6.75 Components up front?

**n2nsanity** · 11-17-2012, 08:22 PM

I'm thinking about trying these up front.

Rockford Fosgate Punch P1675-S 6-3/4" component speaker system at Crutchfield.com

Figure out a way to mount these tweeters in the dash.
I want to take the oem plastic mounting plate thing off and mount the speakers directly to the door.
Use 6.75 baffles with a decent hole cut out of the bottom so they can breathe better.

I currently have the 6.5 rf primes and not too happy with the sound. Also the grille hits the mid/tweeter so the door panel can't be screwed all the way in.

Anyone have any experience or opinions on these speakers? Or about my plans?

**2fnloud** · 11-18-2012, 02:00 AM

Until, you take the time so properly sound deaden and seal the door the best you can, you will never get the sound you are looking for. You honestly think that .25" is going to make that big of a difference?

I would still plan on making a baffle to mount the speaker to then mount the baffle to the door.

**IPD** · 11-18-2012, 02:08 AM

the biggest problem you run into on any door speaker upgrade is the depth of the magnet. unless you never plan on rolling your window down, you will need to take that into consideration--especially because larger diameter speakers tend to have greater mount depth. just keep that in mind. i know some people who have FG'd a "protruding" mount on the doors, just to compensate for this.

**2fnloud** · 11-18-2012, 02:14 AM

That a 6.75" speaker has about the same depth as a 6.5"

**IPD** · 11-18-2012, 02:19 AM

Originally Posted by 2fnloud

That a 6.75" speaker has about the same depth as a 6.5"

depends on brand, features, performance (bass response, etc). my 6.5" TS-D's barely clear. if i'd mounted directly to door, rather than to the plastic mount, they'd have scraped/hit

**n2nsanity** · 11-18-2012, 03:16 AM

Rockford Fosgate, r1653 vs p1675-s

It's not about the size, but placement, fitment, 40w more power rating, and going from 3ways to components. Frequency response is about the same for both.
I think I lose a lot of the mids/highs being that placed that low. Having tweeters in the dash would be more effective than near the floor right?

Then there's the issue of door panel fitment. Door panels don't fit properly because the mids/highs are protruding into the grilles.
Mounting speakers directly to the doors should fix this and also give the cones more travel.
I think 6.75's will be just big enough for me to mount them directly to the door where the 6.5's are just a hair too small.

I'm using baffles on the current speakers and would be using baffles on the new ones also.
I'm already using sound deadening sheets.

Baffles and sound deadening should prevent any rattle due to being mounted directly to metal.
Since they can handle more power, I feel better about running my amp to them.
Clearance shouldn't be an issue.
Just wondering if anyone has any experience with these particular speakers and if this is a good or bad idea.

**IPD** · 11-18-2012, 09:19 PM

don't use the stock door grills. or cut out the spider-webs on them to make more room. i've done both previously.

**n2nsanity** · 11-18-2012, 09:47 PM

Don't think the grilles will be a problem if i mount speakers directly to the door. Especially when I no longer have highs/mids poking out in the middle. Even still I think the surround is a little wider than the grille, especially with 6.75's. So if that were the issue, I'd have to remove the stock grilles entirely and also cut out part of the door panels. Hoping to avoid all this by mounting speakers directly to the door. Maybe even behind somehow if there's room.

Noone has any experience with these? I read some reviews which were all good, but I'm also interested more in the install process. Like more details about the built-in crossovers and how you connect the tweeters. Or how well this crossover works. And if it's better to have the bulkier external crossovers instead.