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Just for everyone's information the factory note says that 6 1/2 speakers will fit in rear and in the door but really only 5 1/4 fit in the door and 6 1/2 in the back. i bought 2 pairs of Fosgate power series 6 1/2 and had to drill the door holes much bigger. The window barely clears the magnet but it will work. Thought i would give everyone a heads up just incase=]
6.5's fit using a speaker spacer
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Originally Posted by Mighty_Mouse_Ep
Yea he's right I was using spacers too and 6,5' fits
I had to use spacers
where can i find spacers?
best buy crutchfield or any audio install shop should have them. Some people make their own
^^ thats exactly what i did , I made an adaptor for my front speakers using 3/4 MDF
- remember to dynamat the fuck out of it
you can't really fit those fronts properly without spacers. i have 6 1/2 front and back. the fitment is kinda tight but they fit. too thick spacers can cause issues too as i found out when installing the rears. dynamat or similar is definitely a must if you ain't diggin rattles, apply plenty while you are at it.
I ran deep ass 7's in mine for a long time!
Yeah honda's fronts seem to hit the window if there not used with spacers, I ran into this problem with my 01 civic, I thought it was funny though, cause I bought shallow mount speakers, and still had to use like 1 inch of spacers lol
Spacers pull the WHOLE thing out so looking at the geometry of the rear of a speaker, and the geometry of the door card you will quickly realize that you can move the speaker forward and down in mounting and squeeze a larger driver in there. I always swore I wanted to try 8's in there, but they beam too early and I don't want to cross my tweets that low.
yeah i should have been more clear i know 6 and 1/2 fit i also used spacers i just ment their much wider than the actual hole.
I was going to jump in and say 6.5"s fit fine, but then I rememberd that I did have to trim the opening, LOL it has been so long ago,,,,,,I used a similar placement as what Chad mentioned above, I placed the cutout guide against the existing opening at the 10oclock position and arranged the guide forwards and down, marked and cut to fit the speaker(the scrap piece has a crescent moon appearance).
I tryed some pioneer PRS speakers in mine.. To big speaker construction/magnet and to deep, even with a lot of spacer. Got 10-5mm left before it hits the window, and it hits the door card.. And the spacer ebnd up beeing too dep, witch stops air travel thru the spacer..
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...2/CIMG0123.jpg
30mm spacer..
Going to try Tang Band W6-1139, they are cheap(60$) and they got a rather slim construction compared to the pioneers :) Just need to to some measurments before buy them. But if i know myself right, i end up rebuilding the doorcards next spring. Been thinking about how to do it and not ruin everything for a year or so now :P so a plan is beginning to take shape in my head :P
this is the picture that gave me the idea..
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...7a22/lg812.jpg