Anyone install 6.5" speakers in the front doors of your 2011 WRX?

**wapam** · 07-27-2011 05:14 PM

Which speakers are fitting? And how much work is it to get them to fit?

Thank you.

**SamXp** · 07-27-2011 07:20 PM

With a 3/4" thick MDF ring, you can fit just about any 6.5 speaker. I actually went with a 7" (Dayton RS180)

**wapam** · 07-27-2011 08:42 PM

How much room do you have between the speaker and the inside of the door panel with the spacer installed?

**SamXp** · 07-28-2011 05:04 AM

At least an inch. I could stack two 3/4" rings if I used a speaker that needed more depth. What driver are you looking to use?

**TragSifarin** · 07-28-2011 11:00 AM

I installed 6.5 inch Alpines in the front and back doors no problem. I used the mounting brackets that the stock speakers used.

**wapam** · 07-28-2011 12:21 PM

Looking at the Polk MM-6501.

**Darth Sleader** · 08-01-2011 03:42 PM

I too used Alpine 6.5"s in all 4 doors. I chose R series (component set w/ separate tweeters) in the front and S series coaxials in rear. The fronts were pretty deep; my install shop had to really be careful with the spacers to clear the fronts and still allow the windows to open. Works great! They sound fantastic (powered by a Rockford Fosgate).

Jer

**phenryiv1** · 08-04-2011 09:49 AM

I have made a lot of spacer rings for people wanting to mount the Polk db6501 components or db651 coaxials in the doors. The 3/4" adapter/spacer will work for either speaker and has more than enough room to fit behind the door panel without extended door pins. You just screw the adapter to the door, screw the speaker to the adapter, and close it up.