Front door speakers, how? - Toyota Yaris Forums

wildmongoose26 · 03-18-2009, 02:02 AM

Pulled the door panel off and there is an interesting little speaker spacer to put it away from the door i guess. I dont see any good way to mount the new speakers without having to by a new spacer. maybe a little bit of help. And I have 5 1/2" components that came outta my old car i would prefer to keep.

And im assuming the spacers are there to keep the magnet of the speaker off the window. Thanx for the help.

Angela

pariahdecss · 03-18-2009, 05:34 AM

. . . those spacers are held on with 3 rivets - you have to drill them out to get the speaker off, but once you see the stock speaker and see how cheap it is you won't feel any guilt throwing it in the trash. Scosche or Metra make plastic speaker adapters that will adapt an aftermarket speaker to this location - go to crutchfield.com or Google them. I wanted something beefier, but I was lazy, so I bought some pre-fabbed MDF spacers on Ebay here: MBTech MDF Spacers - - the 07/07 Yaris Scion model - - they work great

wildmongoose26 · 03-18-2009, 08:56 AM

well i can just make those, its only a 3/4" spacer off the door to clear the speaker.
Thanx though.

angela

m911gt · 03-18-2009, 10:34 AM

otherwise, you could dremmel out some of the plastic and reuse the existing speaker brackets, i also reused the factory wiring connector...looks almost factory, minus the quality speaker :)

pennyracer · 07-05-2009, 11:13 PM

or you could do this :) 3 way focals installed in the doors my o8 yais lb sounds just a little better :))

Zombie Yaris · 08-31-2012, 03:18 PM

@penny racer where did you get the faceplate to fit around those 3 speakers in the door? and what sizes are those?

sqcomp · 08-31-2012, 03:39 PM

All of that is custom work. The speaker cover looks like it fits on via friction. One could also use magnets in the frame and substrate. I've got packs of them sitting in my garage. The ring for the cover and the substrate groove looks to be two dimensional, so it's not that difficult to fab up. Just time really.

To disclose fully, that panel is nowhere near stock and took a little bit of time to make. That design looks to be on the panel versus in the skin of the door itself. I enjoy the router work that can go into a project like this. There are positives and negatives to most any door install.

Penny - was this a home job or did you hit up Car Toys or and independent shop? I say Car Toys after seeing the Focal. That is the boutique brand that they sell.

03-18-2009, 02:02 AM	#1
wildmongoose26 Drives: 09 5dr Yaris Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 443	Front door speakers, how? Pulled the door panel off and there is an interesting little speaker spacer to put it away from the door i guess. I dont see any good way to mount the new speakers without having to by a new spacer. maybe a little bit of help. And I have 5 1/2" components that came outta my old car i would prefer to keep. And im assuming the spacers are there to keep the magnet of the speaker off the window. Thanx for the help. Angela

03-18-2009, 10:34 AM	#4
m911gt Carless in Chicago View User's Garage Drives: 08 Blk LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,479	otherwise, you could dremmel out some of the plastic and reuse the existing speaker brackets, i also reused the factory wiring connector...looks almost factory, minus the quality speaker :) __________________ Wanted: Forced Induction Some say that he is the secret love child of Ferrari and Porsche, and others say that he would lap James May twice in a 1/4 mile drag race. All we know is that he is called The Stig.

08-31-2012, 03:39 PM	#7
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	All of that is custom work. The speaker cover looks like it fits on via friction. One could also use magnets in the frame and substrate. I've got packs of them sitting in my garage. The ring for the cover and the substrate groove looks to be two dimensional, so it's not that difficult to fab up. Just time really. To disclose fully, that panel is nowhere near stock and took a little bit of time to make. That design looks to be on the panel versus in the skin of the door itself. I enjoy the router work that can go into a project like this. There are positives and negatives to most any door install. Penny - was this a home job or did you hit up Car Toys or and independent shop? I say Car Toys after seeing the Focal. That is the boutique brand that they sell. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Get your post counts here! read 1st post for rules	Astroman	Off-topic / Other Cars / Everything else Discussions	3414	11-04-2012 09:03 AM
Displaying Front Plate In CA	hans_fh	California	42	10-22-2008 12:57 AM
Torque Settings, front suspension	Nimble	Wheels, Tires and Suspension Forum sponsored by The Tire Rack	1	02-21-2007 01:00 PM
X'Mas Special - Aeroparts for the Vitz	MC-BPT	Sponsors Classifieds Area	24	01-11-2007 09:39 AM

03-18-2009, 05:34 AM	#2
pariahdecss Yarisomniac Drives: 2009 5spd LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 54	. . . those spacers are held on with 3 rivets - you have to drill them out to get the speaker off, but once you see the stock speaker and see how cheap it is you won't feel any guilt throwing it in the trash. Scosche or Metra make plastic speaker adapters that will adapt an aftermarket speaker to this location - go to crutchfield.com or Google them. I wanted something beefier, but I was lazy, so I bought some pre-fabbed MDF spacers on Ebay here: MBTech MDF Spacers - - the 07/07 Yaris Scion model - - they work great

03-18-2009, 08:56 AM	#3
wildmongoose26 Drives: 09 5dr Yaris Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 443	well i can just make those, its only a 3/4" spacer off the door to clear the speaker. Thanx though. angela

07-05-2009, 11:13 PM	#5
pennyracer boydstir View User's Garage Drives: 08 yaris liftback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: grants pass Posts: 424	or you could do this :) 3 way focals installed in the doors my o8 yais lb sounds just a little better :))

08-31-2012, 03:18 PM	#6
Zombie Yaris Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New York Posts: 27	@penny racer where did you get the faceplate to fit around those 3 speakers in the door? and what sizes are those?