Sound Upgrade

[loafer-N77]

Tweeters!

Right, removed the grills/covers and it's basically impossible to not mark them. So now I need to buy new ones or maybe cover them with some speaker cloth......

First things first, the sound is dramatically better just by removing the tweeters. No joke! Ripping them out may be the only mod required if you just want to improve the bass response.

Here is the stock tweeter, the capacitor is wired into the complete unit. Therefore you can use the new crossover that comes with your new tweeters:


Can you re-use the existing brackets?
Yes, if you want get a bit brutal with it:


Luckily for me I can shave down the internal hole diameter in the covers and my tweeter of choice fits perfectly. No need for any brackets at all:


Hope this helps anyone looking at doing their own upgrades. Tweeters seem to be the major weak spot but be prepared to cause some damage.

 

[loafer-N77]

Right, I seem to be talking into the wind regarding this but to finally clarify.....

CHANGING the tweeters is fully recommended! Now I've changed mine to something else the sound quality has changed almost 100% for the better. There is clarity and there is now smooth treble without any "tinny-ness". The Mid-range from the door speakers is now coming through the mix better too.

The ones I changed to only cost £35 and fit with minor modification. (Focal TWU1.5)

The general sound is now on par with my old Dynaudio set-up in the Golf R. Obviously no subwoofer but I really don't feel the need for it. I have Audison woofers to go in the rear doors yet so that might give a bit more thump.

The whole set-up has cost me approx. £150 which is a bargain for the difference its made

 

[Pastiche]

I've read everything related to the sound upgrade but as I've never done anything like it I have a lot of doubts, and therefore, fear of making a mess.

How much damage are we talking about on the tweeter covers?

 

[loafer-N77]

If you are careful then minimal damage, mine seemed to be really pressed in hard though.

Once I made some marks I just then really went for it and didn't care. Waiting for prices for new ones, I can't imagine them being too expensive to replace.

If not I will cover them with acoustic cloth and make it a neat job.

 

[loafer-N77]

So I have a price from Hyundai for the tweeter covers on a RH drive car.........

£102 EACH

Plan B is now required

 

[BadShadd]

Plan B is now required

There's that eBay seller on another post due to a fire - search for me & ECU, because I made a post on that

 

[loafer-N77]

There's that eBay seller on another post due to a fire - search for me & ECU, because I made a post on that

Thanks, I thought of that but the interior looks pretty roasted to me?!

 

[Pastiche]

I've been searching for a while and found this:

According to that website, part numbers for the tweeter covers for left hand drive i30's are:

Left side cover

Right side cover

Not sure about the TRY and GSY. It says that are interior trims... but the part number is the same for both of them.

Link
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For right hand drive i30's:

Left side cover

Right side cover

Link
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Part numbers for the Elantra GT are:

84725-G3000TRY
84726-G3000TRY

But they don't ship outside USA.

 

[Haba1205]

Here in Croatia they are about 14 € a piece.
102 £ seems very wrong

 

[Pastiche]

That's cheap.

I could only find them in a online store in Latvia for 85-90€ including shipping. What is weird though is that left cover is like 43€ and the right one is only 15€.

 

[loafer-N77]

Here in Croatia they are about 14 € a piece.
102 £ seems very wrong

Exactly, I was expecting £15-20 each. I saw the price on the parts guys screen. I'm still in disbelief!!

Can your guys in Croatia get rhd parts?

 

[BadShadd]

Got a response:

Harman Support <support@harman.com> wrote:

Hello BadShadd,​

​

Good day! Thank you again for reaching the Harman Aftermarket Car Audio.​

I believe that you are looking for replacement speakers and amplifiers for your Hyundai i30N.​

​

We provide recommendations on what aftermarket units fits into vehicles and we would like to know more about your car.​

Please provide us with the following information:​

• Year of the vehicle model
• Factory speaker measurements (Examples: depth, diameter, sizes, etc.)
• If it is indeed the Euro-version of the Elantra GT Sport in the US, please confirm to us if it has the same dimensions and car audio components, in particular to speaker locations and sizes.

We sell Infinity and JBL aftermarket speakers and amplifiers. We will try to find out what speaker models fits into your car.​

When it comes to retailers, you can either buy through us direct or through one of our authorized retailers for car components, like Crutchfield and Sonic Electronix.​

​

Feel free to reply through this email at your convenience.​

​

Regards,​

​

Paul​

Customer Support​

Harman Lifestyle Division​

​

Anyone have all those dimensions already / access to a diagram with them? Would save me time & effort and allow for a faster response.

@jeroenvde - you maybe?

Thanks in advance

 

[jeroenvde]

Got a response:

Harman Support <support@harman.com> wrote:

Hello BadShadd,​

​

Good day! Thank you again for reaching the Harman Aftermarket Car Audio.​

I believe that you are looking for replacement speakers and amplifiers for your Hyundai i30N.​

​

We provide recommendations on what aftermarket units fits into vehicles and we would like to know more about your car.​

Please provide us with the following information:​

• Year of the vehicle model
• Factory speaker measurements (Examples: depth, diameter, sizes, etc.)
• If it is indeed the Euro-version of the Elantra GT Sport in the US, please confirm to us if it has the same dimensions and car audio components, in particular to speaker locations and sizes.

We sell Infinity and JBL aftermarket speakers and amplifiers. We will try to find out what speaker models fits into your car.​

When it comes to retailers, you can either buy through us direct or through one of our authorized retailers for car components, like Crutchfield and Sonic Electronix.​

​

Feel free to reply through this email at your convenience.​

​

Regards,​

​

Paul​

Customer Support​

Harman Lifestyle Division​

​

Anyone have all those dimensions already / access to a diagram with them? Would save me time & effort and allow for a faster response.

@jeroenvde - you maybe?

Thanks in advance

Awesome they replied!

But looks like they want to sell you an aftermarket system, not the OEM 'elantra gt infinity premium sound system'. Or am I reading it wrong?

 

[BadShadd]

Or am I reading it wrong?

I think you're right, but I figured I would get the information & ask them directly again.

 

[BadShadd]

From the Hyundai Accessory Shop (https://hyundaizubehoer.de/de/i30-n/209145-soundupgrade-komplettkit-deluxe-i30-pd.html), I was able to get some of the dimensions of their components, but the Elantra GT appeared to have additional pieces that aren't on the i30N.

 

[jeroenvde]

From the Hyundai Accessory Shop (https://hyundaizubehoer.de/de/i30-n/209145-soundupgrade-komplettkit-deluxe-i30-pd.html), I was able to get some of the dimensions of their components, but the Elantra GT appeared to have additional pieces that aren't on the i30N.

From the Infinity website:
It seems to have a center speaker also. Not sure how we could install that.


This is the Canadian Elantra:
Looks like it has the amplifier and subwoofer. But not the center speaker...
http://apc.onwheels.ru/hyundai.lmz?c=200&t=550&r=hac&usrt=1920

 

[jeroenvde]

@BadShadd did you mailed them back again? Or do you have any other news regarding this Infinity stuff?

 

[shanerob]

I have a sub-woofer which can use a line input. Has anyone run speaker cable from rear door speakers into the boot? Looking for any information on how to remove all the internal plastic trim in order to hide the speaker cable.

 

[padigree]

https://n-cars.net/forums/threads/padigrees-shiny.1381/#post-21758

https://n-cars.net/forums/threads/padigrees-shiny.1381/page-7#post-33376

https://n-cars.net/forums/threads/padigrees-shiny.1381/page-8#post-34331

https://n-cars.net/forums/threads/sound-upgrade.854/

Btw, post moved to the right place

 

[mdaas]

hi all, looking to upgrade the speakers in the car and this is what I am looking to do any feedback would be appreciated as I haven't looked at audio systems since I was 18 (I'm 33 now)

front speakers: JL C3600
rear speaker: might leave as is or JL C1650X
amp: kicker amp KXA800.5
sub: kicker 45CWTB84 might also go for 10inch.

thoughts?