4kq speaker fitment

Aaron Sherrick amsk at lehigh.edu
Sun Feb 17 16:48:28 EST 2002


I'm trying to get more bass out of my system without using a subwoofer.
To do this I'm looking at enlarging current drivers and adding
additional ones.  I currently have Infinity Kappa speakers in the dash
(3.5"), front doors (5.25" components), and rear deck (6.5").  The more
I look at this stuff the more I realize that the store that installed my
door and deck speakers were idiots.  It looks like a 6.5" mid/woofer
will just barely fit into the front door where the current 5.25" is
(contrary to what the install guys said).  I think this will provide a
noticeable increase in bass output.  See picture:
www.lehigh.edu/~amsk/4kq/speaker_fitment/front_door.jpg

I was hoping to be able to install 5.25" or 6.5" woofers in the rear
doors, but after looking at it I don't think it's possible without
cutting the hole through the bottom door molding and chrome strip.  It
might be possible to fit a 5.25" woofer in the upper-left portion of the
door if the inside door handle rod was modified.  I think it might be
possible to bend it towards the outer door sheet metal or upward to
create enough clearance for a speaker.  This is probably more trouble
than it would be worth since you would likely need to fabricate a new,
longer rod to accommodate the bend.  Any ideas here?  See picture:
http://www.lehigh.edu/~amsk/4kq/speaker_fitment/rear_door.jpg

I suppose you could add a pair of 6.5" woofers on the rear deck, but
that would probably look pretty stupid with four speakers across the
deck.  I also don't think it would provide much of a bass increase for
the driver.  Maybe not.  Any suggestions?  Thanks!

Aaron







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