Found Some Speakers That Fit Into Factory R33 Front Pods

[james85]

Hey all,

I know most people are probably going to make spacers, but I found some pretty decent speakers that fitted into the stock front pods on a S2 R33, Polk DB651s.

They are actually pretty decent, and I was wanting to avoid splits.

http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/products...rs/6-1-2/db651/

There are two, standard and slim. I got standard, for $130.00. They have a tweeter in the middle of the cone that you can change the angle on a little.

Fitment wise, (minus wiring), they go straight in. There is a rubber gasket they come with that they come with, and you can still use the factory screws. No trimming/drilling of the factory pod required.

Wiring wise, I got some header plugs from Jaycar and soldered them to the speaker, then jammed these into the factory wiring. They weren't the best fit, but hopefully won't vibrate out.

Posted as I saw this question asked a few times when I searched and the only answer (some Phillips speakers) was from years ago. I tried Alpine Type S and some Sony 6.5 4 ways before these.

Edited November 11, 2010 by james85

[Just_Rb]

The DB651s is the slim ones hence the s at the end the db61 are the standard ones, how do you find them for sound quality wise bass etc.?

[james85]

Ha ha,

Just re-reading my post and realised that. I meant 651's (plural), should have put 's. My apologies. Also just found out that I can't edit the post (too old).

Anyway, they're stock wiring into stock head unit. I'm using an old-school cassette tape to 3.5mm plug from 2001 to play MP3's. Rear's are still stock.

Bearing this all in mind, bass-wise I'd say they're acceptable, but not great. IMO better than alot of others I checked out including the Alpines. I think if I did the rears as well it would be much better, and probably better with a new head unit as I think it might be struggling a little. Higher frequencies sound pretty good though.

They basically sound like they're about as good as you can expect from the setup, and good enough that I think with the rears done I'll be more than happy. Won't be putting a better head unit in for a while though.

Edited November 12, 2010 by james85