Dash Speakers

[ericinca]

@Chris, there is an after-market plastic bracket designed just for the 986/996 that you can buy that will accommodate the after market speakers. 4.5" inch speakers will attach to the dash grille without problem. Just look on the boards or on the Internet. They are inexpensive and simplify installation.

Still, most speakers come with the standard 4 screw mounts and you will have to cut off one of the screw mounts to accommodate the odd fit that the dash grille has. It takes a little effort but after market speakers will definitely fit in there.

[nathan_h]

Originally Posted by ericinca

@Chris, there is an after-market plastic bracket designed just for the 986/996 that you can buy that will accommodate the after market speakers. 4.5" inch speakers will attach to the dash grille without problem. Just look on the boards or on the Internet. They are inexpensive and simplify installation.

Still, most speakers come with the standard 4 screw mounts and you will have to cut off one of the screw mounts to accommodate the odd fit that the dash grille has. It takes a little effort but after market speakers will definitely fit in there.

Revising a dormant thread, since I saw this post and my searches have turned up no commercial solutions like this....

Where did you see it?

[Meir]

Originally Posted by nathan_h

Revising a dormant thread, since I saw this post and my searches have turned up no commercial solutions like this....

Where did you see it?

The list f parts you need can be found here:
Pelican Technical Article: Boxster Rear Speaker Installation

[nathan_h]

Originally Posted by Meir

The list f parts you need can be found here:
Pelican Technical Article: Boxster Rear Speaker Installation

Thanks for the link. I think rear speakers are going to be round 3 or 4 of my stereo upgrades.

First is a new head unit, with bluetooth, usb, mp3, etc.

Second are new dashboard speakers, if I can find some adapter rings. Otherwise I might sacrifice the OEM speakers but am less that happy with that idea (don't like to rely on glue, don't like to lose a fall back plan, etc).

Third would be to consider door speakers since our 986 doesn't have them... or to consider some other kind of woofer arrangement.

Fourth would be rear speakers.

[ericinca]

Check out the adaptor rings here:

Direct Circuit - The only dealer with the Porsche Audio Speaker Upgrade Kit

[nathan_h]

Originally Posted by ericinca

Check out the adaptor rings here:

Direct Circuit - The only dealer with the Porsche Audio Speaker Upgrade Kit

Perfect, and a good price. Thanks!

[nathan_h]

Alas, the ones from Direct Circuit are sized for the 987, second gen boxster, and I have the 986.... sending them back.

Althoguh the way you install it is via connection to the grill, not the dash, here is a photo showing it against the dash opening of our 2000 S, which gives you a sense of the size.

When attached to the grill, even without a speaker attached to it, it is not possible to fiddle it into place since the ring is simply too large with its substantial lip to fit on a first gen dash.

Looks like I'll need to pony up for the JMG solution, which is $50 instead of $20 -- but is sized more conservatively so it fits in a 986.