6.5 inch speaker pods in an 88

[bigunitpitcher22]

Would i be able to just swap them in place of the 4"?

 

[xrated89]

they aare more of a bracket but yes they should go in no problem but the speakers I bought required me to trim the brackets : )

 

[lagged]

no you wont be able to swap them. youll need to either make your own custom bracket, or try to find the 6.5 speaker pods that came with 91-92 supras.

 

[bigunitpitcher22]

try to find the 6.5 speaker pods that came with 91-92 supras.

Thats what I was going to do....

 

[xrated89]

you can make your own and save the 100 bucks it really wouldn't make a difference

 

[fiyota]

Does anybody have a picture of the 6.5" stock "bracket"

 

[bigunitpitcher22]

hm yes, picture would be cool

 

[born2drv]

even if you make your own bracket many of the 6.5" speakers on the market will be too deep to fit, especially if you make your bracket too thick. Make sure you take good measurements. most 6" speakers are shallow enough to fit. I ended up putting some really deep heavy duty 5-1/4" in mine. they were almost as deep as most 6.5" speakers.

Check this thread for a writeup, it will give you an idea of how to make it:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11473

That's pretty much the same method the car audio shop used to make mine. Good luck.

 

[Obsessionw/Boost]

i made the cutout for my driver side door today, used mdf, a sharpie, a jigsaw, my drill, and some patience...
came out real nice... doing the passenger side tomorrow

thanks for the walkthrough dylan, very helpful

 

[bwest]

another link for how to:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showpost.php?p=286116&postcount=32

 

[spinningheadboy]

First lay down the round speaker bracket that came with your speakers, or make one to mount your speaker to. Lay the speaker bracket where I did, then tape or foil the whole area. (you don't have to do as much as I did, but the speaker mount is very stout.) Lay your fibreglass mat and resin down, let dry and trim(Remove tape or foil) and paint for final finish.

The units dont even need anything to hold them to the door because of the tight fit. The cost- $25 plus speakers.

Chris D.
Boise

 

[bwest]

I actaully started to the same thing (originally) but the magnet for my mid was too big - my margin of error for mounting was really slim if i didn't want to cut sheetmetal (which i didn't)- hence the reason for the plate assembly.

While each reccomendation will work, it is highly dependent on the basket/magnet assembly. YMMV