rear speakers....

[old yellow]

will 5 1/2 inch round speakers work in the stock Festiva rear speaker location without modification? I know the factory size is 5 1/4 rounds, but I got a pair of 5 1/2 inch from my old aspire I wanna try and use... also will Alpine Type-S 4 inch speakers (http://www.cartoys.com/car-audio/spe...-range/sps-410) work in the factory location or would the tweeter stick out too far?

[Gomez]

Factory size is 4". The tweeter will probably hit but all you have to do is trim the little rib just enough for it to clear the speaker. You won't even see it.

[old yellow]

I know about the front..... will 5 1/2 inch speakers work in the stock rear location without modification?

[fastivaca]

Stock size for the rear is also 4" so I believe that modifications will have to made to fit in the larger speakers.

[old yellow]

well the local audio shop confirmed that the stock location for speakers in the rear is 5 1/4 rounds, could I use a 5 1/2 round speaker in the 5 1/4 round speaker hole without modification?

[old yellow]

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/ford-...-speakers.html

here are the sizes for speakers.....

[Gomez]

I can confirm also that the stock location has an opening for a 5 1/4" speaker, BUT it has mounted into it a 4" speaker from the factory. So a 5 1/4 " speaker WILL require modification, end of story. Trust me.

The link above is wrong. Sorry. I am not trying to be a troll here by any means. I have installed audio systems for over 24 yrs now and have done so in many Festivas too.

1. The rear location will accept many 4' speakers without modification.

2. The 4" speakers that have a large tweeter mounted to it will require a little bit of mods.

3. To put a 5 1/4" speaker into the rear Factory Festiva speaker location will require some pretty decent amounts of modding to fit properly, but can be done easily if you have toe fabricating skills.

4. If you want it to look stock and be a pretty straight forward job. stick wit a good quality 4" speaker.

[needragr]

I wouldnt go so far as "decent amounts of modding to fit properly". I made a set of simple mounting rings waterjetted out of Alum. which could be screwed to the OE 4" locations and had additional OD to allow the mounting of the 5.5" spacing. Only trick was a pretty significant flat area to fit into the wall side of the factory speaker enclosure.
They spaced down those Dual cone speakers enough that the Tweeter section didnt impact the grill/ribbing.

[TominMO]

I can confirm also that the stock location has an opening for a 5 1/4" speaker, BUT it has mounted into it a 4" speaker from the factory. So a 5 1/4 " speaker WILL require modification, end of story. Trust me.

The link above is wrong. Sorry. I am not trying to be a troll here by any means. I have installed audio systems for over 24 yrs now and have done so in many Festivas too.

1. The rear location will accept many 4' speakers without modification.

2. The 4" speakers that have a large tweeter mounted to it will require a little bit of mods.

3. To put a 5 1/4" speaker into the rear Factory Festiva speaker location will require some pretty decent amounts of modding to fit properly, but can be done easily if you have toe fabricating skills.

4. If you want it to look stock and be a pretty straight forward job. stick wit a good quality 4" speaker.

Agree with the above, except for one thing. You will find it far easier to fabricate with fingers rather than toes, due to their being longer (on most of us anyway) and have far greater dexterity.

Gomez, think how much time you would have saved if you had used fingers for all your work! BTW did you use your toes for the welding work when fabbing up short shifters? If so, there might be a market for heat-resistant toe socks.