Well santa gave me some new speakers to install for xmas so I went ahead and put them in last weekend. I took some photos to do a writeup for everyone so that this is easier for anyone else.
Some technical info first...
Front Door Speakers - 6x9"
Dash Speakers 3.5" (not installed in this writeup)
Rear Speakers - 6.5"
Rear Deck Sub - 8" (not installed in this writeup)
Front and Rear Speaker Wiring:
Left Front Speaker Wire (+): Gray/Violet
Left Front Speaker Wire (-): Gray/Yellow
Right Front Speaker Wire (+): Dark Green/Violet
Right Front Speaker Wire (-): Dark Green/Yellow
Left Rear Speaker Wire (+): Dark Green/Tan
Left Rear Speaker Wire (-): Dark Green/Gray
Right Rear Speaker Wire (+): Dark Green/Brown
Right Rear Speaker Wire (-): Yellow/Gray
I do not know what the wiring would be for the 3.5" speakers or OEM sub location would be since my car was not equipped. I will need to rig an amp setup to my aftermarket radio to install these later if I chose.
I installed Infinity Kappa 692.9i 6X9" 2 ways in the front and Infinity Kappa 62.9i 6.5" 2 ways in the rear.
I've always liked the Kappa series and I also knew the 6.5" speakers had the needed adapter to install them (not all speaker manufacturers have the adapter so you will want to check first and buy some if they don't come with em).
Anyway with that said we get to the actual speaker install. We'll start with the doors. The only diff between each side is that the drivers side has 2 electrical plugs to remove, the passenger side (pictured here) has one.
Your first step will be to remove the plastic "rivets" from the front and rear of the door card. To do this, just push the center in about 1/8th of an inch or so with a screwdriver head and then carefully pry the whole rivet out with a plastic "bone" or a flathead screwdriver (the former prevents scratches and comes with those scoche radio install kits you can find at walmart or best buy). There are 7 total you will need to remove.
Now next you need to remove 5 phillips head screws. 3 are along the bottom of the door and are easy to get at. The other two are located behind the door grip and door release. These each have a small cover you need to pry open (but not off). The door grip one you just pry from the top grove to pop open, the release cover is a bit bore tricky, I had to push a small flathead in a little but at the top grove and then pull down and outwards at the same time to release.
Once they are removed there are 5 fir tree fasteners holding the door on. 3 at the top, 2 at the center. I just suggest pulling straight out at the bottom first to release the middle ones and then from the rear of the door to release the top ones. TARE CARE NOT TO PULL TOO FAR OUT. Your door release bar and a cable are still connected and you definitely don't wanna bend the release bar. Make sure not to drop the door at this point. It would be best to make sure you have a flathead screwdriver within reach for the next step.
The cable (or cables if you are working the drivers door) have a simple side clip you pull back to release. Nothing fancy. The release bar is harder to remove. My suggestion is carefully pry it off the bracket with a flathead. Having someone hold the door card will help but I did this myself. Once it pops off just pull up on the bar to release it from the pull handle and you can set the door card aside.
Now, as you can see you have easy access to the 6x9 speaker. It is attached to a plastic bracket via 4 torx screws. You will need a torx 15 bit to remove these and then just pull the speaker out and unclip it from the harness.
Continued in next post...
Some technical info first...
Front Door Speakers - 6x9"
Dash Speakers 3.5" (not installed in this writeup)
Rear Speakers - 6.5"
Rear Deck Sub - 8" (not installed in this writeup)
Front and Rear Speaker Wiring:
Left Front Speaker Wire (+): Gray/Violet
Left Front Speaker Wire (-): Gray/Yellow
Right Front Speaker Wire (+): Dark Green/Violet
Right Front Speaker Wire (-): Dark Green/Yellow
Left Rear Speaker Wire (+): Dark Green/Tan
Left Rear Speaker Wire (-): Dark Green/Gray
Right Rear Speaker Wire (+): Dark Green/Brown
Right Rear Speaker Wire (-): Yellow/Gray
I do not know what the wiring would be for the 3.5" speakers or OEM sub location would be since my car was not equipped. I will need to rig an amp setup to my aftermarket radio to install these later if I chose.
I installed Infinity Kappa 692.9i 6X9" 2 ways in the front and Infinity Kappa 62.9i 6.5" 2 ways in the rear.
I've always liked the Kappa series and I also knew the 6.5" speakers had the needed adapter to install them (not all speaker manufacturers have the adapter so you will want to check first and buy some if they don't come with em).
Anyway with that said we get to the actual speaker install. We'll start with the doors. The only diff between each side is that the drivers side has 2 electrical plugs to remove, the passenger side (pictured here) has one.
Your first step will be to remove the plastic "rivets" from the front and rear of the door card. To do this, just push the center in about 1/8th of an inch or so with a screwdriver head and then carefully pry the whole rivet out with a plastic "bone" or a flathead screwdriver (the former prevents scratches and comes with those scoche radio install kits you can find at walmart or best buy). There are 7 total you will need to remove.
Now next you need to remove 5 phillips head screws. 3 are along the bottom of the door and are easy to get at. The other two are located behind the door grip and door release. These each have a small cover you need to pry open (but not off). The door grip one you just pry from the top grove to pop open, the release cover is a bit bore tricky, I had to push a small flathead in a little but at the top grove and then pull down and outwards at the same time to release.
Once they are removed there are 5 fir tree fasteners holding the door on. 3 at the top, 2 at the center. I just suggest pulling straight out at the bottom first to release the middle ones and then from the rear of the door to release the top ones. TARE CARE NOT TO PULL TOO FAR OUT. Your door release bar and a cable are still connected and you definitely don't wanna bend the release bar. Make sure not to drop the door at this point. It would be best to make sure you have a flathead screwdriver within reach for the next step.
The cable (or cables if you are working the drivers door) have a simple side clip you pull back to release. Nothing fancy. The release bar is harder to remove. My suggestion is carefully pry it off the bracket with a flathead. Having someone hold the door card will help but I did this myself. Once it pops off just pull up on the bar to release it from the pull handle and you can set the door card aside.
Now, as you can see you have easy access to the 6x9 speaker. It is attached to a plastic bracket via 4 torx screws. You will need a torx 15 bit to remove these and then just pull the speaker out and unclip it from the harness.
Continued in next post...