Hmm .. Difficulty and Conflicting Opinions on Mounting Depth for Front Doors ...

[PakaloloHonda]

Ok .. I'm in the midst of searching the A/E Section here on CB7T and have run into a wall ..
The mounting depth on the 90 LX is what I refer to ..

I'm looking at the Rockford Fosgate Punch P163C 6.5" mount depth: 2-3/4" .. however,
it appears that wont fit without some sorta kickpanel .. (who, or .. what is .. *q form*??)
So I go to eBay .. and see the Rockford Fosgate T162C 6.5" mounting Depth 2.5" ..
I go to Crutchfeild .. and see that the same Rockford Fosgate T162C has a mounting depth
of 1-11/16" .. and .. they say it fits .. ok .. so before I myself have a fit .. lol
I'll continue my searching here at CB7T along with looking at Crutchfeild .. BUT ..

Has anyone got a pair of Rockford Fosgate Punch 6.5" speakers in their LX doors
that did NOT do any modifying ?? Or having added any kickpanels to accommodate
such a depth? Or .. wtf ? lol

And once again .. who is, or what is .. q form? As reffered to by gloryaccordy in this thread ..
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...ight=kickpanel

Thanks dudes ..
Tomi

[casterX]

Q-Logic/Q-Forms

http://www.qlogic.ws/2003/home/

[PakaloloHonda]

LOL .. Thanks Caster .. I guess I coulda looked that up also ..

Just so engrossed in trying to figure out if I can actually use a speaker that is 2-3/4" deep ..
I have found posts that suggest the use of *spacers* .. so .. hmm .. I think the safe thing
to do is to call my boyz at the shop tomorrow and see what they say .. I'm sure that they'll
have alotta input and perhaps know what to do ..

I just dont wanna end up with some cheap lightweight magnent speakers up front ..
I blew my pass/side Cerwin Vega 6.5" out today) so .. I wanna replace them with something
strong and something that will complement the 6x9 Infinity's in back, along with the
alpine tweets that I have in the front doors .. and after reading all the posts .. while researching
I've kina settled on the Fosgate's .. and now I run into a wall with conflicting depths ..

Ha! .. story of my life .. lol

A Hui Hou !!!
Tomi

[bruno8747]

If you want speakers that have a larger depth you will need to cut the back piece off the speaker pod. That way the magnet will go through and you will still be able to screw up the speaker onto the pod.

[PakaloloHonda]

If you want speakers that have a larger depth you will need to cut the back
piece off the speaker pod. That way the magnet will go through and you will still be able to
screw up the speaker onto the pod.

Thanks .. that I understand from the searching and reading that I'm doing but as I asked
on another thread I found on the subject .. is .. how far back til I touch glass when the window
is rolled down ? lol

Or to be more specific .. whats the *maximum allowable depth* that I can get away with?
I really wanna get this pair of Rockford Fosgate Punch P163C 6.5" for the fronts ..
but they show a mounting depth of: 2-3/4" .. and quite frankly ... that kina freaks me out!

How far away is the basket's back .. from the window when its rolled down?

And I'm assuming that the basket is there for a reason .. no? lol .. ummm sorta to protect it
from the wet and wild rains that Florida is so well known for?

A Hui Hou !!!
Tomi

[The G-Man]

Just have your window rolled all the way down when you install, so that way you cannot possibly install them to where the window would hit.

[PakaloloHonda]

Just have your window rolled all the way down when you install,
so that way you cannot possibly install them to where the window would hit.

Wellll .. that's what I'm trying to avoid before I make the purchase ..

But check this out .. I have two other Cewin Vega's, just like the one's that I have in
the front doors right now .. yep .. I bought two more because I knew how rare they were,
and if I ever did have a problem .. (like I do now with the 3rd blown one) that I could
simply remove one and install the other .. no down time and no hassle .. yayyy ..
Anyway .. I grabbed one of the old blown one's just now .. and took two straight edges
and measured them with my ruler .. from the back of the magnent .. to the back of
the screw mounts .. it's 2-1/4" .. now me thinks that I should have atleast another 1/2 inch
before I run into problems .. therefore .. I might get the Fosgate's .. and take my chance's .. LOL !

Ug .. ok .. I'm rippin one a the door panels off tomorrow, and measuring how far away
the back of that basket is from the window .. and or, the back of the speaker is ...
Sigh .. this should be so simple .. but noooo .. How could Mr Honda in his wildest dreams
know that there would even be a CB7Tuner.com .. let alone after market speakers
being installed in his masterpiece's known after his demise to be the CB7 itself!??? lol

I hope he's looking down at all of us .. specially me .. and havin a great laff ..

We love ya too Mr Honda !!!
Tomi

[Blk EX Coupe]

I know this is a really old thread, but I couldn't find any answers. Does anyone know the maximum mounting depth for the front door? Or what is the biggest speaker anyone has put in without using a baffle/spacer?

[Tnwagn]

I know this is a really old thread, but I couldn't find any answers. Does anyone know the maximum mounting depth for the front door? Or what is the biggest speaker anyone has put in without using a baffle/spacer?

Well I'll give you the closest answer possible. I have RF T162-C Speakers. They have a mounting depth of 2.5". I took out the black plastic housing that was on the original speakers in the front doors. Using 1/2" MDF I created spacer rings which screw into the door and the speakers screw into them. I also have soft rubber baffles for the speakers surrounding the speakers so they don't get wet. So lets see

Speaker Depth - Mounting ring + Baffle thickness = Total mounting depth.

2.5" - .5" + 1cm = A little over 2"

With my setup, the windows do roll all the way down, but when they get near the speakers they slow down quite a bit. This means that the glass is coming in contact with the speaker baffle slightly but still clears it. Hope that helps.

[Blk EX Coupe]

Do you happen to know how close to the door panel it is with that 1/2" baffle? I'm guessing 3" deep speakers is just out of the question in our doors....

[Tnwagn]

Do you happen to know how close to the door panel it is with that 1/2" baffle? I'm guessing 3" deep speakers is just out of the question in our doors....

I'm not sure how close it is to the door panel, but I don't think it's very close. you could try a 1" baffle and see if that works Don't know how close it would be, but you could aways just test fit them to see if it would work, nothing to loose.

[Blk EX Coupe]

I'm not sure how close it is to the door panel, but I don't think it's very close. you could try a 1" baffle and see if that works Don't know how close it would be, but you could aways just test fit them to see if it would work, nothing to loose.

I don't have the speakers or I'd try to fit them in somehow, but I guess it would be easier to find a different speaker. Thanks for your help though.