howdy,

one of my standard eclipse speakers decided to take a dump a while ago so i need a replacement set. Now because of the boot spring bars just below the speakers you need something that will clear them, normal 6x9's won't fit:cry:

What have other owners replaced their speakers with?

howdy,

one of my standard eclipse speakers decided to take a dump a while ago so i need a replacement set. Now because of the boot spring bars just below the speakers you need something that will clear them, normal 6x9's won't fit:cry:

What have other owners replaced their speakers with?

Replaced mine with a newer set of Eclipse point-source series 6x9s (not sure if this years model will fit though). I'll post back later with the exact model number - have the box in the garage still.

Eclipse SP8992 - 2-way 6x9s

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Greetings All.

You didnt end up seeing mine on the weekend did you...? I replaced mine with infinity reference 6x9's and they sound awsome...

If you go to the meeting this weekend, ill show you my 6x9's...:D

--Tonba
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I just put some JBL's in mine and they do not clear the bar, but i've pushed the bar aside and it fits in nice and snug, dunno if its effecting the speaker at all but they sound ok.

6x9s+spacers?

i have the soundstream sst6.9 (they are huge). their magnets, that are covered in rubber,touch the bars but they sound great.

Autosalon Magazine best 6x9:
http://www.soundstream.com/magazines_AUSTRLIA.htm

6x9s+spacers?

Thats what i was going to say as the rear shelf does sit alot higher then the speakers... My 6x9`s are like 2 mill away from my speakers.. close fit..:P

6x9s+spacers?
thought of that, but still want to retail the factory speaker cover

i have the soundstream sst6.9 (they are huge). their magnets, that are covered in rubber,touch the bars but they sound great.

Autosalon Magazine best 6x9:
http://www.soundstream.com/magazines_AUSTRLIA.htm

im pretty happy the JBL's scored 83 i think out of 100, considering they are only $130 man you cant go wrong.

they are a pretty small speaker aswell, same as leigh's

']im pretty happy the JBL's scored 83 i think out of 100, considering they are only $130 man you cant go wrong.

they are a pretty small speaker aswell, same as leigh's

i got the sst6.9 for USD 76
i think the prices they have over there (in that article) are outrageous

I had the same problem when I put my stereo in a few months ago. I listened to a lot of speakers and the ones I chose wouldn't fit with those bars there. Luckily my dad knew the guys at the shop and I hung around a bit while they were working so they unpacked a couple of different speakers to see which ones would fit.
I ended up with the JL Audio TR series 6x9's in the article above. They were the only ones they didn't have hooked up on display so they had to put them in to listen to them. They were really nice. Very clean sound with no boomy distorted bass and no shrill ear piercing highs. Pretty well balanced I think. They costed a bit more than the ones I'd originally chosen but they sounded better and most of all, they fit.
I really wanted to put them in the factory spot too. I went the custom parcel shelf in my last car. And custom kick panels for the tweeters. Ended up having to leave the whole stereo in there when I sold it so it wouldn't have holes everywhere. I still miss that stezza. It pumped.
*sigh*

Good luck.

Eclipse,Blaupunkt..... all seem to fit No worries...

Edit... Damn all the Old posts on 6x9's are Access denied !

I did a Whole thread on what 6x9's fitted down the back of the 3rd Gens.. oh well

yeah, my N/S/R speaker is distorting. but luck for me my warranty runs out next friday.

i reckon these eclipse speakers are excellent. so clear and solid sounding...

another thread miner!!!


but i will always reccomend the type S splits, they would need spacers though

I put in New 6x9s yesterday and I made my own spacers, and the cover wouldnt go on, so I grounded down ALOT of the inside of the covers n they still press against the speaker hull

another thread miner!!!


but i will always reccomend the type S splits, they would need spacers though

what is with this place and it being against, reviving old threads. i dont see the harm. sometimes i dont find its necessary to start a whole new thread.

Remove that bar = No more problems :D :D :D

what is with this place and it being against, reviving old threads. i dont see the harm. sometimes i dont find its necessary to start a whole new thread.

Agree'd but I think its like "Problems been resovled or forgotten issue"

However, seems ok to me

You could just leave it empty, I know the G5 almost destroyed the crap things I had in the there that wasn't hooked up.

Sounded heaps better with no rears. I would just stick speakers in the rear doors :bowrofl:

The OTHER solution to this problem is to track down a TH Sport at a wreckers, They have the boot torsion bars reshaped so that they fit around the magnets of the speakers. Why only the TH I don't know but I have the bars off one in mine and the bend waaay clears the Pioneers in my shelf wheras the standard bar was bang up on the magnets. You can see the shape in this pic: