rsquared

I was wondering if anyone has installed or knows how to install 8" speakers in the rear deck.. I was doing some research and really wanted to throw a set of these in the back Dayton 8" i was also wondering about the 7" in the front also dayton 7"

any idea guys

rsquared

No ideas at all....

7genmarathon

iTrader: (1)

Got an oxy-acetelyne torch?

MindBomber

This isn't a hotline, you should wait at least 24 hours for a response before bumping, especially for an unusual question like this.

lazlong

Remove the trunk springs (gonna have to do without from now on). Remove pretty much the whole rear interior to access the rear deck. Mark and cut your holes in the rear deck and the rear deck cover. The hard part is gonna be cutting the rear deck holes. You'll either have to cut from the bottom while laying in the trunk or remove the rear windshield to have enough room to cut from the top. A skill saw with a good metal bit will cut through that thin a metal fairly easily.

rsquared

sorry sir i was getting a little excited. I didnt mean to offend.

What i was thinking was cutting a square 9"x9" hole in the rear deck and then than taking a piece of 1/2" mdf and routing out the hole for the speaker than drilling it in to the rear deck.. i feel like the mdf would be more soild than the thin sheet metal.. for the front the mounting depth for the dayton is only 3" and the cutout size needed is 5 3/4" so not much modding there.

MindBomber

No offence taken, I just don't want someone new to wait four hours and think they're not going to get any answers when it's just a matter of patience. I get excited when I start thinking about a new project too

That sounds like it would work well and definitely be much less difficult than cutting the sheet metal to the perfect shape, the one thing I would do in addition to drilling and bolting the mdf in place is add a bit of epoxy. I'd be concerned about the vibration of the speaker loosening the bolts over time and allowing the mdf to rattle.

Sounds like your off to a good start with the planning

Kennykid2002

iTrader: (1)

I would remove the rear windshield to have better work space, just sayin

rsquared

thanks when i get my speakers and stuff i will for sure take some pics

b00$t

oops.

chawski

iTrader: (1)

Also, Id mount them from the trunk (mount from the bottom) rather from the top of the rear deck as the stock speakers are. It will make it so much easier to change them out later on if needed. Its almost impossible to remove the rear deck without breaking a snap or two and getting tons of rattling

Shift-E

How would bottom up effect the sound?