4kq speaker fitment

[Brian Devlin]

I put 6x9 speakers into a wooden rear deck and cut out a some of the
original sheet metal so they could...um...breath better. Pain in the
ass, but worked great.
-Brian

>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