6x9 speaker brackets

[daman18]

I know there is or at least was someone making 6x9 speaker brackets in the rear cab corner for the 73-87 chevy trucks so i was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.

[Slonaker]

I'm not aware of anyone making them any more. Several years ago, I was loking for some. I hit up every stereo shop in my area. Nobody had them, and most of the people working there were too young to even know what I was talking about.

A friend of mine used the 4X10 factory mounts found in the 80s Silverados. He just re-drilled them for 6X9 speakers, and swapped them left to right. The respositioning allowed more room to clear large speaker magnets, like the ones on the Pioneer 6X9 speakers he used.

Others on here have made their own from MDF. They just used a piece a little larger than the speaker with a top and bottom cap cut to fit the corner.

I just looked in junkyards until I found an old set.

Slonaker

[daman18]

yea i've heard of doing that but my dad has an 85 that he bought and it has those brackets in it and it just kills me not to be able to get them.

[87 STEPPER]

Here's some pic's of some that bigblock79 found in the junk yard i made a set almost the same as them only i didn't cap then off.

[FlatBrokeRacing]

Check with CaptKaos.....

He would know.

[bigblock73]

Wrong bigblock Bruce

Yes, I found that home made set in a local wrecking yard. They fit OK, but I was not satisfied. I went and reproduced these in CAD, and made the necessary adjustment to get them to fit better. I had one set cut out on a laserjet and bent them up. They fit MUCH better but needed one slight tweak to be perfect. I am currently having eight sets reproduced with the latest changes, should have them on Monday. I will bend them up, trial fit a set in my 73, and sell the rest. If demand is high enough, I'll produce more sets at that time.

I'll post a pic shortly of the first reproduced set.

[piecesparts]

We took the stock ones and trimmed them out to fit what we put into the truck.

[bigblock73]

Here are the pictures

[LEEVON]

I'd like a set, what is the price?

[cochino12]

I might be interested in a set also, sorry dont mean to hijak

[bigblock73]

Guys, don't have a price yet, haven't been billed for the materials and having them all cut. Once I do, I'll start a for sale thread in the parts section. If all goes well, I should have something by next weekend.

[BLE 'BURBAN]

Cool!! Keep us posted Jeff!

[87Bob]

Can I get on the waiting list for a pair? Thank you!

[Greenlee]

Add me to the waiting list if you are going to start building and selling them.

Thanks

[87Lowrider]

I just used the stock 4x10 mounts and drilled offset holes for the mounting screws. the overall offset was minimal and the 4 way 6x9's fit just fine. The speakers are Rockford Fosgates. I used the 4" kick panels from LMC for the front speakers. Tweeters up front behind the visors. 10" Sub in a custom box with a small amp. System sounds great.

If you look closely, you'll see the 6x9 in the corner.






Interior facelift coming soon.

Kenny

[raiders3581]

waiting list please

[chromyelow1]

me too add me on there and let me know

[Rooster's82]

I think you have the demand! (yeah, waiting list please)

[Pyrotechnic]

I'd be interested too.

[slash crashley]

Originally Posted by Slonaker

I'm not aware of anyone making them any more. Several years ago, I was loking for some. I hit up every stereo shop in my area. Nobody had them, and most of the people working there were too young to even know what I was talking about.

A friend of mine used the 4X10 factory mounts found in the 80s Silverados. He just re-drilled them for 6X9 speakers, and swapped them left to right. The respositioning allowed more room to clear large speaker magnets, like the ones on the Pioneer 6X9 speakers he used.

Others on here have made their own from MDF. They just used a piece a little larger than the speaker with a top and bottom cap cut to fit the corner.

I just looked in junkyards until I found an old set.

Slonaker

i was wondering if that would work. i just scored a set of the 4x10 brackets out of a silverado. i was going to put em on ebay as i didn't think the quality of speakers in there would be satisfactory. i haven't used 6x9s in awhile, but i remember them being a fairly decent speaker set up.

thanks for the tip.

i think i'll run: 6x9s in the corners, mb quart 6.5" coaxials in the doors and a pair of 10" shallow subs in an mdf enclosure behind the seat. should be decent beats, cheap.

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by piecesparts

We took the stock ones and trimmed them out to fit what we put into the truck.

Thats what I was thinking? looks like you could trim the factory bracket to fit 6x9"s

[Rooster's82]

I have a set of 6x9's in the stock brackets right now, i didn't trim the opening, just drilled some new holes to mount them on. they don't fit that fantastic, there is about 1/4 of an inch clearance between the magnet and the truck...it was tough getting the brackets in place with the magnet wanting to stick to the wall. They sounded ok, not as much bass as i would have liked...so i tossed a little speaker stuffing in the cavity behind the speaker and WOW did it make a world of difference. I still would rather have a 6x9 brackets like the ones above, but if you want to do it on the cheap or whatever, make sure you use speaker stuffing.

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by Rooster's82

I have a set of 6x9's in the stock brackets right now, i didn't trim the opening, just drilled some new holes to mount them on. they don't fit that fantastic, there is about 1/4 of an inch clearance between the magnet and the truck...it was tough getting the brackets in place with the magnet wanting to stick to the wall. They sounded ok, not as much bass as i would have liked...so i tossed a little speaker stuffing in the cavity behind the speaker and WOW did it make a world of difference. I still would rather have a 6x9 brackets like the ones above, but if you want to do it on the cheap or whatever, make sure you use speaker stuffing.

Did you mount them from behind the stock bracket? Seems like they would fit much better if you opened the mounting hole and top mounted them.

[Rooster's82]

Originally Posted by cochino12

Did you mount them from behind the stock bracket? Seems like they would fit much better if you opened the mounting hole and top mounted them.

Yeah, i had no choice. Can't fit a 6x9 in a 4x10 hole. some times if it doesn't fit force it, other times it just isn't going to happen. It also depends on how nice of a speaker your installing and the size of the mag. Either way use speaker stuffing, when you hear the difference it will amaze you. The original brackets just doen't seal up well and you loose a ton of sound quality. I should added that i mounted a piece of plastic on the inch hole that the 6x9 didn't fill.

[cochino12]

Ok I got tired of wondering so I went out to install my 6x9's, looks like too much work to top mount them on factory bracket and I wasnt thrilled about mounting them behind the bracket either so I just made my own. I am changing the interior to gray so ignore the color difference.