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Flametail 04-27-2008 12:21 AM

6 1/2" speakers in stock rear bracket
 
This took me and my fiancé about 30-45 minutes.

Materials Needed:
1. 6 1/2" speakers
2. box cutter
3. terminal ends
4. speaker wire
5. Dremel or cutoff wheel
6. Vice
7. Phillips head screwdriver
8. Drill w/ phillips bit
9. screws to secure speaker
10. Green wires w/ connector still attached from stock speaker
11. Blue wire connectors (not sure what they are called)

DIY:
1. Remove rear speakers and bracket


2. Remove stock 4" speakers

3. Cut about 1" out of the long plastic piece with the box cutter. Make sure not to cut too high up so that the piece breaks off.
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/86...m/100_0453.JPG

4. Cut the connector piece off the other side to provide enough clearance for the speaker.
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/86...m/100_0455.JPG
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/86...m/100_0456.JPG

5. Break the bracket off the old speakers
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/86...m/100_0457.JPG

6. Use the cutoff wheel or Dremel to make the piece you broke off flat.
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/86...m/100_0460.JPG

7. Reinstall modified broken piece and twist the speakers so you can screw them in as the pic shows.
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/86...m/100_0461.JPG

8. Attach the speaker wire and terminal ends to the stock wires.

9. Reinstall the speakers

10. Sit back and enjoy a better sound from the trunkless wonder.

DueceMcCracken 04-27-2008 04:09 AM

^ FYI the "blue wire connectors" are commonly referred to as suitcase connectors due to how they close like little suitcases. Super easy to use. Good call!

Flametail 04-27-2008 04:11 AM

thanks for the clarification! lol

thesk8nmidget 04-27-2008 09:30 PM

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nice write up!

Flametail 04-27-2008 09:35 PM

It's my parents' candle company...dad kinda misspelled the name on that one.

DueceMcCracken 04-29-2008 09:11 AM

I just did this mod, my buddy had some fresh 6.5's laying around. Score!

I cut the factory speaker connector off of the stock speaker and soldered it onto my new speakers. No suitcases for me, lol.

Looks totally stock. Sounds better. My old 4's were spent, broken surrounds and burnt up.

Super easy to do.

I mounted mine a tad bit differently as well.

I give this mod 10/10. Just awesome.

Flametail 04-29-2008 03:03 PM

I would have soldered mine...but I lack that ability so suitcases are my friend! Glad ya'll like the write up.

angel318ti 09-27-2008 08:04 AM

Thanks for the write-up. Installed mine today and they sound awesome.

RenanMoreira 11-24-2008 02:32 AM

Nice tutorial man!!!

I'll try it later in my bimmer, but i don't have the stocks speakers

is that a problem PM me

Dr ///M 11-30-2008 02:26 AM

Thanks a lot for the write-up. I did mine this afternoon and it sounds great, even though I did not use the blue connector (but I doubt that has any effect), took me about 2 hrs though.

bluesteel 01-13-2010 09:52 PM

2 Attachment(s)
Just got some alpine type R 6 1/2"s component speakers installed. Had to do a bit more hacking then you did. I also had to take the 6x8 plastic adapters that came with the new speakers and some 1/4" plywood to make a new mounting brackets. I couldn't use any of the bracket that held the 4" speakers. I also had a TI with the 10 speaker setup so I was able to mount the new tweater in the stock location.
Attachment 9222
Attachment 9223

tiFreak 01-14-2010 01:32 AM

wow, the stock speaker rubber seems to have degraded slightly :eek:

bluesteel 01-14-2010 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiFreak (Post 257563)
wow, the stock speaker rubber seems to have degraded slightly :eek:

yeah, it sounded terrible. Maybe I used them for too long

cali_guy_559 01-16-2010 03:55 AM

Yeah, also used the Alpines... Since they only have the four forked areas instead of holes, I had to get creative with how they sat. Would have taken a pic, but I was at my dad garage when I did it. Too lazy to take em out. It was challenging, but well worth it.

Bobtail_Bimmer 04-13-2010 11:21 PM

Great write up. Just installed a set of Infinity Reference in mine. Installed easy and sounds great!

dbsiphone 06-10-2010 10:50 PM

So, how do i get the plastic case that holds the speaker out? I had to pull my tailight and the interior stuff back one day to install the rubber grommet that goes to the antenea (spell check much?) is this the same?

thx

Bobtail_Bimmer 06-14-2010 11:57 PM

If you havnt done it yet, that is how you do it. You will have to pull the stuff away from it. Once you do that there will be several bolts holding the speaker cover in. Just undo those and it will come right out.

cali_guy_559 06-15-2010 03:53 AM

If I remember correctly, there are possibly 4 or 5 bolts and 1 nut. There is a hidden bolt that connects the case to the pillar cover. It's pretty easy to find, but a slight PITA to re-align and reinstall.

dbsiphone 06-17-2010 11:57 PM

Thx guys, no i havent done it yet, but since i was tinting my window and had my door panels off (no front speakers) I seem to have finally killed my two back ones and its penciled in for next week. Ill let you know how it goes

jca 01-24-2011 05:13 AM

Has anyone tried to put a 6.5" speaker in the front kick panels, to replace the 5.25" speakers?

xsalernox 01-26-2011 05:28 AM

i put 6x9's in the rear by cutting 2 holes in the shelf..
i have a video on utube of it search "xsalernox" and watch 1 or both of the videos i have uploaded

slade13 04-22-2011 10:04 PM

I put some Boston Acoustics in the back of mine last weekend. It was very easy to do.

slow_ti 04-22-2011 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jca (Post 290676)
Has anyone tried to put a 6.5" speaker in the front kick panels, to replace the 5.25" speakers?

I have


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slade13 04-22-2011 10:58 PM

Do you have them behind the kick panel cover?

slow_ti 04-23-2011 01:41 AM

The driver side one is located behind the dead pedal. And the passenger I have temporally the cover off


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BlazeTi 06-24-2014 12:18 PM

Just ordered my speakers. PO had the base and treb turned all the way down when I bought the car. I found out why lol.

BlazeTi 11-18-2014 06:10 PM

Great write up. Did this to mine a few months ago and it works great.

twdavis1 12-25-2014 08:04 PM

What about the tweeters?
 
What did you do with the factory tweeters? Just leave them connected?

iski123 09-24-2021 04:32 AM

Amazing write up! Not sure about 30-40 mins though, with all the dicking around took me at least 3 hours total. Though that did include adding tweeters to the base model 6 speaker system.

I bought some component Sound Ordnance 6.5's. Installed the independent tweeters in the deck as well for a virtually stock look. Will upload some pictures of how it all went together once I figure out a good hosting site.


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