upgrading stock speakers
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Not without replacing the bracket, but since it's a very simple bracket, there should be no reason at all you can't. At a guess, I'd say that you could probably even fit a 5.25" speaker in that location, but for anything larger than a 4" I'd really want some sort of enclosure.
The factory bracket is just a bent piece of metal. There's a hole for the speaker, with screw holes, then it comes down and bolts to the chassis in 2 locations with 6mm bolts. Practically zero baffling. I believe that the "crossover" is simply that the 3.5" speaker can't produce any bass, so it doesn't (but it tries.)
The main reason that I wouldn't put larger speakers there is that it's a crappy location. (So's the rear deck, kind of a toss-up as to which is worse.) Each one points right at the back of the front seats ahead of them, and it skews the staging something awful. Oh yeah, and to make enclosures for it is annoying to pull those interior panels 3 or 4 times in order to fab something up.
The factory bracket is just a bent piece of metal. There's a hole for the speaker, with screw holes, then it comes down and bolts to the chassis in 2 locations with 6mm bolts. Practically zero baffling. I believe that the "crossover" is simply that the 3.5" speaker can't produce any bass, so it doesn't (but it tries.)
The main reason that I wouldn't put larger speakers there is that it's a crappy location. (So's the rear deck, kind of a toss-up as to which is worse.) Each one points right at the back of the front seats ahead of them, and it skews the staging something awful. Oh yeah, and to make enclosures for it is annoying to pull those interior panels 3 or 4 times in order to fab something up.
What about headrest speakers like convertibles (miata, S2000) come with? You could get pretty good sound with just two speakers. To hell with the people in the back seat, they're probably busy trying to make blood flow to their legs anyway.
If not... what about fiberglass pods that mount to the rear roof above the seats?
I know barely anything about audio, so if those are dumb ideas, just ignore them.
If not... what about fiberglass pods that mount to the rear roof above the seats?
I know barely anything about audio, so if those are dumb ideas, just ignore them.
Quick question, to change the speaker do you have to remove the whole door panel? Cause it looks like the triangular cover on it looks like it can be removed freely without having to remove the door panel. Is this true?
The triangular panel does come off, but you can't pull the speaker from behind there. You will have to remove the entire door panel, but it's not like it's that much work.
2 covered screws at the front, 5 screws along the bottom, 2 covered screws in the door handle, 1 under the latch, 2 under the speaker grille. Be careful removing the lock bezel so that you don't break the clips.
2 covered screws at the front, 5 screws along the bottom, 2 covered screws in the door handle, 1 under the latch, 2 under the speaker grille. Be careful removing the lock bezel so that you don't break the clips.
Do you have to remove the two screws under the grille? I forget... also, why would you remove the lock bezel? It is only held to the door panel, correct?Dan_Gyoba;1860294 said:
For what it's worth, I've never been in a Supra that still had the lock bezels, so... really don't know what they attach to here.
I'm pretty sure that the lock bezel clips actually clip into the metal frame behind the door panel.
The 2 screws under the grille complete the set to hold the door handle on, so you have to remove them to get the door handle off.
The lock bezel clips to the metal backing where the door lock switch is. If you don't remove it, you can't remove the door panel.
I've removed the door panels on my car so many times...
The lock bezel clips to the metal backing where the door lock switch is. If you don't remove it, you can't remove the door panel.
I've removed the door panels on my car so many times...
Hmm, I seem to recall leaving the door handle itself attached to the panel, but I could be wrong. I'm in the same boat (having done the door panel on, door panel off thing a LOT), except for the bezel thing. Didn't know those attached to the door itself.Dan_Gyoba;1860480 said:
The pull latch stays on the door, but the handle itself (the part you grip to close the door, and has the power window controls on it) has to come off for the door panel to come off.