The benefit to installing them in the doors is in the cabling. You only then need to run one length of speaker cable to the doors... or just use the stock speaker cable if you aren't ramping up the power too much.
Water is not a concern with our doors, as they are sealed from the factory. When we refer to installing them in the doors, they are just behind the door panel, not all the way inside of the door where they might be exposed to the elements.

 

Anybody here use Mmats speakers? How do they rate? I know they make a 3 way & coaxial design 6.5" speaker.

http://www.mmatsproaudio.com/coaxials.html

 

Mods shouldn't this thread get a sticky.....

 

Bump.

Just got a brand new 08 yesterday. This is some super useful info. Glad I didn't buy anything before stumbling upon you guys.

 

What's up guys?

Anymore components that go in the stock door? Seriously looking at the Morel Tempo's, PG Ti Elites and Dynaudio System 240MkII's. Hope one of them fit.

 

Be sure to let us know when you find out! =)

 

Hey Sin,

Are there any good shops up in St. Pete and Tampa to be able to listen to some high end stuff?

I live in Sarasota and would come up?

Thanks...Charlie

 

i know that the 6.5" HV 165L out of the Hertz HSK-163 set fit with a 1" spacer no problem

 

Using zenclosures spacer I got the rainbow SLC265.25NG to fit with the included ring it came with..

This is for a 03 350z

 

Pioneer
6 3/4 Premiere TS-D720C - Will fit with 1" mdf spacer, or 1/2" mdf + supplied pioneer spacer.

 

Added Hertz HSK-163 (adamtaylorpcb), Pioneer TS-D720C 6.75 (35oZephyR), and Rainbow SLC265.25NG (350ZREDLINE).
Thanks!

 

Diamond Audio S600S 6.5" fits with using stock speakers as spacers.

 

Added Diamond Audio S600.
Thanks!

 

good info

 

I have a preliminary report on CDT EF61-FG mid's. The speakers do not fit with the 1" spacer, but after some fiddling, it appears that if I make a tapered undersection (likely using Edead to do this) that comes out ~3/8" on the most forward top side of the speaker and tapers to nothing, the speaker magnet will just clear the window. Basically its going to angle the speaker to be more "in line" with the angle of the door panel, which subsequently pulls the basket of the speaker away from the window.

The bad part is that it now aims more of the speaker into the door panel.

I didn't plan to mount anything today, but in case anyone else was eying these, I figured I'd post.

Cliff's:
CDT EF61-FG mid's should fit with a fair bit of effort.

 

I plan on purchasing these the Diamond Audio S600S 6.5" and I see that they fit over gutted speakers. Can I just purchase a 1" spacer instead of gutting the stock speakers? I am concerned that I will lose sound quality by doing this and would like to keep the stock speakers in case I ever want to go back to stock.

Also, Kuhan, what amp are you using to run them?

Thanks

 

Following up on my earlier post, I want to strongly discourage anyone from trying to fit the EF61-FG's in the stock locations. The tweeters fit in the stock sail (nicely actually) without any modification - although that may be changed - I put them behind the grills for now to muddle the sound a bit.

The mid basses however, were an exercise in determination, and required so much spacing that I had to trim the door panel supports and run the grill holder (not the grill) on the speaker to keep the door panel from hitting it. The Factory grills barely fit without being in a dangerous spot for the drivers.

 

Since it requires modification, I will just change the advice to the standard "will not fit"

Thanks!

 

Jay just wanted to thank you for starting this thread and for posting all the awesome pictures in your other DIY audio install. Wanted to ask if folks are using any gasket tape with the 1 inch spacer or if that gets to close to the door panel? Thinking of going with the Pioneer TS-D1720C in the front and if the specs on the Pioneer website are correct it should be the same as the TS-D720C.

 

I used weather stripping on both sides of the spacer (spacer-door, spacer-speaker).

Let us know how the pioneers work out!