One of you recommended Infinity Kappas for my 2001 civic. I checked them out and agree. However, the Kappa 6-1/2 speakers i need say they are 2-3/16 deep, while the specs for mounting depth for my civic say 2-1/8. Do you think a 1/16th of an inch will matter, or does the speaker need to have like a full 1/4" or so of clearance? I suppose they would be wedged up against the outer door wall?

Thanks.....

 

if ur talking about mounting depth, and the speakers r deeper than ur stock mounting depth, i would suggest kick panels. if u wanna be ghetto take the mounting frame off and make some with wood. cut an O out of wood and replace the stock speaker mount, use dynamat around it. that should be good enough unless ur an audiophile freak. if u need help let me know, im in pasadena, which isnt too far from u.

 

Thanks, but i just wanna throw some speakers in w/o any mods. If the Kappas won't fit i just need to find something good that will.....

 

well usually, good speakers r a lil oversized. for example my diamond audio hex's. trust me, it pays in the end. and its not much work

 

i just installed 4 speakers into a 2001 civic.. the speakers you have in there have extremly small magnents compared to aftermarket speakers.. i would pick up a set of metra 6.5" speakers spacers or your gonna have a hard time even getting the speakers to fit into the door at all.. your gonna need spacers for almost ANY type of speakers that you isntall.. its not hard at all to.. the kappas are good, but you can also look at the polk momo's and alpine type-r speakers as well

 

I'm not sure what you mean. You suggest spacers, but wouldn't that be just the opposite of what i need? I'm lost ......

 

When the spacers are added the magnets don't go as far into the door. This does cause the speaker to stick out more. Most of the time there is room under the stock grills though.

 

Thanks, i see now. The speakers are front mounted in the frame.

 

Here are pics of my ghetto install.

1 inch MDF spacers.

 

Not enough pictures.

J/K....looks good. How do you like them?

 

Did you make those spacers out of wood? Looks like a bit of work, eh? Maybe i'll just have em installed. But if i do install em myself, i'm no longer sure i'll need spacers for the Infinitys i want. I found a page on thier site where you can enter your car and it tells you what Infinitys will fit. The ones i want supposedly do. And while i read elsewhere that there was only 2-1/8 depth on the 2001 civic, the Infinity site says its something like 3-1/2 !!! I think i'll choose to believe them.

 

where can i buy those Metra spacers you mentioned? i have a little trouble fitting infinity speakers in my integra too though its pretty much just jammed in there right now. do you get longer screws as well?

 

Love them, but they need some more power, so im looking to buy an alipne amp as soon as I rehabilitate from buying New Years Gifts...

 

Spacers are from MDF.
Id suggest checking with more sources, like HT and crutchfield. Dont believe just one source because its better for you because youll still have to do the work if they are wrong.

 

Check out places like pepboys or advanced auto or autozone.
If not found there, go to car audio install places and they should have some.

 

you could just make some fiberglass pods in place of the factory grilles, takes a little time and patience but they were pretty fun to make

 

how do those polk momo speakers sound???

 

We sell speaker spacers. Go to our web site and plug in part number, SS65. This may be the peice you are looking for.


Carl
AWE
(800) 831-5622

 

What do they look like? Pictures?

What are they made out of?

 

How did you get that tweeter in there? Hot glue, or is there some mount that works with the holder.

I love the ghetto mdf spacers. I used to always end up making them with left over sub box materials

 

The tweeters have a snap on type mounting where a ring from the back just clicks onto the body of the tweeter and holds it in place. I used a rotozip to enlarge the opening for the alpine tweeter.

I love them too, put I think I want to paint them, and screw them a lot (make them look like swiss cheese). Weight reduction!

 

nice install. Do you have issues with your cones hitting the door panel? I do with my 6 1/2's and I used 3/4" mdf, but this is in a Civic. Maybe you have more room.

p.s. Crutchfield has 2 sets of speakers that fit Civics without mods. Pioneers and something else, I can't remember. They should be ok if your running them off of your headunit.


[Modified by t0p_sh0tta, 12:31 PM 1/1/2003]

 

How in the world do your cones hit the door panel? Do you mean they hit the dash when you the door?