You people suck. 12 years later, I finally replace speakers.

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

OK boys I did some digging - Good news!!!

The mystery rear door midranges are 65mm so just about 2.5" - They are the SAME part number whether you have DSP or regular "Hifi" - and they are the SAME speaker used in the rear panel of the E46 coupe - and guess what, those speaker sets are still available from BSW -

good research

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65138368237
mid-range loudspeaker hifi
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From:03/01/1998To:-Weight:0.170 kgPrice:$46.35
Part 65138368237 was found on the following vehicles:
3' E46   (04/1997 — 07/2005)
5' E60   (12/2001 — 02/2007)
5' E60 LCI   (11/2005 — 12/2009)
X5 E53   (10/1998 — 09/2006)
X5 E70   (05/2006 — 03/2010)
X5 E70 LCI   (04/2009 — 06/2013)
X5 F15   (08/2012 — 11/2016)

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

So far my investment is $35 for the Memphis Dash Midranges, and anticipating $140 for the C2-600 component set (2 midbasses and 2 tweeters) and either buy a second set or 2 more midbasses separate.

I'm liking the set up you have selected RB.

Memphis 15-PR275 for front mid ranges,
JL C2-600 (6" midbass and 0.75" tweeter set up) for front
&
JL C2-600 (6" midbass and 0.75" tweeter set up, even if you do not use the twteeters since you may use another mid range...) and
(potentially) Peerless by Tymphany NE65W-04 (or NE65W-08) 2" Full Range Woofer.

So where have you seen the JL C2-600 set for $140?
I may be headed to US for a small trip so I'm gonna try to get all speakers shipped to hotel.

[semcoinc]

Here is a C2-600 set up for $149 w/free shipping



JL AUDIO C2-600 +2YR WRNTY 6" 200W CAR AUDIO STEREO COMPONENT SPEAKER SYSTEM

Since I only got a pair of C2-600CW woofers, I'm thinking going with the budget Dayton Audio in 4 Ohm to match the front door JL with the 0.75" tweeters in the rear doors like Prop did.

Edit: Thanks RB I just ordered the Dayton Audio for my rear doors from the link you provided.

Mike

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by semcoinc

Here is a C2-600 set up for $149 w/free shipping



JL AUDIO C2-600 +2YR WRNTY 6" 200W CAR AUDIO STEREO COMPONENT SPEAKER SYSTEM

Since I only got a pair of C2-600CW woofers, I'm thinking going with the budget Dayton Audio in 4 Ohm to match the front door JL with the 0.75" tweeters in the rear doors like Prop did.

Mike

Mike - grab that set! (I am going to grab them too) - and match all 4 woofers IMO, you needed the tweeters anyway right? And stay tuned I should have the exact specs for the rear door midranges by next week, although preliminarily we have found a driver by Peerless that will fit and work as intended as a midrange driver in that location -

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Mike - grab that set! (I am going to grab them too) - and match all 4 woofers IMO, you needed the tweeters anyway right? And stay tuned I should have the exact specs for the rear door midranges by next week, although preliminarily we have found a driver by Peerless that will fit and work as intended as a midrange driver in that location -

thanks for the ebay link.
Yeah I need the full C2-600 set for front and was going to buy the same set for rear... but if the Peerless mid range is a drop in mid range, I'll just buy that and then perhaps the Dayton 4 ohm speakers (instead of JL C2-600 set or just the C2-600W since I'm never sitting in back seat anyhow, so perhaps its ok to cheap out on those speakers...).

yeah I remembered ppl posted early in this thread about how the 4 ohm is not bad. I just figured that if the factory is an 8 ohm, some may wish to stick to that spec. BUT if I'm wrong tell me, but I'm sure the lower the ohms on the speaker, the more volume it can put out...

[Ricky Bobby]

Well and now to update with bad news - After asking Bavsound, they told me they no longer do speaker pairs and can't ship just those remaining ones, even though they no longer offer E53 packages -

Basically too bad so sad. However, I wonder if the outer metal ring on the Memphis Audio ones can be trimmed down and can be made to work in that location as a midrange speaker as intended.

[semcoinc]

FWIW, I used the flat side of an air cutting wheel to grind/trim the Memphis Audio outer edge to allow the factory dash grille tab to clear and seat properly.

This made quick work of what I needed to remove from the outer edges.

Mike

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by semcoinc

FWIW, I used the flat side of an air cutting wheel to grind/trim the Memphis Audio outer edge to allow the factory dash grille tab to clear and seat properly.

Did you get enough off the new speaker edge to avoid trimming the factory grill tab? That is good to know its possible if so.

Totally drove through Dallas today.

[semcoinc]

Originally Posted by PropellerHead

Did you get enough off the new speaker edge to avoid trimming the factory grill tab? That is good to know its possible if so.

Totally drove through Dallas today.

Yes, I did.

I did not trim the grille tabs at all on my Memphis Audio midrange install.

Mike

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by semcoinc

Yes, I did.

I did not trim the grille tabs at all on my Memphis Audio midrange install.

Mike

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