Best Buy/Sonic Electronix/Crutchfield speaker replacement - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

BlackyRose · 07-12-2013, 05:56 PM

All I want is direct plug and play speakers for the doors. A simple saturday afternoon take of the door panel type of day. Ive called a bunch of retailers and they give me excuses about the door speakers not having proper fitment.

Has anyone found a good over the counter direct plug and play door speaker for the two side doors. I am leaving the 4 speakers on the dash and the two rears in place. Just want a cheap simple upgrade for the doors as they have limited range and seem to struggle...

Tim_Asphalt_FRS · 07-12-2013, 06:53 PM

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Reference-6032si-Performance-Loudspeaker/dp/B002C8AFEE"]Amazon.com: Infinity Reference 6032si 6.5-Inch, Shallow Mount High Performance 180-Watt Two-Way Loudspeaker (Pair): Car Electronics[/ame]

I have these.

OrangeJuleas · 07-12-2013, 07:08 PM

How simple is this? I would look into getting something like this as well (will keep it looking fairly stock as well).

Tim_Asphalt_FRS · 07-12-2013, 07:11 PM

No different than any other speaker install. They just need to be shallow mount so the window doesn't hit the speaker on the way down.

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BRZnut · 07-12-2013, 08:32 PM

How to they sound compared to stock??

mashal · 07-12-2013, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim_Asphalt_FRS

No different than any other speaker install. They just need to be shallow mount so the window doesn't hit the speaker on the way down.

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Window doesn't even get close to where the speaker sits. I ran the window up and down when I was doing the install to make sure of this .

Z86 · 07-12-2013, 09:39 PM

You won't get "direct plug and play". The stock speakers have this funky plastic mounting bracket and the stock holes are not in "normal" positions. You could drill new holes in you door.... shudder....

So a couple of things that you should consider. You'll need a mounting bracket. You could buy one of those crappy black adjustable plastic ones, or get one that's custom made for the car like
http://www.subaruaudio.net/subaru-sp...nd-scion-fr-s/

Or you could make your own.

The second thing to consider and really the reason you are doing this, is you want your new speakers to push up against the door trim - this seals the speaker and pushes ALL the sound out into your car where you want it. The factory speakers actually do this. If you do that your mid bass will bang.

Oh, and while you have the door trim off, I'd put in some sound deadening

BlackyRose · 07-12-2013, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim_Asphalt_FRS

Amazon.com: Infinity Reference 6032si 6.5-Inch, Shallow Mount High Performance 180-Watt Two-Way Loudspeaker (Pair): Car Electronics

I have these.

Any new brackets or drilling required?

zenzsh · 07-14-2013, 08:23 PM

Installed these today: http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...rchPageIndex=1

The plastic bracket was a little small for the hole cut for the stock speakers, but I ended up fastening 2/3 screws and double side taped the the last hole that didn't quite line up. This set also comes with crossovers which I managed to fit inside the door panel with relative ease. This set does not come with wiring (between speakers and crossover). I used stock wiring to the head unit.

I removed the stock tweeters from the stock white adapter, attached the new tweeters to the same base, so I could attach the new tweeters without messing around with wiring. I did not connect the New tweeters to the crossover ... As well it was all the way inside the door.

Overall, great sound. Door speakers have a very heavy low end. They do not distort or rattle like the stock speakers. I did not upgrade the stock amp, and still sounds great.

Hope this helps!

RIPTRD71 · 07-29-2013, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackyRose

Any new brackets or drilling required?

I to have the same question as him. I was already looking at [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Reference-6032si-Performance-Loudspeaker/dp/B002C8AFEE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1375137464&sr =1-1&keywords=6.5+shallow+mount+speakers"]Amazon.com: Infinity Reference 6032si 6.5-Inch, Shallow Mount High Performance 180-Watt Two-Way Loudspeaker (Pair): Electronics[/ame] and then I saw you had them.

Tim_Asphalt_FRS · 07-30-2013, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RIPTRD71

I to have the same question as him. I was already looking at Amazon.com: Infinity Reference 6032si 6.5-Inch, Shallow Mount High Performance 180-Watt Two-Way Loudspeaker (Pair): Electronics and then I saw you had them.

Nope. Pretty much went right in.

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oldpueblo · 07-30-2013, 03:51 AM

Does anyone know what the speaker specs are for the door speakers? Are those infinity's a decent bump or just a small one?

RIPTRD71 · 07-30-2013, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim_Asphalt_FRS

Nope. Pretty much went right in.

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Thanks for the response man. Im going to order those when i get off work! Thanks again!

07-12-2013, 05:56 PM	#1
BlackyRose Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S Location: Florida Posts: 486 Thanks: 31 Thanked 59 Times in 44 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Best Buy/Sonic Electronix/Crutchfield speaker replacement All I want is direct plug and play speakers for the doors. A simple saturday afternoon take of the door panel type of day. Ive called a bunch of retailers and they give me excuses about the door speakers not having proper fitment. Has anyone found a good over the counter direct plug and play door speaker for the two side doors. I am leaving the 4 speakers on the dash and the two rears in place. Just want a cheap simple upgrade for the doors as they have limited range and seem to struggle...

07-12-2013, 06:53 PM	#2
Tim_Asphalt_FRS Is it fast? No. Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Manual-Asphalt Location: Vista, CA Posts: 604 Thanks: 824 Thanked 164 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Reference-6032si-Performance-Loudspeaker/dp/B002C8AFEE"]Amazon.com: Infinity Reference 6032si 6.5-Inch, Shallow Mount High Performance 180-Watt Two-Way Loudspeaker (Pair): Car Electronics[/ame] I have these. __________________ 2013 (Rebadged) Toyota GT-86 {Perrin intake tube, aFe dry air filter, custom 2.5" exhaust, PLM overpipe, Kartboy crank pulley, Hotchkis springs, custom Flossy grip tape shorty, TRD shifter, Berk HFC, Whiteline Sway-bars} [Wanted: Delicious Stg 2 tune, Bilstein struts]

07-12-2013, 07:11 PM	#4
Tim_Asphalt_FRS Is it fast? No. Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Manual-Asphalt Location: Vista, CA Posts: 604 Thanks: 824 Thanked 164 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No different than any other speaker install. They just need to be shallow mount so the window doesn't hit the speaker on the way down. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2013 (Rebadged) Toyota GT-86 {Perrin intake tube, aFe dry air filter, custom 2.5" exhaust, PLM overpipe, Kartboy crank pulley, Hotchkis springs, custom Flossy grip tape shorty, TRD shifter, Berk HFC, Whiteline Sway-bars} [Wanted: Delicious Stg 2 tune, Bilstein struts]

07-12-2013, 09:39 PM	#7
Z86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 GTS Auto in Pegasus White Location: Perth Posts: 217 Thanks: 4 Thanked 74 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You won't get "direct plug and play". The stock speakers have this funky plastic mounting bracket and the stock holes are not in "normal" positions. You could drill new holes in you door.... shudder.... So a couple of things that you should consider. You'll need a mounting bracket. You could buy one of those crappy black adjustable plastic ones, or get one that's custom made for the car like http://www.subaruaudio.net/subaru-sp...nd-scion-fr-s/ Or you could make your own. The second thing to consider and really the reason you are doing this, is you want your new speakers to push up against the door trim - this seals the speaker and pushes ALL the sound out into your car where you want it. The factory speakers actually do this. If you do that your mid bass will bang. Oh, and while you have the door trim off, I'd put in some sound deadening __________________

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zenzsh Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Sport-Tech in White Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 28 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Installed these today: http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...rchPageIndex=1 The plastic bracket was a little small for the hole cut for the stock speakers, but I ended up fastening 2/3 screws and double side taped the the last hole that didn't quite line up. This set also comes with crossovers which I managed to fit inside the door panel with relative ease. This set does not come with wiring (between speakers and crossover). I used stock wiring to the head unit. I removed the stock tweeters from the stock white adapter, attached the new tweeters to the same base, so I could attach the new tweeters without messing around with wiring. I did not connect the New tweeters to the crossover ... As well it was all the way inside the door. Overall, great sound. Door speakers have a very heavy low end. They do not distort or rattle like the stock speakers. I did not upgrade the stock amp, and still sounds great. Hope this helps!

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