gbartt

Home speakers, in general, are a bad idea in a car, because of the dampness there.

danyman

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have u ever looked at stock speakers.. some cars have untreated paper cones with foam surround and it works. so y is diy speakers such a bad idea..

gbartt

In my view, DIY is not the same as home speakers. Any respectable automotive speaker is designed for the auto environment, ie temp extremes, vibration, humidity, etc. Needs not generally designed in to a home style speaker.

sheathensemble

I think placement is key. I can see exposure to sunlight or water causing harm...

I don't follow on the vibration statement though...

JohnVroom

You have a point that needs to be made but automotive speakers dont work well wet either... but if you are using kick panels and A-pillars it isnt much of an issue.

I think the moisture/ humidity issue is a concern for the door, and if you are buying pricey drivers you should protect them as needed. I have never seen automotive vibration being an issue for any driver (now someone with a jeep and a winch should chime in...). But sunlight is an issue for pro or home drivers and could shorten the life of a product mounted in the rear deck or dash (I have also had UV damage to automotive speakers as well)

DIY must include home and automotive and marine and pro audio, as a group DIY are essentially monkeys with footballs, and are prone to experimentation and failure with the occasional success story.

sheathensemble

Finally got my order today... starting the install tomorrow!

Gen.Ben

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cant wait to see the progress on this.

Pics are a must

sheathensemble

no use for the vifas at this point... had another idea... but i must say these vifas seem to be top notch quality


I am currently trying to upload some pics I took of the drivers... having troubles, but i should have 'em up in a min.

I am going to get this business done asap, so i should have installed pics in a couple of days!

sheathensemble

picture of the drivers... dayton puck tactiles for under the front seats... 6.5" tb mini subs for midbass 80-180 hz... I will post some pics of the vifas aswell, these things are really cool

kevmurray

Those Vifa 6.5" drivers are beautiful! What are you going to do with them? Which tweets and mids did you buy?