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midnightalero01
02-14-2005, 01:02 AM
hey i just got my new headunit installed and now i need to do my speakers... i tried looking for something on this already but had no luck... i have 6.5 audiobahn components for the front and 6.5 audiobahn 3 ways for the rear... can i make these fit and how do i get at all the speakers... i know i read something about this but i couldn't find it... thanks guys

FormulaNERD
02-14-2005, 01:05 AM
the 6.5's will fit up front with some modification or adapter plate, but i'm not sure if 6.5's will fit the rear.

cutelilcntrygrl
02-14-2005, 01:06 AM
I've got the same speakers for the rear. They had to do some cutting in order to get em to fit. I remember reading something about this on here but don't know where. I'll try to find it tho..

FormulaNERD
02-14-2005, 01:09 AM
just get some Soundstream SST6.9's... 150w rms

cutelilcntrygrl
02-14-2005, 01:15 AM
Read this. (http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=9730)

Screamin eagle
02-14-2005, 09:05 AM
check these out....

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-iI0yYrxEXoa/c...arch=kick+panel (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-iI0yYrxEXoa/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=182850&I=044K10131&search=kick+panel)

cheaper ones....
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I had mine fiberglassed in and covered with vinyl for $150 at a local shop

midnightalero01
02-14-2005, 12:02 PM
alright so how do i get at the speakers... both front and rear?

Nik1128
02-14-2005, 12:49 PM
For the front you have to take off the door trim. There are two screws on each panel located right below the grab handle (theres alil faceplate over them that you have to pry off with a screwdriver). You then take a screwdriver and pry the panel off (don't worry about loud popping noises.)

For the rear... Its pretty tricky. You have to take alot of trim off. You have to have the rear seats folded down. First you have to take the little plastic buttons off the gray trim thats loacated right behind the back seat (I used two screwdrivers and pryed the buttons up) and then you just slowly work the gray plastic trim off. Then you need to take the C Pillar trim off (just pops off) and then for the rear deck, I was able to get at my speakers w/o taking the whole carpeted part off (it was tight, but it worked.)

And what I did for my 6 1/2" in the rear. I took a saber saw to some partical board and trimed out a piece of wood that would fit into my stock factory bracket. Then I took a compass (A geometry compass :P) and made a 5 1/2" circle in the middle of the board, next I took my saber saw again and cut out the circle. Then I popped my speaker into the board and screwed it together, stuck it in my bracket and put it back into my rear deck.

Hope that helps. Anymore questions, just ask. :)

jamcllw
02-14-2005, 01:43 PM
Originally posted by Nik1128@Feb 14 2005, 12:49 PM
For the front you have to take off the door trim. There are two screws on each panel located right below the grab handle (theres alil faceplate over them that you have to pry off with a screwdriver). You then take a screwdriver and pry the panel off (don't worry about loud popping noises.)
There's also a screw behind the reflector.

Nik1128
02-14-2005, 01:48 PM
Haha. There is? No wonder the brace behind my reflector (on both sides) is broken. Oh well. :lol: :lol:

2fst4u
04-24-2005, 12:20 AM
i was able to purchase plates from my local custom audio shop. they adapted the rear 6x9's to 6.5's and they have a slot for a tweeter. i have 3 way pioneers in them and they work great. i even used the factory bracket, no screws. it only took slight modification(breaking off a little half inch long tab). shoot me a pm if you have questions.