Has anyone tried to mount a 6.5" speaker into an early '90s Subaru Legacy stock cutout? I have checked with Crutchfield and it states that a 6.5" (and 6.75" for that matter) will fit into the factory cutout front and rear of a 1990 Legacy Wagon. I have measured the factory speakers and they are 5.25" and I can't see how anything larger will fit in that space. I would surely like to mount a 6.5" speaker in them as they give better mid-low response, but I just can't see how it would fit.

 

Anyone?

I have a '91 sedan that was in need of speakers, and my favourite junk store (Princess Auto) had 6 1/2 Sony speakers on sale. They fit in the back (rear deck) but the speakers themselves were too deep to go into the doors and have an operating window(s).

Thanks for the reply Reveen. I noticed that the stock front speakers have a steel ring that raises them about 1/2", that may be why they had clearance. I am looking for the lowest profile speaker I can for the front. Good to hear the 6.5" fit in the rear though, I'll start looking for some soon.