[max2002]

Hi all,

just wanted to share what i did last weekend. I have Hertz HT 28 (1.1"/ 28mm) tweeter and i was originally putting it on original tweeter location. Reading from Audiofrog article about beaming, I am determined to get tweeter on axis. I was looking at pillar A option pods and the best that i could find was the one from Germany on ebay for $75+ $20 shipping + tax and long delivery time.

Well, doing DIY and saving money are always my goal, so i was looking at Amazon and find below item. Its rear motorcycle turn signal. the opening is 50mm and my tweeter is at 48mm which is perfect sizing. I just put electrical tape around my tweeter and it fits perfectly.

anyway, I drilled another hole to mount the pod at an angle since its fixed, i could use adjustable ball mount bracket but i think i am not moving this around so i just drill new hole.

the screw to hold the pods is hollow, so i am able to get cable to get through cleanly.

Next i drilled hole on my door panel and voila. its done. I think it looks pretty nice even though the back of the pods looks like an egg

what do you guys think? not bad for $12 + tax and 1 day shipping

 

[preston]

Looks perfectly pro to me ! Good job. Not always easy to source something like that. The hollow bolt is key as well.

 

[max2002]

Looks perfectly pro to me ! Good job. Not always easy to source something like that. The hollow bolt is key as well.

thank you. yeah, hollow bolt was a must to make it as clean as possible. next is to find what fits HL70 3" midrange.

 

[daloudin]

thank you. yeah, hollow bolt was a must to make it as clean as possible. next is to find what fits HL70 3" midrange.

Not sure what the diameter is (might be too big) and the depth might be a problem as well...
Amazon.com: Blazer International B567-2R Single Faced Stop/Tail/Turn Light : Automotive

 

[seafish]

Check these out--

Custom Aluminum Pods for Mids (L3 Pros). Well, trying to...

My L1 Pros are mounted to the sails in aluminum pods. I have fallen in love with the look and have decided to "try" and make some aluminum pods for the mids... I currently have the L3v2s in the oem locations in the dash, but will be getting the L3 Pros to match the tweeters, IF I can make this...

www.diymobileaudio.com

 

[max2002]

Not sure what the diameter is (might be too big) and the depth might be a problem as well...
Amazon.com: Blazer International B567-2R Single Faced Stop/Tail/Turn Light : Automotive

yeah i think HL70 is 3.5", and that one is 4". i found some 3.5" fog lights but the end of it doesnt really match my tweeters. thanks for the link anyway

 

[max2002]

Check these out--

Custom Aluminum Pods for Mids (L3 Pros). Well, trying to...

My L1 Pros are mounted to the sails in aluminum pods. I have fallen in love with the look and have decided to "try" and make some aluminum pods for the mids... I currently have the L3v2s in the oem locations in the dash, but will be getting the L3 Pros to match the tweeters, IF I can make this...

www.diymobileaudio.com

thanks for sharing. thats really nice looking pods

 

[listen2tunes]

Damn, this changes everything. I’ve been combing over Crutchfield trying to find out what tweeters most closely match my car and wondering how much fabrication I need to do. Totally inexperienced at that. Those look great and it seems like such a simple solution.

Got a link to that article you mentioned?

 

[max2002]

Damn, this changes everything. I’ve been combing over Crutchfield trying to find out what tweeters most closely match my car and wondering how much fabrication I need to do. Totally inexperienced at that. Those look great and it seems like such a simple solution.

Got a link to that article you mentioned?

here's the article.

Dispersion and reflection - Audiofrog

At low frequencies where sound goes everywhere, what happens?The radiating area is basically quartered. What does that mean? At low frequencies where the sound goes everywhere, we get a bunch of gain. we get 6dB for the dashboard and another 6 or a little more for the windshield (depending on...

www.audiofrog.com

in summary, since my tweeter will carry 4K-20+ Khz, I will have narrow sound dispersion at higher frequency which made it crucial to have tweeter "on axis" instead of against windshield.

thanks

 

[listen2tunes]

Thanks a lot man, super helpful