Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Audio An excellent idea for you SQ fiends...

I had a great idea for a slick HLCD installation, but have no pic to show what I mean, so I guess I will try and explain it. Where the door meets the dash, up by the windshield, is a vent for the side window defrost. Don't those vents look kind of familiar? Like an HLCD? Yeah, I thought so too, and if you look at the back of them (i.e. behind the paneling), there is room for the wiring and installation of them.... sure it might take some custom fiberglass to make them the same size as the plastic piece that covers the vent inside, but they could be modified. And you would lose the side window defrost, but hey, I think it would be a damn slick install, what do you think? If this has already been done, or thought of, which I don't know if it has, just ignore me, I'm running on 3 hours of sleep and had a 2 hour drive to get home..

unfortunately, that's much too small of an area for a HLCD to function properly in a car. the only two places i've ever seen them used effectively is at the bottom of the dash, or flushed into the top in lieu of defroster vents (but even then, bouncing them off the glass isn't a good for imaging).

but hey, it is an original idea!

Maybe if some of us new what HLCD meant.....

ya i duunno what HLCD is either...hmmm High Level Compact Disc ? lol or maybe High Location Color Display? ummmm High Liquid Crystal Display?

but how would u see it if its crammed in that hole?

a hlcd is a horn loaded compression driver. like what is used in many PA setups. their advantage is that they play quite low and have retardedly good sensitivity. their downside is, in a car, they require a horn (the flared "port" that the compression driver attaches to) to be fairly wide(usually 12-24" depending on design), and the compression driver itself is usually the size of a baseball or softball.

sounds really good, and gets loud with less wattage.

do it!

im gonna get some image dynamic hlcd's maybe

theres a tour on cardomain that has horns mounted under the steering wheel and the glovebox

ya no idea....use ur steering wheel horn