I have just recently purchased some fookin lovely pioneer 5 way 6 x 9s but the magnet is quite large and also the original rear speakers are only small in comparrison so i might have to get the dremmal out to make them fit. Has any body done this and do you have advise and pics please. :D

Are you fitting them in the front or back? Front is easy as you just need a stanley knife to make the hole bigger

Are you fitting them in the front or back? Front is easy as you just need a stanley knife to make the hole bigger

In the back mate.

In the back mate.

 

Fitting 6x9's in the back is more of a challenge ... but not impossible!

 

The best way to approach this is to fabricate some custom support structures for the speakers to sit in. You'll probably find (like I did with my Alpine jobbies) that the speakers are slightly wider than the plastic cover that goes over the speaker enclosure (I'm talking about the plastic boot covers here ... not the speaker grill). I had somebody make up a metal frame into which I fixed the speakers. This in turn was secured to the existing fixing points of the standard support structure (for the 6x4's). Another problem I found was that the mounting depths are different (cant remember which side was deeper than the other ...) I ended up hammering the metal down to create some more space for the speaker to fit (it's ok - it is only the wheel arch liner).

 

I'll try and find some pics I took but I'll need to do some digging as it's over 2 years ago now that I did this.

 

ALl the best mate!

 

Dan

Why fit 6x9's at all. They dont sound good. Save yourself the effort, buy some nice components for the front and just put some non amplified 6x4's in the rear for fill.

Why fit 6x9's at all. They dont sound good. Save yourself the effort, buy some nice components for the front and just put some non amplified 6x4's in the rear for fill.

 

 

In 3 zeds i have tried every variation possible, but no matter what speakers you put in the rear housing you just won't get a good bass responce.

 

The best sound possible in a Zed without spending a fortune is as follows.

 

 

1.Decent head unit with an amp or sub output

 

2.Good set of 6x9's/components in the front .I've cut out the door panels rather than fitting to the actual door because they will stop the window going all the way down in most cases. I also find there's a warmer sound. Put some foam from an old pillow or something in the door cavity.

 

3. If the original rear speakers are not blown, leave them there, believe it or not they actually have very good acoustics used with the rest of the stereo upgrade.

 

4. Most important but not that expensive, a half decent amp which will tuck nicely into the left hand side under the boot cover, driving a good bass tube.

 

 

 

I Apologise to all serious "ice" experts. I know nothing of ohms, output range and all that stuff i just don't understand it,....all I know is what my ear tells me! :)