Will A 61.8mm Depth Fit In A Gtr33?

[Sayajin]

Hey guys.

I know that the factory speakers are 6.5in with a depth of 57mm.

However I am looking at a pair of speakers, the Polk Momo 650, and they have a depth of 61.8mm.

I am looking to run a set of these both in the front and the rear of my GTR33.

I am wondering if the extra 5mm will fit in there with little issue? Or do I really need to find a different speaker with less depth?

Thanks a lot for the help guys!

-Sayajin

[Cleutin]

make a speaker ring out of 6mm MDF and u will have no worries.

I put a set of Alpine Type R splits into a GTR33 today, huge mounting depth on them of 70mm

just made up a spacer to fit inside the factory mount and had no worries at all.

[Trav33]

I've never pulled my door panels off yet, so i dont know what's behind them,

But when you add the 6mm MDF Spacer, wont this push the speaker out into the speaker grill? Or is there empty space between the speaker and the grill normally, which you make use of?

Edited May 12, 2007 by Trav33

[Chris Rogers]

easier to remake the pod. then you can fit whatever you need to. in regard to the polk speakers. 20mm total thickness will do it. be sure when you make the new pods that you put the pocket end back on.

[Sayajin]

Pods? Whats that?

-Sayajin

[Cleutin]

Pods...

take time to make, means screwing them, onto doors - OR cutting your doors and going straight onto teh metal work

Spacers - easy to make, 6mm means u wont have the excursion of the speaker hitting on the door card as there is sufficient room.

[Sayajin]

Thanks for the info.

-Sayajin

[Chris Rogers]

I'll have to find a pic of what I'm talking about. it does not involve cutting the panel or the door.

[Cleutin]

Chris, are you talking about the pod inside the door, removing that and making custom?

[Fhrx]

There is a tutorial at the top of this setion on how to mount speakers in the R33 doors. Click here to read it.

[Chris Rogers]

Chris, are you talking about the pod inside the door, removing that and making custom?

yep. when you pull one apart next have a close look at it. what I am saying will then make sense.

mine even reuse the stock mounting bolts.

tried the way you do them got a complaint that a garage remote went into the door so I changed how I did them. no hassles now.

[Cleutin]

the R33 that i put the Alpines into had the factory pods, we made a 6mm speaker ring to sit inside that. took 10min max to make a cardboard template, trace that onto the MDF, cut the MDF, sand the edges to get rid of the flash, and screw straight in with the speaker - into the factory holes.

only reason we took the factory pod off was to put sound deadening on the door and inside the door.

[Chris Rogers]

ok I see what you are doing. they won't clear the back of the pod. for a 6.25" (IE alpine) that would work. when you put a 6.75 (IE VDO or Blau) it doesn't. thats why I remake that pod. the MTX ones will drop into those holes easily as well. done a few of those.

[frx026]

ok I see what you are doing. they won't clear the back of the pod. for a 6.25" (IE alpine) that would work. when you put a 6.75 (IE VDO or Blau) it doesn't. thats why I remake that pod. the MTX ones will drop into those holes easily as well. done a few of those.

as a second for this..

the vdo mps1700 splits sound great in an r33 and offer awesome bang for buck

[Chris Rogers]

yep they do - put a set in a 33GTR a while back with sound deadening. can anyone say 'subs'..

[Cleutin]

ok I see what you are doing. they won't clear the back of the pod. for a 6.25" (IE alpine) that would work. when you put a 6.75 (IE VDO or Blau) it doesn't. thats why I remake that pod. the MTX ones will drop into those holes easily as well. done a few of those.

whats the mounting depth of VDO and Blau (havnt installed them as yet) I know Fusion 6" are bloody deep, probably a smidge deeper then Type R's

[Chris Rogers]

not depth, diameter. they will not fit on the pod.

[Cleutin]

so trim the plastic lip and flush mount them

[Chris Rogers]

it destroys the whole pod. look at it when you do one next. part of the reason FHRX and myself remake them.

[Fhrx]

Amen. That way too if you ever want to sell the car you can revert it back to factory.