There’s a lot of audio and 993 wisdom in this group. I have a ‘95 993 Cab with non-hifi stereo. Previous owner installed an Alpine 16watt x 4 head unit. At this point the 5.25” door speakers and 4” rear speakers are entirely decomposed. Tweeters seem fine. I’m interested in replacing both rear and door speakers (not OEM) with as much ease as possible (no cutting or modification). I’m interested in improving from the sound of the current terrible decomposed speakers but not seeking audio perfection.

Anyone see any issues with using these Kicker 5.25” and 4” substitutes indicated to fit by Crutchfield? Thank you! In advance for your insight.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_206DSC...-43DSC504.html
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_20646C...r-46CSC44.html

 

These look like they just drop in.

 

Thx but for my ‘95 Cab the rear slots just take 4” round speakers and don’t want to cut.

 

You can buy a 8 inch powered subwoofer box that will fit under the passenger seat. Buy a small 2 channel amp and put under drivers seat to run front speakers. I left the tweeters hooked up. Also you can use the head units amp to drive the rear speakers. This will give you all the base you want. Gunar




I think I used Audio Dynamics in the front. They were drop in. I can’t remember what I used for the rears in my 96 cab

I returned these Polks cause there was only 1 speaker available

 

You can call crutchfield and tell them what you are doing and they can be a big help

 

I did this on my 96 cab (non hifi) last year with crutchfield components. My front and back speakers were blown due to age. Once pulled, i couldnt believe i got any sound from them at all.

Up front, i kept the original tweeters and installed rockford fosgate r152-s 5.25 speakers. These come with a speaker and separate tweeter (i didnt use the separate tweeter). For these speakers to match the mounting holes on the door card, I cut out the original speaker’s circular surround (with the screw holes) with a dremel. Then glued the new RF speakers into that surround. I looked here and elsewhere, but couldnt find an aftermarket 5.25 or 6.5 speaker that matched up to the mounting holes on the door card (hence the cutting of the circular surround, which i followed from an earlier thread on here). The RF tweeters didnt easily fit the door, so i just kept the original tweeters. I also ordered the crutchfield recommended wiring harness, which made the speakers plug and play (after the dremel and glue). Reinstalled the original speaker covers.

The rear was easy. Just pulled covers and installed JL audio c2-400x coax speakers. Saw them recommended on here. A bit pricey, but they were a direct fit and sound good for such small speakers. Also used the crutchfield recommended wiring harness. Reinstalled the original speaker covers.

Combined with the continental head unit, the car sounds great to my non-audiophile ear. I Can hear my spotify music great at anything but top down fast highway speeds (and i have fister 2s). I dont feel any need for further upgrades (amp, subwoofer, etc)

Good luck, hope this helps.

 

Back of speakers glued into old speaker mounting surround. Not pretty, but i let them cure for a few days. They’ve worked great, no rattles or other noise.

Front of speakers glued into original speaker mounting surround (after dremel). Again, not pretty, but very functional.

 

On my cab, when I did the research, OEM speakers increased in price dramatically from 4 years ago from $25 each to about $200 each at dealers and parts wholesalers.

I also did not want to cut any new holes and wanted to stay OEM, so I found Audio stores that rebuilt speakers and that worked out great with an Alpine 172BT receiver. There are repair shops that you can sent the speakers to and they will repair or re-cone and send back. I was lucky and found a local shop. I believe I spent about $100 to repair the rears which are a challenge to find in that size as far as aftermarket, and paid similar amount for speakers in the doors.

 

Delaware Porsche Parts has the rear cab speakers for $178 a pair. Yea it’s pricey and I’m sure aftermarket speakers might be better, but I just replaced all 8 OEM speakers in my HiFi for around $500 from them. Took about an hour and was worth my time and lack of frustration. I still turn off the stereo to hear the engine a lot of the time anyway.

 

Ma y have gone with Focal 165s (I did as well). Easy fit. Tweeters fit inside factory tweeter grill pods.

https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...r-993-a-2.html

 

I have a pair of 4" Alpine SPS 10C2 speakers in the back of the Cab, direct fit. Unfortunately they are discontinued (of course). The Alpine S series 4'' speakers currently available may fit as well.

 

I bought a pair of factory Porsche speakers for the doors. No cutting or rewiring required. When I bought the front speakers, Porsche no longer had the rear speakers available. (I have a convertible.) I read in this thread that Porsche has rear speakers available, hopefully for convertibles. I found the original equipment easiest for me to replace. The speakers sound good to me. I acknowledge others are more particular than me regarding sound quality. I'm perfectly satisfied without the crackling...lol 🙂

 

Thx, the sub might be my next step…

 

Great setup.

 

great, thanks