F355 Spider Rear Speaker Project

Thanks Joe. I am trying to get an idea of how far up those seats are from the speakers and still be able to drive like a pro...

 

You can just call me joe ;-)
Very audible when covered, no complaints there. Very basic in size & direct - speaker to radio connections.

 

Erick my friend how are you? Quick question. Does the sub being right there neck high interfere with the "balance" of the overall sound.

 

This is what I did with my 348. I can not reproduce the box because I sold the car.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355/293764-348-subwoofer.html

 

my seats retract as far back as the track allows with out a problem

 

I don't have an issue since the sub has seperate controls for power at the amp and head unit. The low frequinces of the sub are non directional it fills in the sound really nice. I honestly don't even notice it being right next to me.

 

I like the enclosure. Would like to see the sub flush and fabric covering/hiding the speaker would give it a manufacture look.

still awake? I thought I was the only one up at this time on fchat

 

lol uh , right. Let me put a pencil to it...

 

Now with fleece from Jo-Anne Fabric installed. Next, the speakers and wiring.
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Could you please show a pic of the locations for the tweets and 6x5's please

 

They are in the factory locations.

 

pic of the fact. locations please? lol kidding. Thanks.

 

So, Joe. How does yours sound with the boot over them. Any decibel variations? And to what effect?

 

Well, I managed to get everything hooked up today. The boot cuts the volume by at least 50% and cuts off quite a bit of the high frequency range.

I left the amp connected to the door speakers, but I am going to change it to the rear speakers tomorrow to see if I get a better balance.

The stereo is a JVC KD-AVX44
The door speakers are Pioneer TS-A1655
The rear speakers are Infinity 6020cs Reference. They came with tweeters which I also installed in the factory tweeter locations.
The amp is a Sony Xplod 800w which I plan on eventually using for a subwoofer. It looks like I will need to get another amp for the back speakers or have the boot modified to add some speaker mesh.

 

This was done by the PO. Its a one piece box that is mounted behind the seats with two 8" subs.

Its not to my liking, I rarely listen to the radio in this car, but it does work. With the subs shooting to the back of my head its a bit bass heavy, but effective.

This is in a 1991 348tb.
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I'm getting ready to rip out the entire stereo system in my 355 Spider. I think it looks tacky, and it sounds terrible. Some cheesy wooden enclosures with carpet for speakers right where the OP was putting them, although his looks 10000% better.

I'm also going to pull out the aftermarket amp and CD changer in the frunk as well, and probably the head unit as well. I want to get everything back to as much of a stock appearance as I can, and then put in something simple and unobtrusive.

I did notice that there are not speaker cutouts in the door kick panel near the front, but there are small speaker "punch out" holes behind the lower door pocket near the rear of the door. Was this stock? It looks like it might have been; it's very clean.

 

The small holes in the pocket area are stock. If you replace the speakers in the door, which are towards the front, you need to be careful of the clearance. I had to get low profile speakers or they wouldn't sit all the way into the opening.

 

Wow! I bet that would be a bit heavy. Too bad they are not 6.5" so you could just replace them with a standard three-way round speaker.

 

I have now connected the amp to the rear speakers and they sound 100% better. I was able to adjust the amp gain so they were equivalent to the fronts which are driven directly from the stereo. Now it sounds great. There is a slight loss in the higher frequencies through the boot, but I can adjust the amp to compensate.

 

Did you post a pic of the final result?

 

I wonder what is worse.... a cell phone up to your ear all the time or hearing that bass fire in your ears....

 

I'll try to post a photo later today or tomorrow.

It still need a subwoofer, so I am looking at putting a 6.5" JL Audio W3V3 between the console and the dash pointing towards the passenger footwell. It runs about $150 and I will need to get another amp.

 

Pic of 355 rear speaker(s)
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Here is a photo of the speakers. I still need to hide the wires though.
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