speaker fit
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Topic: speaker fit
Posted By: bugluvr38
Subject: speaker fit
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 4:10 AM
i have a question for all you pro installers out there (or, well, anybody who has a suggestion): i am replacing all of the door speeakers in a 93 grand cherokee. the stock speakers are 6.5's all the way around, which is what i am replacing them with. (infinity kappa's) the problem is that the diameter of the entire speaker, edge to edge, is quite a bit bigger than the infinitys. so, in turn, the holes in the doors are too big to mount the infinity speakers in. what do you normally do to solve this problem? i know crutchfield has pre-made adapters or something of that sort, but i dont want to pay forty bucks plus shipping and have to wait a week. im sure there must be some kind of standard method or readily available adapter; everyone and their brother has a grand cherokee. on my last grand i jerry-rigged it up with plastic. it worked, but it could have been much better. (this was about five years ago!) anyways, any suggestions or tips would be very greatly appreciated. thanks in advance!
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oh, god... what did i do now??
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 6:48 AM
I use PVC plastic and cut the hole I need for the trim. You can get this from almost any stereo shop. If you can't get it then use a piece of 1/4" masonite board as your trim piece.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: tdsteele
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 6:53 AM
According to the info i found on that vehicle it has 6 3/4's in both the front and rear doors. So the easiest thing to do is just get that size in the Infinity Kappas. But if you really wanted to go the hard route, i would say, depending on how much clearances you have between the speaker and door panel, you could probably use some thin plywood as a mounting plate and be alot cheaper than a kit.
Posted By: HamiltonAudio
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 6:25 PM
1/4" or even 1/8" hardboard is VERY cheap, strong and perfectly suited to this application. Make a template with the outline of the orignal speaker and cut it out. then use the new speaker cutout template and lay it over, cutting out the proper diameter....very easy to do, and a snug fit. b
Posted By: bugluvr38
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 5:21 AM
thanks for all of your suggestions! i was considering masonite before i asked, but i went ahead with the pvc. i put some real thin weather stripping between it and the door, and between the speaker and it to avoid any possibility of 'buzzing'. worked like a charm! thanks again!
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oh, god... what did i do now??
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 7:59 AM
Good to hear it worked out. The weather stripping idea is good, next time I'll do that to to reduce any possibility of rattles.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
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