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Originally Posted by slaterson
i am upgrading the spearkers in my 2007 frontier. along with a small sub between the rear 'seats' behind the console. for the front doors/dash and the rear doors, i am looking at the jl audio vr600-csi and jl audio vr600-cxi, respectively. components for the front - woofer in the door and tweeter in the dash, two-way for the rear.
my goal is to keep the install as simple and unobtrusive as possible, i.e. no cuts or modifications to the truck. a couple questions:
1) anyone using the tweeters in the vr600-csi - do they fit in the dash locations well? was any bracket required?
2) where should the crossover modules be mounted for the front components? where are some locations that work well? what about running speaker wire from the head-unit to the crossovers, crossovers to the two speakers?
3) anyone using both/either of these speaker models? how do you like them?
4) where can i find info on installing the tweeters? my main concern is removing the dash pieces to get access to mount the drivers, mount the crossovers and run the speaker wire.
any info is appreciated. thanks!
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I just recently installed a set of Polk speakers in my 2005 CC very similar to what you're looking for. I put
db5251' components in the front and
db651 2-ways in the rear. I did all my own installation since I hate paying people to work on my truck. Anyway, on to your questions.
1. Your tweeters are 3/4" vs. my 1" so I'm sure you can make them fit. What I did is cut holes in the plastic cover and have the tweeters sticking out of them. The tweeters are actually mounted to those covers using the bracket and holder that came with them. It's difficult to explain so I took some pics to show you. When finished it looks very clean.
2. This is the part I really cheated on. I didn't install the crossovers. At first I just skipped it to make sure everything was working and planned on adding them later but never got around to it. What I did instead is added
Bass Blockers inline to the tweeters. It cuts all the lows out like the crossover would and was much easier to deal with. I'm wouldn't call myself a true audiophile but I do like crisp highs and I'm perfectly happy with the sound I'm getting. If your adding a sub you may want to get some blockers for your woofers too, just with a higher frequency.
3. Answered already-- Not me
4. Removing the plastic covers/grills is as easy as getting a screwdriver in the gap and prying them up. Just be careful not to break the clips holding them on. I don't know what kind of hardware comes with the jl audio's but it should be similar.
Another thing to think about is speaker adapters for the front woofers.
6x9 down to 6 1/2's worked well for me.
If you're sure you want to use the crossovers I can't help much. It was too much work for me and I'm perfectly happy with Bass blockers. I can tweak the sound through my head unit enough to balance out the sound the way I like it. I do plan on getting a sub eventually but for now I'm getting by with just the speakers.
Hopefully someone else who knows what they're doing can offer some help too!
PS - I didn't buy most of my stuff at Crutchfield and I certainly don't work for them. I just like how informative and complete their site is so I use it for reference.
