Focal KIT165AC 6-1/2" Coaxial Speakers

As part of a basic stereo upgrade, I bought these to put in the rear of my Ford Fiesta ST 3 door hatch which used a factory 6.5" coaxial Sony speaker. The Focal fitted in its place no problems, and it's a much better quality speaker. Hard to compare sound directly from original vs Focal, because I have added an amplifier to drive the Focals whereas the factory Sony speakers were running off the head unit. But with amplification and some sound deadening, the Focals have some real punch and go nice and loud.

I was looking for the highest line of speakers that I would be able to fit into the door panels of my Kia Forte without any obstructions and originally I bought the ICU165 for the front doors mainly for the hybrid polyglass cone material and short mounting depth. Then after I little measuring and some further research I discovered that with the Metra (82-7303) 1.1" height mounting bracket I could increase the clearance of the magnet behind the cone to about 30mm. This meant I could move up to the Focal Access line (165AC) and shorten the distance to 10mm and still not make contact with the sliding power windows, even with upgraded 14awg speaker wire and custom terminals. Consequently, I moved the ICU165s to the rear doors with the same brackets. And finally, I obtained some XTC slim-line foam speaker baffles for all 4 speakers for mid-bass gains, cut out a small hole for the terminals, and it all barely managed to fit with just 2mm to spare. Needless to say it was all put together and blended perfectly with my previous sound deadening and sound absorption efforts all around the car. I have to say the fiberglass cones make a dramatic difference in sound quality, especially across the midrange, over most polypropylene cones even the polyglass ones that Focal makes when paired with a modest amplifier imo.

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