Front Speakers, How do I get to them?

Stevo · 13-12-2005, 06:32 PM

Hey, I have a el ghia , and one of the front speakers has a little rattle in it. For some reason i thought the speaker cover had screws, and I could easily get to it. It appears not!.

Can i pop the cover off? Or do I have to take the whole door trim off to get to it. I was going to try and pop the speaker cover off, but thought i would ask here first. As i didnt want to break/scratch/mark anything.

EFFalcon · 13-12-2005, 06:38 PM

you have to remove the whole door trim.

Stevo · 13-12-2005, 06:46 PM

ahrr your kidding.
I will buy new speakers and make it worth it then

CruizinEB · 13-12-2005, 06:53 PM

haha its not hard to remove, takes me 2 mins

vegabass · 13-12-2005, 06:53 PM

Just check the mounting depth of the new spaeker. you may have to use spacers.

i couldnt believe the difference when i put new ones in!!!
I used the JayCar Precision 6.5" splits in the front and 6.5" 2 way in the rear they sound good and punchy and excelent value for money.

I have been biten by the stereo bug again and a friend has a SQ system he is selling me. so its going to be mad!

enjoy the new speakers

niko · 13-12-2005, 07:00 PM

im with you stevo. if u got nice door trims, the last thing u want to be doing is constantly taking them off!

5L · 13-12-2005, 07:36 PM

i hate taken off door trims every time i do it i have less and less screw holding them in (alright who stole my screws)

niko · 13-12-2005, 07:44 PM

thats not good :P

screws are replaceable, but putting scratches on plastics etc is uncool!

LUXO_8 · 13-12-2005, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by eb5speed

i hate taken off door trims every time i do it i have less and less screw holding them in (alright who stole my screws)

so you get like a fried rice container and out every screw you take out into it
never loose themmmm.......(or stop replacing things on the lawn!!!! hehe)

InitialD · 13-12-2005, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MADNC_8

so you get like a fried rice container and out every screw you take out into it
never loose themmmm.......(or stop replacing things on the lawn!!!! hehe)

OR you could do what I do at work, get a carry handle plastic tool tray with compartments from Bunnings for $10 and put the screws from each part of the door into there own compartment. Means the screws go back in the right place. Eseries aint that bad for screws but sheesh some euro cars are crazy with different screws.

Most definitly replace your speakers if you can stevo, the factory speakers besides being only 15w dont have a very clear sound. If your going to replace with splits as you should (believe me people come into work asking for 2ways into NF Fairlanes

ing_sm ) get some TSC Pioneers or Alpine DDdrive's if you have got the dosh to spend.

niko · 13-12-2005, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by InitialD

the factory speakers besides being only 15w dont have a very clear sound.

i dont agree with you man, i used to have ORIGINAL ford 4" factory fronts pumping at a cruise once and ppl didnt beleive they were only 4" and original....

running off headunit... non amplified

LUXO_8 · 13-12-2005, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by niko

i dont agree with you man, i used to have ORIGINAL ford 4" factory fronts pumping at a cruise once and ppl didnt beleive they were only 4" and original....

running off headunit... non amplified

i do!!!
the original 4" paper speakers suck
and the 6" speakers in EB2/ED arent much better!

5L · 13-12-2005, 08:27 PM

thats true i even put it good quality pioneer 4" speakers in my old series one and although they were better than stock the 4" are to small to produce good sound

InitialD · 13-12-2005, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by niko

i dont agree with you man, i used to have ORIGINAL ford 4" factory fronts pumping at a cruise once and ppl didnt beleive they were only 4" and original....

running off headunit... non amplified

Hmm yeah and im sure the 2nd you turn it up LOUD they would sound crap, and distort like crazy.

If they were sooo good niko, why would ANYONE update speakers. I wouldnt have a job then

:

But we are talking about 6" speakers in a EL here, not 4" in a EA

InitialD · 13-12-2005, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by eb5speed

thats true i even put it good quality pioneer 4" speakers in my old series one and although they were better than stock the 4" are to small to produce good sound

a 4" speaker is a 4" speaker. You cant expect much from them. Mind you, replacing the stock ones will give you a more crisper sound but not much in bass being 4".

niko · 13-12-2005, 08:46 PM

i had them up loud.... but everyone here is saying that stok speakers are just , wen in fact if tuned correctly can sound not bad.

i dont turn speakers up loud to hear distortion i turn them up as loud as they possibly can go WITHOUT distortion *cough equaliser and many variable settings available on even old y headunits:P

if i could get good sound for 4" speakers whats to say that 6" isnt an easier job... ford premo sound is not bad also

im also not supporting factory speakers, they do suck i aggree, BUT u can get decent sound out of them if u play with the settings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

Stevo · 13-12-2005, 11:47 PM

the sound from the premo setup isnt too bad. Its got a decent quality (changed 8" parcel sub for 10" box sub)..

Until you pull up next to a car with a half decent stereo that is !

TIKFD6 · 13-12-2005, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by vegabass

Just check the mounting depth of the new spaeker. you may have to use spacers.

i couldnt believe the difference when i put new ones in!!!
I used the JayCar Precision 6.5" splits in the front and 6.5" 2 way in the rear they sound good and punchy and excelent value for money.

I have been biten by the stereo bug again and a friend has a SQ system he is selling me. so its going to be mad!

enjoy the new speakers

the 6.5" Kevlar Coaxials go very well to, i have them in the rear shelf, but i'm waiting for our new 6" Kevlar Splits to come in before i put new ones in the front.

Them and our new amps, and Caps will be in mid feb.

slamd ef wagon · 14-12-2005, 08:29 AM

yer wont take long remove the whole slin dont try remove just the grill as its not ment to cum off i found this out i got 5.25" jbl grand tourings they were about $200 for strathfeild there splits and i recon there better thatn the pioneer yellow 6.5" bullets i had in me other car and they cost me $450

yehbaby351 · 31-03-2007, 09:39 AM

with your premium sound system can you tell me the part number on the bottom of the speakers in the parcel shelf. do you have a pic of them . i have the same system however i am trying to put it back in the car but im not sure which speakers are for the front and which are for the back as they are diferent. what colour is the clip for the wiring... is it a black clip or a white one (for the parcel shelf rear speakers) what colour clip is on the speaker too.

Kenaz · 31-03-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by yehbaby351

with your premium sound system can you tell me the part number on the bottom of the speakers in the parcel shelf. do you have a pic of them . i have the same system however i am trying to put it back in the car but im not sure which speakers are for the front and which are for the back as they are diferent. what colour is the clip for the wiring... is it a black clip or a white one (for the parcel shelf rear speakers) what colour clip is on the speaker too.

Mate, would you please stop mining any thread that has reference to EL Ghia in them.

low-eb · 31-03-2007, 12:12 PM

yeah door trims of only problem i found is the door poper thing that goes up and down broke em on my eb just glue the rod together lol how do u take em off properly with out braking?

barthez · 31-03-2007, 03:34 PM

u need to remove the lock button that the "door popper thing" plugs into before taking the door trim off.....

Aaron_EF8 · 31-03-2007, 04:48 PM

To get them off, get a pair of locking pliers and a rag, put the rag over the lock and pull it up with the locking pliers.

toolchick01 · 31-03-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TIKFD6

the 6.5" Kevlar Coaxials go very well to, i have them in the rear shelf, but i'm waiting for our new 6" Kevlar Splits to come in before i put new ones in the front.

Them and our new amps, and Caps will be in mid feb.

By the way you said OUR I'm assuming you work at Jaycar. I work at the Ringwood store. I must admit I'm really impressed with the Reponse gear. I'm getting the 800W Mono to run my subs as soon as I have some dosh.

Door trims aren't that hard to remove. But I suppose when you have done it day in day out for over 6 months it gets a lot easier.

Stevo · 01-04-2007, 10:49 AM

wow. i changed the speakers like a and a half years ago. good thread mining! NOT