93 gt speaker questions

[jd-underdog]

i have a 93 gt. i have an aftermarket pioneer cd player, but it still has the stock speakers. what size speakers does my car take? (fron and back) also how hard are they to change. and what would be a good speaker to put in the car?
thanks
John

 

[tunedin302]

Upfront in the doors in a 5 1/4", dash is 3 1/2", and rear wheel wells are 4X6". I would not use any of these sizes if I were you. I made custom door panels, wraped them in vinyl, and put in 6 1/2" MB Quarts in my doors. You may want to check out the audioform panels. You want to keep the mid-range speaker and the tweeter as close together as possible so the sound does not hit your ear at different times. DO NOT USE THE DASH LOCATION. Put in some decent 6 1/2" seperates in the front foot well with the audioform panels and then do a small sub of some type in the rear. This will be a real nice setup that won't cost a lot. Sometimes less is really more.

 

[ChaosStarter]

Upfront in the doors in a 5 1/4", dash is 3 1/2", and rear wheel wells are 4X6". I would not use any of these sizes if I were you. I made custom door panels, wraped them in vinyl, and put in 6 1/2" MB Quarts in my doors. You may want to check out the audioform panels. You want to keep the mid-range speaker and the tweeter as close together as possible so the sound does not hit your ear at different times. DO NOT USE THE DASH LOCATION. Put in some decent 6 1/2" seperates in the front foot well with the audioform panels and then do a small sub of some type in the rear. This will be a real nice setup that won't cost a lot. Sometimes less is really more.

5x7/6x8 in the rear, not 4x6

 

[the pony boy]

its 3 1/2 in the dash 6 1/2 in the doors and 6*8 in the back on both notches and hatches.

 

[super302]

5.25 in doors, 3.5 in dash, 6*8 in rear

Trust me, i know

 

[tunedin302]

That's true ... you can run a 5x7/6x8 plate type set up in the rear. You don't want to have your main midbass/mid range speakers in the rear though. That is why I said 4x6 since you can get a plate system that has a 3 1/2" mid and a tweeter seperately mounted. Again, this is only if you absolutely feel the need to fill that rear hole. I say ditch it, get a nice front stage for the mids/highs from a lower place (like the kick panel area) in the front. Then do a sub in the rear for your bass. I don't know what type of cross-overs you're running but you may want to consider a 6 1/2" setup up front with a 18 db high pass crossover at around 90 hz. Then do a low pass at around 18 or 12 db for the sub at 90hz. Good luck.

 

[93GreenLX]

6 1/2 in front although 5 1/4 would fit also

 

[tunedin302]

Assuming you want to use the stock grilles, a 5 1/4 co-axial is required unless you rear mount a 6 1/2". Just my experience.

 

[larrendeuce]

Up front I use 6 1/2" and 6x8" in the rear.

 

[93GreenLX]

I also have front mounted 6 1/2's up front. The whole issue with it is that the speakers cannot be too deep

 

[tunedin302]

Unfortunately, running a shallow 6 1/2" speaker (needed to fit in factory) does nothing to enhance the sound over most 5 1/4" since the cones travel distance has been shortened. Easy trick to solve this - get a 1/2" piece of wood. Cut out a piece that is the same shape as the factory speaker grille (covers) on the front doors. Then cut a speaker mounting hole in the new piece of wood (to allow drop in of your new speaker). Wrap the new piece in padding and vinyl. Attach the piece with screws from the back side of the door panel. Now you can run a deeper 6 1/2" that doesn't have the performance of a 5 1/4". I also run a 6 1/2" up front but make sure you provide a good foundation so you can get the most out of a 6 1/2".

 

[93GreenLX]

That is exactly what I have done