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Old Oct 29, 2025 | 12:08 PM
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Default Are new door speakers worth the cost ?

Getting ready to dynamat the inside of the doors to reduce road and door closing noise. I'm replacing the inop tweeters but wondering if I should replace the door speakers, they're working and look to be in good condition. Question: Will the amount of money spent on new speakers be proportionate to the improvement to sound quality ???
 
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Old Oct 29, 2025 | 12:41 PM
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Default Re: Are new door speakers worth the cost ?

" wondering if I should replace the door speakers, they're working and look to be in good condition"
The saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" means that you should not try to change or improve something that is already working well.

 
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Old Oct 29, 2025 | 11:40 PM
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Default Re: Are new door speakers worth the cost ?

Anything you do to improve sound quality will do just that

I’ve done both
dynamat and new speakers
but I also opted for a new Amp with Head unit.
For me, it was worth it.

Changing the front speakers alone will have some benefit. The more you do, the better it will sound


As stated for me, especially with roof down it was 100% worth it.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2025 | 08:53 AM
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Default Re: Are new door speakers worth the cost ?

Thanks for you reply What speakers did you go with ? Are they a good fit ?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2025 | 11:14 AM
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I used Kicker for Amp and Kicker for door and bulkhead speakers
all were a great fit but it needed time because I removed all the existing, all wires too, and replaced with new

The rear subs are now also front facing (crazy huge difference)
Much better sound as front facing.

If there was more room in the roadster I would have like to add a few more speakers but
no room and this year only 2,000 miles driven. It’s now back in the garage ready for winter


I bought a Mini Coupe as a daily driver. That little car came equipped with 10 speakers. Crazy amazing sound for a factory setup


 
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Old Oct 30, 2025 | 04:31 PM
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Default Re: Are new door speakers worth the cost ?

I replaced the inoperable tweeters only in my car and was happy with the results! I think the door midrange drivers sound quite good.

These are the tweeters I used:
http://www.theloudspeakerkit.com/day...m-dome-tweeter
 
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Old Oct 30, 2025 | 10:08 PM
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Thanks to all for the advice
 
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