4X6 speakers?
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Car: 88 IROC-Z/05 Silverado ECSB
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4X6 speakers?
want to upgrade my front speakers and heard that some 4X6
will not fit. Who makes a decent speaker that will fit w/out mods?
will not fit. Who makes a decent speaker that will fit w/out mods?
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Car: 1989 camaro rs
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i got a set of 4x6's from pioneer(sp?0
the first one i put in fit pretty well but the one on my pass side seemed to not fit in only one hole , but it did not rattle casue i wraped it in some tape lol so worked out great
the first one i put in fit pretty well but the one on my pass side seemed to not fit in only one hole , but it did not rattle casue i wraped it in some tape lol so worked out great
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No, I had some minor issues on the driver's side of my 86 Camaro. The Inifinity Kappa speaker's magnet would hit the plastic molding of the dash (it's different on each side). What I did was mount the speaker in the bracket and then lay the bracket down as the magnet hit the plastic. Two screws went in fine, and I just used washers under the bracket for the other two screws. The dash pad still fit nicely without hitting the surround.
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Originally posted by Jim85IROC
I guess I overstated the ease in which stuff fits. Yes, you may not be able to secure all 4 screws with some designs, but they should fit underneath the dash pad without modification, which is good enough for a 4x6 anyway.
I guess I overstated the ease in which stuff fits. Yes, you may not be able to secure all 4 screws with some designs, but they should fit underneath the dash pad without modification, which is good enough for a 4x6 anyway.
cracked my dash pad corner when i pulled it out tho , was bring it up stairs and a huge gust of wind knocked me down lol
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
kinda a weird question, but does anyone have a pic of where the 4x6's go, without a 4x6 in, or with one in?
I'll explain before you guys think i'm an idiot. The guy who owned the car before me modified the dash pad for alternate speakers, and i'm guessing the actual mounting area as well, so I'm thinking that i'm either missing a piece, or it was cut off...?
I don't have any mounting screw holes, or area for them to be, and was hoping it was just a simple bracket I could grab from the wreckers...
in case you were curious, my car had a 5.25" rockford in the front right, and a rockford 3.5" in the left side. Also, the a pillars had holes drilled for JBL tweeters, one was in the left side, and the hole was in the right side
I'll explain before you guys think i'm an idiot. The guy who owned the car before me modified the dash pad for alternate speakers, and i'm guessing the actual mounting area as well, so I'm thinking that i'm either missing a piece, or it was cut off...?
I don't have any mounting screw holes, or area for them to be, and was hoping it was just a simple bracket I could grab from the wreckers...
in case you were curious, my car had a 5.25" rockford in the front right, and a rockford 3.5" in the left side. Also, the a pillars had holes drilled for JBL tweeters, one was in the left side, and the hole was in the right side
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The tweeters should be on the outside of the woofer rather than the inside, but the size and placement of the magnet simply didn't allow for this in the dash.
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
Thanks!
ah, those are the infinity kappas right? my buddy had those in his camaro, sounded really nice...
hmm, ok, I think i'm missing some metal there, i'll upload a pic later, it's kinda screwy...
ah, those are the infinity kappas right? my buddy had those in his camaro, sounded really nice...
hmm, ok, I think i'm missing some metal there, i'll upload a pic later, it's kinda screwy...
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if anyones interested i have a pair of infiniti kappa 462.7 4x6's i'll sell for 70 bucks shipped, they sounded really nice but dont need em with my components.
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Car: 90' Trans Am
Engine: 94' LT1
Transmission: Built 700R4
I put some 4X6 Alpines in mine about 2 weeks ago...they came from my cadillac deville.....
Passanger side went in with no problem at all...its the drivers side that needed the modding....
No biggy though....just use a dremel....well....because of the slope of the windshield I had to go out and buy a flex shaft for the dremel to fit it in the tight spot...but...its in and works awsome.
Passanger side went in with no problem at all...its the drivers side that needed the modding....
No biggy though....just use a dremel....well....because of the slope of the windshield I had to go out and buy a flex shaft for the dremel to fit it in the tight spot...but...its in and works awsome.
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
I found a set of those metal brackets, that hold the speakers, from the wreckers today. Those look like factory pieces for late 3rd gens (or only camaro's?), as my '82 has a different setup under the dashpad.
These won't fit.
I saw a firebird in the wreckers, with the stock speakers (looked like), that didn't use that bracket, and looked like mine, and only the back 2 screws were holding it in.... Is that normal?
Has anyone else had trouble fitting in aftermarket 4x6's in the front of a 3rd gen ? (those that didn't have that bracket that Cayse posted?)
I'm thinking i'll have to make a little plate out of ABS or something, not a big deal, but I was hoping there'd be an easier factory solution...
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These won't fit.
I saw a firebird in the wreckers, with the stock speakers (looked like), that didn't use that bracket, and looked like mine, and only the back 2 screws were holding it in.... Is that normal?
Has anyone else had trouble fitting in aftermarket 4x6's in the front of a 3rd gen ? (those that didn't have that bracket that Cayse posted?)
I'm thinking i'll have to make a little plate out of ABS or something, not a big deal, but I was hoping there'd be an easier factory solution...
Thanks
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Are the 4X6s really worth the money for a nice set? I helped a friend put some infinity reference I think in his Sonoma and they never impressed me. I also have a set of 4" infinity kappas I had in the dash of my mustang for a little while before I put in some cheap components and they never impressed me there either.
Are 6X9s in the rear a hassle at all as far as aftermarket?
Are 6X9s in the rear a hassle at all as far as aftermarket?
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
6x9's have plenty of room for anything really. My aftermarket ones had the holes line up and everything...
my problem is that the front 4x6's don't have the mounting holes line up at all, or even have anything to screw down into, and with the windshield there, I can't really modify easily...
my problem is that the front 4x6's don't have the mounting holes line up at all, or even have anything to screw down into, and with the windshield there, I can't really modify easily...
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
I'll take a pic to show what I mean, but I can only get one hole to line up...?
I'll post a few snapshots tonight.
I'll post a few snapshots tonight.
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
ok, here we go:
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~jmknopp..._html/speaker/
There are a few snapshots.
The speakers don't have multiple choice mounting holes, only 4 holes. I can't bring the speakers far enough back to line up with the 2 rear holes (spacing left to right isn't right, as well as the speedo head is in the way of the magnet), and the front two holes are wayyy off.
See what I mean? Is there a piece missing there? The original speakers weren't in the car when I got the car, there was some bastardized 3.5"/5.25" combo in.... So I have no idea what it *should* look like.
I think i'll try some 1/8" ABS or something, and make a mount, but boy it'd be easier if there was a stock piece that i'm missing...
Thanks!
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~jmknopp..._html/speaker/
There are a few snapshots.
The speakers don't have multiple choice mounting holes, only 4 holes. I can't bring the speakers far enough back to line up with the 2 rear holes (spacing left to right isn't right, as well as the speedo head is in the way of the magnet), and the front two holes are wayyy off.
See what I mean? Is there a piece missing there? The original speakers weren't in the car when I got the car, there was some bastardized 3.5"/5.25" combo in.... So I have no idea what it *should* look like.
I think i'll try some 1/8" ABS or something, and make a mount, but boy it'd be easier if there was a stock piece that i'm missing...
Thanks!
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Car: 1983 Camaro Z/28
Engine: LU5 305 CFI
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Axle/Gears: J65/G80/G92-3.23
I have a pair of Pioneer 4X6 in the dash of my Jimmy.They sound clean and are relatively inexpensive.The factory S-series dash tweaters('97 and later I believe)actually angle the speaker into the passenger compartment.But I don't know if the F-body's dash has the room for them.It's very tight on both sides in my Jimmy but on second gen S-series the speaker grill screws also secure the front part of the speaker.
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