Direct fit factory speaker replacements

[vipertom7]

I would like to upgrade my front and rear speakers on my 1997 GTS coupe, but I don't want to do any modifications. I'd like them to just drop in and use the stock amp. I am looking to replace both the fronts and the rears. For the front, it would be great if I don't have to take the door panel off. I tried to look back at previous threads on this topic, but they were dated too far back and the speakers are no longer available. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[GTSHolgi]

Well, for the doors you should look for 6.0" woofers as the vast majority of 6.5" woofers will not fit without modification. I think that Kicker and JL Audio do have 6.0" component sets in their product range. However, they are usually not in their top line....

I purchased an older Alpine System (SPX-177R) via Ebay which almost dropped right in. Unfortunately, the basket of the woofer was a bit too deep so I had to fabricate an adapter ring to reduce installation depth. I also could not use the OEM grille anymore but the new grille coming with the new speakers looks much better anyway (I think).

For the rear, I believe 6.5" woofers should fit.

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[Viper98912]

Search for a thread of mine, I believe I posted the part numbers I used

 

[vipertom7]

Okay great! Did you both keep your factory amp for your new speakers?

 

[Viper98912]

I did, but then decided to upgrade the amp (gutted the old one and used all existing wiring and casing). Search for that one too...

 

[GTSHolgi]

I also exchanged the stock amp. Actually, I am in the middle of another upgrade of my system. I am installing 2 Alpine Old School amps, one for the footwell sub and another one for the component system in the doors. At the same time I am relocating the crossover of the component system from previously being installed in the doors to the trunk. This way I can easily change the settings of the x-over and experiment a bit more with the sound. However, this requires quite some more cabling to be done.....

Sitll looks messy but I am also working on some cover panels so that once everything is complete, it looks nice and clean (no more cables visible).

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[vipertom7]

Search for a thread of mine, I believe I posted the part numbers I used

As I'm doing more research, I'm noticing that a lot of the kicker 6" speakers are actually being measured as 6.5". Is this going to be an issue for fitting them in the doors without modding? I looked back at your previous posts, but I wasn't able to find a part number. Do you know what the model of your kickers speakers were? Thanks.