The door panels aren't that tough once you remove the door handle. Check the link I posted above. The Polks fit fine for me depth wise without issues. It will be difficult at best 'hacking' the stock speaker for the spacer, as it is integrated into the speaker basket, it isn't a separate part, at least on the front doors.
Hacking the stock speaker is pretty simple to do.
Cut off the plastic baskets on the back. A dremekl with a diamond blade works great for this.
Trim the foam on the outside of the speaker cone
Cut off the wires to the speaker coil. That gets the magnet and cone out.
Remove the foam on the front of the speaker. That will get you back to the paper spacer. Scape the foam so you can see it well, and carefully peel one layer of paper from the inside until the new speaker fits.
Break a hole where the speaker wires connected for new wires.
Mount new speaker, feed wire through OEM hole. I used some hot glue to improve the speaker mounting.
Door Speaker Replacement.... Straightforward??
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Hacking the stock speaker is pretty simple to do.