rear window + rear speaker : two jobs in one? (becoming a rear speaker replacement topic)

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bryan - 29 Jun 2008 23:33 GMT

William B. Noble wrote :

> pre 87 you have to do some cutting of metal to fit decent sized speakers [...]
> it sounds much better if you put in 5 inch round or 6X9 (just not too deep) - I use a
> wood or MDF backing plate for the speakers

i read some other posts on this - so you actually cut the rear panel
for the non-4x6's, b/c the grille is for 4x6? then they mount ... on
the panel? ... OR you use the modified backing plate and leave the
panel alone?

one more : i was considering using a razor to cut the vinyl that's
under the window gasket in the case that i leave the (other) window in
place - as long as there is sufficient vinyl to go under the gasket at
the end of the job, are there any troubles associated with that?

-bryan

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William Noble - 30 Jun 2008 02:47 GMT

aaarrrgggh - don't destroy your car

pulling the window is easy, putting it back is easy - don't cut the vinyl

I said to cut the sheet metal that is underneath the trim - you have vinly
on top of some brown colored wood/cardboard stuff, and under that is the
sheet metal that forms the inner part of the body - you can cut that sheet
metal if you need to for a 6X9 - just cut the minimum, and don't mess up the
seat belt. There is NO grille on a 944, just some holes through the
vinyl - don't make your car look like some idiot owned it by cutting those
rear panels - do the job right - you have a really nice car, don't mess it
up

> William B. Noble wrote :
>> pre 87 you have to do some cutting of metal to fit decent sized speakers
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> -bryan

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bryan - 14 Jul 2008 00:49 GMT

William B. Noble wrote :

> don't cut the vinyl

i agree

i have a 1987 - but can you say how much depth there is? i.e. 1987+
doesn't mean that any 6x9 will fit, right? it seems these 6x9's can
vary in their depth, and some 6x9's look like they will bump the
panels with the junk sticking out of the woofers.

but i agree that uncut panels are imperative.

-bryan

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William Noble - 14 Jul 2008 05:51 GMT

> William B. Noble wrote :
>> don't cut the vinyl
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> -bryan

Bryan = I installed 6X9 in my 85.5, in an 86, and in an 87 - on the 86 and
earlier I needed to remove the panels and use a saber saw to cut metal, on
the 86, I used a wood mounting plate shaped to fit the flat area above the
wheel well and I mounted the speaker to that and then screwed it to the
sheet metal (having cut out enough that hte speaker would fit. On the 87,
there is a piece of sheet metal you can unscrew - it's to allow a different
pair of speakers to be used - with that unscrewed, I was able to mount
speakers to the wood pieces and then glue the wood in place without removing
the trim panels.

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