Converting 6x8 speakers...

[mprintz 10+ year member]

I have a 97 ford explorer with 6x8 speakers in the door. is there anyway to convert them to round speakers without cutting into the door? if not, is there any components to really get good mids out of them? i have audiobahn 200w now, but they dont get the mids very well and the left speaker ALWAYS manages to end up making a weird noise whenever the bass hits, like it is hitting something. i've replaced it twice, so i'm pretty sure its not the speaker. im open to suggestions!

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[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

make a speaker baffle... for a 6 1/2..

take the stock speaker flip it over onto a pice of wood. trace the size out. cut it out. and make whatever size whole in the baffle for youre new set of speakers..

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

thanks. that was quick!

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

any recommendations for components? and how thick of a piece of wood should i use? 1/2"? same as a box?

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

how about some sweet songs to bumb the bass??

 

[tbasile1 10+ year member]

what is your budget for comps?

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

maybe $100? Yeah, not much but i just dropped $200+ to replace my 15 and upgrade the amp a little. instead of a 1500 watt, im getting a 2400.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

you dont have to have a super thick baffle. whatever's clever

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

is 1/8" too thin? Should i stick with 1/4"?

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

****. almost everyone else here is an ***. thanks alot! i found these...

http://caraudio.pgpartner.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=2039650

Any other recommendations??

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

the only problem I had was that the screw location do not match up so I ended up being able to only screw in 2 of the screws in the actual door and the other 2 are just holding the speaker to the baffle. I will be making new baffles to fix this problem when i get my thanksgiving break. I would use 1/4.... I have 1/2 now and my mids will hit the door on high volume levels

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

dont buy kenwood comps

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

Alpine is kinda expensive...anything else? and do i need to put filler in around the wood or can i just screw it in and leave it?

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

dont buy alpine comps either....look into cdt