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Old 05-17-2006, 10:47 PM   #1
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Default Those little bitty speakers in the back

I have changed the speakers out in the front and now i am wanting to change those little speakers in the back. i want to know what is the best speaker to put in there. i heard some people on here talk about some called Eclipse. where can i find them to buy them? i need to get my car's audio ready for when i put in my 12 inch Memphis Belle MoJO subs.
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Old 05-18-2006, 12:26 AM   #2
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Whatever you do in the rear your gonna have to make a custom bracket. I could be wrong on this,if i am someone will correct me. They no longer sell direct fit speakers for the rear. I bought some used speakers off a member on here and when i got them i went to install them but realized it would be a pain in the butt. I still have the speakers sitting in my closet.
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Old 05-19-2006, 05:11 PM   #3
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The rears are in custom brackets, but you could probably quite easily modify them to fit normal 4 inch speakers. I believe a couple of companies even do speakers that screw straight in and connect directly to the loom, but you would have to ask around.

I removed my speakers this afternoon to give me more room and remove some weight, here is a pic:

www.ubiquity.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/oemrears.jpg
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i put a 4 inches speaker rear and a tweeters in those corners with somekinds of modificatios but easy
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I hear from a friend that installs for a living that we can get 5.25" to fit into the back. Have to get more details because about to update my sound system soon.
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It just depends how much work you are willing to do to the mounts. I should imagine 5.25" would fit but you would have to move the bracket back slightly or it would interfere with the rear seatbelts.
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If you want the best speakers, put in a little extra work and install some 6x9's in the rear deck. It's pretty easy if you're moderately competent with a jigsaw and aren't afraid to commit. Plus, they look cool as hell. Let me know if you want more detailed instructions - I'm thrilled with the sound, far better than the Fosgate 4" speakers that I had in there before!
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The rear speakers are oddball size 4T. MB Quart made replacements in that size but people alwys had trouble finding them. A long time ago I saw a guy selling an OEM kit of MB Quart speakers. They were available as an upgrade. I will try and get the part number from an old email. You may have to order them from Europe but given there are tons of ti's over there it seems more likely they would have them.
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Boston Acoustics makes (or used to make) a very good setup for the ti. Some even prefer the speakers to a/d/s in Bimmers.
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If those speakers are 4T, Crutchfield has a bunch of those from various manufacturers. That's good to know that they are an available size. To find them you have to skip the "What Fits Your Car" thing and just search for them. Of see if this works:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mZFGaXf...52400&skipvs=T
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Do a search cuz a while back I asked the same question and had someone from the UK post a template for a bracket to fit rear speaker. They sell a bracket overseas but not here so he scanned his and posted it so you could basically copy it over to a piece of plywood and cut it out
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