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(Message started by: lube-o-rific on Dec 12^th, 2008, 9:01pm)

Title: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by lube-o-rific on Dec 12^th, 2008, 9:01pm

Hi Guys,

I'm going to have to fit some new speakers in the Scorp as the factory ones are to say the least quite dismal.

I've been reading and some peeps have fitted 6x9s either with or without the OEM speaker grille.

Before I make a right hash of it with some nice 6x9s, does anyone have any advice they can give on fitting them into the OEM housing?

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by Matt on Dec 13^th, 2008, 10:42am

the rear grills will need to be opened up then cut/inlarged in order to fit the 6x9's ( a dremmel is handy for this) then you might have to cut out the metal speaker mount out of the parcel shelf for depth

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by lube-o-rific on Dec 13^th, 2008, 10:54am

Thanks for that Matt.

I'm going to have a stab at it today, I might look into removing the OEM housing and having the new speaker grilles showing.

I hope that I can securely mount the new ones correctly.

Cheers! :D

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by lube-o-rific on Dec 13^th, 2008, 4:35pm

I took the OEM speaker/housing off today to inspect the situation. There's a huge hole in the shelf underneath the housing, flip know why such a big hole.

I'm going to have to rebuild around the huge hole and recover the shelf in something nice so I can put in some nice 6x9s.

Popping in some replacement 5x7s looks like quite a task as the OEM housing is all glued and fixed together.

So I'm going to go the whole hog. ;D

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by cossie_al on Dec 15^th, 2008, 2:26pm

Hi Lube-o-rific,
HERE (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=OT;action=display;num=1157108097;start=0#0) Is an old post of mine may be some help
Al

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by Matt on Dec 15^th, 2008, 6:16pm

for recovering the shelf, use some ice carpet, same stuff the do the subwoofer boxes in ;)

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by lube-o-rific on Dec 15^th, 2008, 7:12pm

Thanks Matt and Al.

I do like the look of Al's leather on his shelf. I'm going to have to find some good quality stuff.

Cheers Guys! ;D

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by Matt on Dec 15^th, 2008, 7:53pm

do you know fletchers in bham? they used to keep rolls of stuff like that, carpet, leather, plastics etc, might be worth a drive over

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by lube-o-rific on Dec 15^th, 2008, 7:57pm

Hi Matt, Is that Fletchers Auto Store, part of Oscott's?

We have the Oscott Trade Center here in Coventry. :)

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by Matt on Dec 15^th, 2008, 8:03pm

thats the place ;D used to be a great place and you could get anyting for anything from them, now its just a big boy racer store :(

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by lube-o-rific on Dec 15^th, 2008, 8:10pm

I'll have a trip to Brum at the weekend then. :D

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by Matt on Dec 15^th, 2008, 8:15pm

http://www.oscott.co.uk/fletchersautostore/

Title: Re: Speaker Fitting Advice
Post by lube-o-rific on Dec 15^th, 2008, 8:20pm