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Old Apr 6, 2002 | 10:12 AM
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2nd gen only - pics/replies of where you mounted 6 or 6.5 in front

I seriously need larger speakers in front my rears are totally overpowering the fronts but I dont know where I can install bigger than 4's anyone help out with this.
Also I do not want to buy the Q-Forms so please dont reply with that - besides I havent seen Q-Forms for the 86 rex.

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Old Apr 6, 2002 | 11:32 PM
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Re: 2nd gen only - pics/replies of where you mounted 6 or 6.5 in front

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I seriously need larger speakers in front my rears are totally overpowering the fronts but I dont know where I can install bigger than 4's anyone help out with this.
-Storm
Well, have you checked the doors? There's s'posed to be a set of 6.5" woofers in the door that work with the little 4"s in the dash (at least for a S5 coupe..). Total, you should have 6 speakers, if I'm not mistaken. I'd check the condition of the speakers in the door (blown speakers would do that), and then just adjust the balance to a place where it seems 'equal' to you.

(Sorry I don't have any pics, but I haven't dropped my CD player and speakers in yet.

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Old Apr 7, 2002 | 10:09 AM
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I only have 4 - the 2 dash (kneecap speakers) and the ones in the wells above shocks. I put 6's in their thanks to a 87 rx in the junkyard with the ring for 6's.
(mine came with the 4's) but I cant find a spot in the door I took it apart and there doesnt seem to be a spot unless I cut metal. I was hoping someone would have a creative turn on this. something I am not thinking of.
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Old Apr 7, 2002 | 11:55 AM
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This is the stock location http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/dm/door_panel.htm
and here's BOOSTD 7's install https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...light=speakers
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Old Apr 7, 2002 | 01:37 PM
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It really depends on what year.

86-87 the only location for a 6" was above the arm rest as in the first link that [bnd] posted.

In 88 Mazda started putting in the 6" in the front lower location. 88 was a tricky year because some cars came with the newer door with the location pre-cut in the metal in the front lower spot and some didn't. All the 88 models still came with the 86-87 style door panel without a lower location pre-cut on the actual panel, even though many were compatible with the 89-92 door panels that did/do have the speaker provision.

On the FC models that the lower front location is not there (86-87 and some 88's) it is very easy to just cut a piece of aluminum plate (available at any scrap metal store), pop rivet it in, and then trim it to hold the 6" speaker.
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Old Apr 8, 2002 | 12:24 AM
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nice thanks everyone the pic helped alot now I can start cutting
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Old Apr 8, 2002 | 10:36 PM
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He is right about the 88 thing. My 88 SE has 5.25" front speakers, but there is plenty of room to drop in 6.5" speakers. But, the door I took from an 87 in the yard didn't have the speaker location and had to be cut.

The previous owner installed the 5.25" and I kept the same size to avoid any more work when re-installing my system into it.
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what would fit in a 91 with power windows?
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