will 5.25 in coaxials work in the factory locations of my 1989 300e? if not, whats the largest diameter i can run without mods to the car? thanks....

ben

They'll work on your back shelf, but not up front (they're 4" max). Likely you'll need to do no more than perhaps cut away a small amount of metal, depending on the particular speaker you choose.

Good luck!

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Best regards, Michael
'92 500E
'88 300TE

I personally fit Sony xplode 5 1/4" in the front and 6 1/2" in the rear on my 87 300E. All you have to do is trim a bit of the frame away, but they do fit and sound very nice with a good amp and sub.

It does take a bit of trimming, let me know if you need help. BTW after trimming and putting covers back on, the car looks 100% stock so no theft worries.

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1987 300E

Spinedoc:
When you say that the Sony Xplode 5 1/4 fit in front and 6 1/2 in back with just a little frame trimming, do you mean the speaker frames, or the dash. Also, which model xplode speakers did you get? Thanks for the info.


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JCE
87 300E, 62k miles
Smoke Silver