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2005-10-10, 04:18 PM
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EJ18
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Reno
Posts: 75
Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon
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Replaced Front Speakers (05 wrx wagon)
So I was feeling ambitious today and decided to replace the stock speakers in the front. I had allread previously ordered the thick spackers 6.5 spacers from www.iaperformance.com ($37 with shipping). So I preped the spacers with flowable silicone to form a tight seal between the speakers and spacer and the spacer and the door panel. Let me just say that the actual removal of the door panels and installation was the easiest I have ever done. The job took me no more that 2 hours (Including the trip down to Kragen to get some spade connecters). Well anyways I had some top end Boston rx67 6.5 speakers from my previous vehicle (In fact I have two sets, mabey I'll try them for the rear doors, although I'll have to fab up my own spacers). Anyways the sound is great (here's the pics of my install). The space between the speaker magnet and the window is probably less that 1/8 in (so dont try to install deeper speakers with mounting depth more than 2in using the spacers i used). I just checked the clearance between the panel and the speaker (didn't make any measurements) but the spacers included longer plastic clips to move the door panel out further if needed (however I didnt use them). Questions? Comments?
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2005-10-10, 05:05 PM
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The Doink
Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
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Nice writeup w/ good pictures!
I'm moving it to the tech forum!
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2005-10-10, 05:22 PM
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EJ205
Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 1,888
Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L
Class: RNP sometimes (see motto)
"Kids are ruining autocross."
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No beer cans in the door panels?
 Nice. . . I'm saving my speaker upgrade till later, but it's good to know that I won't have to flip out removing the door panels.
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2005-10-10, 06:36 PM
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EJ205
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Truckee
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2005-10-10, 09:54 PM
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R.I.P.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Reno, Nevada
Posts: 501
Car: 2004 WRX
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Great job!
I'm sure the sound is much better now. |
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2005-10-11, 07:18 AM
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EJ207
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada
Posts: 3,482
Car: 2000 2.5RS
Class: RestNPeace
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Good DIY. |
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