Just got my PPI 355CS compnents today

[Dirtboy]

This is how I gain room for excursion. The woofer is turned and screwed into the body at a 45 degree angle so the grill will screw directly into the original screw holes.

So I mounted the tweets on the surface of some blanks with the angled cups. I also liked twistednut's use of the rear deck grills for the mids so I did that as well( thanks twistednut:up:)
First I snipped out the existing grill material from the kick panel then mounted the PPi's grill ring to the surface of the kick panel(out of the car of course) and used it as router guide to cut a precise hole for the mids.
Here's a few pics






It's a close fit with the glovebox but it definitely clears
Part # for the grill is: 65131370803
I used the long screws included with the ppi's to mount the grill.

Those setups look nice. I plan on doing the same when I start my audio build.

[stumble_t]

When you say "mounted the PPi's grill ring to the surface of the kick panel", do you mean "used as a template" or do you actually use/mount the PPI grill ring?

I plan on using this install method for my PPI's mids.

Ed

Yes, I mounted the ring to the face of the panel only as a template. This provided a surface for the router bearing guide to trace, thereby cutting the correct size hole and keeping it perfectly round. After routing I removed the ring and had screw holes that would line up for the grill cover.

I had to rotate the driver in the kick panel a few degrees to uncover the factory holes that need to be used to mount the grill cover. To mount the driver you will have to mark and drill 4 small holes(again the ring comes in handy for this) and use the little clips provided to fasten them. I'd suggest using a small piece of tape to hold 'em in place.

I also used some slightly wider gasket tape I had. The stuff in the box was all dried out.

[sennasixty8]

I'm curious about this too, bring your car out to the next local baye30 meet in san bruno this month, I wanna see that in person, and hear them too?

When you say "mounted the PPi's grill ring to the surface of the kick panel", do you mean "used as a template" or do you actually use/mount the PPI grill ring?

I plan on using this install method for my PPI's mids.

Ed

[ed94r]

First I snipped out the existing grill material from the kick panel then mounted the PPi's grill ring to the surface of the kick panel(out of the car of course) and used it as router guide to cut a precise hole for the mids.

When you say "mounted the PPi's grill ring to the surface of the kick panel", do you mean "used as a template" or do you actually use/mount the PPI grill ring?

I plan on using this install method for my PPI's mids.

Ed

[stumble_t]

maximillian, but I'd give blunt a shout.

[quickervicar]

Looks nice! Where did you source the grills?

[stumble_t]

So I mounted the tweets on the surface of some blanks with the angled cups. I also liked twistednut's use of the rear deck grills for the mids so I did that as well( thanks twistednut:up:)
First I snipped out the existing grill material from the kick panel then mounted the PPi's grill ring to the surface of the kick panel(out of the car of course) and used it as router guide to cut a precise hole for the mids.
Here's a few pics






It's a close fit with the glovebox but it definitely clears
Part # for the grill is: 65131370803
I used the long screws included with the ppi's to mount the grill.

[stumble_t]

Any pics of the front tweets installed?
I've found these really don't fit well in the sails. From the front they hit the dash when closing the door and from behind it hits the door frame. I'm considering using the /'d cups and surface mounting them on tweeter blanks.
Any suggestions?

[CO318is]

Well, I emailed them and they said they had 1 more pair in stock, wrote back and told them I would take them, so hopefully it works out...


Sold them right before I could add them to my cart.

Well, hopefully a deal like this pops up again soon.

Let me know what you all think of these once you have them installed.

[sennasixty8]

I think I just bought the last pair of 355's.

I ordered these at 9am yesterday, and they're already at my door!

[quickervicar]

I had a feeling they were almost out even tho the price was going up. I ordered some Saturday and they arrived today!

edit: The crossovers are seriously BIG, where are you guys fitting them?

I was going to mount mine on the back of Luke's sub box. Don't know if that's a no-no or not, but seemed like a good place to me.

[CO318is]

They have a couple of sets listed on Ebay too. I am going to try to see if they have any left over from their auctions. But I won't hold my breath. Guess I could always try to fit 6.5's in the door...

[Mtriple]

I had a feeling they were almost out even tho the price was going up. I ordered some Saturday and they arrived today!

+1

I ordered 2 sets that arrived this afternoon...

[motors4me]

I had a feeling they were almost out even tho the price was going up. I ordered some Saturday and they arrived today!

edit: The crossovers are seriously BIG, where are you guys fitting them?

[CO318is]

Damn haha, I was thinking about pulling the trigger all day!