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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 11:57 AM
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I have an '01 XJ limited and was wondering if I can easily fit 6.5" speakers in either the doors or rear sound bar without any mods? Anyone have experience with this? Thanks!
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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think 5-1/4 or 5-1/2 is the biggest at least in my 89
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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here are 6.5" in my 98's front doors!
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 4X4XJ
I have an '01 XJ limited and was wondering if I can easily fit 6.5" speakers in either the doors or rear sound bar without any mods? Anyone have experience with this? Thanks!
Without any mods, I don't think it's possible. The existing speakers are all 5 1/4". You can go bigger, but have to mod it.
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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I have a 2000 Limited and I put 6.5" speakers in the front doors in the stock location behind the panel. I originally got 5.25" speakers but they are actually too small (the screw holes were too close together to fit) so I ended up getting 6.5" speakers and they fit in perfectly! The only thing I had to do was drill a couple small pilot holes for the new screws (could even skip this with self-tapping screws). Other than the screw holes, the openings in the doors were the perfect size for the 6.5" speakers, believe it or not.

I can't say for the rear speaker bar tough as I haven't changed those speakers.
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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Sorry for the minor hijack, but has anyone measured the depth of the stock locations? Curious as to the deepest speakers that will fit in the stock locations...
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 02:27 PM
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For the size and mounting depths they are 5.25 front and back. front has a mounting depth of 2.5 and rear has 3in for the depth. I have put 6.5 in the back but not up front without some modifications.
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