xantia door speakers

eddmeister · Unread post by **eddmeister** » 24 May 2006, 16:43

hi all sorry to be a burden but i have recently purchased a xantia turbo diesel 1997

now i currently have no speakers in the front or rear doors but all wiring is there

so can anybody enlighten me as to the sizes i need to purchase for both the front doors and the rear doors

any info/help would be much appreciated many thanks in anticipation for any replies

davetd · Unread post by **davetd** » 24 May 2006, 18:26

Fronts 130mm
Rears 100mm

eddmeister · Unread post by **eddmeister** » 24 May 2006, 18:35

davetd wrote:Fronts 130mm
Rears 100mm

many thanks for your reply

i am not too good on mm sizes but assume they are approx 5" and 4" respectively

upon measuring the said spaces in the doors i come to the conclusin that the fronts are 6.5" 17cm which i assume is 170mm / and the rears are 5" approx 13cm which i assume is 130mm

can anyone confirm which of the above are correct ?

many thanks edd

Unread post by **user_3150** » 24 May 2006, 19:33

Yours are correct Edd 17 front and 13 rear both common sizes. I got some 2 ways for the rear doors and some Mid range ones for the front as there should be tweeters up on the dashboard. If not get custom fit ones which will have a set of tweeters and mid ranges in them. Make sure they say "to fit Citroen"
For example :
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /4822.html
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... d/223.html
Obviously these are the cheapest but it's up to you how much you want to spend. Good luck.

eddmeister · Unread post by **eddmeister** » 24 May 2006, 19:40

Alec wrote:Yours are correct Edd 17 front and 13 rear both common sizes. I got some 2 ways for the rear doors and some Mid range ones for the front as there should be tweeters up on the dashboard. If not get custom fit ones which will have a set of tweeters and mid ranges in them. Make sure they say "to fit Citroen"
For example :
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /4822.html
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... d/223.html
Obviously these are the cheapest but it's up to you how much you want to spend. Good luck.

ahhh many thanks alec thought i was goin mad for a few minutes there

am looking into custom fit as i cant be bothered with too much hassle tbh

once again many thanks sir for clearing up the confusion i owe you a pint 8)

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 24 May 2006, 20:38

5" and 4"? you must be nearly as old as me! To make sure you get the right ones and cheap, a trip to the scrapyard might be in order.

eddmeister · Unread post by **eddmeister** » 24 May 2006, 20:51

Peter.N. wrote:5" and 4"? you must be nearly as old as me! To make sure you get the right ones and cheap, a trip to the scrapyard might be in order.

cheeky buggar you ....................... im still on the right side of 40 i'll have you know by 8 years too

and they definately are 6.5" and 5"

Mandrake · Unread post by **Mandrake** » 24 May 2006, 22:46

Peter.N. wrote:5" and 4"? you must be nearly as old as me! To make sure you get the right ones and cheap, a trip to the scrapyard might be in order.

Actually inches are still used for specifying speaker diameters even in metric countries.... don't ask me why....

Other properties like the excursion are measured in metric though...

Regards,
Simon

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 24 May 2006, 23:49

Like tyres, still measured in inches even on the continent.

eddmiester - Sorry, I'm double that and a few more too

and I should know about speakers being measured in inches - I'm a TV engineer!

awg2 · Unread post by **awg2** » 25 May 2006, 10:43

Alec,
are the ones you refer to better than or of a comparable standard to the original fitments?

Unread post by **user_3150** » 25 May 2006, 18:47

To be honest they were the first I came to to show what I was on about. I would think they would be better than the originals though. The ones that I got for the front doors of mine were louder than the originals but had no bass response at all, so I ended up just changing the rear door speakers and the tweeters in the dashboard. The best advice is either have a play about in Hellfords or go to an independent car stereo specialist for advice. I've not been to clued up on Car hi-fi for a while being married and mortgaged. I'm as old as eddmeister you see. The last time a had a quality stereo was about 15 years ago.

davetd · Unread post by **davetd** » 25 May 2006, 20:19

Hellfords sold me two pairs of sony 2 way speakers (intended for cars that already have the speaker aperature and grilles) They sound fantastic with the original dashboard tweeters as well. On the box they say suitable for Citroen, Ford, Mazda etc.

Ps Sorry I got my speaker sizes wrong, I've just put a set in my wifes new Golf and remembered the wrong sizes

Unread post by **user_3150** » 26 May 2006, 18:58

Don't worry davetd old age catches up with us all no matter how old we are.