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QUIGLEY
04-27-2005, 03:50 PM
Is there any tricks to getting them off? (dunno)
SlowPro98
04-29-2005, 04:55 PM
Dooors are WICKED easy.

First, put the beer down, you're gonna need both hands... oh wait, that only applies to NEPOC sorry,

*START AT THE BOTTOM and work to the top for removal*
so first, take out the screws; door handles and 1 hidden in the little square, Then pop the panel off from the bottom and work your way along the edge. I used a screw driver to pry it apart. There are about 6 plastic pop things just pull slowly, cause if you start breaking them, you'll never get the door to stop rattling.

DON"T disconnect the door handle thing, you can just turn it a little sideways and you can take panel off with our removing it (Thanks to Chyler1 for that tip).

OH dont forget to take the plastic off above the door panel where the mirror bolts to the door.

Lift the door panel up to remove the seal that meets up with the window.

Boom, youre done. 6.5's may not line up with the stock screw holes, so have a drill with a metal bit handy.

Test your speakers to make sure they're wired in properly, cause it would suck to have to take everything apart again to rewire.

When the new speakers are in, Start at the top and work your way to the bottom, just reversing the steps. Chyler1 did the left door in 10 minutes, I did the right door in 15, but thats cause I didn't put the beer down till I needed to pick up the drill. (friday)

This was a great weekend project, not to complicated
QUIGLEY
05-01-2005, 02:54 PM
"Test your speakers to make sure they're wired in properly, cause it would suck to have to take everything apart again to rewire."

How do you test them? That was the hardest part trying to figure out what is + and - on the stock speaker wires.
SlowPro98
05-02-2005, 08:08 AM
"Test your speakers to make sure they're wired in properly, cause it would suck to have to take everything apart again to rewire."

How do you test them? That was the hardest part trying to figure out what is + and - on the stock speaker wires.


Wicked easy, just wire up the speakers by twisting the connections, no soder or crimps, and turn the stereo on. if the sound comes out kinda quiet or distorted, undo the connections and reverse them. Its only 2 wires, so you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right.