Speaker Size

[bigdaddy]

Hi guys,,,,,going to upgrade my speakers soon,,,,but I cant remember the size,,,,are they 6.25" or 6.5" (front and rear doors) ,,,,,could one of you guys please refresh my memory,,,,,,,,, thanks

[Guest MATT]

i think their 16.5cm, my 17cm speakers fitted ok,

 

thats on a mk II X reg.

 

MATT

[bigdaddy]

Cheers matt,,,,the 16.5cm=6.5" ..... sounds good to me,,,,it was your pictures that gave me the idea to upgrade,,,,,wish I could fit 6*9 mmmmmmmmmmmm :wub:

[Guest vr6galaxy]

You can but you would need an adapter, somewhere there is a link to a company that does them, there not cheap though! and they mean the door cards need some major work doing to them :wub:

[bigdaddy]

Cheers vr6galaxy,,,,,I thought there would be an adapter of sorts somewhere,,,,but I do not fancy chopping up my door cards ;)

[dave_m]

I fitted 6x9's in the tailgate, with amps in the spaces in the floor under the front seats.

 

you can only just fit 6x9's in if your careful of where the recess is where the number plate sits.

 

Sounds excellent though with JVC head unit, 6x9s in tailgate powered by a Sony Amp Standard front speakers, 12" JL Audio Sub Woofer powered by a Kenwood Amp.

[bigdaddy]

That sounds great,,,,and I think the 6*9 would be enough for me,,,,did you have to strenthen the tail door card,,,,

[~adema~]

Hi Bigdaddy

 

Replaced all my stock door speakers with 6.5" sony xplod, chuffin brilliant!!.

Glad i read this post as i've often wondered if it is possible to put speakers into the boot door card, maybe a couple of xplod 10" subs <_< lol.

Also got the sony xplod head up front too.

 

~adema~

[dave_m]

I didn't strengthen the tailgate trim panel at all although make sure you use the little screw clamp things ( i don't know the proper name) that come with most speakers otherwise you will find after a while of slamming the door shut the screws will work loose and pull out of the thin wood like material that the carpeted bit of the tailgate trim panel is made out of , also its a right nightmare getting the speaker cables through the tailgate and through the rubber grommets into the car. many a swear word could be heard whilst i was doing that, but the improvements in the audio quality made it worthwhile, :angry:

 

I'll take a pic of the 6x9's in my tailgate to give you an idea of where they need to be mounted, I will post it here later

[bigdaddy]

Cheers dave_m,,,, that would great,,,,I was ebay,,,looking at speakers to get an idea of what was available ,,,,, and I seen 6x9 speaker neon covers,,,, they looked great :lol:

[dave_m]

Here is the picture, the tailgate is a tad dirty at the moment and couldn't be bothered to clean it!

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Here is the picture, the tailgate is a tad dirty at the moment and couldn't be bothered to clean it!

Couldn't be bothered? what sort of attitude is that? show some back bone man and get out there and clean it :lol: let me know when your done? as I aint moving from my place in front of the fire and the telly till it's time for bed :lol:

[bigdaddy]

That pic looks great,,,,need to wait till the festive season is over before i can attempt the fitting,,,,so i will let you all know how i get on :ph34r:

[dave_m]

I will point out again.....

 

Be very very careful where you mount the 6x9's as there is no room for error there is only really one position where you avoid the internal parts of the tailgate and the number plate recess,

 

The speakers I used are Infinity, the size of the magnets/frames on 6x9's does vary a bit so make sure you check they will fit!!

 

P.S the reason its so dirty is cos the dog decided to jump in a lake the other night then was shaking in the back of the car all the way home, :ph34r:

[bigdaddy]

I have taken the panel off,,,,to see the amount of space available,,,think I would be safer to fit a quality set of 6.5" speakers,,,,,,, :ph34r:

[Shaolin]

I am upgrading the sound system wihin my galaxy 2003 plate, i have a double din touch screen sony xplot DVD head unit and also a 15" roof mounted flip down screen so my kids can watch there Films on long drives away. i will be installing JL component Mids and tweets and i have a 10" sub but can not find a good place to install it without taking up space. Has anyone got any idears? Any advice would be greatfully recieved.

 

Thanks