Best tweeter location - Toyota Yaris Forums

ChinoCharles · 07-14-2006, 10:19 AM

So yeah, I just got my 2007 Yaris w/ the TRD suspension. First of all, if anyone is wondering, yes... the TRD suspension offered is worth it. All those people that told me this car was a mousey little joke quickly changed their tune after 5 minutes on some Ohio backroads. Anyway, I've been searching the internet up and down for any type of aftermarket parts for this thing with little to no luck so far. I figure what the hell... if you can't make it faster you might as well make it louder.

I've got an Alpine head unit and I miss the sound quality I used to have in my Eclipse, so I figure it is time for some speakers. I plan on buying components at least for the front, but when I was scoping the interior out for a good place for a tweeter I was kind of dumbfounded. The classic spot for tweeters (at least in my experience) is on the A pillar or somewhere on the dashboard, but that just wouldn't work in this car. Everything is too close to your face. I was advised by a less-than-trustworthy source that the place for the tweeters would be right above the door handles, but I don't see how that makes much sense. I don't know, maybe I am wrong. Has anyone installed components in their Yaris/Vitz yet, and if so where did you put the tweeters and would you do it differently if the world was perfect and you could undo that hole you just cut in your car?

And I guess on a side note, who has components all the way around? Where did you mount stuff in the back? I really don't think that would quite be necessary in this car, I have shoes larger than this thing. But hey, if you guys say it makes a big difference than so be it.

Oh, and hooray for my first post.

07-14-2006, 10:19 AM	#1
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Best tweeter location So yeah, I just got my 2007 Yaris w/ the TRD suspension. First of all, if anyone is wondering, yes... the TRD suspension offered is worth it. All those people that told me this car was a mousey little joke quickly changed their tune after 5 minutes on some Ohio backroads. Anyway, I've been searching the internet up and down for any type of aftermarket parts for this thing with little to no luck so far. I figure what the hell... if you can't make it faster you might as well make it louder. I've got an Alpine head unit and I miss the sound quality I used to have in my Eclipse, so I figure it is time for some speakers. I plan on buying components at least for the front, but when I was scoping the interior out for a good place for a tweeter I was kind of dumbfounded. The classic spot for tweeters (at least in my experience) is on the A pillar or somewhere on the dashboard, but that just wouldn't work in this car. Everything is too close to your face. I was advised by a less-than-trustworthy source that the place for the tweeters would be right above the door handles, but I don't see how that makes much sense. I don't know, maybe I am wrong. Has anyone installed components in their Yaris/Vitz yet, and if so where did you put the tweeters and would you do it differently if the world was perfect and you could undo that hole you just cut in your car? And I guess on a side note, who has components all the way around? Where did you mount stuff in the back? I really don't think that would quite be necessary in this car, I have shoes larger than this thing. But hey, if you guys say it makes a big difference than so be it. Oh, and hooray for my first post.