Re: eyecandy... My kick panels in progress... (stealthx32)
The main reason to install speakers in kick panels is to equalize the distance between the left and right speaker.
If you use a tape measure you will find that a speaker mounted in the drivers door is quite a bit closer to the driver then the speaker in the passenger's door. And vice versa for the passenger.
If you measure the drivers side speaker that has been mounted in the kick panel, you will find that the distance is very close to the distance that the passenger's side kick panel mount speaker is. It's not perfect, but the closest thing to it that the design of a car allows.
If someone can host a small image for me I could show you an exact measurement picture that shows the difference in speaker position.
EDIT: I found a similiar image on crutchfields website:
http://pix.crutchfield.com/graphics/infolib/carlib/spkImaging.gif
<![CDATA[The main reason to install speakers in kick panels is to equalize the distance between the left and right speaker.
If you use a tape measure you will find that a speaker mounted in the drivers door is quite a bit closer to the driver then the speaker in the passenger's door. And vice versa for the passenger.
If you measure the drivers side speaker that has been mounted in the kick panel, you will find that the distance is very close to the distance that the passenger's side kick panel mount speaker is. It's not perfect, but the closest thing to it that the design of a car allows.
If someone can host a small image for me I could show you an exact measurement picture that shows the difference in speaker position.
EDIT: I found a similiar image on crutchfields website:
http://pix.crutchfield.com/graphics/infolib/carlib/spkImaging.gif
[Modified by PassatL0ver, 9:44 PM 12/11/2002]