73-87 door speakers

[Richard]

A tip for people running those small baffles on door speakers, cut the bottom half off of at least drill a a 2" hole in the bottom. Most of the speakers being run that I see are designed for infinite baffle type enclosures. You are really limiting the bass/mid bass by putting them in such small enclosures. I just use a piece of 3 mil plastic sheet draped over the top half of the speaker if I am worried about water.

[SunSoaked]

Originally Posted by Richard

A tip for people running those small baffles on door speakers, cut the bottom half off of at least drill a a 2" hole in the bottom. Most of the speakers being run that I see are designed for infinite baffle type enclosures. You are really limiting the bass/mid bass by putting them in such small enclosures. I just use a piece of 3 mil plastic sheet draped over the top half of the speaker if I am worried about water.

Unless of course your running a sub. Then you should be cutting the bass of those door speakers with a crossover or cap/coil below what the baffles might do.

[sweetk30]

there real rear but gm did do door speakers . i had a set in a 1980 k30 with crazy options .

they were mid height of the panel .

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Richard

A tip for people running those small baffles on door speakers, cut the bottom half off of at least drill a a 2" hole in the bottom. Most of the speakers being run that I see are designed for infinite baffle type enclosures. You are really limiting the bass/mid bass by putting them in such small enclosures. I just use a piece of 3 mil plastic sheet draped over the top half of the speaker if I am worried about water.

a 2" hole won't do much good unless you have real crappy speakers...then it may improve them
i cut the bottom off my baffles and in no way do they affect the bass, majority of my bass comes from a pair of subs anyways. have tried many other ways, pieces of plastic over the speakers, ALWAYS came off and would get tangled in the window track, tried old margarine tubs, tried home-made sheet metal covers, none ever lasted long or worked the greatest (biggest prob i found was keeping them on the doors and not coming off)
pre-made baffles are about the simplest, easiest way of keeping speakers dry i have found, with none of the "staying put" probs, once there mounted to the speaker, they are'nt ever coming off.
i like easy and simple...
and i live in the PNW, rain capital of north america...

[Greasey Harley]

Originally Posted by Richard

A tip for people running those small baffles on door speakers, cut the bottom half off of at least drill a a 2" hole in the bottom. Most of the speakers being run that I see are designed for infinite baffle type enclosures. You are really limiting the bass/mid bass by putting them in such small enclosures. I just use a piece of 3 mil plastic sheet draped over the top half of the speaker if I am worried about water.

It's always good to go back and check on old posts.

Might I assume, this is why my stereo has almost no bass? I Don't have a sub, but my stereo is seriously lacking in bass and mid range. Old country sounds okay, Rock and metal is marginal, Hip-Hop is a No-Go.
I might have to modify my baffles.

Update:

I cut my Boom Matts out just like this pic. WOW what a difference.
Originally, I was seriously disappointed in my new speakers. After this mod to the foam baffles, there is a significant improvement.
Before, as the volume increased, the bass dropped off significantly. So, at half volume or above it sounded crappy and tinny.
Now, it sounds full and proper.
Thanks for the great tip.
-Russ