ThatTallCanadian Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 What's the ideal way to mount aftermarket speakers in the front doors? I have bought JL 6.5" coax speakers to replace the Bose ones, and the outer ring of the JLs is slightly bigger than the diameter of the stock mounting bracket. So i'm wondering what's the best way to install these are? drilling the 4 holes into the door and using the provided clips? Maybe with a layer of sound deadening in between speakers and the door? Ideally I'd like to re glue then into the stock bracket but its not possible. Want to get good sound out of em with no rattle. Might even get a can of spray foam to go in the doors where there is no moving parts to fill the gaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggerdan11 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 No Spray Foam! That stuff is nasty and gets all over the place. I would drill the holes if you have too, but make sure you have a nice soft material of some sort between the door and the speaker so you dont have any rattles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jddmj Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Go to ebay and search for fat mat sound deadner. I have heard a lot of positive response with the cost a lot cheaper than dynomat. Sent from my iPhone 4s using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Scary Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 DONT DO FOAM!!! There are drain holes in your door to let watermoisture OUT.. if you plug them i gurantee you .. you'll see rusted doors.. my door seams started to rust, and there was 'normal' dirt and grime inside the door. i had to pay $300 to get them resealedpainted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BAD2K Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Yeah you dont need foam, use some dynamat or something of that nature and run the pods that go behind the speaker inside the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatTallCanadian Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Ok no foam, and use dynamat type stuff, what about mounting them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jddmj Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Get some thin MDF board, and make a template. Cut the mdf to fit your speaker, the screwed the MDF into the factory holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatTallCanadian Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) There are no factory holes. The stock speakers are glued to a mounting bracket that simply clips into the door, which is why I'm asking to see what the best way is to go about it, from people that have upgraded their own speakers in an SS. Edited January 8, 2013 by ThatTallCanadian (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgowen343 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 I also replaced my Bose with JL about 2 years ago. I drilled the holes and used the clips. I also took some thin insulation I had sitting around and put it around the back of the speaker where it layed against the door. That kept it from rattling. Haven't had a problem since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown 346 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 I also used screws and didnt use anything in the doors and dont have a single rattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatTallCanadian Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Ok perfect that's good enough for me then. Thank you to the 2 above posters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb2big4u Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Do not do a shitty job and use the clips and screws. Spend a little extra time on it and you will be more than happy. I just did my component sets and sound deadened the inside and outside of doors. Then used a 1/2inch mdf ring with a little duct seal on it and mounted that to the door. Then predrilled the mdf and used more duct seal in between the speaker and mdf ring. After doing that I used the remaining duct seal to make a mound of sorts around the speaker. Started doing inside with fatmat. Picture of door deadened outside and inside. Finished product. I know you have coaxils but I will go ahead and say I retrofitted the tweeters in the factory mounts on the door panel. Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb2big4u Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Also. Agreed, don't use spray foam. You can however toss some eggcrate or a deflex pad behind the speakers to stop the reverb in the door. Hope this helps. Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatTallCanadian Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Wow that's very nice work dude! How long did that take you to do the sound deadening? Looks like a lot of attention to detail is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb2big4u Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) It didn't take too long. I was up really late on both Friday and Saturday nights in the garage because it was my first time also. But once the first door was done, the full install on the second door took around 2-3 hours. That's with running wire back to an amp and all. It's fairly easy and holy shit is my midbass great. I cut cardboard to cover the huge holes in the doors when doing the sound deadening on the outside. I would say the most pain in the ass part was covering the holes with cardboard and marking out where all of the 60 million clips are on our doors. Oh, and getting the speaker wire through the boot. I really really suggest going this route. And if tou do it now when you ever feel like upgrading speakers you can just unscrew and screw the new ones in. Edit: if you do go with no sound deadening I would atleast do the mdf ring and duct seal on the speakers. Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk 2 Edited January 8, 2013 by TampaVmax (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.