Ill be the first to admit, i know JACK about stero. im going to be redoing my interiors this summer so im gonna start shopping.

i drive a '00 Civic Si.

what are my stock speaker sizes so i know what to shop for! I think have 6 total, two in doors, two on my back deck and two on my pillar area

thanks in advance guys! also, any good brands to look for when shopping? im not putting a system or anything in......JUST interiors!

 

The pillar is 1 inch tweets, 6 1/2" speakers in doors and 6x9 in back. If you are replacing the speakers, make sure they fits. The door speakers are shallow. Some of the 6x9's out there don't fit. Hope this helps you.

 

ooo, great tip, never considered depth.

can anyone recommend some speakers that they know will fit in my doors and my deck?

or a brand that typically runs "shallow"

 

the stock sreaker location in the doors is very shallow, but if you cut the basket out of the door it will open for alot more room.

 

The basket? That factory mounting thing? You can't unscrew those on EKs?

Either way, there are VERY few speakers that fit the doors on Civics without modifications. Your probably going to need a spacer, because your speakers will still interfere with your window when it is down.

 

grrrrr

ok, what speaker set ups do you guys have in your doors. i dont know much, so ill just go with what works! list your '96+ door set ups!

 

Most people run 6 1/2" speakers, either components or coaxials. I've never seen a set of 6 1/2" speakers that wouldn't fit in my doors. Matter of fact the only speakers that I would look out for are those with a 3" mounting depth. They might hit the inside of the door panel, depending on what size spacer you use for them.

 

so a spacer is needed regardless?

 

Basically yes. You can make spacers yourself for whatever a small sheet of wood (perferably mdf) costs, so long as you have a jig-saw or something similar. If your really desperate you could probably make spacers with a Dremel. Spacers are just wooden rings that you place between your speakers and your doors, making your 6" opening a 6 1/2" opening. They also provide added speaker depth for our shallow doors.

 

ok, i think i have the idea......but im still confused. the spacer goes between the door and the speaker OR the speaker and the door panel? and wouldnt it be 6.5" regardless?

 

spacers are not needed as stated above. all you have to do is cut out the back of the factory basket(plastic) with a razor or dremel. I have some 6.5 inch JBL GTO 625's in the doors of my '00 Si and have no clearance issues with the window or factory grill. My JBL's have a 2" depth and a 7/8 mounting height. You might be able to even go a hair deeper. Mine, and most sets of speakers also come with mounting adapters that accomodate factory mounting screw holes.

 

The mounting ring will go between the speaker and the door itself. It will not be visible with the door panel on, so don't worry what it looks like.

I tried this, and it didn't work for me. My speakers' cutout diameter was larger than the opening of the factory basket.

I ended up making mounting rings and attaching them on top of the factory baskets because my doors don't seal right, and I didn't want the speakers getting soaked. I used 3/4" MDF to do this, which was WAAAAY overkill seeing as how my speakers are barely 2 1/4" deep, so at high volume levels, they hit the inside of the door panel.