New car audio, Don't think it's 6,5" speakers Options

[Ravnen]

Just got my first car a couple a weeks ago. Black Celica 1.8, 1997. Only problem is that the stereo only plays tapes and the speakers are stock and really lousy. I've decided to buy a new HU and some new speakers. I think i am gonna buy a pair of Rainbow SLX265 Deluxe speakers for the rear and Rainbow SLC265 for the front.

Only problem here is that when i took of the front panel to double check the size of the speakers i found out the speakers only are 13 cm (5.25") and not 16,5 cm (6.5") as mentioned here on the board. That goes for both the front and the rear speakers. Is it still possible to make the speakers fit?

Picture of the rear speaker:


This post has been edited by Ravnen: Sep 5, 2006 - 11:48 AM

[san0]

Only problem here is that when i took of the front panel to double check the size of the speakers i found out the speakers only are 13 cm (5.25") and not 16,5 cm (6.5") as mentioned here on the board. That goes for both the front and the rear speakers. Is it still possible to make the speakers fit?

Hi, I too found that the fronts were not 6.5". I bought a pair of FOCAL-ACCESS-165CA1 and had to make some adapter rings out of 3mm thick mdf (and sprayed black).
As for the rears, I had some MB Quart 5.25" with the supplied adapters, then shaved off excess plastic from the rear mounting brackets (what a pain to get at and remove.)

You might want to ref this excellent HOW TO - http://www.6gc.net/howto/install_subwoofers_in_front_doors