i'm fine with them sticking out, I had a few options and figured I'd be happiest with this setup - just in case I ever wanna use factory tweets or some that fit in the factory holes. and no trimming on those kicker tweets the whole frame of the tweet is pure metal, heavy as hell too. those r like "retainters" around the tweeter, like a plastic casing that came in the box. the 6.5s fit right in with alil pressure of the screws to adjust it right, no modding needed for housing. the 6x9's however had to file the inside of the factory 6x9 housing to get them to fall in correct.