I'm sure this has been discussed here many a time, so apologies in advance.
I've got a 2015 Berlingo - I've already upgraded the door speakers but when I went to do the dash, of course there were no speakers under the dash grills.
Only problem is there appears to be no wiring either. How do I go about putting speakers in now? Is it a major pain in the arse?
Any help or advice appreciated!
Could be pretty awkward if they weren't ordered from the factory, you could splice speakers in parallel with the door ones, as they would just be done like that anyway. All front right speakers will be on the same channel, as will front lefts.
Only thing to remember is if the stereo output impedance is 8 ohms per channel, you can put two 4 ohm speakers in series, or two 16 ohm speakers in parallel, either configuration results in 8 ohms at the stereo outputs.
Parallel 8s would cause the stereo to see 4 ohms which can overload the output stage especially at high volume. Putting 8s in series is ok. Might be a tiny drop in level at a particular volume but it can always just be turned up. Remember to keep the polarity the same so you don't get two speakers on the same channel out of phase with each other (because they cancel each other out and will sound a lot quieter)
(29-12-2020, 11:42 AM)Zion Wrote: [ -> ]Could be pretty awkward if they weren't ordered from the factory, you could splice speakers in parallel with the door ones, as they would just be done like that anyway. All front right speakers will be on the same channel, as will front lefts.
Only thing to remember is if the stereo output impedance is 8 ohms per channel, you can put two 4 ohm speakers in series, or two 16 ohm speakers in parallel, either configuration results in 8 ohms at the stereo outputs.
Parallel 8s would cause the stereo to see 4 ohms which can overload the output stage especially at high volume. Putting 8s in series is ok. Might be a tiny drop in level at a particular volume but it can always just be turned up. Remember to keep the polarity the same so you don't get two speakers on the same channel out of phase with each other (because they cancel each other out and will sound a lot quieter)
Ok great thanks, That's a bit beyond me - might get a car audio specialist to look at it.
Appreciate the help though!
I put dash speakers in mine .. there was no wires so I ran cables into behind the radio and connected them onto the existing connector .. think I had to remove few panels to get cables run .
But I also had to enable the speakers in diagbox I had no sound out of them until I did
I upgraded the door speakers and bought a little amp and a small underseat subwoofer. The amp is a vibe powerbox and the sub is a kenwood. They do a great job together. The output from the oem stereo is tiny so the amp helps a lot. It didn't cost the earth, maybe 200 euro and a days work, and the choones are pumping in the van now!
(17-01-2021, 10:05 AM)Smaccy Wrote: [ -> ]I put dash speakers in mine .. there was no wires so I ran cables into behind the radio and connected them onto the existing connector .. think I had to remove few panels to get cables run .
But I also had to enable the speakers in diagbox I had no sound out of them until I did
Hello. What speakers did you put?
(26-01-2021, 01:47 AM)Zen_Speedmaster Wrote: [ -> ]I upgraded the door speakers and bought a little amp and a small underseat subwoofer. The amp is a vibe powerbox and the sub is a kenwood. They do a great job together. The output from the oem stereo is tiny so the amp helps a lot. It didn't cost the earth, maybe 200 euro and a days work, and the choones are pumping in the van now!
Hello. I was reading this before. Something about high inputs needing. Was there any issue? Where can I get the same systems? Thnx