92_rugby_subie Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Ive done some searching and apparently in my GL sedan, I should have 4" door speakers in the front doors of my GL... (Ive also read 5-1/4" either way last time I had the door panels off they looked small... However I would like to upgrade them, but Im not the savy, make-my-own-mounting kind of person. There was a thread that said Loyale sedans used 6.5" speakers in the front doors, so if I took the mounting ring out of that and used it in my car I shouldnt run into any issues other than making sure I lined the speaker holes up correctly as they would only fit one way... Im in the process of ordering new speakers for Ned and the rear ones I plan to replace with the size thats already sitting in there, just higher quality/not blown speakers... but the fronts Id like to upgrade to 6 or 6.5" if I can rather than buying the stock size... So Id like to order all 4 at once and tackle it in a few hours... however getting the wrong size will trump that haha Heres one thread: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/52038-speaker-size/ Another: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/13969-speaker-size/ My problem is I havent seen a recent post with pictures that work that I could see what they are talking about... I know in this day and age speakers have to be getting replaced more because our cars are over 20 years old and Im sure the speakers just arent that great anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake13 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I have kicker 6.5 in front and 5.25 in back on my 92 just had to redrill holes in the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Make sure fronts aren't too deep or you'll hit the speaker with the window when you roll it down, that's if you ditch the plastic cover for bigger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Well my windows are stuck up right now(they think theyre hot stuff) (better than stuck down) So I wonder if I should search for shallow speakers in 6.5" and still look for a Loyale speaker set up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yeah, that's only if you ditch the white plastic bucket the stockers are attached to though. Stuck up is better than stuck down lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well id have to ditch those if I went with bigger speakers? Or another question... maybe bigger isnt always better... 2 10" subwoofers sound better than 2 12" subwoofers... so would 4" speakers of good (sony/pioneer/focal) brand be just as good as 6.5" ones? Im sure whatever I put in will be better than the stock ones I've got... but ill also be installing the 12" kicker comp ingot for a steal so I'm going for overall decent sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsglwagon Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I did a full system in my car. I cut out the front door panels around the nylon looking speaker cover and put alpine type s 6.5's in with a half inch spacer. No clearence issues and (with lots of hush mat) it sounds great but I did bolt them directly through the metal of the door so its kinda a one time install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsglwagon Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Don't do 6.5's in the back door though. Lots of custom drilling and cutting was required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobiedubie Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I used Pioneer 5 1/4" in all doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Mine are gonna be the front doors and on the back shelf (sedan) I think the rears are 6 or 6.5 but the fronts are the tough ones haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Bump Bump Bump. Anyone got a write-up for the custom fit? Or pictures of a larger set-up than the stock 4" or 5-1/4" size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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