Anybody find a good set of speakers that will work with the original grills for the front doors? Crutchfields said a 5 1/4 one I ordered would work but the hole was too big They worked OK on the back, though. The front stock speakers are actually an odd shape - wider than tall.
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Paul NW Indiana '89 740 Turbo 110,000

The speakers in the front take a bit of creativity because of the way the holes line up. I ended up drilling my own holes and rotating the speakers away from the stock holes just so that the holes for the cover weren't closed up.

Eamon
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'Where's your common sense?' 'It left me when I was 5' http://members.sounddomain.com/ladeadhead

About all I can say is that its not going to happen easily. Volvo was nice enough to rivet the 5.5" speakers in the panel.. so it broke.. to easyly. I ended up pulling door panel off.. reinforcing the back with fiberglass and resin, and filling the front with bondo to allow to fit a standard 5.25" speakers to it. I Also had to cut the door itselt out a little bit to allow the standard mounting depth.

It turned out better then expected, and sounds much better then stock. As now its sealed and won't rattle like it did with stock.

tom
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90 Volvo 760 Turbo, 86 Mercedes 300E,87 Maserati Biturbo,95 Hummer XLC

I didn't have the issues with breaking the door cards, but the speaker selection is a whole other issue. Crutchfield recommends 4 inch speakers in the front with this adapter plate thing made of sheet aluminum. Sounds like crap!!

So, what I did to get real 61/2 inch speakers in there was a little labor intensive. Find a ecent set of 6 1/2 speakers, and do a little Dremel surgery. Take the Volvo grills, which aren't quite big enough to fit the 6 1/2 speaker under them, position them (on your workbench) on top of your new speakers. Mark the two areas you will need to cut off on the metal speaker lip. BE VERY CAREFUL TO NOT CUT THE SPEAKER SURROUND. This is the foam or cloth part of the speaker. Tape off the rest of the speaker to prevent metal particles from getting in there, and Dremel away. Take your time, and you'll burn up a few cutting wheels. Smooth down the metal with the wire brush attachment, and you're done. Look at your factory speakers, and you'll see what your new speakers should be shaped like now.

I installed Boston Acoustics 6 1/2 speakers, model FX6, in my fromt doors and they sound great!!

You do have to go with 5 1/4s in the back doors on a wagon, would be way too much cutting back there.