Speakers kit installation
This page is issue of the 165V30 speakers kit user manual but the way to install your drivers is the same in most of the Car Audio systems.
Important recommendations for your Car Audio speakers
Before attempting any installation work, it is very important to verify how much space is available to fit the speakers into the vehicle.
- For direct replacement of original speakers, please check there is enough space for your new Focal speakers and grilles.
- Ensure the speaker is clean from debris and metallic particles that maybe attached (especially after drilling)
- Use the foam gasket supplied (inside the grille), for airtight placement of the speaker into the panel.
- Do not touch the tweeter cone.
Choice of installation and positioning the tweeter
To achieve best results for your installation, please follow these simple guidelines
- Use a variety of speakers to achieve a large bandwidth, the most central possible.
- Speakers positioned in the most forward location possible, for correct staging.
- Tweeters positioned preferably high in the doors or in the dash (if space permitting), to obtain un-muddled high and midrange frequencies. These being directive to the listener.
- To position the tweeters direct in-line to the listeners ears, for improved imaging.
Cables and connections
For best results with your speakers, we recommend you include the use of Focal cables. Alternatively, other high quality cable can be used, if sufficient section thickness is available (minimum thickness = 1mm2). This is particularly important for long lengths of cable to
ensure a strong efficient signal is maintained. Always ensure the polarity is respected, (+ is connected to + and - is connected to -). Maintain correct connections, from principal source radio / amplifier (left / right / front and rear), and crossover to speakers (tweeter to tweeter, mid to mid, woofer to woofer), is always observed.
Fitting the Car Audio tweeter
There are two mounting possibilities available: surface or flush mount. The tweeter arrives supplied in its flush-mounting pod. Very carefully, remove the grille, by gently prizing it off (using a paper clip will help). Don’t forget to put the grille back, it has a great impact on the tweeter frequency response.
Surface mounting
Choose the angle that best suits your installation (10° or 30°) and mount the pod firmly using the screws supplied. Feed the wire through the hole in the pod and refit the tweeter and grille in place.
Flush mounting
Cut a neat 45mm diameter hole in the panel where you want to place the tweeter.
Then with the metal mounting strip held from behind (ensuring the ends are pointing towards the hole), insert the screw through the flush-mount pod from the front and tighten the two parts together. Feed the wire through the hole in the pod and refit the tweeter and grille in place.
Fitting the crossover
Locate the crossovers in a dry, preferably ventilated area, using either the screws supplied or double-sided tape. To open the box, squeeze the middle on the side, and remove the cover.
In some cases, depending on your installation and the space available, it maybe easier to route the cables and connect to the crossover, before securing the crossover to the vehicle.
Please check before.
Level adjustment of tweeter and midrange
The toggle switch found inside the crossover, allows the user to adjust the tweeter level. This user-friendly option allows effective adjustments to be made, to your own personal listening pleasure, plus optimising the infinite amount of speaker installation locations available. This allows the system to be “tailor made” to your vehicle, effectively ensuring the best acoustics are possible. Remember too much treble and your system may sound aggressive, thus suffer a lose of dynamics, resulting in poor definition. If the tweeter is placed very close to the midbass driver, set it on 0.
If the tweeter is placed on the dashboard or on top of the door and the woofer in the door, set it on -3.
The 165V30 crossover integrates a filtering slope setting (6/12 dB/octave or 12/18 dB/octave) in order to optimize the integration in the vehicle.
