I was installing my components this afternoon and i came a cross a problem. The speaker mount that came with them does not fit the door frame, the stock speakers have some weird 3 screw design that obviously aftermarket speakers dont have.

The speaker mount is smaller than the actual hole, so there is no way i can screw it onto the door panel. Anyone know if theres some mounting brackets i need to buy? i think i remember hearing something regarding it here - but where i bought the components they told me it should just mount right up.

anyways here are some pics of the stuff if it helps:

 

you need something like this. hope that helps. i actually have a pair that i've never used if you're interested.

 

it's not a big deal. you might need a speaker spacer, and drill holes. it's metal all you need to do is make sure you have the hole completely sealed and make sure the speaker doesn't impede window movement

 

heh, you beat me to it, i was about to post the same link.

 

That's one reason to get speaker spacers. The other reason is to place the speaker to the back of the door panel.

 

Do the rear side speakers need this also? What about the rear 6x9's?

 

Rear Side Yes, 6x9s do not, but it is recommended they are removed if you have a sub.

 

thanks for the info. While I found this thread if I get the infinity kappa perfects for the front doors what should I get for the rear sides 6.5 and the 6x9's because I dont have subs yet?

 

for the rear just get coaxial 6.5 i wouldn't get 6x9s tho if you planing on getting subs if you don't then get them.

 

What do you mean by coaxial 6.5? Is that just an different way of saying infinity kappa speaker thats 61/2?

 

^No tweets basically. I have a set of Kappa Perfect Components as well. But the Coaxial are just the midrange drive speakers.

 

^ what he said.

 

No, coaxials have a tweeter mounted on the same axis as the main driver. They share a common axis, hence coaxial.

The rear speakers should be for fill only, so there's no need for an expensive component setup back there. Coaxials are inexpesive and fit.

 

If it wasn't so much work to get the side panels off in the rear, I would change them to coaxials. I still have my BOSE (which are just the Nissan junk). I do want to once I find the speaker.

Sean, I have the 2 omh Kappa's in the doors, and a Kappa 10.1 in a 4080 with it's own amp. What coaxials would you recommend, staying at 2 omh for the side?

 

Since you already have Kappas, you could get the Kappa coaxials or anything halfway decent. You want a little bit of rear fill.

Some people don't even run rear speakers. Turn your fader all the way forward and see how that sounds.