My Basic Stereo Build - 2012 Limited

[HighTechAddict]

Those look great, glad they worked out so well.

Do you want to post up the STL files for the mounts as they are or are you OCD and want to tweak that passenger mount before you do?

If you do want to tweak it and could use a beta tester, I'd be happy to print up a set and mount them up and give you feedback this weekend. If you don't, I'm sure I can live with the 1" #10 screw as well

 

[KP Texan]

Those look great, glad they worked out so well.

Do you want to post up the STL files for the mounts as they are or are you OCD and want to tweak that passenger mount before you do?

If you do want to tweak it and could use a beta tester, I'd be happy to print up a set and mount them up and give you feedback this weekend. If you don't, I'm sure I can live with the 1" #10 screw as well

I think I'm just going to let the design stay as is, since I don't really plan on selling them. This is kind of a tricky spot to install speakers, and the #10 screw seems to be a solid mounting option which can't be seen once the grille is in place.

To give a bit of background on why those round standoffs are on the mount, the bottom of the mounting tabs on my 3.5" speakers (and I'm sure most others) are actually higher than the bottom mounting surface of the speaker basket. To use the stock screw in that location, I would have to drop the entire speaker down by roughly 5mm which would have other design ramifications - taking up little available clearance between the speaker magnet and ductwork, more difficult to print, etc.

I'll upload the STL file today and post a link here. I'll also post up an STP or F3D file if you want to tweak the design further.

 

[sleepsontoilet]

Here's the harness I mentioned before:

I used an eBay supplier for the plug like this one: 2x Aftermarket Tweeter Speaker Connector Wire Harness Adapter For Toyota Scion | eBay

Did you add a bass blocker or anything else to that? My Limited has the stock JBL system and I don't like having to turn it up so high to hear it. I would like to change a few things to make it clearer at lower volumes.

 

[KP Texan]

Did you add a bass blocker or anything else to that? My Limited has the stock JBL system and I don't like having to turn it up so high to hear it. I would like to change a few things to make it clearer at lower volumes.

Yes, there's a bass blocking capacitor (I think 270uF) under that Tesa tape, but it's a bit hard to see. The speakers actually came with them in the box, but I had to solder up the wires to them. To anyone reusing the connector from the stock speaker, you need to get that capacitor out of there - it's way too high of a crossover frequency (I think I made some notes a few years ago on it in the dash speaker replacement thread).

 

[KP Texan]

Dash speaker mount files can be found here:
PrusaPrinters

These are for the community to use - all I ask is that you don't try to sell them for profit.

 

[KP Texan]

Just a little update here. The system has been performing great and I'm highly satisfied with the amount of money I spent. That being said, the Kenwood KSC-SW11 sub under the passenger seat isn't quite doing it for me. I've now got an Infinity Kappa 1200W 12" sub for the back and an Alpine S-A60M amplifier which will go under the passenger seat.

This increase in wattage will necessitate a step up in wire gauge from the battery and a few other changes. I've designed the subwoofer box based on speaker parameters but still need to build it. I didn't like any of the available sub grill options, so I already went ahead and designed/printed my own. Stay tuned for more install details!

 

[tundradan]

Very cool! My son and I are just now getting into 3D printing. So may cool things to create!