Rear 6x9 install....

[Zman86]

This is how I spent my last couple days. I removed the crummy fibreboard rear hatch cover and traced it onto a piece of plywood which I then cut out on a bandsaw. I had aftermarket 4" speakers in the stock location that blew up, so I ran wire from the stock location and hid it all in the pillars in the back, across the roof under the headliner, and ran the speaker wires through the hatch through the grommet for all the 3rd brakelight wiring. After that was complete, I measured up and traced out the outline that I would have to cut for the speakers. I had to make some plywood spacers due to lack of depth in the hatch, and also had to remove some metal from the hatch to allow enough clearance for the speakers. Since this was just a quick project, more in a form follows function way of thinking, the mounting system is not the best or the prettiest, and the speakers are kinda crooked, but it works, and it sounds phenominal when paired with the 6.5" MTX coaxials I have in the front doors. Taking my time, I probably would have carpeted the plywood panel and made some better spacers, but maybe another time. Next step is to install the 12" sub/box/capacitor I have from my old car....

Sorry about the lack of pictures, I didnt take any while I was working, but these should give you an idea...

[gestiva]

thats pretty sweet... my festiva didnt come with any speakers or radio.. so i get to
start fresh. might try something like that on mine

[sasquatch]

thats AWESOME!!! i LOVE it!!! im totaly gonna do this to mine thanks for the idea how much metal did you have to take out? and how thick are the spacers? also how deep are the speakers?

[JPT]

thats AWESOME!!! i LOVE it!!! im totaly gonna do this to mine thanks for the idea how much metal did you have to take out? and how thick are the spacers? also how deep are the speakers?

^What he said!

[Zman86]

Speakers have a 3" mounting depth. I think the panel I made is a bit less than a half inch thick, the spacers are made of half inch plywood, then I used some spacers that came with the speakers. There is not alot of room in the hatch, hence the spacers, but if I were to build it again, I'd probably build a small box to house the speakers in so I'd not have to take any metal out of the hatch or screw around with spacers...

[Pu241]

Wonder about clearance if you have a rear wiper.
Like the idea though!

[sasquatch]

cool... im gonna do this to my car but i just rememberd i have a rear wiper.... im hoping it will miss the motor... and im gonna cover mine in black fabric ill post up some pics when im done

[Zman86]

If you were to build a small box to house the speakers instead of the way I did it, actually having alot of the speaker go into the hatch, you would basically eliminate any clearance issues. You could even buy a couple cheap 6x9 boxes, cut the bottoms off, then nail them to a board like the one I made to replace the crummy fibreboard stock piece...

[sasquatch]

nah... im gonna do like you did... i like the flush mounted look and it wont limit my trunk space. any diffrence in noise? like road noise or exhaust?

[Zman86]

nah... im gonna do like you did... i like the flush mounted look and it wont limit my trunk space. any diffrence in noise? like road noise or exhaust?

The stereo drowns out most road noise now lol. Car is horribly loud to begin with inside, cant really say if ther is a difference or not with the wooden piece in place. I was going to dynamat the back of it, but decided not to in the end.

[sasquatch]

cool! i thnk ill dynamat it and then also cover the board in fabric to give it a nice sound and good looks too

[DriverOne]

I definitely like the idea of putting speakers in the back, but I'd use particle board or MDF instead of plywood, and screws and wood sealer caulk & glue so that the boxes don't come apart over time due to opening and closing the hatch. How is the strut strength holding the hatch up?

[bobbyspider]

that is a sweet setup i am doing the same thing rite now, i thought id be the first but its ok at least i know it works now

[1989-festiva]

hey i put 2 12s in a firebird box with a cap and a 600 watt amp and a jvc head unit

[DriverOne]

hey i put 2 12s in a firebird box with a cap and a 600 watt amp and a jvc head unit

Pics.