Kick panels vs door panels

[Jeremy11]

So I have a 98 civic. I had to replace the weatherstripping on the drivers door and in the process of the repair the plastic began to crack. Looking into it this is a common issue for this car and one that’s not readily repaired. Which brings in my question, can I get kick panels housing a 6.5 to sound good? I think if I try to treat the doors that the panels will become unusable through the process. I would like to keep the car nice cosmetically as it’s low mileage. Thanks for your input.

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[huberoy123 10+ year member]

If you can find good kick panel speakers, they will work. However, the sound would probably be better if they were mounted to something more rigid than a plastic kick panel.

Something like this may work - made by Key Logic.
6 1/2″ Custom Speaker Kick Panel

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

When you use tweeters in the kick panels though a great location ..driver and passenger legs are bad about blocking the highs from reaching center properly ... that's why a lot of really high end SQ cars goto the A pillars with pods ... kicks are still good for midbass as long as they dont interfere with the emergency brakes or seating comfort.

 

[mahc 10+ year member]

and no more hookers with platform heels.

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

i wouldnt do kick panels, not much breathing room for the mid and your legs will block the tweeters sound

heres how i did mine. the mids in the stock location below the tweeter...