MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: lokker on January 26, 2021, 02:43:05 pm
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Hi everyone,
I had a look in this sub-forum and I found a guy that bought and mounted a speaker upgrade kit for his VW Golf MK5. I cannot find anything like that anymore.
I have done stereo and speaker upgrade long time ago but forgot what it's like to do it. I am happy with the standard stereo that came with the car, it's powerful and works well, I might change it in the future but I don't feel the necessity for now. I want to upgrade the speakers because they don't sound as clean when I reach higher volumes, the loudness is great and the quality isn't bad but it's just not clear enough for my taste. The car is from 2008 and I'm not sure it has had other speakers fitted but I doubt. I imagine these speakers aren't as good anymore.
I can't find any kit that I could buy and just fit in the car without having to upgrade the stereo. I want to keep the same wattage, I just want newer and better speakers as these are probably old.
Can anyone suggest a a kit that is easy to mount and of good quality to upgrade the standard speakers that come with the car?
Thanks a lot.
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The kit you probably saw was Gladen 3 way. Ive been looking at this but will also add amp, new head unit and an active sub....at least thats what I'm currently thinking.
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The kit you probably saw was Gladen 3 way. Ive been looking at this but will also add amp, new head unit and an active sub....at least thats what I'm currently thinking.
Mmm no, I was looking at this: https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=26892.0
I am thinking to upgrade only the speakers as I don't want to spend too much on it and I only want better sound quality, loudness is already good. I do like the idea of putting something better like you don't get me wrong but I don't think in my position is worth investing a lot of money into the car. That's why I'm not so keen changing stereo and so on.
I cannot find that kit though or any equivalent one. Yesterday I realized that the issue I think it's a lack of mid range frequencies with my current setup.
How about this one? Would it require an amp? https://audiovisualworld.co.uk/mb-quart-qm200-3-vw-golf-v-custom-speaker-upgrade-component-kit-3-way-8.html
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The kit you probably saw was Gladen 3 way. Ive been looking at this but will also add amp, new head unit and an active sub....at least thats what I'm currently thinking.
I fitted the Galden in the summer. My advice - don't do it! Firstly they were not plug and play, as the supplied harness did not connect with what was already there. And more importantly I don't think they sound that good, especially given their price. Also, if you are getting an active sub, then you really don't need the 8inch woofer on the Galden, as the sub will be taking care of the low end.
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Hi everyone,
I had a look in this sub-forum and I found a guy that bought and mounted a speaker upgrade kit for his VW Golf MK5. I cannot find anything like that anymore.
I have done stereo and speaker upgrade long time ago but forgot what it's like to do it. I am happy with the standard stereo that came with the car, it's powerful and works well, I might change it in the future but I don't feel the necessity for now. I want to upgrade the speakers because they don't sound as clean when I reach higher volumes, the loudness is great and the quality isn't bad but it's just not clear enough for my taste. The car is from 2008 and I'm not sure it has had other speakers fitted but I doubt. I imagine these speakers aren't as good anymore.
I can't find any kit that I could buy and just fit in the car without having to upgrade the stereo. I want to keep the same wattage, I just want newer and better speakers as these are probably old.
Can anyone suggest a a kit that is easy to mount and of good quality to upgrade the standard speakers that come with the car?
Thanks a lot.
Not wanting you to be disappointed, but I would imagine fitting new speakers won't make the difference you would imagine. The weak point is the standard headunit. If you buy those MB Quarts you'll not have enough power from the headunit to drive them well.
I have uprated speakers, an amp, active sub and new headunit. If I was upgrading again from stock id upgrade headunit first.
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Hi everyone,
I had a look in this sub-forum and I found a guy that bought and mounted a speaker upgrade kit for his VW Golf MK5. I cannot find anything like that anymore.
I have done stereo and speaker upgrade long time ago but forgot what it's like to do it. I am happy with the standard stereo that came with the car, it's powerful and works well, I might change it in the future but I don't feel the necessity for now. I want to upgrade the speakers because they don't sound as clean when I reach higher volumes, the loudness is great and the quality isn't bad but it's just not clear enough for my taste. The car is from 2008 and I'm not sure it has had other speakers fitted but I doubt. I imagine these speakers aren't as good anymore.
I can't find any kit that I could buy and just fit in the car without having to upgrade the stereo. I want to keep the same wattage, I just want newer and better speakers as these are probably old.
Can anyone suggest a a kit that is easy to mount and of good quality to upgrade the standard speakers that come with the car?
Thanks a lot.
Not wanting you to be disappointed, but I would imagine fitting new speakers won't make the difference you would imagine. The weak point is the standard headunit. If you buy those MB Quarts you'll not have enough power from the headunit to drive them well.
I have uprated speakers, an amp, active sub and new headunit. If I was upgrading again from stock id upgrade headunit first.
Does this hold true if the speakers are old? I still need to check what's currently mounted but I'd imagine that if I buy a pair of Hertz 2 way speaker to replace the front ones I would get a better audio quality if the current speakers are old and probably started to crack or something.
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If the current ones are broken then new speakers will sound better, but will struggle due to the low wattage of the standard headunit.
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The kit you probably saw was Gladen 3 way. Ive been looking at this but will also add amp, new head unit and an active sub....at least thats what I'm currently thinking.
I fitted the Galden in the summer. My advice - don't do it! Firstly they were not plug and play, as the supplied harness did not connect with what was already there. And more importantly I don't think they sound that good, especially given their price. Also, if you are getting an active sub, then you really don't need the 8inch woofer on the Galden, as the sub will be taking care of the low end.
Thanks for the heads up. The plug and play aspect was one of the attractions. Are you running them directly from your head unit or do you have an amp? What would you recommend for similar money?
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The kit you probably saw was Gladen 3 way. Ive been looking at this but will also add amp, new head unit and an active sub....at least thats what I'm currently thinking.
I'm running then from a Kenwood X301-4 which is a 4 channel amp which I've bridged to kljust power the fronts.
The Galdens have been around for years, and have not changed. They are really light weight and feel cheap, I was so disappointed when they were delivered. When I was looking I narrowed it down to the Galdens and some similarly priced Hertz. One thing to note is you need to figure out where you're going to put the crossover. On the Galden the crossover is very small. You will find space for larger crossovers being the door card, but may be a bit tight
I fitted the Galden in the summer. My advice - don't do it! Firstly they were not plug and play, as the supplied harness did not connect with what was already there. And more importantly I don't think they sound that good, especially given their price. Also, if you are getting an active sub, then you really don't need the 8inch woofer on the Galden, as the sub will be taking care of the low end.
Thanks for the heads up. The plug and play aspect was one of the attractions. Are you running them directly from your head unit or do you have an amp? What would you recommend for similar money?