I'm going to make a box for my 6X9 so I need a stencil to cut out the holes. I threw away the stencils that came with the speakers in 1997, lol so I need something to help me cut out the holes. Anyone have any? TIA

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by technine &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm going to make a box for my 6X9 so I need a stencil to cut out the holes. I threw away the stencils that came with the speakers in 1997, lol so I need something to help me cut out the holes. Anyone have any? TIA</TD></TR></TABLE>Go to your local car audio install shops, bring along your speaker, and see if they have a "spacer" that fits your speaker, almost all 6x9 speakers have a diff. oval cut out, [a little longer/shorter or wider/narrower] any shop shoud have them, I have 30 or 40 pr. 94

 

What is a "spacer" and how much do they cost? Do you think best buy might have it? And while on the topic of spacers, do they have spacers for 6.5" speakers? I want to fit some aftermarket ones in front with out cutting the stock basket out. Thanks

 

Flip your speaker upside and trace. Then proceed to make it smaller by a .25"?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by technine &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What is a "spacer" and how much do they cost? Do you think best buy might have it? And while on the topic of spacers, do they have spacers for 6.5" speakers? I want to fit some aftermarket ones in front with out cutting the stock basket out. Thanks</TD></TR></TABLE> They come with a lot of 6x9s, and depending on the brand, some are used as gasgets, [when mounting speaker from behind] and others are used as a spacer, [in cars that the mounting holes aren't big enough] one of them should not cost you anything, and yes, if Best Buy has an install bay they should have them, unless they throw them out, [they are seldom used in the install of the 6x9s

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by will &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Flip your speaker upside and trace. Then proceed to make it smaller by a .25"?</TD></TR></TABLE> The outside shape of a 6x9 speaker is not the same as the mounting hole shape of the speaker, and as getting an airtight seal of the speaker is one of the most important parts of mounting any speaker, eye balling it isn't going to cut it 94

 

I guess I'm going to hit up best buy after work. Thanks fcm!