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MG MGF Technical - rear speakers

I HAVE JUST FITTED SOME 240 WATT SPEAKERS IN REAR OF MY 98 MGF I BOUGHT THEM ON E BAY FOR £39 EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY CONSIDERING THE SIZE THE MAKE IS PYLE BEST SOUND I HAVE HEARED IN AN F TO DATE.
RICHARD
rj hardwick

Hi Richard,

Glad you found some decent speakers! Are they standard 6x4?

Cheers,
Tim.
Tim Jenner

They must be loud!

YOU'RE HAVING TO SHOUT!!!

Sam ;-)
Sam Murray

i bought some Kenwood speakers to fit in the back of my car - they were 6x9's.

When i fitted them up and cranked up the volume they sounded cr4p! I was very disapointed and annoyed...they were 60GBP speakers, 240 W max output and sound terrible.

I used to have a set in my other car, they were the model down; they were fine, these were terrible.

i blamed the wiring in the mgf!
John

Why not rewire then?
Daryl

John - poor wiring maybe - but also inadequate amplification from the head unit?
Rob Bell

I am the guy who is still trying to sort out the fitting of the start button in the car - i really really couldnt be bothered to rewire the head unit / rear speakers.

as for the head unit amplification - it is the m8800 by sony, so it should be fine...

I may have another go when i have more patients, but at the moment i have very little because of my frustration with the start button.
John

yes tim they are but advertised on e bay as 4x6 but same thing fitted great
rj hardwick

Maybe a silly question - Do you need a special rear panel for this or can you just get out the old Jigsaw???

Matt (The Butcher)
J Martin 1

>> Do you need a special rear panel for this or can you just get out the old Jigsaw??? <<

Like this Matt?: http://www.mgf.ultimatemg.com/installing_rear_t.htm
Rob Bell


Sorry to be a bore but the following picture...

http://www.mgf.ultimatemg.com/removing_head_unit.jpg

is this the normal dash / console of a mgf pre 2001.

there are some quite subtle differences from my 2001 model...

the temp and clock are the other way round; the knobs / dials are different, mine are silver i think and a different shape.

John

Looks just like my '96 VVC did
JohnP

... except that Rob has swapped time/temp dials. It's a bit like people who wear their watch with the face on the inside of the wrist.
JohnP

>> is this the normal dash / console of a mgf pre 2001. <<

Yes, that's right: that is a completely standard pre-2000 model year MGF centre console. Well, except for the positions of the clocks, that I swapped around to suit me!

The post MY2000 stereo has a different release procedure (depending on the stereo installed): if the BMW sourced single CD player, there is a flap on either side of the stereo fascia that needs to be opened, and the retainers unscrewed using a allen (or was it a torx???) bit... Straightforward enough once you know how. :o)
Rob Bell

Ya beat me to the type there John ;o)
Rob Bell

This thread was discussed between 15/06/2004 and 18/06/2004

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