cutting out door speaker grill?
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05-14-2008 | 07:52 PM
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cutting out door speaker grill?
has anyone cut out the speaker grill on there front door?. so you can see your aftermarket speakers?..
i wanna buy some alpine r's or alpine s 6-1/2s but i want them to show.. any pics?.. any tutorials..
i dont just want the plastic grill. thanks. any replys appreciated
i wanna buy some alpine r's or alpine s 6-1/2s but i want them to show.. any pics?.. any tutorials..
i dont just want the plastic grill. thanks. any replys appreciated
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05-14-2008 | 09:08 PM
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RE: cutting out door speaker grill?
bad idea, leave them covered so that thieves cant see what you got, and type r are nice. As much as you want to show them off, i did too but i have type s. I dont recommend it cause if you car does get robbed they might not take the time to look at your speakers. Anyways gl with it if you do decide, but reallly though i wouldnt do it.
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05-14-2008 | 09:23 PM
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RE: cutting out door speaker grill?
if you do do it, which i don't suggest, then get some extras from the junkyard with the same color interior and cut them out with a dremel or saw, then sand them down and spray some plastic trim paint that matches your interior.
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05-14-2008 | 09:45 PM
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RE: cutting out door speaker grill?
the grill that i believe you are talking about is very flimsy and would not be a good solid mounting point for a speaker.
I would recommend just putting the speaker in the oem location for best sound performance.
the grill just snaps off from the door to reveal the speaker behind it. and the speaker is held on by i think 3 screws.
there is a pocket behind the speaker that will need to be cut out if you put in a speaker with a deep magnet such as the alpines.
the easiest way to do this is a dremel or any other rotary tool, but a small hand saw would work it would just take more elbow grease
most people on here with stereos have had to do this.
I would recommend just putting the speaker in the oem location for best sound performance.
the grill just snaps off from the door to reveal the speaker behind it. and the speaker is held on by i think 3 screws.
there is a pocket behind the speaker that will need to be cut out if you put in a speaker with a deep magnet such as the alpines.
the easiest way to do this is a dremel or any other rotary tool, but a small hand saw would work it would just take more elbow grease
most people on here with stereos have had to do this.
#8
05-14-2008 | 10:22 PM
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RE: cutting out door speaker grill?
ORIGINAL: Sigracer10
the grill that i believe you are talking about is very flimsy and would not be a good solid mounting point for a speaker.
I would recommend just putting the speaker in the oem location for best sound performance.
the grill just snaps off from the door to reveal the speaker behind it. and the speaker is held on by i think 3 screws.
there is a pocket behind the speaker that will need to be cut out if you put in a speaker with a deep magnet such as the alpines.
the easiest way to do this is a dremel or any other rotary tool, but a small hand saw would work it would just take more elbow grease
most people on here with stereos have had to do this.
the grill that i believe you are talking about is very flimsy and would not be a good solid mounting point for a speaker.
I would recommend just putting the speaker in the oem location for best sound performance.
the grill just snaps off from the door to reveal the speaker behind it. and the speaker is held on by i think 3 screws.
there is a pocket behind the speaker that will need to be cut out if you put in a speaker with a deep magnet such as the alpines.
the easiest way to do this is a dremel or any other rotary tool, but a small hand saw would work it would just take more elbow grease
most people on here with stereos have had to do this.
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05-15-2008 | 09:19 AM
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RE: cutting out door speaker grill?
ORIGINAL: sir_bobos
I had to cut out the backing, I think it's common with aftermarket speakers. They where Rockfords by the way.
I had to cut out the backing, I think it's common with aftermarket speakers. They where Rockfords by the way.
ORIGINAL: ej6buddy
and also, you usually don't have to cut the backing for the speakers, unless you just have ungodly-sized speakers in your front doors, they're fine from factory (usually).
and also, you usually don't have to cut the backing for the speakers, unless you just have ungodly-sized speakers in your front doors, they're fine from factory (usually).