Downwash77 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hello, does anyone know what speakes will fit under the dashboard of a second gen, the jbl speakers that do fit are NLA and Ive wasted much time and money already with speakers that dont fit. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Zhiemer Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I could be wrong but I think they are a custom size made for Subaru to suit where they wanted to fit them. Cheers Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) if they are an odd-size as mentioned, that could be tough. you might dig around at www.crutchfield.com for something. sometimes, original speakers can be repaired. there's even some youtube videos for 're-foaming' . Edited January 3, 2019 by 1 Lucky Texan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I have replaced the dash speakers in two EA81s using different sized speakers in each. My wagon has 4" round speakers with adapters to mount to the OEM speaker locations. On my old EA81 hatch, I redrilled the frame on some 4x6" speakers to match the factory mounts. I much preferred the sound quality produced by the 4x6s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 hours ago, carfreak85 said: I have replaced the dash speakers in two EA81s using different sized speakers in each. My wagon has 4" round speakers with adapters to mount to the OEM speaker locations. On my old EA81 hatch, I redrilled the frame on some 4x6" speakers to match the factory mounts. I much preferred the sound quality produced by the 4x6s. would you know what's under the dash on a first gen by any chance? been curious to replace the speaker that has never worked on any first gen i've ever come across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 28 minutes ago, Subasaurus said: would you know what's under the dash on a first gen by any chance? been curious to replace the speaker that has never worked on any first gen i've ever come across. I'm pretty sure the Gen 1 uses a single 4x6" speaker in the dashboard that uses a pretty standard mounting pattern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwash77 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 The opening for the driver side speaker is 3-1/4 so a 4x6 speaker wont fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 46 minutes ago, Downwash77 said: The opening for the driver side speaker is 3-1/4 so a 4x6 speaker wont fit. Yes, it's a tight fit, but I've made it work with both a 4 in. round speaker and a 4x6 in. speaker. YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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