Worth changing the front speakers in my Leon?

[lard44]

Normally I'd have gutted the whole old system out and run all the cables for a full install by now, but money and time is tight.

Changing the HU has made a hell of a difference to the sound in my LCR, and tbh the fronts don't sound all that shabby. I've got a spare set of pretty decent co-axs - is it worth swapping them but keeping the standard wiring?

I only ask 'cos it may be a couple of months before I'm in a position to do a full install and if it will make much difference as a stop gap - or should I just wait and do the whole shebang?

 

[UncleFester]

In a word - YES!

MDF speaker adaptor mounts, change the factory tweeters too.

Kenwood 6" mid and tweeter kits work well ( the tweeters are a direct push fit replacement)

Run fresh wiring through if you're going to amplify the speakers, then when you come to replace the car you can refit the original trash

In the short term, replacing the OEM driver units with your coax will make an improvement though

 

[lard44]

I've already got the MDF speaker adaptors from my old car so that's a given.

Right, that's my evening planned then...

 

[RobM]

In a word... NO!

You have component speakers as standard, changing the main drivers for coxials will create a very messy, harsh sound and you'll lose all the benefits of a component speaker system.

Upgrading to components... YES!
Changing to coaxials... NO!

 

[lard44]

Good thing the rain came on then.

 

[Icecavern]

Agree with Rob, no point changing the standard speakers for a set of coax's IMO.

 

[lard44]

But it IS worth changing them for a set of components? Am I right in thinking the tweeters are pretty simple to swap over?

 

[Icecavern]

It's worth changing them for components if you'e going to get decent ones yes.

 

[funboy.ch]

i'm replacing my fronts in my Ibiza with some focals, but I'll put the original fronts in the back cause the back ones suck bad.

 

[Nutkin]

im currently changing mine but dunno which wires do what.

 

[funboy.ch]

im amping them so have to run new ones anyways sorry, can't help you there

 

[UncleFester]

im currently changing mine but dunno which wires do what.

I left the OEM wires in place and ran new ones to the amps - even if i wasn't using amps, i'd run new wires

 

[juan]

thinking of changing my front speaker 2 phoenix gold but some1 said that the leon LCR have bosse (dont think i spelt it rite) speakerss in them?? is this rite??

 

[Icecavern]

lol no they don't have bose...

 

[UncleFester]

I think mine were el cheapo philips paper coned jobs, hardly what you'd call 'hi-fi'

 

[funboy.ch]

my fronts in the Ibiza are pretty good i must say, but then again I do have the upgraded "Alana" sound system in mine. The back ones are really bad though.

 

[Icecavern]

The standard speakers sound pretty good in my Leon. But then the HU I have driving them is £600 worth and it only plays CD's

 

[Nutkin]

I had crappy philips ones but i now have a nice £200 alpine HU and 2 sets of rockford fosgate components in mine and its wonderful

 

[juan]

whats the rockford fostgate like. Iv got there sub and amp there good but cost abit. R the speakers wearth the £159 price tag?