aftermarket speakers

[suprjohn]

Hey All,

 

stereo topic again.

 

i pulled the passenger door panel today, to see what kind of room there was for some new speakers. someone had put some kenwoods in there and secured them with duct tape!

 

so. obviously, i want to do better than this. however, it looks to be as if the window would strike the speaker if i mounted it directly to the door. also, i would have to cut the plastic weather protection film inside the door.

 

if i cut out the grill in the plastic speaker/door pocket assembly, and mounted the speaker to that plastic member, would it be sufficiently grounded and supported for good operation?

 

also, i note that this car ('89 DL Wagon) does not have rear speakers. is there a suitable area to cut and mount them, or would it be preferable to suface mount them in external boxes?

 

thoughts, opinions, info appreciated!

 

john

[mctaylor42]

Not sure about the door speakers, but from experience, that hatch is a good place to cut holes and mount rear speakers. My 82 GL wagon has aftermarket speakers in the hatch and they sound great.

[zmarrott]

reguarding your door speakers, it all depends on speaker size. my brat has 4.5 inch pioneers in the doors that dont interfere with the window at all. and were the duct taped kenwoods in factory holes or custom cut holes?

[scoobiedubie]

5 1/4" pioneers fit right into the factory holes and mountings.

[AKghandi]

the rear doors should have the speaker holes and wiring already. atleast thats how its been on every loyale that only had 2 speakers. the door panel should even have perforations for the speaker cut out.

[suprjohn]

Thanks Guys!

 

I picked up some 5.25" Boss speakers of Amazon. They were cheap, and had good ratings. The holes in the doors looked like they were made for some sort of the hole mounting system. As near as I could tell, looked like I would have to drill holes to mount these speakers, and with the window down it looked like there was no way the speaker would fit. But when it warms up,I will look again to see if I missed something. 

 

I didn't see any evidence of there ever having been speakers in the rear doors. But I will pop a door panel of when it gets warmer and take a closer look. 

 

Could this have been a plain Jane model with only front speakers? About the only option it has is A/C...

 

In the rear cargo area, there are large plastic panels that look like they might be over the shocks. Could speakers be mounted there, or would the rear doors be easier? 

 

I'll just have tho pop a rear door panel and see what's under there. 

 

Thanks again!

 

John