Adding door speakers

[jeffm]

Hopefully 2 wires per door won't add up to too much work. In regards to the speaker "boxes" (in which the original door speaker mount into), I'm wondering if those will still fit without using the door panels that originally have speakers?

My thoughts were to just buy 2 new door panels with the OEM speaker grille and boxes. But these add up to at least $130 each for ones in good condition. I hate to drop $300 bucks in parts before I even purchase the speakers.

[AKnowles]

Originally Posted by jeffm

Hopefully 2 wires per door won't add up to too much work.

Forget that thought. Reason I say this is because I plan to pull 12ga wires to feed my 6.5" subwoofers. You have two choices:

A) Drill some holes through the frame and the door sill and pull the wires. You'll need some kind of loom to protect the wires and a way to make sure they don't cause a problem closing the door.

B) Pull the wires through the existing loom. Mine is fully populated, but has a connector and wires that are not in use. I removed that connector and plan to pull the wires through the remaining hole. I also plan to pull the existing wire harness, unwrap it, remove the extraneous wires form the old speaker plus the unused connector and then rewrap it.

I chose option B because it is the cleanest install. Plus it uses the stock method of routing and protecting the wires without causing any door clearance issues.

As for mounting, I'd suggest forgetting about buying stock covers. It'll be a lot easier to fabricate a mounting plate and use the supplied speaker covers that come with whatever speaker you buy.

[urban]

Originally Posted by jeffm

My thoughts were to just buy 2 new door panels with the OEM speaker grille and boxes. But these add up to at least $130 each for ones in good condition. I hate to drop $300 bucks in parts before I even purchase the speakers.

This is in my project list too for the next months. I wont buy new door panels, just make a hole to put 6.5 inch speakers. I saw a Boxster with the round speakers without the factory mounts and I liked it. What I don't know is if I need to make some enclosures to put on the back of the speakers.

Please post your progress, as there aren't many posts about this.