Rear Speakers Plastic Pods

[wrcboi]

hi guys,

i have a pair of 6inch speakers and i was told by JB thatt i needed rear speaker plastic pods for the installation. i have the rear plastic pods that

came with the car but not sure if they are stock ones.

juz want to know do i really need them for my r33 s2??coz i cant seem to find any and one jap imports wrecker told me that i can do without it

thanks

cheers

Edited August 19, 2007 by wrcboi

[33drifter]

depends on what car you have,

[RANDY]

If it's for your Integra, I would guess it's because the factory holes are for 4-5" drivers, and you want to fit something larger? Most drivers taper off in diameter as they go down to the magnet, so by raising them up, your 6ers may sit nicely in the 4-5" hole.

I'm also guessing that audio guru's would suggest using wood-based rings rather than plastic rings. I know I would! Dunno if you'd get any better sound pressure level by doing it, but I recken wooden rings wouldn't reverberate like plastic ones would.

[wrcboi]

its for my r33 s2...can they fit???do they really need the rear speaker plastic pods for installation??

Edited August 16, 2007 by wrcboi

[Plat]

i have fit pioneer pro series 6" splits in the stock rear pods of my s2 R33, just needed a thin baffel as only 3 screw holes lined up,

also had to remove the child restraint things so they would fin under covers. in my 4 door, 2 door rear shelf might be a bit different

[RANDY]

As above... if you have the stock plastic pods already there, then I think it depends on what your car was optioned with? I wanted to replace my parcelshelf a while back and found a tonne of photo's from various r33's. None of them seemed to be the same! (and they were stock-looking)

I ended up making my own parcel shelf out of 12mm mdf and making my own holes in it for all the bits and pieces. As for the metal part (structural) of the parcel tray (under the wooden board), the holes are PLENTY big enough for 6.5" speakers. Probably even 6x9's if you really wanted to.

The only thing to worry about is the battery and any ABS unit (if any)... they may limit the mounting depth of your speakers. Measure it up first, eh? ;o)