How To Make Custom Speaker Door Panels

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If you bought a new speaker for your automobile that isn't the factory model, information technology may not fit into the door panel. But don't worry, you lot tin brand it work! We'll show you how to create a custom speaker enclosure that fits seamlessly into your automobile door panel.

Steps

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Take out the one-time speaker. Yous will take to pry information technology costless of the door panel, and so cut the connecting wires.
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Measure the depth of your new speaker and the depth of the car'southward speaker space. Calculate the departure between the 2 measurements.

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Determine where on your door yous desire your new speaker enclosure to be (commonly the lower quarter portion of the door).
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Construct ii templates to use for your speaker enclosure structure.
- Cut a piece of poster board to the entire width of the door console. This is your base of operations template.
- Cut a piece of poster lath to the size and shape of the portion of the door panel you desire to install the speaker in. This is the upper template.
- Trace effectually the speaker on the upper template where you want the speaker to be located and cutting out that hole.
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Tape the templates to the door console and audit to make sure the speaker hole is not obstructed past any trim or mill mechanisms. You may need to adjust the positioning of the upper template to ensure at that place are no obstructions.
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Trace the speaker hole from the upper template onto the lower template.
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Remove the templates and set aside.
8

Remove the door console. You volition have to remove all of the trim and door hardware beginning, and so pry the door console free.
9

Apply a scalpel to cutting out the plastic sheet that covers the inside of the door.
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Create the speaker pod for your door console speaker.
- Trace the templates onto 2 separate pieces of medium density fiberboard.
- Cut out the templates using a jigsaw.
- Screw the two boards together, but do non sink the screws entirely. You now have the basis for your door panel assembly, chosen a speaker pod.
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Place the speaker pod onto the front of the door console and finish drilling the screws and then they sink completely, communicable the door panel to agree the pod in place.
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Test the new speaker enclosure door panel to make sure information technology fits in your car.
- Mountain the door panel, speaker pod attached, in its place on the door.
- Open and shut the door to make sure nothing catches.
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Remove the door console again and separate information technology from the speaker pod.
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Use the speaker pod template to trace the speaker placement onto the door panel, and cut out any role of the door console that is necessary for the accommodation of the new speaker.
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Sand all of the crude edges of the speaker pod to ensure professional-looking speaker enclosure construction. Your speaker pod should appear to be made of ane piece, rather than 2.
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Insert the speaker into the speaker enclosure to make certain it fits. Sand the speaker hole down, if need be.
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Create the speaker grille.
- Trace the upper-template face up of the speaker pod onto a piece of Masonite.
- Drill 20 small holes into the Masonite where the speaker will exist.
- Sand the drill holes and so in that location is no backlog Masonite on the surface, left by the drilling process.
- Spray the Masonite liberally with spray glue.
- Wrap the Masonite with blackness grille cloth.
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Comprehend the speaker enclosure.
- Cut a piece of foam prophylactic padding and a piece of vinyl to a size that is slightly larger than entire speaker pod y'all created.
- Spray the speaker pod liberally with spray glue.
- Wrap the padding over the top of the pod, leaving about ane inch (2.54 cm) excess around the entire back edge.
- Spray the padding with spray mucilage, then wrap the pod tightly with the vinyl piece, also leaving virtually 1 inch (ii.54 cm) excess around the dorsum edge.
- Pull the vinyl over the back and edge staple into place with a staple gun.
- Trim any backlog padding or vinyl with scissors and cut a hole for the speaker.
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Attach the speaker grille to the new door console using Velcro. The speaker enclosure construction is now finished. Y'all may install the speaker and reattach the door panel.

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Things You'll Need

Tape measure out
Poster board
Pencil
Scissors
Record
Scalpel
Medium density fiberboard
Drill
Screws
Sander
Spray glue
Foam rubber padding
Vinyl
Staple gun
Velcro

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