2017 Acura ILX Speaker Sizes

The 2017 Acura ILX speaker size chart provides factory specifications and locations for replacement speakers throughout the vehicle. Information includes audio system details for front door panel, dashboard, rear deck lid, and rear door panel positions. Reference data supports aftermarket speaker upgrades by identifying original equipment specifications across all factory audio locations.

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Speaker Details by Location
Location Size Type Notes
Dashboard 3 Full-Range
  • Requires panel disassembly
  • Medium replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: medium
Front Door Panel 6.5 Midbass / Full-Range
  • Standard installation
  • High replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: low
Front Door Panel 1 Tweeter
  • Standard installation
  • High replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: low
Rear Deck Lid 8 Woofer
  • Access through trunk
  • Medium replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: low
Rear Deck Lid 3 Full-Range
  • Access through trunk
  • Medium replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: low
Rear Door Panel 6.5 Midbass / Full-Range
  • Standard installation
  • Medium replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: low

2017 Acura ILX Speaker Replacement Summary

6 total positions
5 easy to replace
2 high priority
0 professional only

Replacement difficulty:

Low: 5 Medium: 1 High: 0

Replacement priority:

High: 2 Medium: 4 Low: 0

Additional Notes

  • The 2017 Acura ILX audio system includes multiple speaker locations with varying sizes, suggesting a factory configuration that distributes sound across different frequency ranges through dedicated driver types in the front doors, dashboard, rear doors, and rear deck lid areas.
  • Front door panels accommodate both 1-inch tweeters for high-frequency reproduction and 6.5-inch drivers that can function as either midbass or full-range units, indicating a component-style setup possibility in the forward cabin area.
  • The dashboard and rear deck lid each contain 3-inch full-range speakers, which typically handle mid-range frequencies and may contribute to soundstage width or fill audio coverage gaps in the interior space.
  • Rear door panels feature 6.5-inch openings compatible with midbass or full-range speakers, matching the size specification of the front door woofer locations and potentially allowing for consistent driver selection across all four doors.
  • The rear deck lid includes an 8-inch woofer location in addition to the 3-inch full-range position, suggesting this area may serve as a primary bass source in the factory audio architecture.
  • Replacing the 6.5-inch door speakers with aftermarket units might provide the most noticeable sound quality improvement, as these locations typically handle the majority of midrange and midbass content that defines vocal clarity and instrumental presence.
  • Component speaker systems with separate tweeters could utilize the existing 1-inch tweeter locations in the front doors, potentially simplifying installation by taking advantage of factory mounting points and crossover integration possibilities.
  • The presence of dedicated tweeter positions and multiple full-range locations suggests that a multi-way speaker upgrade strategy might maintain better tonal balance than replacing only a single speaker location.