[DIY] Rear Speakers

[123R-Prozak]

Hey all, Changed my rear speakers today with some better ones, not the best but better than stock, just hooked up to my deck. As you's know i dont take responsibility if you break your trim or window etc.. enjoy :)

First step is to remove your door trim.

So first pop out this little tab at your door handle and unscrew the screw

Then pop up the arm rest first ( no screws holding this down ) Then after your arm rest handle thingi is removed remove window switches, also there is no screws for this, just pops out!

Then unplug your power window switch!

Then unscrew these two screws!

Now remove your door trim! it will just ripp off, its just clipped in, no more screws !!!

OOOOOK! now to remove the old speaker... Unplug the speaker, and drill out these pop rivets, if you dont have a pop rivet gun to put this back in dont stress i didn't have a pop rivet gun aswell, but i will show you how to put it back in without one

Ok now you should have the old speaker out of the door, hopefully lol... Start by cutting the old speaker out

[123R-Prozak]

Now somehow what ever tools you are using cut these :) i used my ozito as you can see in the picture and worked a treat :)

This is what you should have.... CHUCK IT !! unless you want to hang in on the roof in your garage for no reason...

Clean this up as you will be passing the new wires through here !!

I cleaned the foam padding, not sure if you have to but i spose you dont have to

B4

After

Next sit your new speaker and pre-drill holes for screws to go in, I wont recommend trying to screw a screw in without a pre-drilled hole as you might slip and put a hole in the cone of your new speaker, we dont want that !!

[123R-Prozak]

Make sure you place the speaker terminals next to the existing hole for the new wires to go through!

As said before i dont have a pop rivet gun so i placed the speaker back and marked out new holes, pre-drilled them and put self tappers in, so its nice and tight !!

Ok now solder new wires that you recieved with your speakers, I also applied solder and the terminals as they were only crimped!

Run the wires through the old hole in the side like so...

Then screw the speaker back into the new holes you have drilled with self tappers... If you have a pop rivet gun use existing holes and pop rivet it !!

Then your done !!! any questions are most welcome.. also compliments are welcome, if you think i should have done something different please let me know for future installments!..

for those who are running these speakers off an amplifier it is recommended to use new wiring from the amp straight to the speaker, not using factory wiring... tho i used factory wiring cause its only running off my deck.... cioa :P !!

[outback]

nice job

[Chrono Trigger]

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Edited February 9, 2011 by Chrono Trigger

[chicken]

good work! Is there any way to remove the stock speakers without destroying them?

[thegourou20]

Nice write up mate. I was always curious to know how to remove the door trim to access the speakers! =-)

[123R-Prozak]

Looks good...

what speakers did you use? and size?

are they good? what's the sound like.. any rattle or annoyance when u drive?

they are fusion, just cheapi's, they are 4.25" i believe and the sound is better. no annoyance when my brother drives ( i cant drive it )

good work! Is there any way to remove the stock speakers without destroying them?

nah unless you go to wreckers and pick up a spare set and destroy them, so when you want to go back to stock for selling reasons you still have your pair !

Nice write up mate. I was always curious to know how to remove the door trim to access the speakers! =-)

Thanx :) i will be writing up a front door speaker DIY soon, putting Alpine SPX-17PRO series X !

[Chrono Trigger]

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Edited February 9, 2011 by Chrono Trigger

[123R-Prozak]

Alright.. i bought some 6" Sony Xplod's...

Sony XS-GTF1625B

now gotta figure out how to get them in...

i dun wanna make holes in the door shell...

i'm thinking of going Bunnings and using wood or something... anyone got better ideas?

what do you mean you dont want to make a hole in the door shell???

take the door trim off ? btw will 6'' fit? thought it was 6.5''

[Chrono Trigger]

Alright.. i bought some 6" Sony Xplod's...

Sony XS-GTF1625B

now gotta figure out how to get them in...

i dun wanna make holes in the door shell...

i'm thinking of going Bunnings and using wood or something... anyone got better ideas?

what do you mean you dont want to make a hole in the door shell???

take the door trim off ? btw will 6'' fit? thought it was 6.5''

oh i meant .. i don't want to drill holes into the door like u did...

nvm.. iL swap the speakers for 6.5" tomorrow.. problem solved

[123R-Prozak]

o lol envy thats for the rear, no idea what the fronts are like, if you dont want to do that then pop rivet it back in! unless you can take the speaker out without taking the pod out...

when you do it let me know what to expect when i do my front speakers, alpine typex i cant wait, lol sexpo took alot of my money this week so speakers are gonna wait a while, no rush

Edited October 30, 2009 by 123R-Prozak

[Chrono Trigger]

o lol envy thats for the rear, no idea what the fronts are like, if you dont want to do that then pop rivet it back in! unless you can take the speaker out without taking the pod out...

when you do it let me know what to expect when i do my front speakers, alpine typex i cant wait, lol sexpo took alot of my money this week so speakers are gonna wait a while, no rush

im a noob at this LOL...

Edited February 9, 2011 by Chrono Trigger

[Chrono Trigger]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, i will not take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

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Edited February 9, 2011 by Chrono Trigger

[Hiro]

One thing to look out for is that some speakers come with the right hole-spacing as standard - the JL Audio 6" 2-ways that I got for the AE102 bolted right in to the 3-bolt pattern as they had both 3- and 4-hole patters on the speaker.

[123R-Prozak]

WOW envy!!! i never thought of that, thats a excellent way !! espesh if you want to put your stock speakers back in, Well Done ! :clap: :clap: