Can I fit 6.5" speakers in the front?
06-28-2004, 07:18 PM
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Can I fit 6.5" speakers in the front?
I might be getting an '04 Wrx and would like to know if anyone has put 6.5's in the doors. Let me know if you have done this either by putting them in the door pannel or custom fabrication. I've got some JL Audio xr's that I would like to put in there, but I'm not sure if they will fit. Their mounting depth is somewhere around 2.8". Thanks for any help.
Also there are tweeters in the model that I test drove. Do all Wrx's come like this or would this be the upgraded stereo model. One more question-What size is the factory tweeter. Thanks.
Also there are tweeters in the model that I test drove. Do all Wrx's come like this or would this be the upgraded stereo model. One more question-What size is the factory tweeter. Thanks.
Last edited by trabadoor22; 06-28-2004 at 07:24 PM.
06-28-2004, 07:54 PM
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i'm sure it can be done...fabricate some spacers out of mdf to accomodate mounting depth. there's a vendor on nasioc who sells spacers; i've bought 2 sets from him before. if you don't want to do the work (making spacers), it's definitely worth it!
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06-28-2004, 10:00 PM
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2.8" is going to be real close even with a 1" spacer. You may have to be ready to do some door panel modification (dremeling) with some additional spacers (1/8"). FAQ's on NASIOC have all the measurement information.
06-28-2004, 11:53 PM
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I have 6.5' ads separates in the front of my 03' wrx and from what I know they should fit just fine in the o4. Don't remember what spacer I used but I didn't have a problem putting them in. I also have 6.5' Boston Acoustics in the rear. Hope that helps.
07-04-2004, 10:05 AM
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Awesome, thanks for the info. Sorry for the delay in response. For some reason I didn't get any email notification that there was a reply.
Also do you know the series of the ADS speakers you have and did you have to do any modification to get the tweeter to fit? I'm not sure what the stock tweeter size is. Thanks.
Also do you know the series of the ADS speakers you have and did you have to do any modification to get the tweeter to fit? I'm not sure what the stock tweeter size is. Thanks.
Last edited by trabadoor22; 07-04-2004 at 10:10 AM.
07-05-2004, 12:25 PM
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A couple of things you might want to think about:
1) moisture on the inside of the door getting on the spider of the new speakers -
With deeper speakers, I have personally found that water drips down from the windows or wahtever and lands on the magnet/spider, causing cones to sperate from the voice coils.
2) window bracket - On my drivers side door, the frontmost screw that holds the window to the actuator for the power window would scrape against the back of my 6.5's. I was able to grind down the protruding edge of the screw with a dremmel though.
1) moisture on the inside of the door getting on the spider of the new speakers -
With deeper speakers, I have personally found that water drips down from the windows or wahtever and lands on the magnet/spider, causing cones to sperate from the voice coils.
2) window bracket - On my drivers side door, the frontmost screw that holds the window to the actuator for the power window would scrape against the back of my 6.5's. I was able to grind down the protruding edge of the screw with a dremmel though.
07-06-2004, 12:55 AM
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try these guys for speaker fitment and SPACERS!!!!
https://w109.webminders.com/iaperfor...ctionNumber=59
https://w109.webminders.com/iaperfor...ctionNumber=59
07-07-2004, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by gizerod
A couple of things you might want to think about:
1) moisture on the inside of the door getting on the spider of the new speakers -
With deeper speakers, I have personally found that water drips down from the windows or wahtever and lands on the magnet/spider, causing cones to sperate from the voice coils.
1) moisture on the inside of the door getting on the spider of the new speakers -
With deeper speakers, I have personally found that water drips down from the windows or wahtever and lands on the magnet/spider, causing cones to sperate from the voice coils.
ldivinag, thanks for the link. Those seem to be just what I need.
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