Upgrading a Punto60SX mk1 - suggestions?

[collie666]

Just taken possesion of a late mk1 (early 99) punto. Perfect order except the ICE's a bit naff - goodmans GE7109? and the left hand dash speaker is knackered (distorted to hell once the volumes any way turned up).

So, seeing as I'm a novice to all this ICE stuff I was wondering if anyone's got some suggestions!

As I understand it, the front dash speakers are 87mm & the rear parcel panel ones are 100mm. I'm not into doing any serious kind of internal cutting of panels (don't have the skill or the tools) but just want to give the audio a bit of a leg up.

From what I've found on the web, the most "recommended" option is components on the front and a sub @ back. While this is the "ideal" - I can't realistically see way of fitting components into the dash without spending my next few months doing a workshop course at night...

It would obviously simpler to replace all 4 speakers and put in a decent HU. But given the availble space to mount the speaker, won't the sound stage be really messed up, what with those tiny 3.5" jobs @ front?

Cheers for any advice!
Colm.

 

[CinquePunto]

The best ways to deal with the fronts are A) get a decent head unit with Low Pass Filter (so that the speaker don't deal with bass) or B) get a pair of bass blockers, which cut out frequencies below 150hz, or really deep bass...

As always, it is probably best to stick with well known names, at least for the head unit, as this can be passed from car to car (why pay less for something you wont be happy with, and have to upgrade later on at extra cost?)

I have some Blaupunkt speakers up front, which seem to be ok so far, and did have some 10cm speakers in the back, but have now got some 6.5" JBL speakers in the parcel shelf. I have a sub in the boot, so you get better sound from round speakers than 6x9s IMO...

As always, Im sure Luke will offer some "sound" advice.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!!!

 

[project-cinqy]

We're running standard 87's at the mo, but we're looking at the blaupunkt's or some sony's. We've got sony 10cm in the rear and sony 6x9's for the bass in the parcel shelf. The 6x9's are running from a small amp at the mo, and the whole lot runs off a sony MP3 head unit. We're having a sub box made for a 12" sub and the amp. You can get the door pods off the elx/gt models that fit onto the doors but we' haven't gone that far yet.

Jon+Em