2020 Chevrolet Colorado Speaker Sizes

The 2020 Chevrolet Colorado factory audio system equips the dashboard to accommodate 2.5 inch speakers, the center dash to support 3.5 inch units, the front door panel to accept a 6x9 inch speaker size, and the rear door panel to accommodate 6.5 inch units. Compatible speaker types for a sound replacement and upgrade project include midrange, full-range, and midbass.

Specific details regarding locations, speaker sizes, and types are outlined in the compatibility chart.

Speaker Details by Location
Location Size Type Notes
Center Dash 3.5 Full-Range
  • Requires dashboard disassembly
  • Medium replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: medium
Dashboard 2.5 Midrange
  • Requires panel disassembly
  • Medium replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: medium
Front Door Panel 6x9 Full-Range
  • Standard installation
  • High replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: low
Rear Door Panel 6.5 Midbass / Full-Range
  • Standard installation
  • Medium replacement priority
  • Replacement difficulty: low

2020 Chevrolet Colorado Speaker Replacement Summary

4 total positions
2 easy to replace
1 high priority
0 professional only

Replacement difficulty:

Low: 2 Medium: 2 High: 0

Replacement priority:

High: 1 Medium: 3 Low: 0

Additional Notes

  • The rear door panel and front door panel positions in the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado take the largest speaker sizes, at 6.5 inch and 6x9 inch respectively, which may suggest these locations could have a greater impact on overall sound output compared to the smaller dashboard positions.
  • The front door panel is sized for a 6x9 inch full-range driver, which typically covers low, mid, and high frequencies within a single unit, possibly contributing to a broader frequency response from that position.
  • The rear door panel supports either a midbass or full-range type, giving some flexibility in driver selection depending on whether low-mid frequency reinforcement or wider frequency coverage is the priority at that location.
  • The dashboard position is limited to a 2.5 inch midrange driver, which by nature handles only a narrow band of mid frequencies and may not contribute meaningfully to low-end or high-frequency reproduction on its own.
  • The center dash position accommodates a 3.5 inch full-range type, which could provide a wider sonic contribution than the 2.5 inch midrange unit, though the smaller physical size may still limit low-frequency extension.
  • Given the size constraints at the dashboard positions, the front and rear door panel speakers could reasonably be considered higher-priority replacements for those looking to affect overall sound quality more noticeably.