Front and rear speaker installation pics

[LugNut]

Hope these help, especially if you too go with modifying the stock speaker mounts. I used Pioneer TS-G1644R all the way around (four total; cheap, from an NYC eBay seller). In my install, no wire connector adapters were needed. Not shown is soldering the subwoofer leads to the rear speakers in my two-door 2007 liftback.

Left OEM front door speaker, with the door panel removed:



Topsides of new speaker (left) vs. old front speaker (right, still in OEM mount):



Ditto, except backsides:



Spacer ring removed carefully by prying. Razorblade used later for cutting out the old speaker:



Clipping all the supports from the back:



After cutting around the edge of the speaker, cutting the original speaker-to-connector wires. Keep the wires attached to the mount long for now:



Old speaker removed. Is very lightweight, but gave decent sound at least compared to the awful OEM speakers that were in my RAV 4.1s:



For the fronts, I drilled three holes in the flange of the old black plastic mount (thickest part where three of the largest clipped-out support legs), and used a little Shoe Goo between the mount and the speaker's metal frame (do _not_ get it on the cone or the flexible rubber ring that attached the cone to the frame) and three of the machine screws that came with the speakers to attach them. First made sure the wires are aligned! Then I reattached the spacer ring after notching it in three places. Also used Shoe Goo, from Walmart, to attach the ring.



I let the glue cure overnight, then soldered the further shortened leads. The positive and negative wires and terminals lined up nicely. Protect the cone from the solder!



Completed right front speaker, reinstalled (fuzzy pic taken quickly):



Right rear speaker before:



New rear speaker, left:



For the rear speakers, I was able to reuse the OEM mounts, but because they are smaller than the fronts I couldn't use the three small machine screws to attach the new speakers to the OEM mounts. So I used a lot more Shoe Goo, and also let them cure more than a day.

The new, and also Shoe Goo'ed foam weatherstripping on the reused white trim rings make the speaker fit nicely against the now reinstalled rear panels, and they are preventing rattling of the panel against the speaker.

The new speakers sound quite good, especially considering the very low cost (well under US$100 for all four). They are definitely much heavier than the OEM speakers. Their sound is crisper than the OEM's, and there's more bass. But just a little more bass is my preference:

Bazooka powered subwoofer installation, http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40420