2009 Volvo S60 Speaker Sizes

Gmoney6499 · Post by **Gmoney6499** » 19 Nov 2018, 16:59

Hello! I've been considering upgrading my audio system in my 2009 Volvo S60. My car came with the HU-850 and the 11 speakers. I am just wondering what the sizes are for all the speakers. Thanks

Post by **matthew1** » 19 Nov 2018, 17:46

Hi and welcome to MVS.

2, Upper Front Door
2, Front Door Midrange
2, Lower Front Door
2, Rear Door
2, Rear Deck
1, Center Dash

From S60 - HU-615, HU-650, HU-850 - keep the headunit, upgrade speakers/amp

The standard front door speakers on a volvo are made up of a 1" 8-ohm tweeter mounted in the door pull-handle coupled to a 6.5" 8-ohm full-range speaker in the lower door panel. These run an integrated crossover and are connected in parallel like a traditional component speaker system, yielding a 4-ohm load on the channel.

The rear door speakers are the same 6.5" 8-ohm full-range as the front door ones. These are wired in parallel to the 8-ohm rear deck speakers to create the 4-ohm impedance to each rear channel.

The rear deck speakers are an oddball 7"-ish 8-ohm two-way component system. The holes in the deck are about standard 6.5" size. The speakers however are mounted into a large raised bracket that holds them about an inch above the deck surface, so only the magnets hang down through the holes. So, the deck speakers are larger than the deck holes. These rear deck speakers are wired in parallel with the rear door speakers. The wiring junction is under the center console and each speaker runs its own wire up to there. They could be replaced with simpler 6.5" speakers or with something altogether different. I intended to place 8" subwoofers here but just haven't gotten around to that stage of my project yet.

Gmoney6499 · Post by **Gmoney6499** » 19 Nov 2018, 18:12

I have read the thread and I have 2 questions (pardon me if they were answered in the thread and I missed it):

1. What is the size for the center dash?

2. Are the front door midrange and lower speakers both 6.5"?

Post by **matthew1** » 19 Nov 2018, 20:19

The door speakers are non-standard sizes, and Crutchfield for instance warns you have to fabricate a mounting bracket to use either 6-1/2" or 5-1/4". The center speaker I don't know.

Post by **Rattnalle** » 19 Nov 2018, 22:48

If you've got the premium sound speakers with three in each front door then you have to step it up quite far to actually upgrade them unless they're broken as they are now. The premium sound used 8+4" in the lower part of the door or something like that.

There are also cars with the door panel for the premium sound system but with the standard speakers fitted.