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Uh, well this question was asked million of times and I know that you people are gonna get pissed at tme but pleas just answer. I dont have time to search cuz I got to do a lot of stuff today and I am buying 4 Alpine Type-S 6.5 today and I would really like to install them same day.
Here are my Q's:
1) For the front speakers, All I need to do is remove the whole door trim and then install the speakers right? There is no easier way to do this right?
2) For ther rear spakers (hatchback), Can I just pop off the grill and install them or do I need to take the whole rear trim to do it?

Thank you very much for your help.

uhm, all i know is that you have to take out the back seats and panels to get to that back speaker, tis not diffucult just takes about 10 minutes unless your pro... but fronts, just take off the door panel, because you must, tis not diffucult either, and im not sure if they will fit or not, but im optimisitc ... can't wait to hear how well you think they are, im contemplating getting type-r's so if s's sound good, r's gotta be great! yay alpine!

This post has been edited by Philip: Jun 29, 2005 - 11:22 AM

I needed to make my own trims for the door speakers. Made them out of wooden rings to fit the bracket thats in the door. In the back: the speakerbrackets aren't completly rounded so thats gonna take a lot of work also.

About removal and installation Front: http://www.6gc.net/index.php?action=howto&itu=47

For the rear speakers. Like Philip said: Take out the back seat and panels. I found i easier to work with the front seats removed. So u get a lot of moving space since our car isnt that big in the back

Thanks for ur help, I am getting the speakers in a couple of hours and I am gonna be installing them today. I am gonna update ya all on the install and if it went smooth. I went to the library in the morning and got my self 94-99 Toyota celica manual so that should help me out well.

Do I need an adapter??? Cuz I didnt buy any adapters..

With trims i meant adapter. Because the stock speakers are like 6 an 3/4 and standard speaker size is 6,5 you will need an adapter. U can make one like i did from wood (MDF) or plastic as shown above. I would go for the wooden rings because they are more solid and will not destort the Bass of the Speaker. Cant show you any pics because then i would have to open my doorpanel and dont want to do that now!

Alpine's S-Series speakers feature rugged looks and tough, ultra-rigid cones. The SPS-170A 6-1/2"/6-3/4" speaker pumps out heavy bass output with its aluminum-coated polypropylene cone and durable rubber surround.
» fits standard 6-1/2" and 6-3/4" (oversized 6-1/2") openings

Looks like I might be fine, but we will see in a couple of hours...

Maybe the Alpine have a speaker adapter with them. I did not have any for the Focal woofer, Had to make my own. But is so more solid.

go to my Cardomain Page..... read it...... you wire the speakers, cut the wires from the factory speakers wire it to the new speakers.... THINK About IT.

This post has been edited by Scarrell: Jun 29, 2005 - 2:52 PM

What??? Sorry but u are talking about something else, cuz I am talking about speaker adapter to make my 6.5" speaker fit into oversized 6.5" opening in our cars.

Hey, I went to 3 car audio shop around where I live (boomers,tweeters,ect.) and none of them had the adaptor. In all the shops they just make em and it would cost $30. So I guess I am just gonna make my own adapter, I already made a tamplate for it and just need to test fit it tomorrow because I am gonna turn my spaker in a way so that the tweeter is pointing straight to my ear. And on friday I am gonna make the adapter, I still dont know if I am gonna go with plastic or MDF. I guess I will see when I get to homedepot.
I'll post some pics soon.

go... to.... my.... car...domain... site... look at page 3... there is how you can put a 6 1/2" speaker in the hole... and i would use something thinner than 3/4th MDF.. but strong too.

i made a plexiglass one, it came out good.

they arent hard to make, just pull out your sharpie and start tracing

I got mine off of eBay, cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:MEWN:IT

I did have to modify them a bit for my speakers, but they work great, no rattling!

what size speakers go in the rear??..and why do you need to remove the back seats to do the speakers?..i poped my grills off to paint them it just looked like i could unbolt the speakers but yea..what size are the speakers in the rear?

I made my front adapter of MDF. The biggest ring that bolted on the outside was 4 mm thick. Indeed alone it would not be sufficient to hold the speaker for a long time. That why i made an extra ring on the innerside of the plastic mounting bracket which was 12 mm thick. So in al my MDF bracket is 16 mm thick and gives quite a punch. Only have to use some Dynamat now!

you can't access the rear speakers without taking out the panel which has two bolts that are in your backseat part that folds down ... but you can look at them through the grille... however, to remove them or to mess with wiring or anything, you gotta take out the seat part that folds down, and the panel

i just fold the back seats, take off the screws on the panel and pull it open from the door first or else you might break the panel and screw out the speaker.. but my wires are straight to my speakers and like sodered onto it... is it suppost to be like that? or did the owner before me did that?

No it should have a White connector plugged into it. Just as for the speakers in the doors!

i got my adapters off of ebay and i had to do the same thing as Cutrara-modify em a little.

This post has been edited by Fate: Jul 3, 2005 - 1:57 PM