Rear Speaker Install, HELP PLEASE! Options

[jds7188]

alright. the other day i bought four 6.5 inch Polk Audio db650's to replace my blown stockers. me and a friend were removing the rear panels yesterday when we realized that the factory is indeed a 6.5in, but the metal piece around the factory speaker and the bracket in the door is like a rounded square. how would i go about installing round speakers in their place? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

[jds7188]

the car is a 1995 GT hatchback by the way.

[rocky2006]

i have a 97 ST hatch and this is what i had to do. i had to get out my grinding rotary tool to grind away the plastic to make the speaker fit the bracket. then i had to use the metal square things that come with the speakers to hold them in. i screwed them on the screws then bended them around. was kind of a bitch to do but worked and they havent fallen out yet. maybe you can think of something better to mount them since the holes dont match up.

[jds7188]

alright thanks man, we were considering that, but just wanted to see what everyone else was doin first. thanks.

[jds7188]

any other suggestions would be appreciated.

[Defgeph]

I think i grinded out the plastic on the rears as well. can remeber to well it was a while ago.


DEF

[Drocay]

thats wierd my 6.5 were straight replacement no grinding nothing.

[D4W5]

why didnt you just get "6,i suppose they hard to get

[tim86]

glad this came up... im about to put 6 1/2's in the back... i hope it goes well

[jds7188]

yea. haha its gonna be a job but if that's what it takes, then u gotta do it.

[jds7188]

how about the fronts, were there any similar problems with those?

[rocky2006]

i had to make custom mounting brackets to make them fit. the stockers were oversized 6's that were the size of 8's. just cut a piece of wood out to adapt it or buy a pair off ebay. its not too hard.

[Fate]

mine went right in with no problem. i recently did the whole 6.5" speakers all around, front and back. i have a 94 st hatch.

[ShadowFX]

i bought these spacers for my fronts to fit 6.5"s,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...ssPageName=WDVW
and they work fine, would these work to fit 6.5"s in the back too? or is it a completely different thing?

[slipgun]

I had to grind too... I took a dremmel tool and ground off all the edges then I took a drill and drilled a couple new holes. Works perfectly.

[jds7188]

i think ill just make some brackets for the fronts then.

ShadowFX Posted Today, 08:36 AM
i bought these spacers for my fronts to fit 6.5"s,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...ssPageName=WDVW
and they work fine, would these work to fit 6.5"s in the back too? or is it a completely different thing?

i dont think they would fit in the back cus its like a rounded square opening and its too small for the speaker, so u would have to girnd something.

gonna start the project today. ill keep u posted and let u know what went down. thanks for the replies.

[mjmsoccer]

I think mine went straight into the rear, but judging from the materials if you cut a little and then redrilled I think you should be ok.