Digitoxin,

I just bought the Reference 6012i's. Before I even open the box, the infinity support people got back with me and say that the 6012i will not fit the 1st generation durangos. However, their 6012si (shallow version) will fit. The 6002 series also have a standard 6002i and 6002si (shallow version). Which 6002 did you use? If you used the si version, then I need to return the 6012i that I bought from Fry's and see if they have the shallow version. Bad thing is the shallow version loses 10 watts rms power. 50 watts max for rms for si version versus 60 watts max for rms for the i version.

Thanks,

Kensai

 

Kensai,

I have the 6002i version. My Durango is a "03" and they fit just fine.
I have them in the front and back doors.
I do not have tweeters towards the top of the door though. Not sure
if tweeters are separate on other styles like SLT, R/T , or not.

As for the 3 way speakers. I didnt like the sound they put out, when
I tried them as much as the 6002i. That could be personal preference though.

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I did some further research on the net and found a dakota site about someone trying to fit Kappa 62.5's I think. He came to the same problem as I did, he went out to ask some installers and 2 of 4 says no and 2 says yes. He came to find out the maximum speaker depth for Dakota's/Durango 1st generation is 2 3/16 inches. I pray this is true. I got the specs on the 6012i's and the depth on those speakers is 2 1/16th. The 6012si's shallow version is 1 15/16 depth.

This only leaves you with 2/16th or 1/8th of an inch play. Talk about very tight fitting!

Also another question Digi, have you ever used those darn, getting late and I cannot remember the name. It's dampening material. Fry's, bestbuy, etc, sells this stuff. Mainly to dampen noise and vibration. They have a set for door speakers and wondering if this dampening material helps lessen panel and door frame vibration and resonance. They have a pair sheet for $20 for the premo grade and $13 for standard grade.

 

hey Kensai,

Glad those new version of infinity's will work for ya.
I Don't recomment any dampining material. Because
I tried it a while after I installed my infinity 6002i 's and
it took away the crisp sound and had more of a muffled,
or covered sound. Believe me, that sound deadener material
will deaden sound. At least it did in this situation in the doors.

By the way, those doors on the "03" are easy th remove,
with a little care, you could install those speakers your
self.

 

Digi,

Was it you that mentioned you had a PDF file on how to change out the speakers on the door? I have taken apart many doors on many vehicles but this is my first for the Durango and I like to know what obstacles I may run into and do not want to tear up anything if I can avoid it.

Thanks for your recommendation and help Digi. I cannot wait to hear what these speakers sound like. I may have to get another pair for the back to match everything up. At first, I wanted to get the Kappas but with their 2 ohm rating, I do not want to shorten the life of the OEM amp. I may cheat and get a resistor added to the Kappas to bring up the ohms to 4 ohms. I learned from the past that if your amp is not designed for the lower resistance speakers, it will short out the amp.

 

No, wasn't me.... What year is your Durango Kensai?

On me "03" your remove about 4 screws on the panel, when lift up
on the panel to unhook it from the door. The inside handle and lock
rods are attached still, so Don't pull out on the panel much. Have a
long (small tip) regular screw driver handy before taking the panel loose
Use the screw driver to release the rod retainers from the rods, and
just swing the retainers back out of the way. Release the switch connections
and take the panel off. Just take your time and you'll be fine.
I can't remember how the water deflector sheet was held on, but I
think I used a razor blade to carefully cut the sticky stuff as I
peeled the sheet off. any questions, just ask.. .....

 

Looking above, it's a 2000 Durango R/T

 

oops, sorry. forgot it was on the first post.

Let me know what you think of the new speakers. I would
like to hear what you think. I think you wont be disappointed.

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Alright, I am in a bit of a jam, I cannot mount these infinitys or any aftermarket speaker because of the special mounting bracket/sleeve the OEM's come with. Looked at just about every local auto audio shop and none of them carries a off the shelf sleeve that can retrofit an aftermarket speaker to the Durango/Dakota door without custom modifications which I do not have the time to screw around with. I may have to resort and go to the dealer to just buy another OEM speaker as much as I hate to do that.

 

Okay, I have found a website that sells nothing but special speaker adapters that let you mount aftermarket speakers to OEM mounting brackets or hole locations.

http://www.mjmautoinnovations.com/sakc65t65.htm

With these brackets, I won't have to worry abouty drilling and modding. Just a perfect OEM fit!!!! Cost only $7 a pair but it'll cost ya $6 for S/H.

Cannot wait for these brackets to come in so I can get rid of my factory blown speaker!


Also, here is a website that shows you how to replace the oem's with aftermarket speakers on a 2000 Durango.

http://www.craigcentral.com/durango/speakers.asp

To make a note on that website, they said 4 screws as Digitoxin said. However, on my 2000 Durango, there were "5" screws, not 4. If you look at the 4 screw locations marked on the website, the 5th screw not shown in the picture is located very near the power side mirror adjustment ****. This is the same for the passenger door where there is no power side mirror adjustment ****.