I am wondering what size speakers go into the area of the footwell in the front seats. And also the one on the door below the tweeter. The car is a 325i 93
The front kick panel speakers are 5 1/4". The midrange speakers (below the tweeter) are not any standard size, though I understand they measure about 3 1/4"?
There is a thread with what u are asking located here
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1186928
BMW E36 Coupe/Sedan w/ Standard:
5.25" Front Midbass
2.5" Front Midrange
~5/8 Front Tweeter
4" Rear Midbass - Inside Enclosure
~5/8 Rear Tweeter - Inside Enclosure
BMW E36 Coupe/Sedan w/ HK(Premium)
5.25" Front Midbass
2.5" Front Midrange
~5/8 Front Tweeter
6x9" Rear Midbass - Inside Enclosure
~5/8 Rear Tweeter - Inside Enclosure
BMW E36 Cabrio w/ Standard
5.25" Front Midbass
2.5" Front Midrange
~5/8 Front Tweeter
4" Rear Midbass
~5/8 Rear Tweeter
BMW E36 Cabrio w/ HK(Premium)
5.25" Front Midbass
2.5" Front Midrange
~5/8 Front Tweeter
5.25" Rear Midbass
~5/8 Rear Tweeter
~8" Subwoofer in Ski Pass
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I removed my rear speakers, but is it possible to replace the factory 4" with an aftermarket 4"? The enclosure is circular NOKIA with a screw secured at the bottom. It was difficult to remove it, and now i cant remove the factory speaker from the enclosure. Its glued on somehow. Has anyone tried to remove and replace it or should i just dump this and get 6x9s? I ask because i already bought 2 way pioneers.
Just do 6x9s with adapters.
on my sedan I did 6x9 on the rear with amazon adaptors http://amzn.to/2n4pAFr
and I used Kenwood KFC-6965S http://amzn.to/2n4g4BR for the speakers but you can use any of your choice 2 way.
Current
-1997 BMW M3 4Door Artic Silver w/ Black Interior Daily
Past
-2001 BMW 325i
-1999 BMW M3 Vert White
-1981 VW Rabbit Pickup (Caddy) 2.0 ABA
"I don't care if the door gaps are straight. When the driver steps on the gas, I want him to shit his pants." - Enzo Ferrari
As long as we are updating an old thread, I'll add two cents.
These are the dimensions for the HK speakers in the front door of a 1997 M3 4-door sedan with black interior.
Tweeters: 2" hole in door panel, 1.75" diameter opening inside the housing, housing depth 5/8-3/4" (tweeter still installed so that's an estimate).
Tweeter is part no. 65.13 - 8 336 461, marked "4W 4 ohm"
Midrange: 2 7/8" hole in door panel, 2 9/16" diameter opening in housing, 2.5" driver diameter, housing depth 1.5".
Midrange part no. 65.13 8 366 465. Marked "20W 3 ohm"
Left and right midrange speakers have different part numbers (probably for the HK emblems to look the same) part Numbers from RealOEM:
Midrange: 65138366465 (L) and 65138366466 (R) (black color)
Tweeter: 65138366461 (both) (black color)
97 Estoril/Black M3/4/5
"Although we've experienced an M3 sedan with an automatic, our test car came fitted as God intended, with a 5-speed manual ..."
Road & Track May 1997, testing the M3 Sedan
I have a 1995 BMW 325IS does anyone know what are the sizes for all the speakers and what speaker will go best for it
Do your door speakers have "HK" on them? If not, you probably have these:
BMW E36 Coupe/Sedan w/ Standard:
DOOR
2.5" Front Midrange
~5/8 Front Tweeter
KICKPANEL
5.25" Front Midbass
REAR DECK
4" Rear Midbass - Inside Enclosure
~5/8 Rear Tweeter - Inside Enclosure
It's probably easiest for you to find a component system to replace the tweeter and midbass in the front (skip the midrange), and then get 6x9 adapters for the rear deck speakers and get 6x9's.
If you want the easiest solution (not the best or cheapest or most expensive), go to https://www.bavsound.com/ they offer "plug and play" components that fit in the stock locations.
Last edited by M3 Pete; 10-23-2017 at 09:51 PM.
97 Estoril/Black M3/4/5
"Although we've experienced an M3 sedan with an automatic, our test car came fitted as God intended, with a 5-speed manual ..."
Road & Track May 1997, testing the M3 Sedan
Hello.
I have a 96 328i with HK audio. The car came with an additional sub-woofer(2) and 1000 watt amplifier.
Does anyone know if by removing said sub-woofers and amplifier will the 'plug and play' speakers from Bavsound work properly?
I want to just replace the kick panel speakers on my e36 m3 sedan equipped with the HK system...can i just buy a 5.25" mid bass speaker and replace it?...the same for the rear deck...just get the adapter and purchase any 6x9 woofer with tweeter combo?...i have been searching and i cant seem to get a clear answer on this...any help would be greatly appreciated...
yes -I put quite power hungry ones in and had to remove the jute insulation but no big deal... any "normal" 5.25 should screw right into the factory holes with the factory screws.
Last edited by jamrobin; 10-07-2019 at 03:51 PM.
It depends. The stock systems tend to have strange crossovers built into the amplifiers, so you might get less than optimal results unless you buy something tuned for the stock amps. There are companies out there that sell them. MBQuart, I think made some. It couldn't hurt to try. They're pretty easy to do, though its time consuming to open up the doors if you do the tweeters.
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