Trouble fitting rear 6x8's (supercab)

[rkneeshaw]

Tried installing these kenwood 6x8 speakers in the rear speaker locations but it seems the sheetmetal is shaped in a way that it won't allow the magnet to sit within the opening. Anyone else run into this issue? Is my truck missing a mount of some kind between the sheetmetal and the speaker?

 

[That Baker Guy]

post a pic?

iv run into this problem in a friends seabring.

 

[rkneeshaw]

Sorry no pics, I drilled holes in the plastic grill and mounted them to that for now, which sucks of course.

I think I'll get out the cutting wheel and simply cut back the sheetmetal to make room... its just odd, the hole is a sideways-teardrop shape and its the smaller side that is interfering with the new speaker's magnet and preventing it from mounting flush. If I just widen that side a bit then I think it will fit tight to the sheetmetal like it should.... again, just thought it odd nobody else encountered this before.

 

[rkneeshaw]

Ahah! Found this pic of another member, I am totally missing that bracket that mounts the speaker to the sheetmetal:

 

[That Baker Guy]

yeah thats the piece i figured you were missing... just go to a junk yard and pull em out another ranger instead of cuttn apart your truck lol

 

[farmer]

aren't those brackets for 5x7s?

 

[rkneeshaw]

Sweet, found some at a junkyard. $10. Too pricey but it was after closing time so I just gave them the dang cash and left, but at least my speakers wont sound so s****y anymore

aren't those brackets for 5x7s?

They are, and all the 6x8's I've seen have tabs for mounting in either 6x8 or 5x7. So they mounted up just fine.

 

[RangerFabWorks]

Seriously 5x7s and 6x8s are the same


Really no company lists the speakers different. They list them as the same size

 

[That Baker Guy]

Seriously 5x7s and 6x8s are the same


Really no company lists the speakers different. They list them as the same size

your right, they dont list em diffrently at all. i they all say 6x8 or will fit 5x7 too or 6x8/5x7 speakers.

glad you found em bud.

 

[farmer]

Seriously 5x7s and 6x8s are the same


Really no company lists the speakers different. They list them as the same size

good to know

 

[kemo]

crutchfield is one of the ONLY companies that says they are different speaker sizes.

 

[RangerFabWorks]

crutchfield is one of the ONLY companies that says they are different speaker sizes.

thats because you would confuse the crap out of somebody by saying a 5x7 IS a 6x8

but if you notice. just about all speakers will say 6x8 (fits 5x7 openings)\\or they list em as 5x7/6x8

sonicelectronix lists em in a different catagory, but there all them same speakers.

im obviously not saying your wrong by any means, nor am i bashing you. just bringing a little insight to the newbs.