I realize I could go search through mounds of posts and find all this stuff, but I figured with the speaker size/depth in the TC being so up in the air that it would be helpful to have people post in a single thread what aftermarket speakers they have successfully installed in a Tc.

For clarity, please label what nlocation you put the speakers: I.e. CDT EF6.1 (front), Directed s550 (rear) (These are known to fit the Tc courtesy of ChefRaekwon).

Thanks. I think this will help a bunch of people (including myself) be able to shop more effectively for replacement speakers for the TC.

 

C'mon, nobody?

I didn't ask the same question as has been asked in these forums a million times, I just asked for what speakers have actually been found to fit in the Tc. Steock speakers are 6.3 inch fronts (1 in tweeters), 5.25 rears. But the depth has proven to be an issue for some brands of speakers (at least according to crutchfield.)

I've also learned that someone in here managed to put diamond audio 6.5 inch components in both the front and rear.

 

You can go to www.crutchfield.com and enter the make and model an it shows what will fit the tC

 

Actually no, it won't. It will show you what they carry that will fit in the TC. Plus their fitting software is screwed up for this car. It says only 5.25s will fit in the front, while some 6.25s and 5.25s will fit in the rear. Yet I know for a fact that the fronts are 6.3in and the rears are somewhere ~5 inch openings. I also know that some people in here have put 6.25s all around. So I don;t think the crutchfield "what fits" software is accurate. Hence the reason I am asking.

Also, cutchfiled does not carry speakers by CDT, Diamond etc.....

 

I guess I'll do the search for you

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28435
and
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30166

Should be plenty of info there to get you going.

There's about 4" of space in the rear and a little less in the front. You'll have to either fabricate or buy a plate to mount a standard-size speaker in the non-standard factory openings.

I believe the Crutchfield specs are mostly accurate. The limiting factor on what size speaker will fit in the tC is not the opening size, but the depth, hence you can put a larger (and deeper) speaker in the rear than in the front. A spacer will let you fit bigger speakers.

 

The point of this thread is not to tell people what the speaker height/depth in the Tc is. I know this a problem, as evidenced by my prior post, which you so nicely linked to. The purpose of this thread is to have people post what they've actually managed to fit into these openings so that speaker idiots like me don;t have to search for days on end trying to find speakers having the correct depth to fit in the tc. I'm just looking for speakers which people have actually installed, not the specs of the speaker mounting holes

Sorry to sound like an A$$ , but I thought this post would provide a good resource for people trying replace the speakers in their Tc by having people list stuff that actually fits (with a spacer or no). A reference list of things that are known to work if you will.

I can't believe not one person in here has posted what speakers they've put in their car. Everyone in here seems hyped up on sharing everything else they've done to the cars. I mean, not many people have actually posted what speakers they've put in. There are tons of posts for subs, and for how to install new speakers, but hardly any where people say exactly what speakers they put in.

 

I completely agree. I am installing a DNX-9140 in my friends Scion TC (He is deployed in Iraq and will be back at the end of Nov.)

I am also installing that SQ10 custom box from element designs (Sub)

I would like to know what speakers to use to replace the stock ones... unfortunately I will only have 1 amp (hooked up to the Sub) So the speakers will juse get power from the DNX-9140.

 

might help to moe this to the tC I.C.E. thread for a little quicker response.

i'm using polk momo competition components and depth was too deep so i used mdf rings (about 1" deep) to secure it and not be too deep. if u dont want to make ur own rings or need a place to get them, contact dr isotope as he used to have them for sale

 

I'm using JL TR650CS with upgraded Evolution C5 silk dome tweeters. The front uses 1.25" spacers and the back is using 0.75" spacers with a custom mount for the tweeters.

Oh wait, this is for the tC, not the xB. Tagged for op to move.