The Plymouth Breeze rear deck lid accommodates a 6x9 inch speaker size across all listed model years. Full-range units represent the compatible audio system type for the location. These specifications cover the 1996 to 2000 range of model years.
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 deck lid is a horizontal surface positioned at the base of the rear windshield, above the trunk cavity, and serves as a mounting platform for speakers facing upward into the passenger cabin.
Speakers mounted in a rear deck lid position radiate sound upward and forward, relying on cabin reflections off the rear windshield and headliner to distribute audio toward the front seating area.
The Plymouth Breeze rear deck lid accommodates 6x9 inch speakers across all listed model years from 1996 through 2000.
A 6x9 inch oval speaker has a larger surface area than a standard round 6.5 inch driver, which increases cone excursion capacity and allows for greater low-frequency displacement within the same mounting depth.
The elongated oval geometry of a 6x9 inch driver is particularly suited to the shallow, wide cavities typical of rear deck lid enclosures, where depth clearance is limited by the trunk structure beneath.
At the rear deck lid location, the physical distance from the listener creates a natural delay in direct sound arrival, meaning the larger cone area of a 6x9 inch driver supports bass reinforcement that compensates for the spatial separation.
Full-range speakers reproduce the entire audible frequency spectrum - typically from approximately 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz - within a single driver unit, without requiring a separate crossover network or additional driver components.
In a rear deck lid installation, a full-range driver handles low, mid, and high frequencies simultaneously, making the speaker the sole source of audio reproduction at that position without supplemental tweeters or woofers.
The rear deck lid position places the speaker at ear level or above for rear passengers, which affects the high-frequency dispersion pattern of a full-range driver, as tweeters integrated into full-range designs are directional at shorter wavelengths.
The 6x9 inch full-range configuration at the rear deck lid means the driver must balance adequate bass output - aided by the large cone area - with controlled high-frequency projection from a single integrated unit at that location.