I've had dodgy rear speakers in my MR2 for years, listening to whatever music I listen to
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(ie Cannibal Corpse) is no fun hearing 3.5 inches of blown speaker crackling away behind you.
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I didn't want to buy cheap aftermarket speakers as you can't get them in 3.5", they might not fit, and they're generally poo unless you pay a lot of money
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(always too much bass).
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I always found standard speakers in modern cars to have a nice level of clarity with the right amount of bass and middle
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- modern day speakers are so much better than the speaker design from the 80's.
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I got round to doing a scrapyard research as I knew the dashboard speakers from a Saab 9-5 were of a similar size.
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I found a load of Saab dashboard speakers, and a pair from a Vauxhall Agila/Suzuki Wagon.
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The original Toyota is on the left:
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![Image](http://i.imgur.com/LB4eXKd.jpg)
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I did a quick side by side and measuring, the Saab ones were just right, but the Agila ones were a little bit too big.
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They fit, but the magnet was sat on the body metal.
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Saab:
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Agila:
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The Saab ones however, were perfect dimensions, same width and height, they are practically identical but the mounting lugs were shorter.
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I tried two different brands, one set made in Mexico and the othermade in Malaysia.
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You can get special versions made by Harmann Kardon, but these do the job.
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The Malaysian ones sounded much better, even though the construction of the Mexican made ones is better, just visibly they look better as well.
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The sound is completely different, Asian ones are much more punchy and have more bass.
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I tested all of them and they had the same characteristics, so I went with the Malaysian speakers.
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They fit spot on, I could've spot welded a new lug on, but I drilled a single hole on the body to mount them
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- I hate doing this, but I've been mulling over this for years, I've found the perfect solution that cost me a fiver, I just went ahead.
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I avoided the drilling the top as the other side goes straight through the body!
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I snipped the cable off the old speaker and used the bit I snipped off the Saab car and soldered it on so I didn't have to start cutting the MR2 looms:
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The sound is now amazing, I have a working Toyota subwoofer and I can now enjoy*
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'Pit Of Zombies' without the sound of a speaker cone trying to escape the plastic surround and embed itself in the back of my skull.
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