New member, my first E30, from the Bay Area. NEW QUESTIONS EVERY DAY!

[golde30]

Mite as well have run the battery to the rear like a later model, then amp wiring is cake walk, and get to clean up engine bay.

[Navarone]

Mite as well have run the battery to the rear like a later model, then amp wiring is cake walk, and get to clean up engine bay.

I'm using the battery to hide what's left of the rusty battery tray.

[Navarone]

So those exhaust donuts I bought are already cracking and stuff, pretty lame! I'll get a pic later.

[Navarone]

New member, my first E30, from the Bay Area. NEW QUESTIONS EVERY DAY!

Got all my components for the speaker upgrade!

From e34. I'll be swapping the silk dome tweeters into the front and the e30 premium tweeters into the rear.


From e30 and crossover parts from parts express.

[Navarone]

New member, my first E30, from the Bay Area. NEW QUESTIONS EVERY DAY!

So the old speakers in the rear are one e34 and one e34 DVC.


I got one from the junk yard, so now I have two. These are supposed to be better than the regular e34 right?



The fronts are regular e30 speakers. I keep reading that "all e30s are wired for tweeters" but I took the door apart and looked behind then kick panel and there are no tweeter wires.

Is it fine to mount the crossover (inductor) close to the magnet?

[Navarone]

HAHAHA WELL SHIT.

I was trying to swap the tweeter out and fucked it all up. At least this was the one damaged in shipping.

[Navarone]

New member, my first E30, from the Bay Area. NEW QUESTIONS EVERY DAY!

Built the rears, E34 components and Parts Express crossover parts based on GAS PCN, boy do they sound great!


Can't wait to install them.


Have to wait for a new front tweeter to install them. Blergh :(

[Navarone]

Why not mount the speakers this way?

[Navarone]

New member, my first E30, from the Bay Area. NEW QUESTIONS EVERY DAY!

Holy wow. Premium speakers sound about 382% better than stock. Such a worthwhile upgrade!

I have them aiming forward because I don't have front tweeters. Separation is really good sitting in the rear, sitting in front is still good but obviously biased right. Can't wait to get tweeters for the front!



I popped the nuts out of the rear of the mid bass.


And used #8x2" sheet metal screws to mount them to the same holes the old ones used. Cranked em down just enough to suck down into the carpet.

[anabolice30]

I like how you show us the ride height and note how much gas is in the tank.. lol

[Navarone]

Haha yeah it really squats down with a full tank, gotta let people know why I'm not draggin ass like I should!

What a size difference! Stock e30 and e34 DVC.

[anabolice30]

This is coming along well though OP. Congrats!

[Navarone]

Heya, thanks for reading!

So here's more speaker trouble. I've popped out one of the tweeters. Chip the glue out.


Pry it out with a flat blade.


Took out the old tweeter. Mylar cone, fluid cooled.


E34 silk dome front tweeter. Make sure you take all the glue out of the channel.


Use a razor and pry it out by twisting.

[Navarone]

Glue the new one in with a few dabs of super glue. I hear it's easier to pop out when you want to upgrade or change a blown one.


Put the grill back on. The broken corner was epoxied back on and I'll smooth it out later.

[Navarone]

Built the crossovers and installed the front tweeters.


Even pulled the wire through the rubber boot.


I have a silk dome on the left and a Mylar on the right, the Mylar is way brighter and crisper, but I like the silk dome better. Neither have foam in front.