On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Anthony Pelletier wrote: > Hi everyone, > > In preperation for the 7+hr drive to waterfest, I > decided to install my new stereo system that I have > been putting off for months now. The acktiv system > that our car comes equiped with is a piece of shit. > > I am trying to figure out how I should mount a 5.25 > into my doors. I already removed the amp and speaker > from the map tray. I am thinking about building a > plywood adapter plate to mount to the map pocket, then > mount the speaker to that. Is this what others have > done? I could just mount it to the door card, but I > don't want it recessed in that far. Ideas? > thanks, > Tony >
You should be able to mount the speakers to the back of the stock grilles. If your car came with the aktiv speakers in the doors, you probably have grilles with no pins sticking out of them.. you should be able to just plunk the speakers on and use some screws in the holes that will line up with the mounting tabs on the speakers. If you buy grilles from the dealer, they will have pins that match up with the mounting tabs on the speakers. They are designed to use those metal friction-fit clips that just slide on. I actually just hot-glued my speakers on, being careful not to let any glue get on the surround of the speaker. The good part about doing it this way is that you'll get a good seal around the speaker itself. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
