Re: biggest speaker possible in rear speaker holes

["mgutkowski@xxxx" <webmaster@xxxx>]

I have a pair of 5" JBL drivers in my rear quarters. I wouldn't go for
anything larger if using the OEM bracket. I had to drill two more holes in
the mounting bracket to give enough clearance from the wheel arch (see
photo). NB you must have a way of holding the speaker cone away from the
interior trim - I did this by mounting the blastic "rim" that the grill is
meant to snap in to. I picked these speakers for three reasons: 1) the
magnet was only fractinally different in diameter from the original speaker
2) The cone was the same height (length?) as the original speaker and 3) it
was the only set in the shop. (Or I'd have gone for a decent full range
cone).

Don't expect them to sound great - there's no enclosure to reinforce the
cone and even with a Kenwood head unit and those JBLs (which I've used
before) the bass response is terrible.

Here's a pic. Yes, everything's covered in Dynamat Extreme.

http://www.delorean.co.uk/pictures/DSCN0519_640.jpg

Martin
#1458
#4426

--- Soma576@xxxx wrote:
>List,
>
>i am interested in getting rid of those terrible 4x10's and putting
something 
>half-decent back there. what is the biggest possible speaker that will
fit 
>in the hole w/o modifying the trim that goes over it? i don't mind making
a 
>plate or brackets.
>
>4" round? 5.25"? 5x7? 6x9? 6" round?  
>
>Soma576@xxxx
>1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
>Fargo, ND 58102


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