Speakers too big for door - Options

[tsunam1 10+ year member]

I bought a pair of ID CXS62 Speakers and they're too large for the door. The magnet is just too large for the metal opening. In order to make them fit I'd either have to cut a larger opening in the door frame or make a huge baffle

Cutting would probably be the easiest & best option cosmetically speaking. Does anyone have experience cutting into the metal of a door panel? Will i have any issues with the door's air bag? What tools would you recommend?

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[gsuchyta 10+ year member]

If I were cutting into my door panel I would use like a sawzall. I ran into this problem in my civic and just made some mdf rings and bolted them to the metal to give it a little more mounting depth. Just make sure your speaker isn't going to be hitting the inside of your door panel.

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

i would just make fiberglass door pods....there not that hard to make and look alot better than mutilated door panels/frames.

 

[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

make a fiber glass door pod?

 

[tsunam1 10+ year member]

Is there a guide i can refer to for building door pods?

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Is there a guide i can refer to for building door pods?

Heres one from Car Audio mag..........

Speaker Pods - Door Pod Express

Speakers Pods, In About An Hour

http://www.caraudiomag.com/technical/caep_0803_speaker_pods/index.html

 

[BassMechkanic 10+ year member]

cut the metal in the doors with a air body saw (looks like a mini sawzall) i make my baffle rings for doors out of incerta, a type of abs plastic. wood does not belong in your doors!

 

[tsunam1 10+ year member]

Heres one from Car Audio mag..........
Speaker Pods - Door Pod Express

Speakers Pods, In About An Hour

http://www.caraudiomag.com/technical/caep_0803_speaker_pods/index.html

Not sure if this method would work for me. The speaker grills are not all that solid in my car. I wouldn't trust them to hold all that weight and not vibrate like crazy

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

Here are the ones im still working on for my ranger.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=411386

method may work for you.

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

Your magnet is bigger or deeper than this?

Do this:

 

[jerseymike68 10+ year member]

thanks for these information