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hufc2002 · Feb 15th, 2007, 03:45 PM

Hi

I have recently bought a cooper and was just wondering what size speakers it has and what are best to buy to replace the standards?

Cheers

marx87 · Feb 15th, 2007, 03:58 PM

they have 6 x 9 speakers in the back and 13cm components in the front... u cant go wrong with alpine type R, ull have to amp them though to get the best sound out of them, stick an after market head unit inb too with a larger output. should sound wkd...mine did... the 12" subs are a kool thing to have too

hufc2002 · Feb 16th, 2007, 06:53 PM

Cheers mate

The car already has a Sony HU in which are usually 4X50W

Are the speakers easy enough to change?

SteveM3 · Feb 19th, 2007, 06:46 PM

The speakers are easy enough to change, see the FAQ guide. You will need adaptors
whatever size you use so you may as well buy 16.5cm components.
NewMINIStuff.com

marx87 · Feb 20th, 2007, 07:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by hufc2002 (original)

Cheers mate

The car already has a Sony HU in which are usually 4X50W

Are the speakers easy enough to change?

Dead easy all the panels in the back just clip off, the only real bit that requires a small amount of effort is if you have a power capacitor..feeding that from the boot through to the battery of the car! not all that difficult i thought my mini was pretty easy to wire.

marx87 · Feb 20th, 2007, 07:35 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveM3 (original)

The speakers are easy enough to change, see the FAQ guide. You will need adaptors
whatever size you use so you may as well buy 16.5cm components.
NewMINIStuff.com

I was under the impression 16.5cm speakers were too deep to fit in the door? maybe that was just the speakers i bought.

SteveM3 · Feb 21st, 2007, 11:48 PM

On the Mini the originals have a deep built in spacer. I replaced mine with Focal Polyglass
165V2 speakers and built my own spacers from mdf. The Focals have a 72mm mounting
depth and the was just enough room for them

.

dsakko · Feb 22nd, 2007, 01:08 AM

I had a generic aftermarket shop fit my system. They didn't bat an eyelid - it was sooooo easy for them, even though they'd never done a Mini before.

Here's the thread:
http://www.mini2.com/forum/australia...ml#post2702464

And a pic of the amp:
http://www.mini2.com/forum/interior-...ml#post2710199

As Steve says there's plenty of depth in the doors for some nice speakers (I went 6.5" 2-way splits in the front, 6x9" 3-way coaxial splits in the rear).

85NIXMIN · Feb 23rd, 2007, 02:37 AM

I had my head-unit installed when I bought it... me and my dad were gonna fit it ourselves but we thought it would be best this time to let the guys do it as they have all the gear... it took them about an hour and they had to put on a adapter to convert the european antena to australian standards so they could fit my pioneer head unit... then they thought that they would have to make something up to make it look better so there were no gaps... but once it was fitted they didn't have to do that... I just stuck with the stock standard speakers as they sound gr8 with my $900 headunit.... the bass is quite good too and have had alot of people ask me if I have subs.. and are surprised when I tell them no...

Feb 15th, 2007, 03:45 PM	#1
hufc2002 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hartlepool Local Time: 11:01 PM Posts: 9 Offline	What size are the speakers Hi I have recently bought a cooper and was just wondering what size speakers it has and what are best to buy to replace the standards? Cheers

Feb 19th, 2007, 06:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
SteveM3 MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malmesbury, Wilts Local Time: 12:01 AM Posts: 1,807 Offline	The speakers are easy enough to change, see the FAQ guide. You will need adaptors whatever size you use so you may as well buy 16.5cm components. NewMINIStuff.com Some people are like a Slinky ........ not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs

Feb 21st, 2007, 11:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
SteveM3 MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malmesbury, Wilts Local Time: 12:01 AM Posts: 1,807 Offline	On the Mini the originals have a deep built in spacer. I replaced mine with Focal Polyglass 165V2 speakers and built my own spacers from mdf. The Focals have a 72mm mounting depth and the was just enough room for them . Some people are like a Slinky ........ not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs

Feb 22nd, 2007, 01:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
dsakko MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide, S.A. Local Time: 09:31 AM Posts: 727 Offline	I had a generic aftermarket shop fit my system. They didn't bat an eyelid - it was sooooo easy for them, even though they'd never done a Mini before. Here's the thread: http://www.mini2.com/forum/australia...ml#post2702464 And a pic of the amp: http://www.mini2.com/forum/interior-...ml#post2710199 As Steve says there's plenty of depth in the doors for some nice speakers (I went 6.5" 2-way splits in the front, 6x9" 3-way coaxial splits in the rear). Feb 02 R50

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Feb 15th, 2007, 03:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
marx87 R56 MCS Works For Sale! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Carlisle UK Local Time: 12:01 AM Posts: 472 Offline	they have 6 x 9 speakers in the back and 13cm components in the front... u cant go wrong with alpine type R, ull have to amp them though to get the best sound out of them, stick an after market head unit inb too with a larger output. should sound wkd...mine did... the 12" subs are a kool thing to have too

Feb 16th, 2007, 06:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
hufc2002 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hartlepool Local Time: 11:01 PM Posts: 9 Offline	Cheers mate The car already has a Sony HU in which are usually 4X50W Are the speakers easy enough to change?

Feb 20th, 2007, 07:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
marx87 R56 MCS Works For Sale! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Carlisle UK Local Time: 12:01 AM Posts: 472 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by hufc2002 (original) Cheers mate The car already has a Sony HU in which are usually 4X50W Are the speakers easy enough to change? Dead easy all the panels in the back just clip off, the only real bit that requires a small amount of effort is if you have a power capacitor..feeding that from the boot through to the battery of the car! not all that difficult i thought my mini was pretty easy to wire.

Feb 20th, 2007, 07:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
marx87 R56 MCS Works For Sale! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Carlisle UK Local Time: 12:01 AM Posts: 472 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by SteveM3 (original) The speakers are easy enough to change, see the FAQ guide. You will need adaptors whatever size you use so you may as well buy 16.5cm components. NewMINIStuff.com I was under the impression 16.5cm speakers were too deep to fit in the door? maybe that was just the speakers i bought.

Feb 23rd, 2007, 02:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
85NIXMIN MINI on the brain!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 09:01 AM Posts: 1,062 Offline	I had my head-unit installed when I bought it... me and my dad were gonna fit it ourselves but we thought it would be best this time to let the guys do it as they have all the gear... it took them about an hour and they had to put on a adapter to convert the european antena to australian standards so they could fit my pioneer head unit... then they thought that they would have to make something up to make it look better so there were no gaps... but once it was fitted they didn't have to do that... I just stuck with the stock standard speakers as they sound gr8 with my $900 headunit.... the bass is quite good too and have had alot of people ask me if I have subs.. and are surprised when I tell them no...

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