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Hi:

I'm looking to replace the stock speakers. In the front, what's the depth?
I couldn't find it in the car manual. I found some nice Polk's, such as the
db6500, which have a 2-inch top-mount depth. Will that work?

Thanks.
Kevin

front door or front dash?

"Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> I'm looking to replace the stock speakers. In the front, what's the
depth?
> I couldn't find it in the car manual. I found some nice Polk's, such as
the
> db6500, which have a 2-inch top-mount depth. Will that work?
>
> Thanks.
> Kevin
>
>

Hi:

Well, both if you know 'em. I'm looking to replace the woofers in the
door and also the tweeters, on the top of the dash.

Another question: Should I bother replacing the dash tweeters? Or, should I
just go for the 2-way door speakers and simply leave the dash tweeters
disconnected? The factory speakers don't put out enough (or at least crisp)
highs. But someone mentioned that having tweeters in the dash (squeezed
between the dash and the windshield) doesn't help too much.

Thanks again.
Kevin


<robert@msn.cok> wrote in message
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>
> front door or front dash?
>
> "Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
> newsPadnUCSwsY1mxjdRVn-sA@adelphia.com...
> > Hi:
> >
> > I'm looking to replace the stock speakers. In the front, what's the
> depth?
> > I couldn't find it in the car manual. I found some nice Polk's, such as
> the
> > db6500, which have a 2-inch top-mount depth. Will that work?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Kevin
> >
> >
>
>

do you mean the db650? They will fit but you might need a spacer 1/8 maybe
1/4 inch, but the cutout on the door is proper size for the polks

"Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> I'm looking to replace the stock speakers. In the front, what's the
depth?
> I couldn't find it in the car manual. I found some nice Polk's, such as
the
> db6500, which have a 2-inch top-mount depth. Will that work?
>

Hi:

Thanks for replying. I'm referring to the db6500's, they're the db650's but
with separate woofers and tweeters. Sounds like they'll fit. I'm probably
getting them from Crutchfield, who usually pretty good about providing
spacers and other adapters. I guess worse case I can make a spacer with a
bunch of washers.

Thanks again.
Kevin


"robert@msn.cok" <socain@adelpha.net> wrote in message
news:y0Bhc.57898$Gp4.1323534@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> do you mean the db650? They will fit but you might need a spacer 1/8
maybe
> 1/4 inch, but the cutout on the door is proper size for the polks
>
> "Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
> newsPadnUCSwsY1mxjdRVn-sA@adelphia.com...
> > Hi:
> >
> > I'm looking to replace the stock speakers. In the front, what's the
> depth?
> > I couldn't find it in the car manual. I found some nice Polk's, such as
> the
> > db6500, which have a 2-inch top-mount depth. Will that work?
> >
>
>

the mid on the 6500's is the same size as the coax, and the tweet of the
6500's will fit in the dash
"Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> Thanks for replying. I'm referring to the db6500's, they're the db650's
but
> with separate woofers and tweeters. Sounds like they'll fit. I'm
probably
> getting them from Crutchfield, who usually pretty good about providing
> spacers and other adapters. I guess worse case I can make a spacer with a
> bunch of washers.
>
> Thanks again.
> Kevin
>
>
> "robert@msn.cok" <socain@adelpha.net> wrote in message
> news:y0Bhc.57898$Gp4.1323534@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> > do you mean the db650? They will fit but you might need a spacer 1/8
> maybe
> > 1/4 inch, but the cutout on the door is proper size for the polks
> >
> > "Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
> > newsPadnUCSwsY1mxjdRVn-sA@adelphia.com...
> > > Hi:
> > >
> > > I'm looking to replace the stock speakers. In the front, what's the
> > depth?
> > > I couldn't find it in the car manual. I found some nice Polk's, such
as
> > the
> > > db6500, which have a 2-inch top-mount depth. Will that work?
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Robin Cook wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I guess worse case I can make a spacer with a bunch of washers.

Not a good idea. You need a fairly tight seal between the speaker and
the opening or the sound will suffer. I recently replaced the factory
speakers in my front doors and on one of them I didn't tighten the screw
all the way. It left about a 1 mm gap between the speaker and the
opening. The sound was weak and with no bass whatsoever. Only when I
went to remove the speaker (to return it) did I discover the gap.
Another turn of the screwdriver and the sound is back where it should
be.

I got spacers (for 6 1/2" speakers) at a local sound system install
place. $5 for the pair.

Good point. Thanks.


"Randolph" <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Robin Cook wrote:
> >
> > Hi:
> >
> > I guess worse case I can make a spacer with a bunch of washers.
>
> Not a good idea. You need a fairly tight seal between the speaker and
> the opening or the sound will suffer. I recently replaced the factory
> speakers in my front doors and on one of them I didn't tighten the screw
> all the way. It left about a 1 mm gap between the speaker and the
> opening. The sound was weak and with no bass whatsoever. Only when I
> went to remove the speaker (to return it) did I discover the gap.
> Another turn of the screwdriver and the sound is back where it should
> be.
>
> I got spacers (for 6 1/2" speakers) at a local sound system install
> place. $5 for the pair.

Thanks again. One more thing.... Do you know anything about how the stock
speakers, tweeters and radio are wired up? Is there a separate crossover?
Did Honda simply solder a capacitor on the tweeter line? Or, is the
crossover built into the stock radio?

Thanks again.
Kevin



"robert@msn.cok" <socain@adelpha.net> wrote in message
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> the mid on the 6500's is the same size as the coax, and the tweet of the
> 6500's will fit in the dash
> "Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
> news:QP2dne_-8p58jRrdRVn-hg@adelphia.com...
> > Hi:
> >
> > Thanks for replying. I'm referring to the db6500's, they're the db650's
> but
> > with separate woofers and tweeters. Sounds like they'll fit. I'm
> probably
> > getting them from Crutchfield, who usually pretty good about providing
> > spacers and other adapters. I guess worse case I can make a spacer with
a
> > bunch of washers.
> >
> > Thanks again.
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> > "robert@msn.cok" <socain@adelpha.net> wrote in message
> > news:y0Bhc.57898$Gp4.1323534@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> > > do you mean the db650? They will fit but you might need a spacer 1/8
> > maybe
> > > 1/4 inch, but the cutout on the door is proper size for the polks
> > >
> > > "Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
> > > newsPadnUCSwsY1mxjdRVn-sA@adelphia.com...
> > > > Hi:
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking to replace the stock speakers. In the front, what's the
> > > depth?
> > > > I couldn't find it in the car manual. I found some nice Polk's,
such
> as
> > > the
> > > > db6500, which have a 2-inch top-mount depth. Will that work?
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

the tweeter has seperate wiring from the HU
"Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
news:BaWdnUowzL1JARXdRVn-ig@adelphia.com...
> Thanks again. One more thing.... Do you know anything about how the stock
> speakers, tweeters and radio are wired up? Is there a separate crossover?
> Did Honda simply solder a capacitor on the tweeter line? Or, is the
> crossover built into the stock radio?
>
> Thanks again.
> Kevin
>
>
>
> "robert@msn.cok" <socain@adelpha.net> wrote in message
> news:R7Fhc.22965$CO3.972029@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> > the mid on the 6500's is the same size as the coax, and the tweet of the
> > 6500's will fit in the dash
> > "Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
> > news:QP2dne_-8p58jRrdRVn-hg@adelphia.com...
> > > Hi:
> > >
> > > Thanks for replying. I'm referring to the db6500's, they're the
db650's
> > but
> > > with separate woofers and tweeters. Sounds like they'll fit. I'm
> > probably
> > > getting them from Crutchfield, who usually pretty good about providing
> > > spacers and other adapters. I guess worse case I can make a spacer
with
> a
> > > bunch of washers.
> > >
> > > Thanks again.
> > > Kevin
> > >
> > >
> > > "robert@msn.cok" <socain@adelpha.net> wrote in message
> > > news:y0Bhc.57898$Gp4.1323534@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> > > > do you mean the db650? They will fit but you might need a spacer
1/8
> > > maybe
> > > > 1/4 inch, but the cutout on the door is proper size for the polks
> > > >
> > > > "Robin Cook" <rcook@fakeemailaddress.com> wrote in message
> > > > newsPadnUCSwsY1mxjdRVn-sA@adelphia.com...
> > > > > Hi:
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm looking to replace the stock speakers. In the front, what's
the
> > > > depth?
> > > > > I couldn't find it in the car manual. I found some nice Polk's,
> such
> > as
> > > > the
> > > > > db6500, which have a 2-inch top-mount depth. Will that work?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>