Do I put 3 way componenets into my 2009 VW GLI?

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

a 2 way system will be much simpler to install. It will take some fabrication on your part probably to get a mid-range that fits that opening on the dash.

The mid isn't on the dash. Please, if you're going to recommend that he do something at least have a slight idea of the situation at hand.

yes, a 2way would be A LOT easier. In all reality all you would have to do is unscrew and screw the speakers and crossovers.... i like to make things a lot more complicated though

Two way, normally would be easier to setup and get sounding decent. In his case an easy two way setup is going to be 3.5-4" mid and 1" tweet. The midbass is firing into his butt cheek, so a 6.5" two way comp set is going to **** horribly, unless he gets the shop to do custom door pods to move the midbass more up front.

A correctly installed 2 way will out perform mediocre installed 3 way. Also the factory locations with indash midranges may work for the factory speakers but might not with another brand.

Also i liked my cdt es643's, i have a dls ir8 midbass on the way so i can tell you how the midbass compared between the two when i get them installed.

Again, there aren't any speakers on the dash. Midbass is by the *** cheek, midrange is a bit below the window sil, and the tweet is in the sail panel.

 

[gorillajoe 10+ year member]

I personally am not to concerned about midbass in my vw (mostly cuz my Power T2 handles all the bass i want) but i would rather not have my speakers blowing into my *** and i dont have the money or the know how to fabricate some speaker holes, could i get a 6.5 2 way and just add another speaker to the crossover (i am not running active) in that 3.5-4" hole???

 

[Moonraker 10+ year member]

A friend of mine has a three way set up by Focal in his Golf ( is a GLI a Golf ) in the stock door locations. Speakers are simply let down by the locations which are crap, but hey it has ten speakers right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif .

As said woofer at the back of the door, has a mid just forward of your ears and a tweeter in the mirror panel. He is sticking with the speakers which we know can perform given the chance but he is building a pod for the mid and tweeter to go on the very outside corners of the dashboard which is nice and deep //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif should give nice staging and hopefully reasonably good imaging due to the deep dash, if he can get them right back in the corners anyhow //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif