shallow mounting depth is pissing me off

what is everyone here doing as far as door speakers?
i have some ~1 year old shallow mount depth kenwood 6.5s right now but i want to go with components in the future and im having trouble finding some that will fit.


anyone have experience with the infinity reference series components in particular??
oh and also would i be better off looking at 5.25" sets as opposed to the 6.5"
i know jl makes a 6" set in their VR series but thats a little more than i wanted to spend. tia

 

hmmmm how bout CV stealths?

i know its a pain to find speakers...how bout kick panels?

 

I put clarion 6" mid in the dorr and they worked perfect

 

i put 6inch mids in the door panel
and 1.5inch tweets in my air vents.. the one's on the dashboard on the sides
perfect placement
plus its hidden away
and they're mbquartz if u want me to take a pic let me know.. i'll try and borrow a digicam

 

I have 6.5 pioneer premiers. they fit fine

 

i love my 5.25in mb quartz nice sound.

 

6.5's in the doors

8" subs in the rear 6" speaker housings Stealth Bass....

 

Have you looked into getting a component set that can be mounted just like coaxial set up?I know Kicker and Boston Acoustics make them and there becoming more popular.No extra holes,also people won't try to steal what they can't see.Most thieves look for things like sub box in the trunk or seperates up front.They know that a pair of seperates aren't cheap even for a cheap line.Any way I'm looking at the same thing.Also there are now coaxials that offer a crossover attached to them to give you higher quality sound that you get from the seperates.If you need specifics on mounting sizes and depths go to ww.crutchfield.com you may even find what your looking for ,but atleast you can get specific info or Email them they may be able to suggest another option.
Later-Cool

 

have you taken out the plastic factory cup yet and cut off the back of it? That will give you about an other 3/4" of depth to play with... otherwise if thats not enough take out the cup completely.. trace it onto a piece of 3/4" MDF and use that as the mounting plate... probably at least want to paint it or coat in fiberglass resin so it won't swell over time... I was able to fit image dynamics 6.5" "subs" or the Polk DBs i have now

 

hey dohc dx did you go with 5.25 or 6.5" for the kappas??
im thinking i should maybe stick wih 5.25s


btw thanks for all the suggestions everyone. i think im going to go with the new infinity reference comps with matching coaxials in the rear.
just got to decide what size im going to use.
5.25s for the rear but im not sure if i should try and squeeze in 6.5s up front hmmmmm

 

and yes, the speaker cover fits back over them...

AMP in the storage box... 2 6.5's up front, 4tweeters as well... makes for an all around good sounding system

 

looks good

i have a hatch though so that isnt really an option
for a sub im planning a single sealed 12 in a glassed spare tire enclosure

either infinity perfect 12.1 or JL 12W3
i havnt decided which just yet

 

How about kick panels?
There's some kick panels listed on ebay
They seem to be aftermarket with built-on tweeters (of course you'll have to buy yur ow tweets and install them)
but it's kind of like a 2for1 deal

 

Do not put subs in plexi glass or glass encloseres. They sound horrible. you will not get a thump for your bass, and you will get more of a Ting. It may look sweet but the sound is horrible. Just custom make one out of 3/4 in. or larger MDF.


[Modified by CR-X, 5:07 PM 12/14/2001]

 

6.5" Kenwoods in the doors

10" Rockford Fosgate Punch XLC

Crunch Amp

Pioneer 45w x 4 CD head unit