upgrading dash speakers

[JayG]

I just finished upgrading my dash speakers from the factory ones. I have the basic sound system, no Bose, no door speakers, no rear speakers, and no amp. My factory speakers were very basic, no separate tweeter or even a wizzer cone
The factory speakers leave a bit to be desired, so they had to be changed out.

My new speakers sound so much better!

I saw in several threads that there were some adapter plates available, I could not find them and I did not want to destroy the factory speakers to mount the new ones so I made some.

I used 3/16" Lexan. I went to a local plastic store and found a piece of scrap 6" x 24". They charge $1.00 per pound, but went I went to pay, they just gave it to me!

I cut out the plates with a rotozip and then used my angle grinder to smooth and adjust for final fit. You also need to grind off the mounting tabs on the speakers. I found the speaker adapter wire with the correct connector at Crutchfield for $10.
I used silicon caulk to "glue" the speakers to the plates

I have a template for the adapter plate, so if you are interested, PM me and I'll email it to you

This is the first part of my full system upgrade. I plan to change out the head for a Parrot Asteroid Smart, add an amp, add rear speakers and a sub-woofer. I found a powered sub-woofer that almost fits below the right seat, just have to figure out how to raise the seat tracks about 3/4"

Ill post additional pics, etc as I progress

This is the factory speakers


Adapter plates



front and back views






New speaker mounted with adapter plate and speaker connector