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Dec 24, 2011 | 04:53 PM

dualwheels66

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Hi all, I usually hang out in the Superduty forums but since I bought my wife a '04 Explorer here I am. My question to you is, what size are the speakers in the front and rear doors? The driver side front and back speakers are blown and I need to replace them. So while I have the door panels off I might as well get some good quality speakers and do them all while I am at it. What are the speaker sizes and what would you recommend(brand) to put in there? Thanks.

Dec 24, 2011 | 09:17 PM

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The door speakers, front and rear, are 6x8s. I've used Polk, Kenwood, and Pioneers in my 04s and my favorites were the Kenwood 4-way speakers. However, the Pioneers are a close second and cost only about 60% what the Kenwoods cost. Plus, the particular Kenwoods I had are no longer available.

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Dec 25, 2011 | 07:27 AM

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Thanks shorod, appreciate the info. I too was looking at the Kenwoods. Hopefully my Crutchfield catalog comes in the mail soon.

Dec 28, 2011 | 10:26 AM

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I strongly recommend the Kenwood Excelon line. They do cost a little more, but the sound quality they produce is amazing for the price.

Dec 28, 2011 | 03:32 PM

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Does someone know the size speaker near the rear passenger wheel? It's a 98 Limited with the Mach sound.

Dec 28, 2011 | 06:50 PM

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Are you referring to the sub-woofer? I seem to remember reading it is a 6.5 inch sub-woofer. There are not a lot of options for it. There was a JL Audio sub that supposedly worked as a drop-in. Tang-Band (TB) makes a 6.5 inch sub-woofer too, but I'm not sure how it sounds in the Explorer. The TB doesn't require much box volume so it seems like it might work in this application.

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Dec 28, 2011 | 09:09 PM

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Thanks Shorod, I knew it would be an odd size but I didn't know it was a sub woofer. I think it's the only bad sounding one and I'ld like to find a new one.