What size are stock speakers front and rear for a 1996 XJ VDP? I read online but I get all sorts of different answers.. Some say 6 1/2, 5 1/2, or 6 1/4

 

The ones that were in my XJR are 6" in diameter if you include the mounting ring, 5" if you just measure the interior cone.
I replaced them with 5.25" Diamond Audio mids, and had no problems.

 

its 6 1/2. i recently instealled speakers in my 95 vanden plas

 

my 1996 xj6 has 5.25 all the way around on the doors, go to bestbuy.com it will tell you

 

http://www.crutchfield.com/app/produ...speakers&ssi=0 check out this.

 

Thanks a lot...I wasn't sure what size speakers I'm going to buy. I just want to replace the stocks and have a nice crisp sound. I don't mind much about loud bass sound. If the Jag speakers are 6 1/2 but yall installed 5.25..Is 5.25 the only size that will install? or did you guys find a good deal on a 5.25?

 

Perhaps the VDP has different speakers than the XJR. Mine had the Harmon Kardon package in it, and I still have those originals. They are 5.25s.

If you want good sound always buy a good quality speaker, don't worry too much about wattage, get something 90dbs or higher and you won't be disappointed.

 

nope i have 6 and 1/2 polks that i got from crutchfield. install was very easy with the wire harness they give you when you order your speakers through them. deffently would us them again and would install my own stereo system.

 

Hey!....I installed my Cheap sony Xploads...they sound a lot better then the stocks but when I try to crank to the highest sound they sound very bad..some what like a crackly sound...Is it because my Amp is stock and old? or do I just need better quality speakers?

 

sony xplod subs?

and my baseline XJ6 had 4 1/2" in the doors. . .

replaced them with Razor 5 1/4" all around, left the dash and rear decklid tweeters alone.

I've got two 12" 1200watt peak black sony xplod's in a box I built with a 460 watt 2 channel amp with the subs bridged and wired in series, and the subs way outperform my door speakers, but they are also three years old. time for replacement.

also a three year old pioneer headunit.

 

Im pretty sure my vanden plas runs off the power of the deck. (no amp.) but i dont know you may have a different sound package in yours.

 

Most likely it is the speakers. Did the stereo crackle before?
Speakers are by FAR the most important part of a system. If you gotta buy one expensive component let it be the mids and tweeters. Try to get efficient ones too (90dbs or better).