Wideband is a possibility. I am just getting everything going for now so I can find what is the limiting factor.
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I suppose that's true. I'm yet to finish my setup in an e46 with active 2-way, but already feel like it could really do with the midrange up higher. People have done widebands in sail panels on these cars with claimingly great results and I've modeled a few widebands and they seem like they should work with as little as 0.1l of volume. Granted, they will not play very low, but still should be an improvement in staging? A 2" midrange/wideband is probably as much as you could fit in the a-pillar without it looking ridiculous, with the tweeter in the sail panel as a simple 3-way it should open up for more possibilities, at least my thinking is.
Both sides are playing now. Here is the passenger side work from last weekend.
Getting started
https://i.imgur.com/u3M9IQm.jpg
Deadening the outer skin
https://i.imgur.com/cgZtaIY.jpg
Hole cut out and the mounting plate set
https://i.imgur.com/WSISEnr.jpg
Also deadened over some of the larger holes in the door
https://i.imgur.com/dVgEMTB.jpg
I have plenty of tuning to do. I'm not familiar with the UI on the Pioneer so I have actually had to RTFM.
Looking forward to Jason's meet in 2 weeks.
Minus the tune the build is nearly complete.
The future will have some better tweeter mounts but this is what folks will see at the NCSQ meet next weekend.
Cleaned up the wiring some
https://i.imgur.com/tkFmOky.jpg
Test fitting some panels
https://i.imgur.com/jNvedwp.jpg
The beauty panels on
https://i.imgur.com/HWiS0BJ.jpg
They are mounted with some magnets and some velcro.
https://i.imgur.com/9Frc9Ot.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wcH4662.jpg
Dang, dude...that's looking good
Kendal, you've done a great job on this car, and it sounds wonderful. I can't wait to see you guys again in the fall
...if that water-bottle-sized bruise heals up by then...