hi all,
I've posted in various parts of the thread regarding the recent upgrade of the stereo in my X300 which I've had for a month
I removed the old tape/radio unit and CD changer (which had a bad connection and didn't work 75% of the time) and had a Parrot Asteroid handsfree head unit installed. The door speakers x4 were all literally rotten and have been replaced with 5 1/4" JVCs with a good sound, plus a Sony amp and subwoofer in the boot.
The amp can easily run a couple more speakers, and while the subwoofer is doing what it is designed to do, I feel there is something of a mid-bass 'hole' in the sound.

My specific question is this: has anyone succesfully installed 6 1/2'' or 6x9" speakers in their X300 parcel shelf?
I have the Daimler version with a blind in the rear windscreen, which I want to preserve - one option is to buy a secondhand parcel shelf without the blind and cut holes in that.
However, peeking in through from the boot, the problems I perceive are:-
1. clearance issues with the petrol tank, which is very close to the metal part of the parcel shelf,
2. there is only one large hole in the metal - to the left. On the right is a solid recessed area in the metal shelf with a wiring loom coming from it.

So if I am to do this, I would need some sort of spacer/build-up to house the speakers. All the aftermarket spacers on the world-wide-web look pretty naff.

Where to from here? Have any of you been down this path?
All advice appreciated

 

A coulpe years ago I put a shallow sub (running free air) in that hole. I used a dremel to widen the hole to the size i needed to fit the sub. it fits with a little room to spare inbetween the bottom of the sub and the gas tank. The shelf (plastic part below rear windshield) still fits on and hides the sub. I just had to put some foam under it to rise it about a half inch (this also keeps it from rattling). Im very certain you could put a 6x9 in that hole without, or little modification to the hole itself as long as it is a shallow mount speaker. I think the sub I put in had a depth of 3- 1/8ths inch. hope this helps!