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6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Sunday, April 15, 2007 1:31 PM

Just wondering if anyone has put 6.5s in their rear dash. How did you do it? any pics? I was thinking of skrewing both pieces into a piece of wood, then connecting the wood to the metal. Any other ideas?

Re: 6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:10 PM

Mr. Quick

I've got 6.5" separates in my rear deck. I just made an adapter plate out of plywood that bolted to the 6x9 holes, and cut out the 6.5" hole for the woofer, and the 1" hole for the tweeter. Sorry, no pics, but you should be able to get the idea.

Re: 6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:10 PM

illdwes .

you could make em out of wood or you can just order them from crutchfield

Re: 6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Monday, April 16, 2007 3:36 PM

Stephen

Adapters

Re: 6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Monday, April 16, 2007 6:28 PM

Mr. Quick

Yup, you can always buy the plastic ones too.

I've always got plywood around, I've got plenty of tools, and the wood will sound better than the plastic.

Re: 6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:08 AM

randy lahey

ya i'll just make them out of wood. Just wanted to know if it would work in the cav.
What thickness do you guys suggest? 1/4, 1/2 ??

thanks

Re: 6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Saturday, April 21, 2007 2:13 PM

randy lahey

Bump.

How thick should the wood be?

Re: 6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:30 PM

Robert Freeman

adapters and drilling. The drilling kind of sucked, broke 2 bits...but they were low quality anyway so it didn't matter. As long as you get a decent adapter and some dynamat to prevent it from rattling, you'd be perfectly fine.

Re: 6.5s in rear dash. 04 cav

Monday, April 23, 2007 5:56 AM

Mr. Quick

I used 1/4" ply because I had it around. If you can fit 1/2" under the deck (I'm not sure, but I think it will fit), use that. Thicker is better.

Robert, what the hell were you drilling for this project that you broke bits?

I attached the plywood adapters to the deck with self-tapping sheet metal screws, and then bolted the speakers to the plywood with some small nuts & bolts.
Didn't drill anything that could have broken a bit. Also, I didn't use any sound deadening, although it's a good idea.
My speakers have been there for over 4 years, and I've had no issues. They sound great.

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