what size speakers are they in the car? I'm getting mixed options from online shopping, some say front are 5 1/4 others say 6 1/2. some say back is 6 x8 and others say 5 x7....can I get a little feedback as to what you all run and what kinda systems you have setup? I'm trying to make some purchases.

 

I have 6" x 8" 3-ways in the back and 6 1/2" component speakers in the doors. They both fit fine. I would recommend the component speakers with the separate small tweeters to put up high because the sound is so mushy from the door speakers projecting on to the seats. I also don't like the majority of the sound coming from behind me. I also have a small bazooka sub tube in the hatch area and drive it all with a 500W amp. This is a relatively low dollar set up and it sounds great to me. Shop around for your pieces; my son used to work at a big name electronics store and got stuff at cost. You wouldn't believe the mark up on car stereo components.

 

thanks, i was thinkin ebay might be the way for me to go...so much cheaper than going to best buy or anything like that.

 

Front: 6.5" (however, maximum depth is ~2.5", so shop accordingly!)
Rear: Either 5x7 or 6x8

 

Diamond Audios Hex is shallow depth but very expensive. You can hook up the rears to the fronts xover with it's "rear acoustic fill" output and runn all the speakers from two channels. The rears will only use about 20% of the power. Eclipse point source is perfect for that. You will need an adapter bracket/plate to install the 6.5's in the rears to the 5x7/6x8 oem brackets.

 

What 6 1/2" speakers do you have up front? Any pictures of the speakers mounted to the door?

 

will 5.25 inches will fit in front?

 

Wait I only thougth 5 1/4 could fit up front? Can 6 1/2 fit on a Bose FD? If so Im moving up from the 5's and going to buy 6 1/2s for sure.

 

Yes, but why go 5.25" when you can go 6.5"?

 

i just got a really nice deal on a Infinity Component kit, and it is 5.25, i have a base model..

Max

 

4" fits up front in the Bose box without modification.
5.25" Diamond Audio fits depth wise but you will need to open the hole diameter.
6.5" You should replace the Bose box and do a custom install.

You can do a 3-way Diamond audio setup with the 4" & tweets up front and the 6" woofs in the rear. If you don't like that sound, then you can do 2-way Diamonds up front and power the rears from the x-over's RAF. Eclipse 6.5" point source works well for that or a 5x7 plate. The nice thing about the point source and the plates is that the x-over's are built in and no need to find a place to mount as well as the tweets being attached.

 

not all speakers are created equal.

usually the nicer 6"s will have deep drivers and will not fit.

in this case u may have to go with the 5"s.


i dont recommend 6x8's or 5x7s in the rear. a 6 1/2 will fit fine with minor drilling of the speaker mount.

 

So use 4 - 6 1/2" speaks? hmmm....then i'll use two of the 6x9's that were custom and 2 subs.. wow.

 

No, not all speakers are created equal, and you have to check the mounting depth specs of the speakers you're considering to see whether they will clear the window or not. This said, if you have a choice of either a 5.25" or a 6.5" speaker set that fits, you always go with the latter (for obvious reasons).

Oh? And why not? What good reason do you have for making a statement such as this?

A properly sized 5x7 or 6x8 will drop in just fine with no need for "rigging" or modification.

 

Round speakers generally sound better than oval. That said, I put cheap Pioneer 6x8"s in the rear of my car.

-Max