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Originally Posted by Zeus
Bill - I'll try to help and stay OT... ...here is a post I made a while ago for my 300E, I was researching the exact same thing you are - drop-in fit Infinitys, no mods...
W124 speaker replacement - 120mm size - Infinity?
What I found is that basically, the 4" Infinity's are too small and the 5.25" are too big. The problem is that the stock speakers are metric - they are 120mm in diameter.
So...you can shop around all day trying to find a big 4" or a small 5.25" that may fit closely, but you won't get that tight seal around the dash critical for bass response without modification - which you don't want to do.
The only drop-in that I have heard of - that was designed to 'drop-in' - are the Rainbows, which I believe are currently discontinued, and potentially MB Quart as well.
I ended up giving up on replacing the stock speakers and simply added an amp - which did more than any replacement speaker could have done alone. When I upgraded the Becker head unit to an Alpine model (high output) that made a big difference. When I added the Alpine amp, that made the biggest difference!
Good luck!
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What about the Infinity 4"x6"metric size? I read about those and was wondering if those were designed for an MB rear deck. It sounds too big for the dash.
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