Nissan Quest Rear Door Panel Speaker Size
The Nissan Quest rear door panel accommodates a 3 inch speaker size and 6.5, 6x9, 5x7, and 6x8 inch speakers across its model range. Compatible types for these units include midrange, midbass, and full-range audio configurations within the audio system. These specifications cover a range of years from 1996 to 2017.
| Year | Type | Size (inch) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Midrange | 3 |
| 2017 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2016 | Midrange | 3 |
| 2016 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2015 | Midrange | 3 |
| 2015 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2014 | Midrange | 3 |
| 2014 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Midrange | 3 |
| 2013 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Midrange | 3 |
| 2012 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2011 | Midrange | 3 |
| 2011 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2009 | Full-Range | 6x9 |
| 2008 | Full-Range | 6x9 |
| 2007 | Full-Range | 6x9 |
| 1998 | Full-Range | 5x7 |
| 1997 | Full-Range | 5x7 |
| 1996 | Full-Range | 6x8 |
Speaker Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Midrange | A driver for the middle of the audible range, typically from about 300 Hz to 5,000 Hz, where vocals and most instruments sit. It is often paired with a tweeter and a woofer. |
| 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 rear door panel is a lateral mounting position within the vehicle cabin, placing speakers along the sides of the passenger compartment rather than at the front soundstage.
- Door panel installations typically place speaker baffles within a shallow, enclosed cavity formed by the door's inner structural shell, which constrains the mounting depth available for speaker baskets.
- The 3 inch size, listed for the Nissan Quest rear door panel across the 2011-2017 model years, corresponds to a small-diameter driver suited to midrange frequencies, generally spanning the 500 Hz to 5 kHz band, where vocals and upper harmonic content concentrate.
- A 3 inch midrange driver in a door panel location reinforces the mid-frequency content that originates closer to seated passengers, contributing to localized presence of voices and instruments within the rear cabin zone.
- The 6.5 inch size, also specified for the Nissan Quest rear door panel across 2011-2017, accommodates a larger cone area capable of moving more air and reproducing lower midrange and upper bass frequencies, typically from around 60 Hz to 5 kHz depending on driver design.
- The midbass and full-range type designations for the 6.5 inch position reflect two distinct functional roles: midbass drivers are optimized for the lower portion of the midrange and upper bass, while full-range drivers are designed to reproduce a broader spectrum from bass through treble within a single cone.
- The 6x9 inch oval format, specified for 2007-2009 model years, has a larger total radiating area than a 6.5 inch round driver, which allows extended low-frequency output from a door panel location without requiring a separate subwoofer in the rear cabin.
- The 6x9 inch position in the rear door panel of the 2007-2009 Nissan Quest is listed exclusively as full-range, meaning the driver is expected to cover bass, midrange, and treble reproduction from a single mounting point.
- The 5x7 inch oval format, listed for 1996-1997 model years, occupies a size class between a 6.5 inch round and a 6x9 inch oval, with a radiating area sufficient for full-range reproduction while fitting into a more compact door panel cutout.
- The 6x8 inch oval format, specified for the 1996 model year, is dimensionally close to the 5x7 inch format but with a slightly larger minor axis, producing a marginally increased cone area while retaining the oval geometry suited to door panel cutout shapes.
- All oval formats in the specifications - 5x7, 6x8, and 6x9 - are designated as full-range, indicating the rear door panel locations for those model years were each served by a single driver intended to span the full audible frequency range without supplemental drivers at that position.
- The dual-size configuration of a 3 inch and a 6.5 inch driver occupying the same rear door panel location in the 2011-2017 models indicates the door panel contains 2 discrete mounting cutouts, with each size handling a separate portion of the frequency spectrum when the 6.5 inch is operating in midbass mode rather than full-range mode.