Following Nascar's lead

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:46 am

I went ahead and bought new speakers for my car...the Dual Illuminites like nascar..... however i got 4 - 6.5 and 2 - 6x9. the 6.5s are going to replace the stock ones and i'm planning on putting the two 6x9's on the sides in the rear where the two storage compartments are. I got these speakershttp://www.thetwistergroup.com....htmlhttp://www.thetwistergroup.com....html

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:40 am

Great! I've been thinking of doing the same, but there are a few other mods higher on the list.Let us know how they sound! (I might just move it up the list )p.s. is that the right size or does the hole have to be cut bigger to mount them?

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:07 pm

the doors are 6.5 but you would have to cut the screen out..the 6x9's will have to be custom made

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:19 pm

Cool! I have always loved cole's speakers. You should do a how-to for wiring up the leds. So, I know what to do when I am ready to do mine. lol. Nice price on the speakers also.

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:20 pm

So the only thing that has to be done is cutting the stock screen out of the door panel? How complicated is that? Any recommended techniques? Or does it even CUT out?Would it be possible to mount the speakers with the stock grille?I'm still thinking about the 6x9s. I could install them in the custom hard cargo cover I'm in the process of making.That's a great price. The stock counter online says they have 3 pairs of the 6.5" round ones left and 14 pairs of the 6x9". I'm getting 2 pairs of the 6.5 tonight. *ORDERED*How hard would it be to install a switch to turn them on/off?I could get a blank panel like the ones to the left of the steering wheel, swap out the "coin holder" on the console under the brake lever, and mount a switch there. That would control all internal neon/led and the speaker lights... Bad (removed)!

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:48 pm

nascar did you do the wiring for your Illuminite's on your own? or did someone else do them for you?

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:48 am

Looking at my last post I can kick back and laugh at myself. I swear I didn't see this before. I searched for his topics and found THIS THREADI'm still interested to know how he got the power from the interior to the door without it looking half-done (hanging out when you open the door).

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:03 am

for the leds yea i did the wireing on my own and you do not have to cut out the door grate thingy for the speaker it will fit. let me find my post of the wireing heres the wireing how to i posted. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=19440 im here to answer any questions you have.

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:49 am

are these the ones you bought or a different model?http://www.thetwistergroup.com....htmlI was wondering how you hid the power wires from the 12v to the lighting elements of the illuminites. Did you drill through the metal or go under the moulding? My main concern is being able to hide the power wires so they don't hang out in the interior.Also, have you had any problems with window clearance in front?Did you try using the manufacturer-supplied grilles to see if the sound was better than with the stock mesh ones? I do like the idea of more coverage (better protection) of the speaker cones.Last question for now . Did you use the OEM spacer? I'm worried about the door panel fitting back on.I'm also going to hardwire some interior neons and led bars to the same switch. That's the perfect place for it, and so convenient right next to the power source!*edit* DOES ANYTHING NEED TO BE DISCONNECTED BEFORE INSTALLATION BEGINS??? I don't want the airbags going off or anything like that.

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:38 pm

BestBuy.com sells them... $51.99/pairTheTwisterGroup.com... $31.12/pairThe speakers are 4-ohm impedance so they'll work with the Vibe's stock HU.Best Buy also quotes installation for a set of speakers at $32.99 to 41.99. Just think of the money you'll save NOT going through Best Buy. But I can't help but wonder, would they install the power for the lights too, since they're IllumiNITEs? OTW it's completely pointless to get them professionally installed. I'm just wondering if I should have them do the front ones so I don't have to destroy the stock speakers. Can you say resale?

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:55 pm

Quote, originally posted by azsapphire87 Â»are these the ones you bought or a different model?-these are the newer model mine are an older model. but they still are the same thing.http://www.thetwistergroup.com....htmlI was wondering how you hid the power wires from the 12v to the lighting elements of the illuminites. Did you drill through the metal or go under the moulding? My main concern is being able to hide the power wires so they don't hang out in the interior.-i ran the wires from the speaker thru the little hose thing coneting to the door and the body and ran them down the door line and under the seats to the outlet.Also, have you had any problems with window clearance in front?-no i used the original bracket(you have to clip away the things holding the stock speaker in place, yes you have to destroy the fron speakers)Did you try using the manufacturer-supplied grilles to see if the sound was better than with the stock mesh ones? I do like the idea of more coverage (better protection) of the speaker cones.- no i still have the grills in their box. i liked the look of not messing with the door grills.Last question for now . Did you use the OEM spacer? I'm worried about the door panel fitting back on.- yes but i only used the spacers on the rear. but still there has been no problem with clearance with or with out those spacers.I'm also going to hardwire some interior neons and led bars to the same switch. That's the perfect place for it, and so convenient right next to the power source!*edit* DOES ANYTHING NEED TO BE DISCONNECTED BEFORE INSTALLATION BEGINS??? I don't want the airbags going off or anything like that.- no nothing has to be disconected just make sure you unplug the lighter from the white clip thing, so you dont blow a fuse.

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:56 am

Thanks! I can't wait until they arrive so I can put 'em in! There's sure to be plenty of pics.

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:32 am

man thats Cheap! but i got mine from a buddy who works at a Best Buy here in SA. so i got the warranty on them

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:56 pm

so any updates got them on and ready or still a few Q/A's left?

Vibr8tr · Post by **Vibr8tr** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:04 pm

I am wondering how they fit with the front windows. I remember reading the thread about how most speakers had troubles in the front with the windows. Let us know.Also, as a side note, since you are a Nascar Xpert..... who is your driver?

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:18 pm

well i'm still waiting on them to get here..UPS delivered them to the wrong address so they had to go pick them up and send them up here

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:22 pm

Quote, originally posted by Vibr8tr Â»I am wondering how they fit with the front windows. I remember reading the thread about how most speakers had troubles in the front with the windows. Let us know.i have no problems iwth window clearance at all so there should be no worries at all with these speakers.Quote, originally posted by Vibr8tr Â»Also, as a side note, since you are a Nascar Xpert..... who is your driver?Was Ricky Ruud (and still is even though hes not racing yet) now its Kasey Kahne

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:07 am

Finally got around to installing them. Only did the speakers though, didn't have enough time yet to wire the LEDs. Pics will come along soon.For anyone wondering about the front speaker installation, I used these brackets: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-V...AC656

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:04 pm

i used the stock ones and tore in to them to be able to use it.

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:55 am

finally got my front two installed today will post pics in a minute.

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:08 am

Driver door

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joholste · Post by **joholste** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:11 am

here's the passenger door.. I still haven't lit up the LEDs i can't decide what i want to splice into to get the power from.

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NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:23 pm

this is what i did:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=19440

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:53 pm

Looks real good,nice job

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:30 am

Nice work, Joseph!

Whelan · Post by **Whelan** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:34 am

They do look cool, but I can't help but be skeptical on a speaker that only costs $32? Even a base decent pair of Infinity Reference cost $100 for the pair.

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:36 am

they sound much better than the stock speakers. 4-way is definitely a very crisp sound. I like it alot

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:48 pm

so any new updates for yall??

azsapphire87 · Post by **azsapphire87** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:16 am

I'm doing the light install tonight!!!!

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:54 pm

good luck and post pics when finished. (even though i know how they look already )

Vibr8tr · Post by **Vibr8tr** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:45 am

I just want to know about the 6x9's in the cargo area, that is a great Idea... The back door speakers do almost nothing in my Vibe, so I thought why not just by-pass them all together, and put some bigger ones in the cargo area?Basically, I don't like the idea of tearing apart the doors and cutting away at that area... but I guess I would have to cut into the cargo area either way, huh?

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:19 am

With this threads title Quote Â»Following Nascar's lead, i thought you were going in circles... lol

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