thagremlin Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 i got my tool box back from my friends house and i noticed some pioneer 3 way speakers in there. so today i tried to install them but they are larger than stock and im not sure how to go about installing them should i drill holes into the door?make the hole in the panel larger and mount them to the door panel? if anyone has some pics on how they did theres post them up . thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Make sure that the larger speakers wont effect the window going down all the way. Its possible that larger speakers could get in the way of where the window glass travels down. Just thought I would point that out so you can keep it in mind. Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestFan Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I cut holes in my door panel and mounted my kicker 6.5" to the door panel. Im happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Side-Swipe Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Yeah i had 6.5 and mounted in the door and quite happy with how it turned out, but you will have to cut the door a bit to have the go in all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_S Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 no worries on the door depth. I run a pair of massive audio 6.5" mids in the door and you won't find a bigger magnet on the planet. Just cut out the door panel and your good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 The door panels are made of flimsy fiberboard stuff. I like to take a thin piece of plywood and use it behind the door panel to help strengthen and support the speaker and door panel. You can also cut a piece of plywood to the shape of the carpeted area at the bottom of the door, recarpet that, screw it to the door over the existing carpet and mount your speakers to the nice sturdy, carpeted, wood piece. You can get the speakers to screw into the crappy fiberboard, and they stay for a while, but eventually the weight of the speakers combined with vibrations and strains from slamming the door all the time will let those screws strip out of the fiberboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagremlin Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Well I think I got it figured out. I recently installed laminate flooring into my room and I still have left over junk pieces so I cut a hole in one and used a sheet metal screw and stock speaker bolt holes. Then secured the speaker to the wood. Then i just cut the door panel to fit the speaker since it was placed higher than stock. And just used the stock speaker screen to cover it up now it looks stock. I'll take some pictures to show what I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_S Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 The door panels are made of flimsy fiberboard stuff. I like to take a thin piece of plywood and use it behind the door panel to help strengthen and support the speaker and door panel. You can also cut a piece of plywood to the shape of the carpeted area at the bottom of the door, recarpet that, screw it to the door over the existing carpet and mount your speakers to the nice sturdy, carpeted, wood piece. You can get the speakers to screw into the crappy fiberboard, and they stay for a while, but eventually the weight of the speakers combined with vibrations and strains from slamming the door all the time will let those screws strip out of the fiberboard. Yeah, The door panels are garbage. I actually laid up a fiberglass insert (I used the plastic insert that was in the door as a mold) to bring the inner door panel flat. There was still space between the fiberglass insert and the back of the door panel so I cut 1/4 luan ring and adhered it to the door panel. Then i put deadener over the whole thing. I put the door panel back on it and was perfectly flush with the spacer. I then got #10 screws and screwed the speakers through the door panel, into and through the luan spacer, through the fiberglass insert and through the door. Needless to say, it's amazingly solid. I also used a tupperware bowl for the speaker to fit into. I then cut the back of the bowl out. I basically acts as a cover for the back of the speaker and protects it against water. Works great. Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_S Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Oh, if your are going to use wood, get some resin and coat it with the resin, it will make it water proof and won't suck up moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Don't forget to post those pix my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagremlin Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) ok got some pics. i know its not a professional install but its not bad for using stuff left over from my flooring project. this is what i started with left over pieces of laminate flooring.http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/maricherry1987/bd1b1a50.jpgthen ended with thishttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/maricherry1987/472e510d.jpgnot the door panel speaker cover was herehttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/maricherry1987/4c6a0413.jpgand after i cut and fit everything it looks like thishttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/maricherry1987/c8159d5e.jpg used one stock bolt hole from the stock speakers to make sure everything lines up and then used long self tapping screws and washers where needed to avoid gaps and make sure the speakers mounts level Edited November 14, 2011 by thagremlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Code Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 ok got some pics. i know its not a professional install but its not bad for using stuff left over from my flooring project. this is what i started with left over pieces of laminate flooring.http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/maricherry1987/bd1b1a50.jpgthen ended with thishttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/maricherry1987/472e510d.jpgnot the door panel speaker cover was herehttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/maricherry1987/4c6a0413.jpgand after i cut and fit everything it looks like thishttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/maricherry1987/c8159d5e.jpg used one stock bolt hole from the stock speakers to make sure everything lines up and then used long self tapping screws and washers where needed to avoid gaps and make sure the speakers mounts level Just a suggestion rotate the speaker 90 degrees so that the tweeter faces up, helps for high frequencies. Just my $0.02... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laodicea Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) And with that stock cover moved the door panel fits back into place just fine?? Seems like it would bulge out a lil. Edited February 13, 2012 by Laodicea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagremlin Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 And with that stock cover moved the door panel fits back into place just fine?? Seems like it would bulge out a lil. Yea it would have bulged out but I did some trimming of the door panel to make it look as stock as possible and that all the fasteners for the panel went back into place. Turned out pretty good. I'm sure anybody that doesn't know these car wouldnt even know it's modded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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