Hey guys, just a quick qustion..

i know front speakers require either a barcket or a mdf mount to fit them but will the rear jut swap out without a backing plate?

 

thanks

Depends.

You can swap out the front speakers to upgraded versions the same size and you wont need an adapter.  The same can be said for rear speakers in the rear door or other locations.

If you upgrade the speakers and go up a size from say 5.25 to 6.5 then you will need an adapter.

The trouble starts when your rear speakers are not in doors. Say in a wagon. My estate has its rear speakers on top of my rear strut towers, I have replaced them with lower mid range vibe speakers the same size as standard and am not happy. I would like to put something like 6.5 the same as my fronts or even go 6x9 but its not going to be easy modifying the brackets the speakers sit in.

If your rear speakers are in your doors, then happy days! Ebay or shop bought adaptor and away you go

Generally you will need an adapter or bracket for the front as aftermarket speakers tend to have bigger magnets so are deeper than stock speakers, so the bracket is necessary to stop the speakers hitting the inside of the door.

Rear door speakers are just a straight swap as far as i'm aware

yeah its the rear im concered about, i have the brackets for the front but told to make some for the rear out of MDF. not a big deal but was checking this MDF thing was nessesary.

 

 

Ok, whilst on the topic, I'll be looking to upgrade mine on my 2006 STi. All stock at the moment, but it sounds like the front has more sound than the rears? No fade on either way, does that sound (see what I did there?) right?