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As mentioned, Infinity Kappa and Reference series work/fit well. I chose the Refrence series as their load is 4 Ohm to match the stock - but after also replacing my doors (which were only 2 Ohm) either I think would be fine.
The only mods you need to do are
-cut the old mid-range speaker out of the custom molded plastic bracket/basket - leaving just the "ring" and the tab mounts to screw back into housing
-cut the leads to the old tweeter from the mid-range
-modify/make some sort of connection to hook it back up
I left my OEM tweeter in place - doesn't function but figured it was better than leaving the spot empty (the Infinity's are coaxial not components and only fit into the mid-range's place).
Using either epoxy or some other type of adhesive, secure your new speaker to the basket ring (you may have to trim the ears slightly from the new speaker to fit and also the rim on the housing (to notch it for the ears). For the connection, I used the old plug and soldered it onto the leads of the new speaker. Others have clipped both plug ends (car side and housing) and put in new ones. You could also use standard male/female crimp on connectors. However, if you choose std crimp-ons, I'd go w/ either 2 different sizes or reverse the m/f on one lead so you can easily differentiate + / - when re-installing.
Good luck and it's definitely worth the minimal effort to upgrade. One caution for you:
Make sure you are safely seated when disassembling the speaker. I'd hate for you to fall over and hurt yourself while laughing when you discover how cheaply made the OEM speakers are (paper cones and all)!
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