2017 Honda Pilot Speaker Sizes
The 2017 Honda Pilot factory audio system contains specific locations to accept audio components. Specifically, a-pillar and dashboard locations accept 1 inch speakers, while center dash and d-pillar locations support 3.5 inch units. Front door panel and rear door panel locations accommodate 6.5 inch speakers, and the rear side panel accepts an 8 inch speaker size. Compatible speaker types for replacement or upgrade installations include tweeters, full-range units, mid-range units, midbass drivers, and woofers.
Specific details regarding locations, speaker sizes, and types are outlined in the compatibility chart.
| Location | Size | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-Pillar | 1 | Tweeter |
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| Center Dash | 3.5 | Full-Range |
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| D-Pillar | 3.5 | Midrange |
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| Dashboard | 1 | Tweeter |
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| Front Door Panel | 6.5 | Midbass / Full-Range |
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| Rear Door Panel | 6.5 | Midbass / Full-Range |
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| Rear Side Panel | 8 | Woofer |
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2017 Honda Pilot Speaker Replacement Summary
7
total positions
2
easy to replace
1
high priority
2
professional only
Replacement difficulty:
Low: 2 Medium: 3 High: 2Replacement priority:
High: 1 Medium: 3 Low: 3Additional Notes
- The 2017 Honda Pilot factory speaker arrangement places 1-inch tweeters in both A-pillar and dashboard locations, suggesting a dedicated high-frequency path in the original audio design that aftermarket replacements could maintain or enhance with upgraded materials like silk dome or metal construction.
- Front and rear door panels accommodate identical 6.5-inch speakers capable of handling either midbass or full-range duties, providing flexibility in component system design where dedicated tweeters handle highs while door speakers focus on midrange frequencies.
- The 8-inch rear side panel woofers represent the largest drivers in the system and likely shoulder primary bass reproduction responsibilities, making them potential candidates for early replacement if deeper low-frequency extension is desired.
- Center dash placement of a 3.5-inch full-range speaker typically serves dialogue and vocal clarity in the center soundstage, a position that benefits from speakers with strong midrange characteristics and wide dispersion patterns.
- D-pillar mounting of 3.5-inch midrange drivers positions these speakers in the rear soundfield where they may contribute to ambience and fill, potentially working in conjunction with the larger rear side panel woofers for balanced rear audio coverage.
- The tweeter and midbass separation across multiple locations suggests the factory system may include passive crossovers or amplifier filtering, a configuration that aftermarket component speakers with matched crossover networks could potentially improve upon with better frequency division and phase alignment.
- Speaker locations spanning from front A-pillars through rear side panels indicate a multi-point sound distribution that aftermarket upgrades could address systematically, starting with front door midbass drivers and tweeters where listeners perceive the most direct sound quality improvements.