[Johnen]

has anyone here have experience with a 7" or 6.5" speaker. Did u do any modifications to the speaker bracket? does anyone know where i can buy a 7" or 6.5" speaker adapter? please let me know

Thanks alot

 

[jdesclafani]

6.5 fit alot of ppl use them..search man :mz3corkey:

 

[plazma]

everyone on here puts 6.5s.... stop being lazy and having to have someone hold your hand through everything that comes up... go to crutchfield like every other idiot and have them coddle you all the way and overcharge you

 

[Johnen]

isnt this supposed to be a forum? why blast me?

i didnt know asking for help was a crime...damn

plazma? u learnt your lesson by buying through crutchfield?

woah that must had been an expensive lesson.

 

[dehoff]

A 7" driver would probably need some decent modification to the composite door panel. Many of the cutout diameters for 7" drivers are larger than what you can enlarge the stock speaker opening to accomodate.

The 6.5" driver from my Rainbow Germaniums required modifying the stock opening slightly (had to enlarge it .25-.375"), even with the driver mounted on a .5" MDF baffle. This was very easily accomplished with the handy, dandy, Dremel.


As far as speaker adapters, if you have access to jigsaw and/or router, just pick up some MDF at Lowe's or wherever and make them yourself.

 

[Johnen]

thanks alot dehoff, that was the info i was looking for. appreciate it

 

[wetsuitxninja]

Some 6.5s have an oversized basket. I had to cut that plastic speaker hole out alittle to get mine to fit. Not a big deal at all. 7" should be easy enough as long as it doesnt have an absurd amount of depth to it.

3\4 inch MDF spacers work for my rainbows, probably best thing to do is mess with it til it works.

 

[automaticman]

i used 7" speakers, here's some pics

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=40879.msg714385#msg714385

 

[Johnen]

thanks

 

[automaticman]

ohh and btw, I made a 1/2" thick adaptor plate out of wood to make it fit the 5x7 hole and I didn't have to do any additional cutting. I was suprised because those speakers are a lot bigger than your standard 6.5" basket.

Which speakers did you have in mind?

 

[Johnen]

either the dayton rs180 or the polk db 675. i believe both are 7"

 

[dehoff]

[quote author=automaticman link=topic=73299.msg1313604#msg1313604 date=1175759657]
ohh and btw, I made a 1/2" thick adaptor plate out of wood to make it fit the 5x7 hole and I didn't have to do any additional cutting. I was suprised because those speakers are a lot bigger than your standard 6.5" basket.

Which speakers did you have in mind?
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That's strange.

My 6.5" Germaniums required me to slightly open up the stock opening by about 3/8" with them mounted on a 1/2" MDF plate.

 

[automaticman]

It was a pretty good while ago now, but it might have had to do with the open basket design of the scan-speaks making it possible to squeeze them in wihtout cutting.