Questions on installing front component speakers

Questions on installing front component speakers

I have a set of Infinity 6000cs 6 1/5 inch front speakers on order. I have read the do it yourself about ripping the old speakers apart and using the existing brackets for the new speakers. How do you attach the new speakers to the old brackets? Doesn't look like there would be anyplace to drill holes for the new speakers. I was thinking I would just drill out the rivets and put in some sort of new adapter and not use the existing bracket at all. Any ideas on this? What is the preferred way? I also have speaker "boxes" that I ordered from Crutchfield to protect the speakers from water. So I need to mount these as well. Where is the best place to mount the crossover?

Got them installed!

Got them installed yesterday. They went in pretty well. The tweeters look and sound great. The 6 1/5s don't sound much different than the originals but they are better. I ended up ripping out the factory speakers like in the Do it yourself guide. I then put 4 screws directly into the plastic housing. They lined up perfectly with a groove that was on the outside edge of the frame.

I also put in foam enclosures (from Crutchfield) which I sandwiched between the new speaker and the plastic housing. I put the enclosures in to keep moisture off the speaker but I am not sure what it does to the sound. Is it better to use the inside of the door as a large enclosure or use the small foam enclosure? Don't know if moisture would be a problem since the original speakers have paper cones and no water protection.

The biggest problem was finding a spot for the crossover. There is a small hole in the frame toward the front and just above the woofer. I put the crossover in there on the inside of the plastic. Used double sided tape, zip ties and duct tape to hold it in place. Then I put some foam tape on the outside of it so it wouldn't rattle against the plastic door panel. Seems OK. Hope it holds.

System sounds great, especially the tweeters. At this point I don't expect to replace the rear deck speakers. Figure they are more for base. With the Pioneer 7600mp I have much better adjustment over bass and treble.

By the way, on the left side pink is positive and on the right side green is positive.

Those foam inserts don't really do much for your sound. More for protection from weather. Dynomat might help a little.

I mounted the crossover in my '03 to the door frame. The actual sheet metal - yeah, I used a hot glue gun and glued the suckers. So far, so good. If it ever comes time to take them off, then I may end up with some issues, but there's DEFINITELY no rattles and no worry about them coming loose.

Trav

Did you glue them between the door frame and the plastic sheet that covers the inside of the door? I figured there could be moisture problems putting it there so I wanted to keep it on the inside of the plastic.

By all means, keep the crossover inside the vapor barrier. These doors do let a lot of water in.

Another alternative is to mount the crossovers to the inside of the door trim: