CUSTOM FRONT SPEAKER ADAPTORS. PICS!

ambig1.8t · #1 07-06-2008, 10:26 PM

I bought my car with blown out front speakers unfortunately. so today i finally went down to circuit city and got some 5 1/4" pioneers. total cost was alittle under $60. Wasnt going all out. just wanted something better than the shit ones i had.

so i went out took off the door panels, took out the old speakers and went to place the new ones inonlyto realize they didnt fit. New ones had 4 screw holes opposed to the stock 3. After thinking what i could do i came up with the idea of making custom adaptors. So i looked around and decided that a ping pong paddle would be my best bet, suprisingly. so after removing the grip and trimming. heres how it fit

it fit suprisingly well.after a few more cuts and measuring i placed it back and it started taking form

screwed it into place. then after making some pre made hole i then screwed the speaker into place. fit perfect.

Doing the first door and testing everything out probally took an hour, only because i am not experienced in audio. The second door took about 15 min.
After all a successful diy. just thought id share. thanks!

ambig1.8t · #2 07-06-2008, 10:28 PM

oops delete . i guess i cant do pics anymore

Tweaked · #3 07-06-2008, 10:28 PM

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ORIGINAL: ambig1.8t

I bought my car with blown out front speakers unfortunately. so today i finally went down to circuit city and got some 5 1/4" pioneers. total cost was alittle under $60. Wasnt going all out. just wanted something better than the shit ones i had.

so i went out took off the door panels, took out the old speakers and went to place the new ones inonlyto realize they didnt fit. New ones had 4 screw holes opposed to the stock 3. After thinking what i could do i came up with the idea of making custom adaptors. So i looked around and decided that a ping pong paddle would be my best bet, suprisingly. so after removing the grip and trimming. heres how it fit

it fit suprisingly well.after a few more cuts and measuring i placed it back and it started taking form

screwed it into place. then after making some pre made hole i then screwed the speaker into place. fit perfect.

Doing the first door and testing everything out probally took an hour, only because i am not experienced in audio. The second door took about 15 min.
After all a successful diy. just thought id share. thanks!

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ambig1.8t · #4 07-06-2008, 10:30 PM

oh thanks! there it is /\/\ /\

Tweaked · #5 07-06-2008, 10:30 PM

Heh, nice job. Very innovative and "green!"

ambig1.8t · #6 07-06-2008, 10:31 PM

there a way to delete this whole post?

Tweaked · #7 07-06-2008, 10:33 PM

White out.

Heheh, no idea.

ambig1.8t · #8 07-06-2008, 10:34 PM

oh well

01afour · #9 07-06-2008, 10:35 PM

hmmm...any reason you screwed it to the door card and not the door?

i havent done speakers in my car yet so im not sure, but i would have just screwed it into the sheet metal.

either way, good job. and A+ for creativity.

ambig1.8t · #10 07-06-2008, 10:38 PM

yea i just used the stock screw holes that the previos speakers were in. yea sheet metal did come across my mind but the paddle was right there. hah


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