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Rasmus · 24th June 2007, 10:21

Right. As most Civic owners I wasn't too happy with the sound of the original speakers, so after giving it some thought I deciced to change the front speakers.
I took time choosing the speakers - I didn't want to spend a fortune on them but yet they needed to be good quality, with a wide band and good output characteristics - to ensure nice, clean sound.
Since my car is a 1.8 Comfort - it only has 4 speakers (no tweeters in front), so I decided to go for coaxial speakers.
The speakers I bought in the end were MDS (a swedish company), model F216:
RMS rating: 100w, Max 200w, frequency 28 - 25000Hz, sensitivity 93,9dB.
Here is the best part - the price was only 38 euros for the pair (12 off).
Comparing them to the original speaker, we can see how pathetic the originals are:

As a tip from Pottsy's thread I also bought a set of Astra speaker adapters for 12 euros.
Then I removed the front door panels again, removed the old speaker, attached the rings, brazed the wiring and screwed the speaker onto the rings.

The thing that annoyed me the most was that the wiring - how on earth do you tell which is + or -??? If you wire the speakers up wrong, there isnt much use of installing better speakers - it will sound crap. So i had to try them out one way and the other until one wise guy came around and helped me out. I got so confused for a while, I'd probably still be in the garage if I was alone!

Anyhow, the speakers are, ofcourse, a lot better than the original ones. Before I didn't dare turn the volume past 25 - it sounded as if the speakers were about to rip. Now I can go all the way up to 35, it sounds loud and clear. The stereo now outputs sounds I never heard with the original speakers.
However, as clear and loud it may be this setup is still weak - there isn't enough bass. So I am going to have to install a subwoofer sometime soon.
I was thinking of going for an acitive woofer but a woofer needs RCA signal - so I'm going to have to remove the rear door panel to get the signal. Which means I really should install some new speakers there as well.
Meanwhile, the cops have decided to stop my drivinglicense for 2 months - so I guess there is no point in installing all this now if I can't use it

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Rasmus Valve Cap Join Date: 10th February 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Right. As most Civic owners I wasn't too happy with the sound of the original speakers, so after giving it some thought I deciced to change the front speakers. I took time choosing the speakers - I didn't want to spend a fortune on them but yet they needed to be good quality, with a wide band and good output characteristics - to ensure nice, clean sound. Since my car is a 1.8 Comfort - it only has 4 speakers (no tweeters in front), so I decided to go for coaxial speakers. The speakers I bought in the end were MDS (a swedish company), model F216: RMS rating: 100w, Max 200w, frequency 28 - 25000Hz, sensitivity 93,9dB. Here is the best part - the price was only 38 euros for the pair (12 off). Comparing them to the original speaker, we can see how pathetic the originals are: As a tip from Pottsy's thread I also bought a set of Astra speaker adapters for 12 euros. Then I removed the front door panels again, removed the old speaker, attached the rings, brazed the wiring and screwed the speaker onto the rings. The thing that annoyed me the most was that the wiring - how on earth do you tell which is + or -??? If you wire the speakers up wrong, there isnt much use of installing better speakers - it will sound crap. So i had to try them out one way and the other until one wise guy came around and helped me out. I got so confused for a while, I'd probably still be in the garage if I was alone! Anyhow, the speakers are, ofcourse, a lot better than the original ones. Before I didn't dare turn the volume past 25 - it sounded as if the speakers were about to rip. Now I can go all the way up to 35, it sounds loud and clear. The stereo now outputs sounds I never heard with the original speakers. However, as clear and loud it may be this setup is still weak - there isn't enough bass. So I am going to have to install a subwoofer sometime soon. I was thinking of going for an acitive woofer but a woofer needs RCA signal - so I'm going to have to remove the rear door panel to get the signal. Which means I really should install some new speakers there as well. Meanwhile, the cops have decided to stop my drivinglicense for 2 months - so I guess there is no point in installing all this now if I can't use it Last edited by Rasmus; 24th June 2007 at 10:24.