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Guys, I upgraded speakers in my 07 EX sedan with 6.5" Infinity reference series (6022i) both front and rear. The trick is to 'reuse' the factory speaker frames. To do that, cut off the glued speaker membrane and use cutters to cut away the back supports. I used a Dremmel tool to smooth out all the rough edges. The use cutters to trim away the thin plastic lip at the top of the speaker frame but be sure to leave the thicker section for the mounting screw. Again, I used a dremmel to smooth over the rough edges of the plastic that I cut away. I made sure that I did not damage the foam. You will reuse the same mounting screw for the frame so there is no need to drill any new holes in the metal. Line up the new speaker over the old frame and drill little pilot holes for the new speaker. The attach the speaker with short sheet metal screws. Since the speaker is raised on the original speaker frame you can fit 6.5" speaker ever in the rear and the opening at the bottom is no longer an issue. The only thing to watch out for in speaker selection is that the mounting height is not too high and you can still snap in the factory grills over the top. This might be an issue in the doors more than with the rear deck. The Infinity speakers I chose were no problem. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures but I saw pictures of someone doing it this way in some other Honda forums so look it up.
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