will 6.5" speakers fit in the front doors?

[violator]

i have a mp5 and wanting to put the round 6.5"ers on the front doors. do u think i can make them fit? i know the stock ones are
5 x 7


alpine type r
SPR-176A
6-1/2" Type-R Component 2-Way Speaker

 

[Sir Nuke]

i have a mp5 and wanting to put the round 6.5"ers on the front doors. do u think i can make them fit? i know the stock ones are
5 x 7


alpine type r
SPR-176A
6-1/2" Type-R Component 2-Way Speaker

NO...not unless you want to cut up the door....

why not buy the alpine type R 5X7's and use them?

 

[violator]

because they dont have a component system for the 5 x 7's ghey

 

[mint_blue_p5]

no probs putting 6.5's on 5x7's. nowadays. they should have kits but i have made one using plywood.

btw, i also have the 6.5 type-r's

 

[MP5s Make Ready]

I do too, but I don't like the sound of the speakers.......guess I need some subs to go with them......

 

[mint_blue_p5]

^what are you running the comp's with? HU? amp?

 

[violator]

goin to use a alpine 7995 HU, PPI pc 4400 AMP, and type r 10" subs.

 

[mint_blue_p5]

violator,

that setup shouldn't sound bad.

i assume you're planning of having no rear fill?

 

[violator]

ok i went to the crutchfield site and they said that best fit is 6x8 in the front. others are 5 1/4"
so my question is do i need to modify it to fit the 5 1/4" speaker?
i know there will be a gap where the stock speaker is so im guessing that i need to plug that up right?

 

[Sir Nuke]

ok i went to the crutchfield site and they said that best fit is 6x8 in the front. others are 5 1/4"
so my question is do i need to modify it to fit the 5 1/4" speaker?
i know there will be a gap where the stock speaker is so im guessing that i need to plug that up right?

this one place where crutchfields is WRONG! the back door speakers are NOT 5 1/4" they are in fact 6's....and 6 1/2s drop right in...and backspacing in the door is NOT A PROBLEM as there is at least 4 inches of empty door behind the rear door speakers...

if you doubt me.....check out my thread on the subject and you can see the picture of my tapemeasure stickin in the hole of the door.

(stash)

 

[FrigginGLI]

Sir nuke is right on this one , he has the HOT POOP on it.

(nuts)

 

[smithers_0990]

Kicker has some components. Crutchfield sells them.

http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-eRG4javB7It/ProdGroup.asp?c=10&g=76200&s=0



This is the link, let us know what you end up doing.

 

[Esteban Toledo]

ok i went to the crutchfield site and they said that best fit is 6x8 in the front. others are 5 1/4"
so my question is do i need to modify it to fit the 5 1/4" speaker?
i know there will be a gap where the stock speaker is so im guessing that i need to plug that up right?

Listen to crutchfield. When I was shopping for speakers, I was looking for 5x7s. They steered me toward 6x8s. They told me the only difference between 5x7s and 6x8s were the speakers' mounting holes. I imagine this is true for 5 1/4s and 6 1/2s.I replaced the rear speakers w/ 6 1/2s. They WERE NOT a perfect fit. The holes didn't line up perfectly. So, I imagine 5 1/4s should fit perfectly.

 

[Sir Nuke]

Listen to crutchfield. When I was shopping for speakers, I was looking for 5x7s. They steered me toward 6x8s. They told me the only difference between 5x7s and 6x8s were the speakers' mounting holes. I imagine this is true for 5 1/4s and 6 1/2s.I replaced the rear speakers w/ 6 1/2s. They WERE NOT a perfect fit. The holes didn't line up perfectly. So, I imagine 5 1/4s should fit perfectly.

the reason they were not a PERFECT fit is because the stock speakers are not 6 1/2's.....they are in fact 6's. BUT 6 1/2's will fit in the hole nicely....and putting new mounting holes in the flange of the speaker is pretty easy....provided you have a drill....that is what I had to do too.