this is my first time doing any audio work and im trying to fit some new speakers, i know this has been covered many times before and the mounts are much bigger than the speakers, but how did you all fit new speakers in? i have 6.5s btw. did you make a custom braket or did you buy an adapter, what are my options? if i make something work it would be best, i dont really have time to wait for shipping lol. someone point me in right direction...thanks

what kind of wood would be the best and still fit under the door panel for the front?

I used a jigsaw to cut some rings out of 1/8" MDF, then sprayed them black. Quick, easy, and works great (if you have the tools to do it)!

I had 5.25's and I ended up making some rings out of 5/8 MDF. I had to cut out this ring of plastic on the door panel and sand the edges of the wood alot but I finally got it to fit.

IMO, I would get some 1/8 (much easier than 5/8) MDF.

Measure the diameter of the stock bracket (screw to screw) and cut out a circle.

Measure how big you need a circle to fit your speakers in, and drop em in!

Basically making a big donut.

Secondly, when you take apart your stock speakers, you will notice this black gooey crap. I used a small nail to get it all out and then, when my "donut" was ready, I used some silicone caulk and lined the circle, screwed down the wood, and there ya go!

You also will probably need a jigsaw, drill, and, if you want, a circular saw to be more precise.

Oh dont forget sand paper.

This post has been edited by cHinaman727: Aug 1, 2007 - 6:55 PM

alright, thanks guys, what exactly is MDF is it like particle board or some sort of soft wood.

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MDF stands for Medium Density Fiberboard.

It's basically sawdust superpacked together.

search eBay or google for celica speaker adapters, youll get a guy who makes a pair out of mdf for our cars. I think its like $7

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that, or buy a set of alpine 6.5" type-s's because the come w/speaker adapters.

alright i figured something out, it wasnt as hard as i thought it would be
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thats what i got and the adapters are from a 3 hole to a 4 hole instead of a 4 hole to a 4 hole

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...3324&hl=mdf

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then just drill new holes

theres a guy that sells GOOD HIGH QUALITY PLASTIC ones (better than MDF) for about $10 for the set i'll take a look for the site address, 6.5" to 8" adaptor that is


EDIT: FOUND IT!
http://www.mjmautoinnovations.com/speakeradapters.htm

scroll down for both 6.5 to 8 and 5.25 to 8

This post has been edited by pittfirefighter: Aug 5, 2007 - 12:48 AM

i figured it out using some wood, very easy, speakers sound gread, thanks for the help!
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if i could of, i would of. the adapters they come with dont fit, and modification wont help.