What size tweerers fit in the sail panels?
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Originally Posted by PopcornPlaya
Do you own a dremel tool? They may need modification depending on depth, etc...
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Rep Power: 287 Yes, I do own a Dremel. Probably the best thing I own....other than a DVD burner.
Anyway....are you talking about the sails with the factory tweeter pods? I checked my "smooth" ones and it looks near impossible to dremel out a hole to mount the tweeters. Not enough clearance back there with the wires for the mirror.
Anyway....are you talking about the sails with the factory tweeter pods? I checked my "smooth" ones and it looks near impossible to dremel out a hole to mount the tweeters. Not enough clearance back there with the wires for the mirror.
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Rep Power: 304 I didn't look at your profile. I managed to get a set of EX coupe sails to work in a sedan. Another idea would be to take the stock sail panels from your sedan and mount them via a surface mount cup. From there, glass it to make it look like the EX flush mount. Just a few ideas I had.
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I could do that, but if I can get the EX sails for $7 each at my dealer and the install will go very smooth, I'd rather go that route. And I've never glassed anything before.
I could do that, but if I can get the EX sails for $7 each at my dealer and the install will go very smooth, I'd rather go that route. And I've never glassed anything before.
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Rep Power: 304 In that case, the EX sails will work perfectly. You may have to cut and trim them a little to accomodate the flush mount cup, but they're not a problem. That's the method I'd recommend and use every time.
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Rep Power: 0 diamond audio tweeters fit...i'm running diamond audio m3 components right now, and using EX sail panel
the m3's came with 2 sets of adaptors for the tweeters, one set was too long to fit, but the other set was perfect fit.
the m3's came with 2 sets of adaptors for the tweeters, one set was too long to fit, but the other set was perfect fit.
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Originally Posted by BassKadett
Thank you. So a 1 incher is the correct size?
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Rep Power: 304 I was saying that they should fit. True, some of the cups would need more modification than others, and more than likely the plastic in the bottom of the existing cup will have to be removed. I did my first set with a razor blade, exacto knife, 40 grit sand paper, and finished with 120 grit. It too a little longer than the dremel, but it's not too hard to manage without.
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Originally Posted by PopcornPlaya
I was saying that they should fit. True, some of the cups would need more modification than others, and more than likely the plastic in the bottom of the existing cup will have to be removed. I did my first set with a razor blade, exacto knife, 40 grit sand paper, and finished with 120 grit. It too a little longer than the dremel, but it's not too hard to manage without.
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Rep Power: 287 I'm really not sure yet. I'd like to angle them towards me as much as possible, but I'm not sure that's possible with the EX sails. If I knew how to glass I could make it exactly how I want with the ones I have now. Any ideas?
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Rep Power: 287 Well I got my components last Thursday and picked up the EX tweeter pods and installed the tweeters today. It took me about an hour of being moderately careful and I think they came out great. This is my first time doing something like this, but it was pretty easy. Just grinding/sanding/cutting the inside so they fit perfectly. Here's one of em.
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Rep Power: 287 Thanks! I had to use a bit of finesse to fit em in there. There was a little bump on the inside of the pod that I knew had to come off and I took maybe 1mm off of the entire inside diameter. I also had to grind away some in the corner and side of the pod to get the clearence I need to get a perfectly flush fit.
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