CUSTOM FRONT SPEAKER ADAPTORS. PICS!
#1
07-06-2008, 10:26 PM
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: so cal!! redlands,ca
Posts: 231
CUSTOM FRONT SPEAKER ADAPTORS. PICS!
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 **** 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!
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!
#3
07-06-2008, 10:28 PM
RE: CUSTOM FRONT SPEAKER ADAPTORS. PICS!
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 **** 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!
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 **** 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!
oh well
#9
07-06-2008, 10:35 PM
RE: CUSTOM FRONT SPEAKER ADAPTORS. PICS!
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.
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.
#10
07-06-2008, 10:38 PM
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: so cal!! redlands,ca
Posts: 231
RE: CUSTOM FRONT SPEAKER ADAPTORS. PICS!
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
