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CFB

Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Up North somewhere....
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2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Manual Stornoway Grey

Speakers into the seat boxes?

Has anyone ever fitted any speakers into the seat/battery boxes? Thinking of some 6.5" units firing into the front footwells to enhance the mid-bass (as there is none right now). There seems to be plenty of room inside both for the magnets to protrude in, can't really think of any reasons why not. Assume these are not structural so cutting holes won't affect anything?

Will still be adding the Alpine SWE-1000 sub but reckon this could be a really good sounding setup.
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Andy

110 2.4d XS CSW

18th Jul 2008 5:46pm

mse

Joined: 06 Apr 2008
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2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Manual Java Black

The seat box is an integral serious component. But my comment would be water - i would want stuff out of the way - not down there, but then there is a lot of other kits there.

Just one comment - the drivers side box is not as deep as the batter passenger side
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Mike
2.4TDCi 90CWS XS
300TDi Discovery

18th Jul 2008 7:13pm

Lamby

Joined: 24 Mar 2008
Location: Newmarket,Cambridge
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1995 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Manual Alveston Red

Hi mate.I put 2 6x9" in my 110 as there are 2 closed in seat boxes and it sounds really really good.The bass in very very good!.You dont even really need a amp.Wish i could do it to my 90 aswell Sad
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Harry

18th Jul 2008 11:21pm

solmanic

Joined: 17 Aug 2007
Location: Brisbane
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2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Manual Stornoway Grey

mse wrote:
The seat box is an integral serious component. But my comment would be water - i would want stuff out of the way - not down there, but then there is a lot of other kits there.

I agree. I would look at a compact sub-woofer to complement the smaller speakers with some high-frequency focals for high-end clarity. Have a look at this thread where there has been some discussion...

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic403.html
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19th Jul 2008 8:50am

CFB

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Seen the thread thanks, that inspired me!!

Am fitting a compact sub but was considering the 6.5" as well as they will add a bit of punch. No water gets into the seat boxes on these new ones, as someone said the fuses etc are all in the drivers side one anyhow so they would be first to go if it filled up!!
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Andy

110 2.4d XS CSW

19th Jul 2008 11:23am

walfy

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2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Manual Cairns Blue

I've only had mine out on Salisbury Plain a couple of times, each time I go for a little play where I know there will be water. I have water splash marks over the battery and inside that side of the seatbox but so far nothing in the other side. But that doesn't mean it won't get in there
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19th Jul 2008 11:43am

mse

Joined: 06 Apr 2008
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CFB wrote:
Seen the thread thanks, that inspired me!!

Am fitting a compact sub but was considering the 6.5" as well as they will add a bit of punch. No water gets into the seat boxes on these new ones, as someone said the fuses etc are all in the drivers side one anyhow so they would be first to go if it filled up!!

Well i spent 1 hour filling in the holes in the battery box on the seatbox (which is exactly the same as the TD5)

So expect water in there it will happen - trust me.
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Mike
2.4TDCi 90CWS XS
300TDi Discovery

19th Jul 2008 7:25pm

Laurie

Joined: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
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2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Manual Bonatti Grey

If you've blocked all the holes, how's the water going to get out Rolling Eyes

20th Jul 2008 1:56am

Ads90

Joined: 16 Jun 2008
Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds
Posts: 28

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Manual Keswick Green

mse wrote:
Well i spent 1 hour filling in the holes in the battery box on the seatbox (which is exactly the same as the TD5)

I havn't looked at mine yet, so I don't know what's in there - but check that the battery has breathers to the outside (unless it's a sealed type), as you don't want the gasses to build up in there!

20th Jul 2008 10:30am

mse

Joined: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
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Laurie wrote:
If you've blocked all the holes, how's the water going to get out

Stop it getting is as it will get out the way it got in.

Ive had some exposure to this - what you dont want is it in there in the first pace you can always knock a bung out to drain or rag to dry.

Yes the battery is vented to the outside base
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300TDi Discovery

21st Jul 2008 5:00pm

simond

Joined: 15 Feb 2008
Location: Kent
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I fitted 6" drivers in the central cubby box sides next to the seat belt mountings. I created two dummy compartments for the loading of the speakers, filled with Rockwool.

I used Alpine drivers, the accompanying tweeters and crossovers were just fitted in the Puma dash. Much better sound, and if I want to turn it back to factory spec, I can just fit a new cubby box.

There is a 2" cubby box now, the rest is taken up by the speaker compartment.
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Simon D

26th Jul 2008 2:44pm

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