hey all... I have found some door speakers for the GSX... they seem to match the rest of the Blue and stainless scheme that I have been really shooting for here... I have them physically in the car and electrically hooked up... but the problem is that the install looks like shit... who has done this kind of work and what can we do about it.

post some pix and let us see what we have to work with.

sorry bout that guys.... must have had a brain fart..... "excuse me doc... I was sick last week... what was wrong with me???"

look below to see the pics of the speakers.... I can;t seem to be able to get pics to load up here on the page... what do I have to do???

speaker pics in garage

as you can see, the grill doesn;t quite match up to the door panel and the speaker also doesn;t quite cover the same area as the stock speaker

Ben mount those on the outside of the door panel. Then put the cover on it. It should work that way. And you also have a little more support for the door panel with the screws that you will use.

That is the only idea I can come up with other than cutting the door panel. Or making a special plate that will push the speaker forward. So that it fills the hole. You can make that plate out of OSB. I think that is what it is called, it has been a while since I have done an install like that.

Here is another idea!!

Use 1/2 OSB
Do away with the pocket on the drivers door.
Make a cut out the same shape as the pocket.
Cut the hole for the speaker in the right position. (stock)
Get some grey speaker box material. Or color of your choice and cover the plates that you just cut out.
Mount them in the position that they belong. And you are on your way to better looking sound components.

Just some ideas!

Ben, I'm sure you know this, but you don't have an option other than cutting the panel at least a little bit. The hole in the panel and the stock speakers never lined up from the factory. I don't understand why they did this, but that's how it is.

I had the same problem, but I fixed it in a little more exotic-than-normal fashion. It basically involves removing the door panel, filling the cavity with a 2-part expanding urethane foam, machining it to fit, and mounting the speaker on the outside of the panel. The foam adds an amazing amount of strength to the panel.

I don't know if you have a big gap like that, though. Looks like the panel is pretty close to the door. Maybe reinforce the panel with a piece of tempered hardboard or plywood, and then install the speaker on the outside.

Or, you could go the route of cutting out the panel to match the speaker's diameter, and then permanently mounting the speaker grille to the door in that spot so it automatically covers the speaker.

None of this prolly makes sense when typing it out. Pictures would be helpful, but I have none. Sorry.

Oh, and Bud, it's either MDF or Particle board that you would want to use.

When I had 6.5" components in the door on aNAlUBé, I cut the door card and mounted the speaker to it. I like goat's idea about reinforcing it, though I never had a problem. The expanding foam would be excellent too, particularly from an acoustic perspective.

You could always just opt for the TK-421 modification. That's done in-house for a very small fee. It makes the bass pump and kick. Turns your stomach and makes you want to freaky deaky.