Dash speaker removal

[lcbrownz]

Is there a special tool to remove the dash speakers without damaging the push pins ?

[duffer18]

I used an upholstory removal tool to get them out. Looks like a large screwdriver that has been bent into a pry tool with a large flat double prong fork at the end. I put a peice of a soft towel down to keep from scratching the plastic. The last one always comes with the speaker attached. The speaker wire has enough slack to pull the speaker out 4 to 6 inches.

Found it at Advance Auto store for $7.

All you need to do is get something underneath them so you can pry straight up to remove. They are about 1/2" long.

[lcbrownz]

All you need to do is get something underneath them so you can pry straight up to remove. They are about 1/2" long.[/quote]


Thanks

[Hatchman]

Set of pliers and a blow torch. Get midevil on it's a$$.

[pciley]

Yeah, those plastic pins were a bit$h. My tool as described by duffer, same thing but mine's about 8" long and still took alot of muscle to pry them out. If I had to do over I would have just got them up high enough to cut the heads off with wire cutters because your new speaker or tweeter is going to be screwed in anyways. Then, just push the plastic studs through the holes once you have taken the speaker out and have your other hand behind to catch. If you miss it don't leave the plastic in your dash to rattle around just reach under and grab it from floor side. There is a little metal shelf that it will fall onto right under where the speaker is.

What kind of speaker/tweeter are you replacing with?

[lcbrownz]

Originally Posted by pciley

Yeah, those plastic pins were a bit$h. My tool as described by duffer, same thing but mine's about 8" long and still took alot of muscle to pry them out. If I had to do over I would have just got them up high enough to cut the heads off with wire cutters because your new speaker or tweeter is going to be screwed in anyways. Then, just push the plastic studs through the holes once you have taken the speaker out and have your other hand behind to catch. If you miss it don't leave the plastic in your dash to rattle around just reach under and grab it from floor side. There is a little metal shelf that it will fall onto right under where the speaker is.

What kind of speaker/tweeter are you replacing with?

I just pulled the tweeters with a 6" pry bar. put the bar just under the tweeter lip and pop, tweeter and pins (complete) came up all at once. The hardest part was disconnecting the wires from the speakers.

Next week, I am putting in some components with Rockgate Fosgate 8004 amplifier. I have already have Mb Quart CDK-116s in the rear doors.

[Mydog]

That's a bad *** amp bro! I put one in my buddys boat and it POUNDS...

Nice choice.

I still prefere a mono amp for subs though...like the T1001bd...bridged going to 4ohm subs so you get a 1ohm load...pure sound!

[pciley]

They make an 8001 that is mono for subs, unless you have two subs then you can get 8002 and that would work just as well.
The 8004 will work great for 4 speakers, OR Bridged for two speakers, but if you bridge watch out cuz you will blow just about every pair of door speakers that I know of.

[kperilloux]

Did anyone install a crossover for their components?

I was wondering was it worth hacking the harness if I could find the junction point or just running new leads.

Opinions?