6x9's in The Pillar

So i thought i'd post up some pics of the 6x9's i installed in my pillar's where the stock 5x7's usually are. Took me about 2 and half hours. Was actually very suprisingly easy. And SOUNDS WAY better then the stock speakers.
(sorry for the couple of blurry pics. Taken on my Iphone)

The Culprit: 6x9 Kicker Impulse

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...uy/photo-6.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...uy/photo-7.jpg

I Wanted it To look stock when i was done, so i cut the hole bigger, and had to beat the support beam over a little

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...uy/photo-9.jpg

Perfect Fit

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...uy/photo-1.jpg

Wire Detail.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...uy/photo-3.jpg

Just about finished

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...y/photo-10.jpg

Those are 4x6s

Ford uses 5x7s

I am NOT a fan of 6x9s, but to each his own. The install looks clean and well done. Good job.

I would have opted for 6.5" components.

I wanna do the same thing but figured it would be louder than my liking but thats what a fader n gain is for I guess... :P

Nice job :)

Ya, I probably wouldn't have normally put 6x9's there, but seeing as how I got them for free from my neighbor so I couldn't resist lol

Seriously thats bad@** you got those for free in that condition... only thing I get from my neighbors is complaints or once in awhile free fruit. :LOL:

anything is better than those crappie 4x6s, when i first got my truck i cut them out and put 2 6x9s underneath my back seat, now i connected them back up (aftermarket of course) and amplified the 6x9s just for the hell of it so now i have 6 speaker plus 2 subs, still in progress of upgrading

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Originally Posted by pl4yboy

I am NOT a fan of 6x9s, but to each his own. The install looks clean and well done. Good job.

I would have opted for 6.5" components.

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agreed.........

but those cuts are not very pretty, good thing the panel covers it all. a pneumatic body saw would be a good investment. You also could have cut the wires shorter instead of wrapping them all up but not a big deal. Sorry to be critical. I'm sure they sound better than the 4x6's. Kicker's mids/highs suck but they are better than factory and you can't beat the price. :thumb:

maybe personal preference, but IMHO they don't 'suck', the KS, RS and really the QS sound amazing. The Impulse line went away a long time ago. I'd put the SS/QS components up against pretty much any component sets.

I put some ks coax's in the pillars of my 94 and thought they were pretty flat. Better than 4x6's but not near as good as the diamond coax's I've installed. A friend has some rs components in his 06 Sierra on a 600.4 and I think my mtx components that came in my truck on my rf t400.4 sound leagues better(and I think they suck). It is all personal preferrence, what one person loves another person hates. It's no big deal. Just like kicker subs, they are loud but I don't think they sound good and smooth, it's all about personal preferrence.