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Posted by Aaron Gilbert [Email] (more from Aaron Gilbert) on Tue, 8 May 2001 12:51:25
In Reply to: Putting Speakers in the Doors, Bill Cannastra, Tue, 8 May 2001 10:40:34
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Others may have already done this, and may have much more info. than I can provide. I'm going to keep my doors stock, but fully can appreciate the improvement that 6.5" (or even 5.25") woofers in the door would have over the dash setup.
You need to determine a location on the door to mount them. If low, you probably will have to cut and modify the door pockets. What you want a (naturally) a surface slightly larger than the frame of the woofer and flat. This can be done easiest if the door already has such a spot, with a hole in the sheet metal behind large enough for the magnet and frame of the woofer. If not, you'll have to, on the front, build up a mounting location out of your choice of material - fiberglass, MDF, plywood, whatever. :) On the rear, if there isn't a corresponding hole in the sheet metal, this will need to be cut as well. Usually there is, however.
As for water getting in, this isn't an issue. The 9K doors (and really any good car these days) are very well sealed, no water will be hanging out or even getting inside the door panel.
For the wiring, use the factory grommetts that go through the door. You can either put the crossover inside the door, or in the dash somewhere. Keeping the crossover closest to the speaker is the best. If you're putting just woofers in the door, you may be running them full range, or with an active crossover on the low end, so the crossover won't be an issue..
Let us know if you decide to do it and how it goes!
Aaron Gilbert
1987 9000T 256k miles
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