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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: 1badazz84 on December 13, 2008, 08:43:01 pm
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Need pictures of lower door panels that have speakers on them so i could get a ideal how to make them. Don't want to put holes in the doors. If anybody knows any web sites that show how to make them. Would be helpful to.
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This is the one that I know: http://www.73-87.com/7387garage/interior/hidden_door_speakers.htm Still need to cut the door though.
If you do this route, use a good weatherproof speaker. The inside of the doors can see alot of water during a rain.
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thanx for the advise if i got to cut it then i cut it.
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Have you thought about putting the speakers in a kick panel Capt sells them in his store. This would keep you from having to cut a hole in your door and you wouldnt have to worry about getting the weatherproof speaker.
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Without cutting the door, you will pretty much have to make your own out of fiberglass and give them enough volume so they will hold a speaker.
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If you do install speakers in your door, Marine Waterproof would be the optimal idea if you live in a fairly wet/damp climate, but you can always go with a Moisture & Dust Baffle for behind them(Actually you would seat the speaker into the baffle, then insert them into the opening... If you need a little extra space for the speaker basket, you can get a little more room by mounting the baffles from the back/bottom of the opening)..... Most Automobile Manufacturers will have Foam Moisture/Dust Baffles in place when the vehicle is new, as they help extend the life of the Speakers, and they are a Cheap way to improve the speaker sound quality....
A full line of Foam Baffles can be found here:
http://www.crutchfield.com/g_762/Foam-Speaker-Baffles.html?tp=2809
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I wasn't keen on cutting into my doors as well but when I went to a local stereo install shop to get a price on them to install my system, they said that the doors would be the best location since it offered a "perfect" dead air space to enhance the bass.
In the end, I installed the system myself including six inch Pioneers in the doors. Surprisingly, the sound it awesome and I won't need to add a second pair of speakers behind the bench seat as I originally planned.
If you check out my pics you'll see the placement of my speakers.
Good Luck!
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thats for the ideas everybody i might buy some or make some :)
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We have premolded kick panel speaker pods in the online catalog.