Best place to mount tweeters in the LB?

[IsLNdbOi]

Anyone have pics. of where you've installed your tweeters? In my '07LB, I mounted them here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/9ff94be2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/2d13ff43.jpg




This time I'd like to mount them like this:

http://homepage.mac.com/jean.benjaminl/.Pictures/Image%204.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/jean.benjaminl/.Pictures/Image%208.jpg

Not sure if I'd flush mount them there or put them on the angled mounting cups to point them more towards the driver and passenger.

I don't want to install tweeters on those door panels again because I always had noise coming from the tweeters when installed there. I replaced their wires (from the tweeters to the crossovers and from the crossovers to the amp.), changed the gains on my amp., tried ground loop isolators and even replaced the tweeters. Nothing fixed the hiss and noise coming from the tweeters when mounted in those door panels.

Not sure if the tweeters could be mounted on those pillars though (like in the bottom-most pic.) because I think I have side-curtain airbags behind them.

[IsLNdbOi]

Too bad they don't make these with only one "gauge pod" for the Yaris and also for both driver and passenger side:

http://www.pillarpod.com/Items/gs-345?&caSKU=gs-345&caTitle=Toyota%20Yaris%20Triple%20Pillar%20Pod


Would be prefect for tweeters.

[battleversiontc]

i think they might make a pillar pod for the right side i have one in my crx from autometer thats for a rhd might have to do some searching as far as the single idk about that one have you tried ebay

[IsLNdbOi]

They make universal pods that attach to the A-pillar and have two gauge pods on each. Not sure though how well they'd fit on the Yaris's A-pillar. Also the gauge holes are like 2.5" in diameter. Too big for most tweeters.

[natethegreat38]

Too bad they don't make these with only one "gauge pod" for the Yaris and also for both driver and passenger side:

http://www.pillarpod.com/Items/gs-345?&caSKU=gs-345&caTitle=Toyota%20Yaris%20Triple%20Pillar%20Pod


Would be prefect for tweeters.

Since the Yaris is sold around the world (for Right hand drive countries also), I'm sure you can buy one for a LHD car (US driver's side) and one for a RHD car (US passenger's side) ??? Did that make sense ????:iono:

[natethegreat38]

oh, and BTW: I mounted my tweets on the door, which saved a lot of time and hassle. They are right next to the door handle, on the front end of the vehicle. It saved me from having to take off the A-pillar paneling, etc... I think they really look OEM. I will get some pix up soon

[IsLNdbOi]

They do make one that just snaps over the A-Pillar. It has two gauge pods on each one and it's a universal one so not sure how well it would fit on the Yaris's A-Pillar.

Driver's side:
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/Universal-Dual-Gauge-A-Pillar-Pod.aspx
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/ProductImages/GS_Dual.jpg


Passenger's side:
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/Universal-Dual-Gauge-A-Pillar-Pod-1.aspx
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/ProductImages/GS_Dual.jpg


I guess I could make do with these.



The driver's side one would have a tweeter in one pod and one of these in its second pod:
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-98655517280318_2026_4869088
I don't want or need a tach.. A compass would be much more useful to me.


The passenger's side would have the other tweeter and I haven't thought of what I'd put in its second pod yet.

[natethegreat38]

^^ not trying to knock your post, but the pix look the same... Maybe Glow Shift used the same pic for both??:iono:

[IsLNdbOi]

Yeah, they did use the same pic. for both.

[battleversiontc]

you could always shape it if its close by heating it up alittle cause i had to do that for my crx to put my rhd pod in

[pennyracer]

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc74/boydstir2291/IMG00002.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc74/boydstir2291/speakerpod.jpg

[IsLNdbOi]

What's with all the necro. thread bumps lately?

[cali yaris]

IsLNdbOi, the sound is better from the first position.

[pennyracer]

i would say you want all the speakers in the front stage pointed at you ware your ears are if at all possible ? thats what have been told

[goku87]

i would say you want all the speakers in the front stage pointed at you ware your ears are if at all possible ? thats what have been told

you have the coolest speaker setup in your doors. just fyi. wish i could figure out how to replicate it.

[pennyracer]

thank you i like the setup myself you dont see those around town in a yaris that is why i did them like that not to mention they sound pretty damn good if i must say myself

[goku87]

thank you i like the setup myself you dont see those around town in a yaris that is why i did them like that not to mention they sound pretty damn good if i must say myself

If I get another Yaris, would you mind if I stole your idea?

[pennyracer]

no problem i dont have any choice in what another person does with there yaris . i just wont hand someone all the info so i have to look at a copy of my setup on this site ! i do enjoy looking at other ideas on this site after all thats what makes this site works so well for me so much info to work with have you seen the doors without the panels on the whole car now top to bottom is double linned with raamat sound deadning the single best thing you can do to these little tin roller skates to kill the major road noise they produce . post pics if you decide to make some pods for the doors

[goku87]

post pics if you decide to make some pods for the doors

oh i shall. :)

as for the road noise, not gonna lie, compared to my cavalier it was ridiculously quiet in my yaris lol.

[pennyracer]

well if you rode in mine its big big difference from a stock yaris by far oh after you do the pods we can talk about a few things that you will come across after the job is done keep me posted its well worth it to have something most dont have :)

[goku87]

Hmm sounds good.