I am installing front speakers on my brother's 97 cavalier. Originally, there were 4x6 speakers in the front (YUCK).
So, I purchased some CDT 6.5" CL Braxial Speakers. Installation was quite difficult, because they were both too deep and too wide for the door.
I proceeded to make a 1.25" baffle out of 2 pieces of wood (3/4" and 1/2"), with a hole cut out for the speaker. This was mounted on the door.
Now, however, when I goto play these speakers, there is a terrible buzzing/fuzzy sound out of any mids/mid-bass. It almost sounds like a blown speaker (it is brand new, with minimal deck power on it). Highs, etc sound fine.
<b> Has anyone worked on these cars? Are these doors simply too ridiculous to try and seal properly for infinite-baffle type speakers? </b>
Directly above the speaker, there is another hole in the door about 5" x 4" large. I tried it both open and covered with cardboard/duct tape, but either way it still sounded terrible.
Solutions? Should I revert to a crappy 4x6? or go with a slimmer 6.5" and adapter plates from best buy?
I haven't hooked up my amp yet, but I don't think it will help any - it seems the seal is quite bad. I have been told to go purchase some weatherstripping to better seal the 1.25" baffle to the door (use it as a gasket), but i can't see how it would make a tremendous difference.
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I think the cones hit the door panel when they play...that's why they sound horrible...
try them with the grills on them...
I had the same problem when I had a cavalier...
hope this help
Dave
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