Where to mount front speaks on 69 camaro

[milehigh69]

Getting ready to install my stereo. Have looked for kick panels but no seems to make them for a 69. Anybody put them in the doors? I bought a retro sound stereo. Fit right in the hole, looks decent to. Only bummer is it doesn't have an output for the Sub.

[resto-mod]

It depends on the look (or lack of look) you want. I like to not "highlight" speakers, as they usually take away from the interior. The best place to put them without tearing holes, is under the dash firing down at the floorboards. They sound good, stay hidden, and can be removed without leaving holes. Let me know if you need more details.
Jeff

[Serpa69]

It also is the first thing that dates a car

[madcarson]

there is someone on Ebay selling kickpanels set-up for speakers

[milehigh69]

Restomod
How and where do you mount them tucked up underneath? Do they have a box etc?

[Moabdude]

I just bought a set of kickpanels from www.roddoors.com (http://www.roddoors.com)
fits speakers up to 6.5inch. They have lots of nice interior stuff.

[Fesler built]

if you are looking for something very custom that sounds better then anything out there we build custom kick panels for all cars. Here are some shots of what they look like in the car and they dont take from the interior they make it look more modern if they are done right.

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here are some we are building in a 69 Camaro right now, will post done shots soon

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[eville]

Chris, How do these work with the e-brake pedal on the drivers side?

[Fesler built]

Very easy you just cut and move the E-brake out of the way a little, you just have to be carefull when engauging it not to hit the speaker. Or you did what I did on my car and went to a power actuated brake so you dont need the pedal anymore. I will post shots of that soon

[Moabdude]

Yeh very nice these custom made panels. Better than the roddoors panels too I think.
But lots of work.
How many hours did I take you to make 2 panels from scratch to assembly?

[milehigh69]

Thanks, I decided to mount them in the doors. Looks pretty clean.

[thedugan]

I think you guys need to have a TLC or SpeedTV show. Your work is unreal.

[DarkoNova]

Thanks, I decided to mount them in the doors. Looks pretty clean.

Where at? I tried mounting mine in the bottom corner closest to the kick panel but apparently there's structural bracing in the door so it didn't work. -_-

Matt

[smittys69]

Here is how I mounted mine - located just right to the side of the brace

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[milehigh69]

I mounted mine over to the left in this picture. Probably about 3-4 inchs left. Otherwise the window crank hits the speak. Looks good though. I will try to show a pic this weekend.

[audioman]

It depends on the look (or lack of look) you want. I like to not "highlight" speakers, as they usually take away from the interior. The best place to put them without tearing holes, is under the dash firing down at the floorboards. They sound good, stay hidden, and can be removed without leaving holes. Let me know if you need more details.
Jeff

As long as you block off the front of the speaker from the back of the speaker. The standing waves from the rear can effect and cancel out freq of the front sound waves. Remember a freq 180 degree's out of phrase will cancel the same freq.

Kick panels are the the easiest and most people don't notice them if that's what you are trying to do, however we make one off door panels where we don't take away from the look, just make it flow and the speakers won't take away from the theme.

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[Rhino]

if you are looking for something very custom that sounds better then anything out there we build custom kick panels for all cars. Here are some shots of what they look like in the car and they dont take from the interior they make it look more modern if they are done right.

Have you thought about making any enclosures that make use of the volume in the vent area? I'm very tempted to place the speakers in there behind a set of non air kick panels. I think it'd camouflage the speaker very well.

[steve g]

Here is what the factory kick panel speaker looks like in a 69 Firebird. I think the Camaro is the same.

[camaro2nv]

I cant wait to get to this point,lol. Ive done a lot of glass work on cars. This one should be fun! I would do the kicks with a custom glass sub box in the rear.

[HWYSTR]

Why run front speakers? If you mount them low in the cabin, like in the front kick panels, the passenger's leg will block it for the driver and visa-versa. If you put enough power to some decent speakers in the back, you won't need front speakers at all.


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[Rhino]

From a sound quality stand point, you don't want any treble coming from behind you. Some prefer to have a little rear fill, but very understated. The front speakers make up the largest component in the setup.

The reason for mounting them in a set of kicks is that it's the closest you can come to equalizing the distance between the left channel and your ear to the right channel and your ear. Passengers will intrude on the direct path, but it's not extremely noticeable.

[HWYSTR]

True, but treble bounces off things well, and you can 'fill' the entire cabin with the rears only. (with a little more volume). To take what you're saying to an extreme, you could mount tweeters only in or on the A pillars, though still won't have the desired effect.

All I'm saying is that you really don't get that much from mounting speakers in the front, in my experiences. I've mounted fronts in the doors with my setup(s), and they just get drowned out by the back (once past a certain volume), so for me, didn't make sense.

[Taylor1969]

Firewheelclassics.com has them for $175 with 6.5" speakers... You can call them and order without speakers if you want.

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[1969CamaroRS]

Firewheelclassics.com has them for $175 with 6.5" speakers... You can call them and order without speakers if you want.

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Anyone use those for a 69 Camaro? How did they fit? What about the sound?

Thanks!

[Taylor1969]

Anyone use those for a 69 Camaro? How did they fit? What about the sound?

Thanks!

I have them, but haven't installed them yet (need to finish wiring the car first)

The build quality doesn't look bad.

[CarlC]

I'll bet you can only fit a 6-1/2" with a small magnet. I doubt the Infinity's in my garage will fit in the available space behind the kick panel.

[nickjames138]

Getting ready to install my stereo. Have looked for kick panels but no seems to make them for a 69. Anybody put them in the doors? I bought a retro sound stereo. Fit right in the hole, looks decent to. Only bummer is it doesn't have an output for the Sub.

I just got Vintage Air and a Retrosound stereo with some 6x9's in the back and an amp, but the 6x9's don't produce enough bass, so I'll have to get a 10".

My biggest question is where can I plug up my fresh air vents? I'm trying to plug them at the Cowl Vent. I found one hole there that I can plug, but can't find the duct that runs to the driver side. Does anyone have a description. Here are some pics of what I did. I removed the air vents and bought 5 1/4 with baffles. 118551

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