REAR Speakers - Honda Prelude Forum

[SUB[EX] · 05-22-2003, 01:22 PM

Ok has anyone put 6by9s in there rear deck?? I wana upgrade my size a little when i put my new radio in. I got a quote for 100$ to raise the rear deck some so the speakers wont hit the trunk bars. What do you guys think?? I could put some fatties in the rear and really clean up the sound. Those little suckers just dont cut it. Even with an expensive pair.

MR.CLIFFORD · 05-22-2003, 01:26 PM

I don't even have rear speakers

You could easily do it all your self with a dremel and some spacers + imagination. I would save the hundred bucks.

willmbrk · 05-22-2003, 01:40 PM

I dont have rear speakers either now that I have a vtec 6x9 assembly. I would look into finding a vtec assembly and putting a good 6x9 in.

cantdrive55 · 05-22-2003, 02:36 PM

I've got some Infinity Kappas in the rear deck. They've got HUGE magnets, they DO hit the crossbars, but the magnets have a thick rubber "jacket" type thing that covers them up. Haven't had any problems.

ECHprelude · 05-22-2003, 03:11 PM

not worth it at all. 6x9 wont give you that much better of a sound than a good pair of 6 1/2s save the $100

G_Loc · 05-22-2003, 03:20 PM

and it will probably be impossible to fit 6x9s back there anyways because of the glass and you'll have to remove the torsion bars... 6x9's are way too deep.

[SUB[EX] · 05-22-2003, 07:01 PM

well i had infinity kappas before my car got stolen. But now i have some crappy speakers sitting in the holes.

The kappas have nice high and good mid range but the low is really lacking. If i get some 6x9's they have a little more kick to them, the stock system on the 5th gen really bumps.

yea my kappas were riding hard on the Xbars. I had to cut the crap out of my stock mounts to get them in. But even my stock mounts are gone now from the theft. So i gota order the little mounts before i can mount the speakers anyway.

The glass will not be an issue, they only have to raise it 1-2 inches. That cuts my visibility a bit but i dont think it will be a big deal. These guys do professional installations so im sure it will look good, they promised it would look like stock.

Yea i think for the price of the 6x9 center i can get the 2 put in. I gota have the rears, i just need to have a nice sound system.

So no one has done it???

cantdrive55 · 05-22-2003, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by [SUB[EX]
well i had infinity kappas before my car got stolen. But now i have some crappy speakers sitting in the holes.

The kappas have nice high and good mid range but the low is really lacking. If i get some 6x9's they have a little more kick to them, the stock system on the 5th gen really bumps.

yea my kappas were riding hard on the Xbars. I had to cut the crap out of my stock mounts to get them in. But even my stock mounts are gone now from the theft. So i gota order the little mounts before i can mount the speakers anyway.

The glass will not be an issue, they only have to raise it 1-2 inches. That cuts my visibility a bit but i dont think it will be a big deal. These guys do professional installations so im sure it will look good, they promised it would look like stock.

Yea i think for the price of the 6x9 center i can get the 2 put in. I gota have the rears, i just need to have a nice sound system.

So no one has done it???

Well that sucks. I plan on eventually getting a 6x9 sub and sticking it in the stock spot in the VTECs. Someday when I have money.

mr. r00t · 05-22-2003, 08:30 PM

cantdrive55:
Good info as I'm about to get Infiniti Kappas for my insides too. Thanks.

[SUB[EX] · 05-22-2003, 09:08 PM

i dont know about that little 9x9 sub. Im really not too impressed by it.

Cmon someone had to do it.

G_Loc · 05-22-2003, 09:17 PM

i looked everywhere for "6x9s in the rear deck" installation when i first got my car cuz i had a brand new set of 6x9's left over from my old car and i wasn't able to find anyone who had done it. good luck.

XLerate9 · 05-23-2003, 05:43 AM

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The kappas have nice high and good mid range but the low is really lacking. If i get some 6x9's they have a little more kick to them, the stock system on the 5th gen really bumps.

Actually... a good 6.5" will have more "kick" to them than a 6x9. A round speaker always has better low than an oblong speaker. Maybe your deck just isn't pushing enough power?? I have an alpine CDA-7893 with alpine 6.5's all around. Because my deck pushes 60 watts per channel... it sounds REALLY good. People always ask me if I have an 8 or 10 inch sub in the trunk because of the bass... i just reply... "nope... I love alpine"

So maybe try amping the 6.5's or getting a better deck.

[SUB[EX] · 05-23-2003, 10:39 AM

thats true, those speakers had like a 300 watt max each or somthing and i was only running 45 per speaker.