matt1122
03-23-2012, 09:18 PM
First, two questions:
1. Can replacement pins/clips be ordered separately?
2. Is there only one torx screw in the rear door panels?
And on to random stream of thought commentary. I replaced my front speakers today with some Pioneer 350W 4-way speakers and it is the best $50 I have ever spent on car audio. Tomorrow I will be replacing the rear speakers with the same. Unfortunately, it's been more of a hassle than I expected after I watched the Erie Vo Vo video and read the instructions for removing and installing the door panels.
The pins on my doors do not seem to be re-usable. They come out like this and I had to hammer them back in. They were covered in a thin layer of material to disguise them as a solid piece and now there are just indents in the center of each pin. Not all of the pins went back in perfectly, either.
Here's what they look like...
http://imgur.com/v6puB
Removing the speakers was only slightly easier. They are glued in and soldered to the contacts. They need to be turned clockwise to be removed, but this is impossible with the glue there so you have to pry them out with a screwdriver. All-in-all it took me about two hours to get the first one done and thirty minutes for the second (including removing and re-installing the door panels). This is already 5x as long as it took on my 850. Not really sure why they decided to make it so much more involved than it used to be.
1. Can replacement pins/clips be ordered separately?
2. Is there only one torx screw in the rear door panels?
And on to random stream of thought commentary. I replaced my front speakers today with some Pioneer 350W 4-way speakers and it is the best $50 I have ever spent on car audio. Tomorrow I will be replacing the rear speakers with the same. Unfortunately, it's been more of a hassle than I expected after I watched the Erie Vo Vo video and read the instructions for removing and installing the door panels.
The pins on my doors do not seem to be re-usable. They come out like this and I had to hammer them back in. They were covered in a thin layer of material to disguise them as a solid piece and now there are just indents in the center of each pin. Not all of the pins went back in perfectly, either.
Here's what they look like...
http://imgur.com/v6puB
Removing the speakers was only slightly easier. They are glued in and soldered to the contacts. They need to be turned clockwise to be removed, but this is impossible with the glue there so you have to pry them out with a screwdriver. All-in-all it took me about two hours to get the first one done and thirty minutes for the second (including removing and re-installing the door panels). This is already 5x as long as it took on my 850. Not really sure why they decided to make it so much more involved than it used to be.