Pioneer TSQ131C custom fit speakers for MK3

Has anyone fitted these, it's says they are designed to replace the pre-installed speakers.

Therefore do the tweeters not need a separate crossover/resistor thingymy like you would use with normal separates??

If not then they look easy to fit and reasonably inexpensive.

Did you need an adapter ring for the main door speakers?

Thanks!

 

Thanks all, do they have resistors then built into the tweeters?

 

Thanks mate, much appreciated.

 

Hi Ryan, it says they are plug & play for the MK3, what Dacia connector do you mean please and for which of the speakers?

 

Thanks Ryan. All seems fairly simple to do, the annoying thing then is that the speakers aren’t actually custom-fit – they’re just normal 13cm speakers but which come with a Renault-to-spade adapter. Surely I/we could just buy any old 13cm speaker and crimp some speaker spades onto the existing wires….

 

I spoke with Pioneer themselves and according to them the tweeters have separate in-line crossovers which are included with the set but the door speakers have "internal" crossovers built-in. Plus apparently they are plug & play with my 2011 Megane and I wont need any different or additional connectors or speaker rings.

So I've ordered a set, along with some speakers for the rear and some sound-deadening tiles which I may as well fit at the same time.

Will let you know how it all goes and at the end of the day if it does turn out that I need to buy any adapters or speaker rings I can always pop down to Halfords....

 

For ease I just bought it all from Amazon as I have Prime free delivery and can get them next day, the TS-Q131C's cost £69.99 which seemed to be the same everywhere (or more) and I went for Pioneer TS-1302I in the rears which are supposedly plug & play and they cost £39.31 (found these cheaper elsewhere but it was just easier buying them at the same time and with free postage).

I'm not fitting an amplifier, will just run these off the standard head-unit for the time being, and then if needed just upgrade the head-unit.

 

Ok, thanks Ryan. I can easily get rings and connectors delivered next day if needed, or if they have them pop to Halfords....

 

On the basis I don’t need customer speakers as such for the rear (as I will likely have to buy a Renault/Dacia connector anyway) I thought I may as well cancel the order for the TS-1302I’s and have ordered some ‘normal’ TS-E1302I’s which are 180W (which matches the fronts) rather than 130W. They were only a few quid more and that bit more powerful for when/if I ever fit a more powerful head-unit, or there is a great guide on here for a plug & play amp where you keep the standard head-unit and all its functions – which I quite like the idea of, although a new head-unit would be DAB…..

 

I’ve partially fitted all the speakers – the tweeters are plug & play but as already mentioned in the thread the hole in the inner-dashboard needs to be made a bit larger and the speaker wire plug needs shaving, neither were hard jobs to do.


The main door speakers have the same ‘socket’ as the tweeters therefore the car’s speaker wire plugs won’t fit. Someone mentioned buying an adapter cable but I have spare tweeter speaker wires with plugs in the rear (where presumably some models have tweeters) therefore I will cut these off and use these.


The door speakers do need spacer rings and because the original speakers were held on in three places I’ve ordered Megane specific spacer rings (rather than buying generic spacers and then having to drill holes in the door) which I can then pop-rivet in place. Not in itself a major hassle, but the door speakers are definitely not plug & play!


The rear speakers will need Megane specific spacer rings as well and because I bought generic speakers they have spade terminals, but luckily they came with a set of spades connected to a length of speaker wire so I can cut and join these to the car’s speaker wires.


So all fairly easy jobs to do but time-consuming…..