Removing Speakers "HELP!"

[Arosa16vology]

true at least they have turned up!

was it easy to fit? I guess you screw the adaptor to the existing holes then screw the speakers to the adaptor right?

 

[Arosa16vology]

I just brought them leads hopefully it comes around the same time as my rings and speakers!

think i'm gonna get alpine amp to run them and alpine headunit!

 

[Rattic]

Thats correct. They're dead easy to install. The hard part was removing the old speakers!

 

[Arosa16vology]

i opened mine up today and it has been removed already it's stuck back on with glue gun stuff! I just have to yank it off and clean the glue off.

 

[Arosa16vology]

Just a pic of my speaker i fitted!

 

[Rattic]

hey man that looks real neat. I left the original grills on, but was considerin takin em off. How did ya take the old ones off. Cos they're melted on? I didnt know whether to drill em or try n melt em with a solderin iron (believe thats not a great idea though).

 

[Arosa16vology]

I just drill them little black round circles on the other side of the grille. The 16.5 cm fits just right in the hole!

then just make 4 holes for the screws to fit in.

 

[Rattic]

Ok. Managed to get the new grille on today. Didnt go quite how I'd planned it, but defo looks better than the bog standard grille IMO.

 

[Arosa16vology]

it goes pretty well! could of done the grile cover straight lol!

 

[Rattic]

haha. cos I used the bracket, it puts the screw holes at 45 degrees to what it should be. But I think it looks alright still

 

[Arosa16vology]

i drilled my own holes on a ironing board so it was falling all over the place so i don't think mines dead on.

 

[Rattic]

New CD/DVD/Sat Nav.
Black Winders
JBL Speakers

Still tryin to get the black handbrake cover. Not bad a for a n00b

 

[Arosa16vology]

hey i want that cubby thing under ur headunit where u get urs from?

 

[Rattic]

that was in the car when I bought it.

 

[Boo]

James its the same cubby that you have put your Alpine head unit in. Rattic has removed his factory head unit and replaced it with the new one. Was it tricky getting the old one out Rattic ? I didnt have any problems with my one but, its a MK1 so it might be a little more tricky on a MK2.

 

[Rattic]

Never seen the factory headunit. Bought car preowned with a Sony CD player already installed. Only changed cos it was one with a removable face plate and the faceplate contacts were faulty and therefore not fully functional. The Sony unit was easy to remove. I have to admit to cutting my Arosa harness up though to fit the new unit. Felt like I was giving my car the 'snip'. Really didnt want to do it, but I found there wasn't a lot of space at the back of the unit for all the cables and connectors, so had to, and it was still a squeeze.

 

[terrymcg]

Been looking at the nice installs of front speakers on here!

I might change mine, not got a clue about speakers but my front left is vibrating, will changing them sort this or is it likley to be the door panel rattling?

Also I have an Alana head unit, will it sound OK powering new speakers without an amp?

 

[Rattic]

hey i want that cubby thing under ur headunit where u get urs from?

Not sure if ya still want one, but I came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Polo-Lupo-...oryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[BigFish]

Hey guys,
When buying new speakers etc. a quick and easy way to convert from inches to mm:

inches to mm x 25.4
mm to inches /25.4

eg 6" x 25.4 = 152.4 mm

Hope this helps

BigFish