Rear Speaker Fit?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(genoman @ Sep 7 2006, 09:10 PM) [snapback]316177[/snapback]</div>

They will fit. I have Infinity Kappas all around in mine that have some huge magnets on the back. I found the wiring a bit confusing (black is positive? Wth!), you'll probably need a diagram or just test to make sure they are in-phase.

When you get the old ones out you'll see why they sound so bad.

Good luck!

 

i also have the kappa's. their mounting depth is 2 3/16", but take off some for the mounting bracket and i'd say close to 2" even. they fit easily. i don't see where another 1/2" would be a problem. as for the front side, i don't see how any speaker would come close to hitting the door panel..

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(genoman @ Sep 8 2006, 12:10 AM) [snapback]316177[/snapback]</div>

No fear of hitting the window. The window has a semicircular cutout at the base to avoid the speaker. I installed the 6 1/2" Infinity Kappas with no problem. They were smaller than the door cutout so 6 3/4" should work just fine.

If you have a nail nipper (this is a hardware tool, not a manicure implement), try that instead of drilling out the rivets. It's a lot easier. I had some rivets that started spinning with the drill, so I ended up using the nipper. The nipper works somewhat like pliers except it has sharpened ends to bite through the nail. You grab the rivet head-on (with its plastic backing) and squeeze. You can then remove the speaker (and throw it away), and remove the remaining rivet parts with pliers. This method also avoids metal shavings that you'd get by drilling.

Good luck with your speakers. You'll enjoy the results. It's amazing how awful the stock speakers are. But then again, you are just listening to cardboard.

P.S. Of course, now that I look at the date of your last post, you've probably already installed them by the time I wrote this. Oh, well.