Hardtop centre speaker is bung! what to do

Storm · 08-04-2008, 06:08 PM

Hey guys, I have a Astina hardtop 96, which has a centre speaker. Hooking it up was easy, have had it hooked up for a few months. Its bung now, starts crackling, etc.

Apart from just not using it, what can I do to replace it? It appears to be a 2.75" speaker (7cm from side to side), and I havent been able to find any speakers of the same size.

Ideas? possible to source a speaker this size?

RedLineResident · 08-04-2008, 06:15 PM

Centre speaker?

Ive got a hardtop and have never come across this.

You have the rear quarter panel, the front doors and the tweeter in the dash. Am i missing something?

Where is this 7cm speaker located?

Storm · 08-04-2008, 06:19 PM

apparantly some models come with it, and some dont. its located on the dash, in the middle. yours may be one that doesnt come with it.

DavoAust · 08-04-2008, 06:26 PM

redline the centre speaker is the tweeter in the dash. its under the grill, you may not have it.

RedLineResident · 08-04-2008, 07:36 PM

its there but i didn't think it was 7cm.

i guess its been a while since ive been in the astina and had a close enough look.

Storm · 13-04-2008, 08:12 PM

still no ideas guys?

There doesnt appear to be any place to mount anything bigger.

Rupewrecht · 13-04-2008, 08:18 PM

Dogo at one point was going to fit something better (3.5icn from memory), but i don't think he ever did due to needing to cut stuff under the dash to get anything to fit.

Cincinnatus · 13-04-2008, 08:36 PM

don't know why you'd bother, it produces absoloutley rubbish sound.
Anything u hear from it is bounced off glass, so a really nasty sound!
Just pull it out, cut the wires goin to it, and enjoy the other 4.

Spend your time replacing them if sound quality is what u r after.

Rupewrecht · 13-04-2008, 08:43 PM

Depends if you've got a 5.1 HU or not

Dogo · 14-04-2008, 10:47 AM

Yup I was going to put in a 3.5 speaker in there.

You need to cut some of the plastic under the grill to get it to fit, but it does go in with careful placement of the grill's "legs"

Rupewrecht · 14-04-2008, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dogo

Yup I was going to put in a 3.5 speaker in there.

You need to cut some of the plastic under the grill to get it to fit, but it does go in with careful placement of the grill's "legs"

I still want your spare, Dave

Dogo · 14-04-2008, 01:57 PM

no problemo

They've both spare really. I cut up the dash and never put the speaker in.

I have a clarion centre speaker amp as well. Does your HU have speaker out for the centre channel or just RCA ?

Rupewrecht · 14-04-2008, 02:00 PM

I like cutting stuff!

Good point - i'll have to check. It may be RCA.

08-04-2008, 06:08 PM	#1
Storm Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hervey Bay, QLD Car: Astina Hardtop Posts: 3	Hardtop centre speaker is bung! what to do Hey guys, I have a Astina hardtop 96, which has a centre speaker. Hooking it up was easy, have had it hooked up for a few months. Its bung now, starts crackling, etc. Apart from just not using it, what can I do to replace it? It appears to be a 2.75" speaker (7cm from side to side), and I havent been able to find any speakers of the same size. Ideas? possible to source a speaker this size?

08-04-2008, 06:15 PM	#2
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	Centre speaker? Ive got a hardtop and have never come across this. You have the rear quarter panel, the front doors and the tweeter in the dash. Am i missing something? Where is this 7cm speaker located? __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

08-04-2008, 06:26 PM	#4
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	redline the centre speaker is the tweeter in the dash. its under the grill, you may not have it. __________________ Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you. '97 1.8L Hardtop '93 3.0L TT 3000GT

08-04-2008, 07:36 PM	#5
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	its there but i didn't think it was 7cm. i guess its been a while since ive been in the astina and had a close enough look. __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

13-04-2008, 08:18 PM	#7
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Dogo at one point was going to fit something better (3.5icn from memory), but i don't think he ever did due to needing to cut stuff under the dash to get anything to fit. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

08-04-2008, 06:19 PM	#3
Storm Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hervey Bay, QLD Car: Astina Hardtop Posts: 3	apparantly some models come with it, and some dont. its located on the dash, in the middle. yours may be one that doesnt come with it.

13-04-2008, 08:12 PM	#6
Storm Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hervey Bay, QLD Car: Astina Hardtop Posts: 3	still no ideas guys? There doesnt appear to be any place to mount anything bigger.

13-04-2008, 08:36 PM	#8
Cincinnatus Nate Dog Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney Car: Dah! Posts: 539 View Photos By: Cincinnatus	don't know why you'd bother, it produces absoloutley rubbish sound. Anything u hear from it is bounced off glass, so a really nasty sound! Just pull it out, cut the wires goin to it, and enjoy the other 4. Spend your time replacing them if sound quality is what u r after. __________________ "and history shall tremble at the name, Sydney Applebaum!!!" "love between two people is a wonderfull thing, between three it's fantastic"

13-04-2008, 08:43 PM	#9
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Depends if you've got a 5.1 HU or not __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

14-04-2008, 10:47 AM	#10
Dogo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Melb, Aus Car: Mazda 323 BA BPT transplant Posts: 3,459 View Photos By: Dogo	Yup I was going to put in a 3.5 speaker in there. You need to cut some of the plastic under the grill to get it to fit, but it does go in with careful placement of the grill's "legs" __________________ [ Turbo BA ] see my readers ride

14-04-2008, 01:57 PM	#12
Dogo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Melb, Aus Car: Mazda 323 BA BPT transplant Posts: 3,459 View Photos By: Dogo	no problemo They've both spare really. I cut up the dash and never put the speaker in. I have a clarion centre speaker amp as well. Does your HU have speaker out for the centre channel or just RCA ? __________________ [ Turbo BA ] see my readers ride

14-04-2008, 02:00 PM	#13
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	I like cutting stuff! Good point - i'll have to check. It may be RCA. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1 Last edited by Rupewrecht; 14-04-2008 at 02:07 PM.