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Thought I would post up a quick summary of my install on the speaker pods I've been bringing in. I did mine a little differently because I'm really particular about speaker grilles.....basically, I can't stand them.
Disclaimer number one......I am NOT a stereo guy. I hate stereos. I dread working on cars that have systems in them, I feel bad for people that have to install them and I could write a book on all the hack stereo installs we've seen on cars in the past 20 years. So....not a fan.
The speaker pods come with instructions and I found them to be really accurate. Again, mine was a little different because of the grille setup.
These pods were installed on a 1991 HZJ73.
First things first....order some new door panel clips. My doors had 12 each. I had some leftover from an 80 series door panel rebuild....I used them and I shouldn't have. The ones on my door panels were a ball and socket style...I used one piece ones. They did not come off very easily(I had put new clips on my passenger door a while back to tighten it up...it had 4 clips holding it on and some screws....nice). When I went to remove them....they were far too hard to get off and the fiberboard ripped even with our door panel tools....not a huge deal. New clips held just fine in the panel.
Clips I bought after the fact....this is what my panels had....well at one point it had them. There weren't many left. I got these on ebay.
These are the clips I had.....the interior going in my next 79 from a 2012 76 had white versions of this....I got these on Amazon. These shattered when I tried to remove them. Almost like they were brittle....where as the OEM ones were more pliable.
No clips? Run it home with self tappers......a stereo installers best friend.
Disclaimer number one......I am NOT a stereo guy. I hate stereos. I dread working on cars that have systems in them, I feel bad for people that have to install them and I could write a book on all the hack stereo installs we've seen on cars in the past 20 years. So....not a fan.
The speaker pods come with instructions and I found them to be really accurate. Again, mine was a little different because of the grille setup.
These pods were installed on a 1991 HZJ73.
First things first....order some new door panel clips. My doors had 12 each. I had some leftover from an 80 series door panel rebuild....I used them and I shouldn't have. The ones on my door panels were a ball and socket style...I used one piece ones. They did not come off very easily(I had put new clips on my passenger door a while back to tighten it up...it had 4 clips holding it on and some screws....nice). When I went to remove them....they were far too hard to get off and the fiberboard ripped even with our door panel tools....not a huge deal. New clips held just fine in the panel.
Clips I bought after the fact....this is what my panels had....well at one point it had them. There weren't many left. I got these on ebay.
These are the clips I had.....the interior going in my next 79 from a 2012 76 had white versions of this....I got these on Amazon. These shattered when I tried to remove them. Almost like they were brittle....where as the OEM ones were more pliable.
No clips? Run it home with self tappers......a stereo installers best friend.
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