A quick video on how to access and get to the speakers on a Mercedes W123 300 diesel. note, the front speakers need a smaller profile to fit flush. Do some research on the best 4" speakers for that application.
That extrusion your talking about is a tweeter, and help with clearer high end frequencies. the new speakers you got are called 2 way speakers, because they have a mid woofer and a tweeter. If you want to get speakers that don’t Interfere in the front, get just the mid woofer (1 way speaker). Nice wagon!