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Originally Posted by mychee
Instead of making your own custom speaker ring adapters, did you know they already make them for Honda Civics? Crutchfield only includes a universal spacer if you order speakers from them and the instructions for the universal bracket calls for drilling holes. Also, it's a thin spacer so a lot of speakers might not be able to clear the depth if used in doors. I always want to avoid drilling holes when all possible. Here are two brands of Honda Speaker adapters that will fit Civics with no drilling:
o American International HSB518 (they say for 2003 and up Accords, but they will also fit Civics)
o Scosche SAHC634
The above models are for 6.5 inch speakers. Just beware that some 6.5 inch speakers might require a large diameter mounting hole.
I think these spacer adapters are about 3/4 inch thick so a lot of speaker baskets should be able to clear the unconventional hole on the Civic so you can avoid doing any cutting as well.
I know my Polk DB650 pair have a relatively small mounting hole required so they will drop right into any of the above-mentioned spacer adapters and also they easily clear the Civic unconventional speaker hole so no modification on the factory hole is necessary. I use Polk DB6500 on the doors and and DB650 on the rears. They easily fit even with the slim Crutchfield universal spacers. I have a 2006 Honda Civic LX. I am still using the stock stereo so without aftermarkets amps, the sound would be crappy with the stock deck trying powering them.
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I just finished installing new 6.5" speakers in both the door and rear shelf. I used the Scosche SAHC634 adapters and they worked very well. Cost was $8.00 a pair. They use the clip and screw attachment just like the OEM speakers. I used some 3/8" thick by 1/2 neoprene foam tape between the speaker and the bracket, and used #8 x 5/8 screws (any longer and they'll protrude). After installing the speaker and bracket together, the installation is just to remove the old and pop in the new. I also used the Metra speaker harness (I think I paid ~$2 a pair delivered) that eliminated any cutting of the factory speaker harness should there be any reason to switch back (sale?). Overall this was a very painless upgrade.
I am now tackling the front tweeters. These have a different speaker terminal and won't work with the Metra speaker harness though.
Has anyone changed out the front tweeters yet? Any DIY info?
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