Mitsubishi Lancer Rear Door Panel Speaker Size
The Mitsubishi Lancer rear door panel accommodates a 6.5 inch speaker size and supports 1 inch units. Compatible types across these locations include tweeters, midbass, and full-range speakers. The specifications cover 2008 through 2017.
| Year | Type | Size (inch) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2016 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2015 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2015 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2014 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2014 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2013 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2012 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2011 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2011 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2010 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2010 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2009 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2009 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2008 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
Speaker Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Tweeter | A small driver built for high frequencies, typically from about 2,000 Hz to 20,000 Hz. It adds treble detail and clarity and is usually mounted near ear level or aimed at the listener. |
| Midbass | A driver tuned for upper bass and lower midrange, roughly from 80 Hz to 500 Hz. It has longer cone travel than a full-range unit, which supports stronger bass in doors and panels. |
| Full-Range | A single driver that reproduces bass through treble without a separate crossover network. It is the simplest replacement option and is common in factory audio systems. |
Additional Notes
- The Mitsubishi Lancer rear door panel accommodates 2 distinct speaker sizes across the listed model years: 6.5 inch and 1 inch.
- Rear door panels mount speakers within the inner door cavity, a location where the door skin and internal structure function as part of the speaker's acoustic enclosure, directly influencing bass reproduction and cone excursion behavior.
- The 6.5 inch diameter is a mid-sized woofer format whose cone surface area generates sufficient air displacement to reproduce lower midrange and upper bass frequencies, typically operating between approximately 60 Hz and 5 kHz depending on driver design.
- In a rear door panel position, the 6.5 inch driver faces rearward and low in the vehicle cabin, a placement that favors low-frequency propagation given that bass wavelengths are long enough to disperse broadly throughout the interior.
- The midbass designation for the 6.5 inch position indicates a driver optimized for the lower midrange and upper bass band, typically crossed over to a separate tweeter above approximately 2 to 3 kHz rather than reproducing the full audible spectrum alone.
- The full-range designation for the 6.5 inch position indicates a driver capable of reproducing the entire audible spectrum from bass through treble without requiring a separate tweeter, though high-frequency extension is inherently limited by cone mass at larger diameters.
- The 1 inch tweeter size found in the Mitsubishi Lancer rear door panel for model years 2008 through 2015 reflects a small-diameter high-frequency driver, where the compact dome or cone radiates treble frequencies typically above 2 kHz with wide dispersion relative to larger drivers.
- A 1 inch tweeter mounted in a rear door panel positions high-frequency output at a low height within the cabin, which affects the angle and arrival time of treble content reaching rear passengers compared to a dash or pillar mounting location.
- The presence of both a 1 inch tweeter and a 6.5 inch midbass or full-range driver in the same rear door panel indicates a 2-way speaker configuration for those model years, where the frequency spectrum is divided between 2 physically separate drivers occupying 2 separate mounting locations within the door.
- Tweeters, due to their small diaphragm mass, are highly responsive to high-frequency transients and radiate sound in a narrower cone at extreme treble frequencies, making precise physical positioning within the door panel relevant to treble imaging for rear seat occupants.
- For 2016 and 2017, only the 6.5 inch position is listed in the rear door panel, without an accompanying 1 inch tweeter entry, meaning the rear door configuration for those years uses a single driver location rather than the 2-driver layout present in earlier model years.
- Door panel speaker cutouts are fixed dimensions determined by the vehicle manufacturer, so the 6.5 inch and 1 inch measurements represent the maximum driver diameter compatible with each respective mounting location within the Lancer rear door panel without modification.