fit 6x9 in '04 xlt

[rjdunn84]

I have an '04 explorer xlt. It's my understanding that it has 4 6x8's in it. At Best Buy, they told me they thought that I'd be able to fit 6x9's in there. Has anybody tried this? Any luck? Was there a trick to it?

Are there any other speaker sizes that fit in there?

Also, anyone with speaker choice advice?

 

[aznboi3644]

lol thats best buy for you.

6x9s CAN fit with some customization

 

[rjdunn84]

probably more hassle than worth while?

 

[aznboi3644]

what are you trying to achieve with 6x9s??

 

[Charlie]

I tried to put 6x9's in my 96, (also had the 6x8's)

The 6x9's are a lot bigger than you would think compared to stock. The only way I would have been able to make them fit flush would be with a fair amount of cutting. I gave up. I would suggest just going with 6x8's and save yourself a fair amount of trouble.

 

[Exploderpilot]

Or, ditch the ovals and get yourself a nice component set. You can find a 6 1/2 inch woofer and tweeter mounted on a 6x8 plate.

 

[Charlie]

^^I've been considering doing that

 

[Exploderpilot]

They sound sweet. and you can find them cheap, because they usually don't sell very well. they are always on sale at best buy.

 

[DMacLennan14]

get some 1/4" mdf, trace the factory speaker on it and cut that out. then get whatever round speaker you want and cut out a mounting hole in the mdf. mount the speaker to the mdf and the mdf to the factory mounting hole. done.

 

[rjdunn84]

what are you trying to achieve with 6x9s??

I have a pair of 6x9's that I have laying around, just wanted to see if I could pop them in.

 

[rjdunn84]

Or, ditch the ovals and get yourself a nice component set. You can find a 6 1/2 inch woofer and tweeter mounted on a 6x8 plate.

Do the 6 1/2 have a better sound than 6x8's?

 

[aznboi3644]

"pop them in" sounds like it means simpling screwing them to the door...it is much mor than this. I considered installed 6x9s in the front doors of my truck. I was going to make custom baffles for them. After heavily dampening the front doors and adding a 2 channel amp my 6x8s scream now. I can still hear my music over my loud bass