back of the car.

Hope this helps.

[Mr ©harisma]

****ing oath mate

i was running my Factory Speakers at 115wrms each from my Alpine 4ch V12

they never blew and were crystal clear..

Yeah I bet you never gave them full tilt from the amp though. I have given similar, 40WRMS speakers where given 150WRMS and didn't blow but I can garantee they would of if they would take the full power over a period of time.

I must agree though that the factory system sounds quite good. The problem I bet you have Justcuzin is that the surrounds are probably coming loose. I now when I replaced mine it had a damaged surround on one of them and it didn't take much to further destroy it.

I now have Boston SL's in the front, rears are still stock and HP 200Hz @ 12db/oct as I have a fully sick subwoofer bro.

[ranton-inc]

Yeah I bet you never gave them full tilt from the amp though. I have given similar, 40WRMS speakers where given 150WRMS and didn't blow but I can garantee they would of if they would take the full power over a period of time.

Wow..

funny that.. running them at 90% volume on my Alpine daily for well over a year. at that power not signs of giving up no burnt voice coils..

its all in how they are tuned..

I only listen to music one way.. thats loud.

[Mr ©harisma]

Wow..

funny that.. running them at 90% volume on my Alpine daily for well over a year. at that power not signs of giving up no burnt voice coils..

its all in how they are tuned..

I only listen to music one way.. thats loud.

Yeah not to get to picky here but if you where to put your outputs and get a reading I bet:
1: Your Alpine amp makes more than 115WRMS
2: Whatever it makes you are only giving half of that maximum to the speakers.

As you said its all about how they tuned. I'm guessing you didn't use a clipping indicator to check when the amp goes above 5%THD and hook your speaker up to that...

Hook up you RE's which are a decent set up and watch yourself go for the gains to turn it up... and better yet, listen to them handle that power.

[ranton-inc]

Yeah not to get to picky here but if you where to put your outputs and get a reading I bet:
1: Your Alpine amp makes more than 115WRMS
2: Whatever it makes you are only giving half of that maximum to the speakers.

As you said its all about how they tuned. I'm guessing you didn't use a clipping indicator to check when the amp goes above 5%THD and hook your speaker up to that...

Hook up you RE's which are a decent set up and watch yourself go for the gains to turn it up... and better yet, listen to them handle that power.

Glidn is a human Clipping indicator lol


but yes cant wait to get the REs in

[balkanac]

Sounds like you guys know what you are talkin about, so naturally, i have a question
Is there any way that i can run a sub(s) and an amp for it off the factory headunit?

[Mr ©harisma]

Glidn is a human Clipping indicator lol

but yes cant wait to get the REs in

lol he sounds good, at least he is helping you guys out in NZ. 2 thumbs up
Those RE's will be a HUGE improvement. If you like your music loud, you wont be disappointed as long a your mount them correctly ( which I'm sure you will do ).

[Mr ©harisma]

Sounds like you guys know what you are talkin about, so naturally, i have a question
Is there any way that i can run a sub(s) and an amp for it off the factory headunit?

Simple answer is yes.

The only obvious problem is getting a signal from the factory deck and not having a remote turn on, like you would on an aftermarket deck. The way around this is to get either low level converters or a signal processor. You can get low level converter from Jaycar for like $15ea. Signal Processor is a bit more $$$, something like the Audiocontrol LC6 or even better Rockford Fosgate 3sixty.1. Both are RRP$399 and $499 respectively I think. Either way you will convert you 4 channel speaker outputs into the equivalent of 2 pairs of pre outs. With the RF it actually gives you 3 sets ( so you can run 5.1 ).

Now the problem with using your speaker outputs is that you will have nothing left to power your speakers. I did this in a Mazda 3 recently, he wanted a cheap install and factory looking. So what I did:
Use the cheaper low level converter
Used the Acc wire as the remote turn on
Got a 4x 50WRMS amp to run the factory speakers ( the amp has an RCA out )
Used the 2 sets of RCA's and plugged them into the 4ch speaker amp ( this allows for fade and balance control )
Ran another set of RCA's from the RCA out of the speaker amp to the sub amp
Ran a wire from the remote on the 4ch to the sub amp

Good thing is in the future when he can afford the RF 3sixty.1 he will be able to correct the EQ of the factory deck via a Palm. Also the amp is in ready for him to upgrade his speakers.

May I ask is there any reason why you want to keep the factory deck?

[zedub]

Sounds like you guys know what you are talkin about, so naturally, i have a question
Is there any way that i can run a sub(s) and an amp for it off the factory headunit?

yes you can, but you need to use line level inputs
(I've got some converters sitting on the back of my oem deck.. and the oem deck is conveniently out of the car for good clarion DXZ875USB in its place)

pm if you wanna have a look at how its wired (and I'll bring it to the next Perth meetup of VWW or ECCA) otherwise any car audio place should be able to do it. (I'm assuming the R32 has same deck as the GTI)