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i plan on swapping the door speakers and from what i have read it seems like a bit(h. what size fits in the hole and what do you mean by a spacer. if you space it out wont it hit the door panel when you put it back on?

i plan on doing this tomorrow so any quick help is appreciated!

also, is it worth the trouble?

 
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Depends how large your spacer is. You have about 3/4" - 1", maybe a 1/4" - 1/2" more if you cut off the plastic rim on the inside of the door panel. I have no idea what size fits in the hole. Be prepared to cut some metal if you need to (I didn't have to, but it sounds like some people did).

Is it worth the money to buy good wine? Is it worth the hearing loss to listen to really loud music in the car? Is it worth not eating some of the foods you really like in order to be healthy?

These are unanswerable questions. It depends who you are.

 
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I really didn't have that much trouble doing mine. I used the Scosche 1" spacers for my Pioneers. I would suggest that you trace around the stock speaker with a sharpie before you remove it, so that you have a reference to center the replacement spacer/speaker in the opening.

For me, the sound of the replacement speakers is much improved over the stocks, especially since I have them amped -- I think it was definitely worth it.

 
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U won't have much problem doing it. I did mine w/o ne problems.
PLUS- It takes about 30minutes for both. really easy.

 
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how did you do it

 
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took me a lot longer I had to use a jigsaw to cut out a specific shape out of 3/4 MDF and then make a hole inside the cut to fit my CDT CL-61a. I say it was def worththe trouble and the fun.

 
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Did the door panel fit back over the CDT-CL's? Did you use spacers? I am thinking about getting a pair since they are $127 online.

 
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i did my CDT CL-61a the same way except with a router and a circle jig. My spacer was 1". I have them running off a Alpine MRV-F340 and it sounds nice. now i'm waiting on my subs to arrive

 
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have a store install them. nuttin like da work of a professional

 
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thanks, sorry to jack the thread.

 
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It's pretty easy, but you DO need spacers. I don't think it's a matter of clearance, although that may be the case. The stock speakers for some unimaginable reason have a really wierd shape that won't quite allow a regular speaker to go right in there, but with the spacers, it's a breeze.

Tweeters are even easier

 
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every1 that i know that has aftermarket speakers, deck, subs gets em put in at a store like best buy, car audio heaven, etc.

 
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Bah anybody who gets their gear installed for them sucks, it's easy to do, just do it yourself.

 
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yea i want to install all of my stuff....but i don't wanna screw it up. lol. i'll have best buy do it, that way if the f*ck it up i can get em to replace it.

 
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Yeah but installing it yourself is so easy, you are just intimidated... I will give you step by step instructions...

1) Lift up the little cover in the handle by your power window controls, take that screw out.

2) Lift the panel up from the side that is towards from the front of your car, pull it out and disconnect the plug.

3) Take out 2 screws that will be now exposed. You may have to do some looking for them, but they are there.

4) Remove the black panel behind the door handle, take those 2 screws out, and then use a small screwdriver to move the clip on the rod, and then take the rod out and remove the handle

5) Remove the sail panel (pull)

6) Pull put the clips around the edge by working your way around with your fingers and pulling. Might take some work to get started but it's easy

7) Pull up

See? That was easy

Give it a try, I can help if you have any issues

 
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yea i just don't wanna mess stuff up and have to pay more $ ya know? nice instructions tho....i copied and pasted and printed

 
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Should I mount the cross over in the door or near the head unit or near the amp?

And then drill the **** out of the sail panel until it has a round opening the size of the tweeter?

 
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Mount it wherever is convenient

I mounted mine on that removable black panel above the pedals, and behind my glovebox on the other side.

I would say mount them closer to the front of the car, that way you won't have to run any wires any great length. But it doesn't matter where you mount them if you've got a special little spot picked out

 
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I surface mounted my tweeters on the sail panel and they look good to me... probably better than if I had tried to make a hole for them.

 
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nice

 
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Did you have the sail panels that were designed for tweeters or did you modify some normal sail panels?

 
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^^i was wondering this as well

 
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I bet they are surface mounted on the non-ex sail panels. Being as it said he srface mounted them, I'd take it as they aren't cut into the sail panel, rather using one of the two (surface or flush mount) mounting kits that usually come with a set of tweets. Meaning he used the surface mounting piece, pre-drilled a hole in the sail panel for the screw. Screwed the surface mounting cup onto there, then installed the tweet. That's just my guess though.

 
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Yes it's worth it. No, it's not a biotch. It's actually relatively easy, especially if you follow the DIY (do it yourself) on this site. There's a button at the top that says DIY. The DIY is located in it under the subset titles audio. Here's the link:
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=153831

The size is 6.5". Spacers aren't required unless your new speaker is deeper than the max mounting depth allowed in our vehicles (approximately 2 9/16 (give or take a little, as I haven't measured) inches). If they are deeper than that, you can make your own spacers out of really anything. The common thing seems to be MDF. It's not hard.

 
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well i did it! i bought 6.5 alpine type s. and i bought a spacer kit for $10. very nice sound. im glad i did it!

 
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The Alpine Type-S didn't come with spacers?? Mine did

Good choice (I say that because you picked my brand )

 
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Yup, that's exactly what I did! (Though I do have an EX -- but I've got a sedan, so no tweeter pods...)

 
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so as a summary.... will most 6.5" speakers for example alpine type-r (176A's) component fronts go in with spacers and still fit inside the door trim? Still a bit unclear..

Thanks

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