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Old 09-22-2005, 12:30 AM
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Lightbulb "how to" on changing my front 6 1/2's
i got my speakers, popped of the door panel, unscrewed the old bose speakers, and went to put in the new speakers when i realized they werent even coming close to fitting b/c the cut out or hole was way to big...


so my question is where can i get that bracket for my speakers to fit or what should i do? to get them in there. TIA
 
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make one..... ??????
 
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Old 09-22-2005, 12:39 AM
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could you explain a little more, how should i go about doing that.
 
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Old 09-22-2005, 12:50 AM
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yea sorry.. im at work and a little busy/lazy.. lol Anyways, I tried doing a search to find a few pictures, but this computer won't allow me to.
If you take some 3/4" wood, you can make a piece that is just big enough cut-out in the center to fit your new speaker and still attach to the stock screw holes. Then attach the piece of wood to the door using the stock screw hole pattern. From there you can screw in the new speaker to the piece of wood. *Sorry if that's confusing, I'm multi-tasking right now*
 
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Old 09-22-2005, 12:56 AM
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The bracket wood look something like this....
 
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Old 09-22-2005, 01:15 AM
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nice.. wherres that bracket from the pic, can they be purchased or only made
 
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Old 09-22-2005, 01:48 AM
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I'm pretty sure you can purchase them, but as far as a specific place, I have no idea. I just searched under 'car speaker bracket' on yahoo - with a little time, I'm sure you would be able to find a website to purchase them or something local.
 
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Old 09-22-2005, 02:09 AM
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This might help as well...


https://g35driver.com/forums/g-squad/68178-installed-component-speakers.html
 
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Old 09-22-2005, 03:02 AM
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aahhhh very nice find, thanks for the info man... i think i got an idea of what i'm gonna do now..
 
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Make a spacer using 3/4" MDF boards purchased from Home Depot or Lowes. All you need is a jig saw and drill.



 
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great pics...I need to go buy a jigsaw to make my own speaker rings.
 
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Old 09-22-2005, 10:50 AM
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those are good pics i kinda got the idea, now i'll just have to try it out
 
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Blazin... i made a pair of spacer rings myself yesterday... they're not as pretty as the ones Espresso made, but they got the job done and nobody is EVER going to see them anyways... just use the stock Bose speaker as a template and cut them out with a jigsaw, then i drilled out the screw holes with a countersink bit to allow the stock screws to hold it in





 
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Old 09-22-2005, 09:28 PM
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thats gonna be my little project for the weekend... you guys got skillz, hope mine come out like that..lol
 
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Old 09-23-2005, 05:13 PM
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Is it necessary to have 3/4" MDF to mount these speakers? Is there enough clearance behind the panel for the speaker to be pushed out 3/4"?

Without the spacer of 3/4" would the speaker hit the window?

I would just like ot hear from folks the reasoning behind the 3/4" spacer.

Thanks!
 
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