Hey yall new member here, just dropping in to ask if anyone has a good set of pictures or instructions on how to remove the front tweeters. I've had my jag for 4 years now and its 'bout time I replaced the sound system. I'm thinking about running a component system if its not to much trouble to replace the tweeters. Also, is there a required mounting depth for the tweeters?

 

Removed misinformation.

 

Thanks for the quick response. I have the premium sound system so my tweeters are located in the A pillars.

 

Can't help you then, I'm afraid.

 

In the 96 XJR the tweets are in the A pillars. Looks like a metal mesh grill, possibly just pressure fit into place over the tweeter. it may (or may not) be possible to use a pointed object, like a safety pin held with locking pliers, to remove this grill. Also, the other day I noticed the right hand side of the defrost vent has popped up again (needs a little attention). Its held down at point "D" (in Oubadahs post of the diagram above) It looks like the vent is secured at the ends with a male/ female type fastener. the female section being secured into the dash, and the male section being part of the vent. I guess the Premium sound systems have a tweeter here (secured to the vent) as well. here a tweet there a tweet everywhere a tweet tweet......

 

Actually, now that you mention it I think I do remember a ratchet stud there, rather than the hook I mentioned. Hell, I only had the damned thing off last year, and I've forgotten already?

PS. pretty sure the premium doesn't have more than two tweeter in the front. Trying to find it in the manual, but all I can see is the standard system so far.

 

Phillips manufactures the factory speakers. Each door features a set of component speakers – with the tweeter located behind the black plastic door handle cup and a mid-range in the bottom corner of the door panel. The X300 also added a pair of additional tweeters in the rear parcel shelf and in the top of the dashboard. The mid-range speakers are made of standard speaker paper and the tweeters of aluminium.
The premium system goes a few steps further by adding: 1) a 35 Watts x 4 channel amplifier mounted above the CD changer in the boot; 2) an additional pair of tweeters in the A-pillars; 3) a 5x8 inch (127mm x 177mm) subwoofer in the rear parcel shelf; and 4) a three level “equalizer” in the head unit. Whilst a good compromise, the premium system is still lacking and can easily distort most bass heavy modern music.
I found this in the info pach provided by Oubadah. Thanks Oubadah for all of the great information.
Mike

 

So the premium has a total of six tweeters in the front? I don't think that is correct.

I had my door apart (non premium) there was no evidence of a tweeter "located behind the black plastic door handle cup".

And the wiring diagrams show no more than 4 tweeters total in each setup.

Standard:

Premium


Jaguar documentation is very confusing.

 

You're right, there are no tweets in the front doors, only the pillars and defrost vent. There are tweets in the back doors though and on the back deck behind the seats, I think.