Guest MATT Posted September 30, 2004 Report Posted September 30, 2004 hi, does anyone know how to get the covers off so i can replace the footwell speakers? :huh: :o ;) :lol: :D :P :D :( :D :) :D :lol: Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted September 30, 2004 Report Posted September 30, 2004 Where on earth have you got footwell speakers (other than in the footwells :lol: ) There are speakers in the door panels front and rear, in the rear trims and on the sides of the dash. Covers just prise out with a flat-bladed screwdriver IIRC. Quote
GaryM Posted September 30, 2004 Report Posted September 30, 2004 Good luck Matt, Can be fun. The door card (and I mean card!) is held on by horible pop clips around the perimiter and two screws under the door handle. Remove these first and then prise the cover off by starting at the bottom outside corner. There is a proper tool for the job a bit like a two pronged fork. While poping the clips there is a good chance that you will break a few so get some spares from your dealer first. Once you have it all unclipped it will be hanging from the top along the window, a sharp tug up will release it. You may well also find that one or two of the mounting posts have pulled away from the card and you can just glue (hot melt) these back on. Time for a Rant... Ford did not give any thought to speaker placement or design. In fact I would augue did thier upmost best to find the worst place. Especially as the doors have loads of space in them. They are 6.5" speakers (standard so far) that they choose to place over the running gear for the window. This severly limits the depth that you have for "real" speakers. To overcome this Ford chose to design a new speaker with inverted surrounds rather that move it. Why?! Then because this was not C**P enough they then (on the newer models) cover half the speaker with plastic as the grille does not line up with the speaker. If you want a hidden install this limits your choice, however if you are prepared to place a spacer plate between the door card and frame and mount the speakers on the top of the card you will have a lot more choice. As yet I have not replaced the speakers yet but I do like my sounds and so I'm planning to look at this later. Especially as my Alpine HU and DVD install are so limited by them. Quote
Guest MATT Posted October 2, 2004 Report Posted October 2, 2004 thanks for the advice, and jokes. I will be attempting door cover removal soon, so stay tuned!i have enclosed a picture of the speakers i am thinking about, need to measure up when i get covers off. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted October 3, 2004 Report Posted October 3, 2004 I had a go at trying to prise the covers off the rear speakers yesterday and gave up because it looked like the trim was going to break first! The grey vertical strip to the rear of the grille looks like it has to come off first, as the edge of the grille is chamfered underneath this, but it too did not want to move. Anyone done this before and can confirm whether or not the door card has to come off? Quote
GaryM Posted October 3, 2004 Report Posted October 3, 2004 Ivor, the Speaker grilles are held on from the inside of the panel so prising them off is not the best approach. The grilles have long pegs that poke through the door card. These are then melted (welded) over to form a kind of rivet. You might be able to prise them off but I would think that you are more likely to crack them. However if you do get them off just superglue them back on. Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted October 3, 2004 Report Posted October 3, 2004 Oh well, thanks for the disappointing news! No quick speaker upgradesfor me then :( Quote
Guest Spark Posted October 3, 2004 Report Posted October 3, 2004 Oh well, thanks for the disappointing news! No quick speaker upgradesfor me then I didn Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted October 4, 2004 Report Posted October 4, 2004 Tee hee :( I have a few "spare" speakers from previous upgrades which got removed when I traded the cars in. I remember the days when Comet used to sell a great range of Pioneer car speakers. Trying to find car audio bits in the electrical retail multiples is now somewhat harder :angry: Quote
Guest Andyjflet Posted October 4, 2004 Report Posted October 4, 2004 I think the easiest solution for me at them moment is finding a decent sub woofer and finding a good place for it that isnt in the way, maybe under the passenger seat or a quick release set up in the rear compartment. If anyone has fitted a woofer I would love to hear from you. Andy Quote
Masked Marauder Posted October 4, 2004 Report Posted October 4, 2004 I think the easiest solution for me at them moment is finding a decent sub woofer and finding a good place for it that isnt in the way, maybe under the passenger seat Andy Aye, and watch you missus squirm when you turn up the bass! Quote
Guest Andyjflet Posted October 4, 2004 Report Posted October 4, 2004 I doubt it, we divorced in June and I havent replaced her yet with a long term model, had a few hire vehicles along the way though :( Quote
GSMGuy Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 I doubt it, we divorced in June and I havent replaced her yet with a long term model, had a few hire vehicles along the way though :o Nice one... lol :o Mike Quote
Guest fredt Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 I think the easiest solution for me at them moment is finding a decent sub woofer and finding a good place for it that isnt in the way, maybe under the passenger seat or a quick release set up in the rear compartment. If anyone has fitted a woofer I would love to hear from you. Andy As soon a my all in one unit turns up I'l let you know how it goes and where I'm going to mount it? Quote
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