The 4" speakers, Need Help Options

[My2Celi]

How do you take the stock speaker off the bracket? cuz i wana put some JBL P452 in it.

This post has been edited by My2Celi: Apr 29, 2006 - 11:51 AM

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Guys I fit 4" speakers in my 8-speaker config over 2 years ago. lol There's also another member who's no longer on the forums that gave me some tips on at the time when I went for it.

I custom-made brackets from the stock 4" speakers, of which the speakers and mount are all one piece like some of you guys had said. I also took a dremel tool to the door to make way for the magnets for the 4" speakers, and finished it off with a set of 8" midbass as well.


I'll go rip my door panels off and take pictures for you guys. I want to be able to link this thread whenever I read this topic from now on.


EDIT- Ok, heres what my setup looks like. You can see a picture of everything with the door panel fitted in my profile.

First to understand is that depending on what 4" speaker you use, you may or may not have to modify the door at all. I used a speaker with a deep magnet before I realized that there would be a tight fit. You may want to use a speaker with the most shallow mounting depth that you can find unless you don't mind cutting out a chunk of door like I did.

You also WILL NOT be able to fit anything larger than a 4" behind the door panel opening because it is simply too small. Tried with some other speakers and usually the next size up is a 5 1/2".....much too large.

Heres the photos with the door panels removed from the drivers side-

Full door shot-


4" closeup shot. You can see that I used the stock speaker assembly (speaker and mount are ONE piece, not two) and cut out the speaker part. I took a Dremel to four (4) tabs that connect the speaker to the bracket, and then ripped out all the old speaker material completely. The rim you are left with needs to be smoothed out and hammered smooth, then I drilled tiny holes and used very strong stainless steel wire to join the new speaker with the old frame I made. (MUCH stronger than using tiny screws, as the mounting surface is curved and won't bite properly). You can also see where I took out the chunk of door so that there was no curvature in the way-






In order to prevent the magnet from sticking itself to the door, I used a large nut as a spacer on the top only. Otherwise, the speaker won't sit flat in the opening. This brought it perfectly flush with the door panel without rubbing-


This is where I fed the wires through for the 4", a little gap that exists in the factory 8" mount-


Lastly, a shot of the 8". It mounts perfectly in place of the stock 8" speaker, and I even was able to use the factory holes for the new screws. I used a little bit of RTV to keep the speaker airtight around the plastic to reduce long-term stress on the screws.....not much plastic to dig into using a thick speaker-



Thats about it. Tried and proven to work by yours truly, and it sounds great. If you want to know what speakers I used just look in my profile, their all Kickers Resolution series. I might record a hi-fi clip of what it sounds like for you guys, if you want.

Hope this helps for future installations.

This post has been edited by Silver94CelicaOwner: May 4, 2006 - 5:33 PM