Aren't all 6.5" Universal

[Fender5 10+ year member]

The Infinity Reference 6.5" don't fit my front door according to Crutchfield. Shoudl I risk it and try it out?

Also the 6X9s dont fit either. I took the stock speaker cover off. So will it fit now?

Cars a '96 Honda Accord Sedan if that matters

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[tcguy85 10+ year member]

yea. other than mounting depth, pretty much any 6.5 should work in an opening made for a 6.5.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

yea. other than mounting depth, pretty much any 6.5 should work in an opening made for a 6.5.

Well, but the first part of your statement can make the second part meaningless (which I know you realize).

OP, you need to know how much depth you have to work with. Of course, you can add some depth by building an MDF ring, but the extent of the increase using just that mod may be limited.

Also, you can run into an issue with the basket not "narrowing down" fast enough for your stock mounting ring. That is kinda hard to describe, and really you can't tell until you get the speaker.

But most importantly, find out how much depth you have to work with.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Some 6.5's are actually closer to 6 3/4 or even 7".

 

[buggsson 10+ year member]

Can you be absolutely confident that the mounting holes will add up? No exceptions? (Great fan of Mr. Murphy)

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

Can you be absolutely confident that the mounting holes will add up? No exceptions? (Great fan of Mr. Murphy)

almost all will be very close in comparison. usually you have some flexability on the mounting location in your doors. the screws usually do not have to be exactly in one exact spot and not 1mm off. so as long as the DEPTH is ok, they will fit. Crutchfield might be considering the depth also and thats why they say it will not fit.

 

[casper97ta 10+ year member]

My MB quart 6.5's are to big for the 6.5 opening on my dakota. The basket is too large and I had to trim the opening to get them to fit.

 

[crx4luke 10+ year member]

The reference coax will be too deep for your door. You'd have to cut out the back of the factory ring, which would make the magnet susceptible to water damage. The 6x9 may have issues with hitting the tweeter on the speaker grill, but the only other time i've had issues with those accords was on the models that had 6.5" in the rear. In that case you'd have to build a plate to make a 6x9 fit.

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

The components fit my door but the regular ones do not.

 

[crx4luke 10+ year member]

Yeah, the component midbass is a lot different. that should fit fine, but the coax will be too deep.