Rear 3D Printed 6.5" Coax Speaker Adapters - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

TurboBRZ · 07-28-2015, 08:38 AM

I see there are others on this forum with 3D printer skills (which is awesome!) and wanted to share my latest creation.

The factory speakers in our car are actually very nice compared to most, but those 3.5" in the back are barely audible. I have a pair of 6.5" Focal Coaxial speakers I had in my Nissan Leaf before I posted it for sale and thought "let's make an adapter!"

So last night I spent about 1.5 hours creating the adapter for the speaker in Solidworks.

After my Blitz intake adapter is finished printing (about 10 more minutes) I will begin printing off the speaker adapter so I can post some photos of the real thing later today. And as always - if anyone wants this print file after I've installed it and confirmed everything is perfect, I'm more than happy to send it to you

Tareim · 07-28-2015, 08:45 AM

I'd love the file afterwards, would be nice to fit better speakers in the rear

TurboBRZ · 07-28-2015, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tareim

I'd love the file afterwards, would be nice to fit better speakers in the rear

You got it! 2.5 hours to print off the first 1/2 of the adapter (my printer is limited to a 9" x 6" print area) and then another 1.5 hours to print off the 2nd half. By this afternoon I should know how good the fitment is.

Tareim · 07-28-2015, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TurboBRZ

You got it! 2.5 hours to print off the first 1/2 of the adapter (my printer is limited to a 9" x 6" print area) and then another 1.5 hours to print off the 2nd half. By this afternoon I should know how good the fitment is.

Thanks, looking forwards to seeing the real thing also pics of it in situ would be nice if possible

TurboBRZ · 07-28-2015, 04:02 PM

I had to print the bracket in 2 pieces and super glue it together due to the limitations of my print bed, but it fits perfect and the speaker magnet sits just under 1" from the metal.

Tareim · 07-28-2015, 04:05 PM

Great job on the mount, looks awesome are you able to stick the file on a share site eg Dropbox so we can get a copy

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DAEMANO · 07-28-2015, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tareim

Great job on the mount, looks awesome are you able to stick the file on a share site eg Dropbox so we can get a copy

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+1
@TurboBRZ
If you feel like earning a little money for your time, put it on Shapeways.com . I'd be glad to toss $25 your way for a beer or three, no probs.

TurboBRZ · 07-28-2015, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tareim

Great job on the mount, looks awesome are you able to stick the file on a share site eg Dropbox so we can get a copy

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https://www.youmagine.com/designs/6-...racket-for-brz

TurboBRZ · 07-28-2015, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DAEMANO

+1
@TurboBRZ
If you feel like earning a little money for your time, put it on Shapeways.com . I'd be glad to toss $25 your way for a beer or three, no probs.

I have a hub on 3D Hubs where I print things for people locally (or non local if they want it shipped) as a part-time hobby. But right now I have the hub closed as I'm in the middle of packing up my house to sell it so I can get some acreage and build a decent garage on it.

If you want one I have no problems printing it for you - just shoot me a PM and we'll work out the details.

DAEMANO · 07-28-2015, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboBRZ

I have a hub on 3D Hubs where I print things for people locally (or non local if they want it shipped) as a part-time hobby. But right now I have the hub closed as I'm in the middle of packing up my house to sell it so I can get some acreage and build a decent garage on it.

If you want one I have no problems printing it for you - just shoot me a PM and we'll work out the details.

Awesome, you have a PM!

Hen3ry · 07-29-2015, 02:53 PM

Wow that looks great!
Did you also have to modify the panel that covers the speaker?

PNW-BRZ · 08-02-2015, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hen3ry

Wow that looks great!
Did you also have to modify the panel that covers the speaker?

I'm really curious too on you did the speaker grill. Any pics?

SilverFRS · 08-02-2015, 04:35 PM

How does it sound? Do the rear speakers get full range signal?

JoeBoxer · 08-02-2015, 04:52 PM

I wonder about putting some free air 6.5" subs there, might be able to get some decent bass out of there if you deadened and sealed the area to make a nice enclosure out of it. I may give this a shot if you can let me know how deep of speaker you can fit there that would be great.

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Tareim Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: UK Posts: 69 Thanks: 11 Thanked 20 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd love the file afterwards, would be nice to fit better speakers in the rear

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Tareim Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: UK Posts: 69 Thanks: 11 Thanked 20 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Great job on the mount, looks awesome are you able to stick the file on a share site eg Dropbox so we can get a copy Sent from my OnePlus One using Tapatalk

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Hen3ry Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2014 FRS Monogram Edition Location: New Jersey Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 37 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow that looks great! Did you also have to modify the panel that covers the speaker?

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SilverFRS Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: Silver FRS Location: Arkansas Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How does it sound? Do the rear speakers get full range signal?

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JoeBoxer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,154 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,627 Times in 997 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wonder about putting some free air 6.5" subs there, might be able to get some decent bass out of there if you deadened and sealed the area to make a nice enclosure out of it. I may give this a shot if you can let me know how deep of speaker you can fit there that would be great.

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