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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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known dash 4x6 and 6x9 speakers that work?

Can people let me know what maker/model 4x6 and 6x9 speakers are known to fit in our dash and rear?? I need to replace mine.

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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 09:28 AM
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i used a set of pioneers in my dash abd rea's and when i make my kicker pannles i plan on putting some in there to, i love em
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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i used some mtx 4x6 and sony 6x9 fit perfect except i had to cut the grills on the inside on the rear casue the plastic grill would hit the speaker at higher volume five min fix though and they sound good cant wait to get my amp on em.
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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Here is a link to Crutchfield's website. Start answering the questions about your car and it will give you a list of everything that fits and will tell you if it fits with or without modification.
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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I ran infinity references for a while. The 4x6 mag was a little big, but with a little force they fit fine. I did have a problem with the white poly cone on the 4x6's cracking around the surround after a while. The sunlight weakened the white material rarther quickly. Avoid a light colored cone in the dash, a black poly will hold up better to the sunlight. Also, keep in mind that no matter what 6x9 you use, you will probably get minimal bass out of it due to its location in the sail panel.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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Cerwin Vegas all the way.4x6 plates, 6x9s, 12in Subs in back, 4in tweeters in the kick panels.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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Any 6x9 will fit; there's no problem magnent size wise. As for 4x6's, you will have to be slightly careful with the plates as not all will fit as easily as one would hope.
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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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awhile ago i had some rockford 4x6 that i got for 50 bucks and they worked well, if you invested in a decent 4ch amp it will defenently help with whatever you put in there
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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Originally posted by 1991 RS/SS
I ran infinity references for a while. The 4x6 mag was a little big, but with a little force they fit fine. I did have a problem with the white poly cone on the 4x6's cracking around the surround after a while. The sunlight weakened the white material rarther quickly. Avoid a light colored cone in the dash, a black poly will hold up better to the sunlight. Also, keep in mind that no matter what 6x9 you use, you will probably get minimal bass out of it due to its location in the sail panel.
I highly doubt the color of the cone had anything to do with it. In fact, white will reflect more UV light than a darker color. The cone material likely had a lot more to do with it than the color. Not all Poly is the same.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 08:16 AM
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I used JBL GTO4825 or something like that. Worked great, just needed a tiny bit of muscle to fit in. I broke off the outer ring that sticks out past the speaker basket very carefully (came off easily). They sounded great, but I just put some kickpanels in.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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I placed 5-1/4" or 5-1/2" in the dash, but it took ~2 hours of dash modification to make them fit.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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Wow, you puy a 5 1/4 in the dash? Any pics of how it turned out?
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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Looks stock unless you look directly down at it from outside the car. It looks like there is supposed to be a round speaker in there, but anyone "in the know" would realize it's not stock.

The driver's side was a bit harder to do because I had to pull the instrument cluster and notch out a very small section in it to make it fit. The passenger's was hard because I'm right-handed and it was simply awkward.
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