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I would think for best sounds you would forget the dash speakers and put a couple of 6 1/2" speaker in the kickpanels. The quality of the speakers that you can get into the dash w/o cutting are barely worth the trouble. I am going to buy a couple aftermarket kickpanel covers and install a pair of 6 1/2" Polks. Got 6x9's in the rear deck as well. Just a thought


Bad place to put a speaker. Cones will be toast in a year from all the water damage. If you put plastic behind them to protect from moisture, you lose the effect of having them in a baffled enclosure. Not to mention the damage to a door panel.
The rear where you put the 6x9s is the best. They will generate the most bass because of the large volume of the trunk cavity. Use the best speakers you can buy there. Cheap speakers will over excursion the voice coil when you slam the trunk shut.
The factory used crossovers so the dash stereo speakers only put out mid and highs and used the middle speaker for the lows. Since there is little directivity in low frequencies, they got away with it. It doesn't take a huge speaker to be adequate. Altec Lansing Voice of the Theater speakers used only 3 inch drivers to make the high frequencies go. They did have a heck of a radiator in front of it though.
Craig

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