ok so I got some 6x9 speakers for the rear of the 240 sedan. Now comes the fun job, looks like I have to cut some metal to make them fit... as the oval shape is not the same as the rectangle already precut. Anyone have any experience putting in rear speakers they want to share before i go ahead and wreck something.
thanks

Do it! Putting 6x9s into the back is easy...remove the rear tray (cardboard and carpet) if you look underneath in the trunk you will notice there is a lot of room. mark the area you need to cut taking into account the plastic covers that are on the topside and cut with an airsaw or tin snips. After you have cut the opening you have 2 choices on how to mount the speakers. The first and the one I would recommend is to mount them hidden, mount them from underneath and cut the trimpanel to allow the speaker to "breath through". Pick up some acoustic carpet from your local car stereo shop and recover the trimpanel. The second choice is to cut the trimpanel to the 6x9 size then drop the speaker in from above using the speaker grill to finish off the job. Take your time and enjoy!
Ray
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keep the R's up!

It would take up a little room, but you could perhaps just go with a box and sit them on the rear deck. I've never installed 6x9s myself (I have a wagon) so I can't help you much more than that.

How far is it from fitting? If only the bottom 1/4" or something is hitting the metal you could just try some spacers too.

Bob