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Help with JBL speaker repair - refoam gone wrong?
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<blockquote data-quote="BenH" data-source="post: 8865210" data-attributes="member: 690429"><p>Yeah, and I really do appreciate the help - not meaning to sound ungrateful (seriously you're going above and beyond). </p><p> Also, it isn't just you - and while everyone who has been active in here is trying to help the process has been similar most places I have asked for help. I explain the siuation and am told things like "don't repair the speakers, oh any speaker will work, oh there are tons of 2 ohm speakers that can do the job, etc." But, as we've seen - when it all comes down to it, are there really? There is nothing that is a direct replacement (short of the $700 a pair OEM replacement) and even you - someone with lots of knowledge and experience comes up with only the same 2 that I was able to Google and find that are 2-ohm!</p><p></p><p>One of the audio places I went to even said they almost always take these in for repair because its such a PITA to find replacements for them.</p><p></p><p>Part of the frustration is that although I am not super knowledgeable I did come in here armed a bit with the prior research I did including the video, blog posts, and other things that stuck in my brain from the Toyota forums and I feel we had to re-invent the wheel sort of. I understand you are trying to uncover other issues that may be problematic, and I appreciate it - I'm just starting to get burn out on what I was hoping was going to be a relatively simple answer.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I'm leaning to the coaxial install so I don't have to worry about the tweeter mounts at all. I think/hope I can reuse my tweeter bracket on the new 6x9 component option, but if not then I need to wire tweeters elsewhere. Which I think might be a problem.</p><p></p><p>Do you see any particular advantage to doing one over the other?</p><p></p><p>I'm also 95% sure that the front door speakers are just the same 6x9 mids that are in the rear. One of mine is working fine and I'm hoping that with refoaming I'm going to be able to fix at least 2 of the 4 total original speakers I have. If I can, then I think I can just use the 2 (whether they were the front original, or the rear) for the front. This might not be possible, because although I know they are supposed to be 6x9 mid JBLs, I'm not sure if the bracket structure is the same. I might try to access them later this week and would know.</p><p></p><p>Anyway - I might be off base for the tweeter install, and I can put up some pictures if it helps - but if I have to attach tweeters somewhere else doesn't that mean both:</p><p>a) I have to drill into the metal deck to place them and</p><p>b) drill/dremel some opening in my rear deck cover for the sound to come out (i.e. let their grills come through the top)</p><p>?</p><p></p><p>Another option that we can probably do is component 6.5 speakers. I think they make an adapter that will allow me to mount a 6.5 and tweeter right next to each other. However, I don't know what the drawback of that is? Less volume from a smaller mid?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BenH, post: 8865210, member: 690429"] Yeah, and I really do appreciate the help - not meaning to sound ungrateful (seriously you're going above and beyond). Also, it isn't just you - and while everyone who has been active in here is trying to help the process has been similar most places I have asked for help. I explain the siuation and am told things like "don't repair the speakers, oh any speaker will work, oh there are tons of 2 ohm speakers that can do the job, etc." But, as we've seen - when it all comes down to it, are there really? There is nothing that is a direct replacement (short of the $700 a pair OEM replacement) and even you - someone with lots of knowledge and experience comes up with only the same 2 that I was able to Google and find that are 2-ohm! One of the audio places I went to even said they almost always take these in for repair because its such a PITA to find replacements for them. Part of the frustration is that although I am not super knowledgeable I did come in here armed a bit with the prior research I did including the video, blog posts, and other things that stuck in my brain from the Toyota forums and I feel we had to re-invent the wheel sort of. I understand you are trying to uncover other issues that may be problematic, and I appreciate it - I'm just starting to get burn out on what I was hoping was going to be a relatively simple answer. Personally, I'm leaning to the coaxial install so I don't have to worry about the tweeter mounts at all. I think/hope I can reuse my tweeter bracket on the new 6x9 component option, but if not then I need to wire tweeters elsewhere. Which I think might be a problem. Do you see any particular advantage to doing one over the other? I'm also 95% sure that the front door speakers are just the same 6x9 mids that are in the rear. One of mine is working fine and I'm hoping that with refoaming I'm going to be able to fix at least 2 of the 4 total original speakers I have. If I can, then I think I can just use the 2 (whether they were the front original, or the rear) for the front. This might not be possible, because although I know they are supposed to be 6x9 mid JBLs, I'm not sure if the bracket structure is the same. I might try to access them later this week and would know. Anyway - I might be off base for the tweeter install, and I can put up some pictures if it helps - but if I have to attach tweeters somewhere else doesn't that mean both: a) I have to drill into the metal deck to place them and b) drill/dremel some opening in my rear deck cover for the sound to come out (i.e. let their grills come through the top) ? Another option that we can probably do is component 6.5 speakers. I think they make an adapter that will allow me to mount a 6.5 and tweeter right next to each other. However, I don't know what the drawback of that is? Less volume from a smaller mid? [/QUOTE]
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