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So I recently got around to installing a new stereo in the E. When I bought the car it didn't have a stereo on account of the previous owner removing his old unit but I didn't much care because it was so cheap.
I went with the Kenwood eXcelon X792 for the HU and CDT S60a components w/ the TW-25 tweeter. In a previous car I had a set of the S61s and they were heaven so I stuck with the inexpensive Classics series once again. They're better than many components twice their price. Be advised that the mids DO NOT FIT the doors and I had to trim about .25" of material around the hole and remove the protective cups. They'll be replaced by some XTC or Boommat covers. The Xovers are also quite large and require creative placement. I placed one behind the driver's side lower left panel (lots of room under the hood release handle) and the other above the drop down panel below the glove box. Both are easily accessed for upgrades or system removal.
In my haste to install the setup before a big trip I simply "bracketed" the tweeter behind the A-pillar, suspended behind the tweeter pocket.
As most of you know, the tweeter grill isn't actually as big as it looks. Only a small amount of those "grill" holes are perforated to let the sound through.
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The CDT TW-25 tweeters are 1" silk domes and I definitely want them to have all the space to play out as possible. So instead of drilling out all those little holes I made due with what the CDT components came with. The tweeters have several mounting solutions and the one I chose were the flush mount cups. They have always had the cleanest look when installed and allow for easy tweeter removal if the need arises.
So I marked it up:
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I then Removed the material with a Dremel tool and a Rotary-Zip blade. No need to worry about how ugly the cut will turn out. The CDT cups will cover everything up nice and neat like:
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and installed the cups, securing them with hot glue (God's adhesive for weird places):
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and voila! A very clean, classy install of the CDT TW-25 tweeter. The cup's outer edge is exactly the same size as the OEM tweeter pods start of the grill so it blends extremely well. Now I just need to recover my pillars in black fabric and paint all the tweeter parts black. CDT makes everything so that it disassembles easily which will make painting it that much easier.
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I reused the original connector to make A-pillar removal a snap (well, not once those one-time-use clips are replaced, lol) The tweets look as though CDT made the cups for the Element tweeter pods. Thanks CDT!
I went with the Kenwood eXcelon X792 for the HU and CDT S60a components w/ the TW-25 tweeter. In a previous car I had a set of the S61s and they were heaven so I stuck with the inexpensive Classics series once again. They're better than many components twice their price. Be advised that the mids DO NOT FIT the doors and I had to trim about .25" of material around the hole and remove the protective cups. They'll be replaced by some XTC or Boommat covers. The Xovers are also quite large and require creative placement. I placed one behind the driver's side lower left panel (lots of room under the hood release handle) and the other above the drop down panel below the glove box. Both are easily accessed for upgrades or system removal.
In my haste to install the setup before a big trip I simply "bracketed" the tweeter behind the A-pillar, suspended behind the tweeter pocket.
As most of you know, the tweeter grill isn't actually as big as it looks. Only a small amount of those "grill" holes are perforated to let the sound through.
The CDT TW-25 tweeters are 1" silk domes and I definitely want them to have all the space to play out as possible. So instead of drilling out all those little holes I made due with what the CDT components came with. The tweeters have several mounting solutions and the one I chose were the flush mount cups. They have always had the cleanest look when installed and allow for easy tweeter removal if the need arises.
So I marked it up:
I then Removed the material with a Dremel tool and a Rotary-Zip blade. No need to worry about how ugly the cut will turn out. The CDT cups will cover everything up nice and neat like:
and installed the cups, securing them with hot glue (God's adhesive for weird places):
and voila! A very clean, classy install of the CDT TW-25 tweeter. The cup's outer edge is exactly the same size as the OEM tweeter pods start of the grill so it blends extremely well. Now I just need to recover my pillars in black fabric and paint all the tweeter parts black. CDT makes everything so that it disassembles easily which will make painting it that much easier.
I reused the original connector to make A-pillar removal a snap (well, not once those one-time-use clips are replaced, lol) The tweets look as though CDT made the cups for the Element tweeter pods. Thanks CDT!
