Has anyone installed 6.5 speakers in the BACK doors of a 3rd gen. Is it possible? I know I'm gonna have to butcher.

 

sure you can seems to have the room but i have jbl 5.25'' 2ways in the rears with custom mounting plates and 6-1/2'' comps in the front which are amped rears are not sounds really good but i need a better amp it took me a good 13 hours to install everything as i had to run new wires and such for the front

 

Yes it is possible and Yes it's been done.

Contact Nieuwendyk-25. I had decided to go this route, but changed my mind last minute due to other reasons.

Last time I PM'd him, this is what he told me:

I was able to bit 6.5's in all doors. The fronts were easy, the rears took some small modification of the door trim panel. The tolerance was quite small. I made custom brackets out of MDF and modified the door trim panel and pocket a little at a time until it fit over the speaker mount. If you want some more info or pictures e-mail me and I will forward the pictures to you.



Oh and check out this tread. Look for his post within it:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...n+your+3rd+gen



Good luck.

 

It depends on WHICH 3rd gen... You'll need to do some work on your '99.

I learned with a bit of embarassement that the rear doors of the "3rd gen" line are not the same. I was able to put 6.5"'s in my 96 without cutting a thing. I DID have to create spacers though to keep the magnet from stopping the window from going down all the way.

Anyway, with a cocky attitude, I talked Funrunner into letting me do the same thing in her truck (a 99). I ordered up the same speakers I used and headed on up to her place. POP! The fronts went in no sweat. I pulled the rear door panels and... CRAP! the hole is too small!

All I had with me was a Dremel tool, but I got 'em in.

Shannon blew me crap about that for a bit.

 

it can be done with som dremeling and adapter brackets

 

Ahh, yes... I remember my back windows wouldn't roll down all the way until I convinced you it was because of the speakers!

 

You can fit 6.5" in the front and 5.5" in the rear, and with a little patience you can fit 6.5's in the rear. I did it and it sounds great!!! These are Focals. I was going to add a subwoofer, I even wired it, but these speakers have great bass response. I decided I did not need the Sub. I made the brackets myself out of MDF, and I painted them black just to make it nicer looking. I did have to modify the door pocket slightly on the back door. I also had to cut a little sheet metal around the speaker hole. Not much! You can do it, it takes patience and alot of laying on your back making sure it clears, but it can be done and I think it was worth it. This is on my 2000, I also did it on a '98.

Here are some pics

These are 5.5" in the rear with a custom bracket. I didn't like them so the next picture is a 6.5" component in the rear. The last one is the door pocket modification.

If you want more pics of the modification let me know.

 

Which Focals are you running?

 

Uhhh? I think they are Focal Access.....and I think they are still made. It has been a while since I've thought about what they were. Woofersetc.com had pretty good prices on Focals.

 

Just curious, I am in the process of buying and installing Focals in my 4Runner. There is quite a range of price in the line.

 

Jim,

They are Focal Access 165 A that I have. I pulled the box out today. They are on sale here!

Some of them are VERY expensive! You will not be disappointed in these. I think the Polyglass are also rather affordable. The above speakers are $349 at cartoys.

Good luck!