This is a repost from toyotanation, but thought I'd give it a shot over here too!
Recently put in JL Audio C2 6x9s into the front speaker location. I could not find any 6x9 Toyota speaker adaptors, so I removed the stock speaker and put the JL speaker in the stock bracket. It fit into the door perfectly, and the JL has a bit of thickness where I screwed into the bracket, allowing the windows to roll down fully.
Unfortunately the door panel itself has a lip where the 6x9 speaker is. This is a non-JBL model. The profile of the C2 is slightly wider than the original speaker profile. I think that this is where I'm having trouble putting the door panel on, as the top of the panel fits snugly, but the bottom part of the panel where the speaker is does not snap closed. I tried cutting the lip down with shears, but still having issues. My next step is either to:
1. Grind down the plastic flush with a dremel
or
2. Get 6.5 speakers and 6.5 adapters.
ddcha has had good luck with his 6x9 spacer adapters, unfortunately they seem to be out of stock everywhere. I also wonder if some of this is the C2 design. Interestingly the speakers are nicer, but I'm certainly not blown away. Makes me consider adding an amp to power, rather than the stock Entune/Nav unit.
Recently put in JL Audio C2 6x9s into the front speaker location. I could not find any 6x9 Toyota speaker adaptors, so I removed the stock speaker and put the JL speaker in the stock bracket. It fit into the door perfectly, and the JL has a bit of thickness where I screwed into the bracket, allowing the windows to roll down fully.
Unfortunately the door panel itself has a lip where the 6x9 speaker is. This is a non-JBL model. The profile of the C2 is slightly wider than the original speaker profile. I think that this is where I'm having trouble putting the door panel on, as the top of the panel fits snugly, but the bottom part of the panel where the speaker is does not snap closed. I tried cutting the lip down with shears, but still having issues. My next step is either to:
1. Grind down the plastic flush with a dremel
or
2. Get 6.5 speakers and 6.5 adapters.
ddcha has had good luck with his 6x9 spacer adapters, unfortunately they seem to be out of stock everywhere. I also wonder if some of this is the C2 design. Interestingly the speakers are nicer, but I'm certainly not blown away. Makes me consider adding an amp to power, rather than the stock Entune/Nav unit.