Ajax

Infinity 4002i's in the rear are 4" speaker and they go in with no mods at all.

This is for the rear doors of a MY03 Impreza.

I am thinking of replacing my rear door speakers, I have been searching around for an answer to what fits.

I cant seem to find much enthusiasm for replacing the rear speakers, I would have thought any sound coming from the rear of the car would compete with the noise of the car, which mostly comes from the back end

Ajax

steve_g

Not true. I was told exactly the same and they are not a straight swap. Takes some playing around to make something to fit them into.

Ajax

Stev g:
Thanks for your reply

What sort of playing around, can you enlighten me.

Was it worth doing?

Do I have to get my welding gear and jack hammer out?

steve_g

I didn't fit mine personally. I had a local car audio place do it.

I did attempt it but I soon realised that they weren't a straight swap as some of the guys on here had lead me to believe. I put everything back and left it to the professionals.

Some people have butchered the old speaker bracket to make it fit. My local car audio place used a mounting bracket suited for another car but I'm not sure which.

I had the fronts replaced with Infinity 6000cs. The front and rear sound much, much better.

I just need to replace the head unit now.

Ajax

Thanks Steve g:

You don’t always know what to believe on here, I have read the same as you that the 4002i's are a straight swap.
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The head unit makes a lot of difference, I would say that you will hear another 50% improvement in quality.

I have the Infinity 6000cs and a Sony head unit.
Just cant hear it much above 40mph, cos of the Zorst


I am still no further forward in knowing what to order, anybody else help please.!

steve_g

It's pretty straight forward to remove the rear door card and have a nose around. Take a few measurements and ask a few car audio specialists if they know what will fit. I was happy to pay for the fitting to be done by someone else because I'm clueless when it comes to this sort of stuff.

Good luck with it.

Ajax

I am still no further forward in knowing what to order, anybody else help please.!



Ajax

papascooby

1. Do not bother with rear speakers They just spoil sound - The music you listen to is in stereo after all. You are doing those fronts no justice at all - they're rated at 90W RMS and you're HU prob does about 20W RMS

2. Spend money instead on a 4 chanel amp that has a RMS output that roughly matches the RMS of you fronts and power them from this. (eg. 4 x 100W) - This will improve your sound 100x more than adding rears will.

3. Save up for a 8-12" sub and connect it to the other two outputs on the amp, bridged.

chiark

I bought a 4" set for a tenner. They're still waiting to be fitted. All it needs is a little bit of 6mm MDF and some jigsaw work, but it isn't just a straight swap.

Granby

iTrader: (5)

Agree totally, forget the rear speakers and just have the front speakers and a sub

eyeMAJIC

No 10cm speakers are a "straight swap" in a MY01+ ("new age") Impreza rear door.

The standard mounts are bespoke. I traced them on to 6mm plywood, screwed the new speakers into that, & screwed it into the doors. The 3 screws that are in the door are a totally non-standard spacing.

It wasn't a big job.... but probably not worth the hassle, as even good quality 10cm co-axial speakers are pretty crap, being mounted so low down.
Save the money & get better front speakers instead!

willy

I`ve got no rears working on my wagon, just 6000cs and my sub.

Thats the way to go.

*****

eyeMAJIC

......oh, I feel a song coming on.....

Ajax

LOL at eyeMAJIC song, I`ve got no rears working on my wagon.

I want a ***** Wagon too

Papascooby: Granby: Chiark: eyeMAJIC: *****:

Ok,Ok,Ok, I think I have got the message.
DON’T BOTHER WITH THE REAR SPEAKERS!

Thanks for your replys.