So it was very easy to do... the speaker grills pop off (with care) and a set of 3.5" speakers fit right in... with a few little adjustments I didn't want to drag out the Canon20D so I just used my wife's little Elph.. so excuse the photo quality - but you get the idea.
First image... I used a flathead screwdriver in the grill to pry the grill upwards and pop the first retainer clip up. The panel needs to come straight up. Actually when I really used the force to pop it up I wrapped the screwdriver in a paper towel to prevent damage.
So here is a shot of the retainer clips...
And the 2.6" speaker within (Note that the brass colored metal speaker holder is to be removed completely to make room for the larger speaker. It comes out easily with two screws)
Top shot of the speaker I plan on installing vs factory. The factory dash speaker isn't NEARLY as cheesy as the door 6x9s... but it still has plenty of room for improvement!
And the magnet differences.
Now when you pull the cover from the speaker, you'll see this little horn kinda thing that directs the sound towards the driver. I guess those cheap speakers needed all the help they could get! Well with any 'real' speakers the plastic sound director will be in the way. Luckily if you put your fingers between it and the grill, it pops right off from its 3 plastic rivets.
So clip the wires from the factory speaker, unplug the wires from the harness connection just out of view in the early shots, and solder it to the new speaker. Red is positive black is negative! This way you simply click the connector back together when you mount the new speaker. Notice that I was able to use ONE of the factory screw locations. I predrilled a small hole and used a threaded self tapping screw to attach the other end. It went in snuggly and firmly and the plastic holds the screw very well.
Before you put the grill on, if you want to keep the little mesh fabric that comes on it, put some tape on the rivet ends. The mesh is held in by being pressed between the little sound redirector and the grill. It falls free when you pull the plastic horn off. Simple step if you want to keep the mesh.
So here it is installed from within the truck... can't really tell anything
And here it is from the outside looking in the windshield with a flash.
The grills pop right back on without any resistence and do not touch the speaker at all. Sound is VERY good (though you might need to turn the highs / treble down a little after this.
I'll warn you that after you do the front dash and door speakers, the roof speakers are pretty much non-existant anymore. They still play, but you won't really hear them. Doesn't matter since they don't sound that great anyways!
First image... I used a flathead screwdriver in the grill to pry the grill upwards and pop the first retainer clip up. The panel needs to come straight up. Actually when I really used the force to pop it up I wrapped the screwdriver in a paper towel to prevent damage.
So here is a shot of the retainer clips...
And the 2.6" speaker within (Note that the brass colored metal speaker holder is to be removed completely to make room for the larger speaker. It comes out easily with two screws)
Top shot of the speaker I plan on installing vs factory. The factory dash speaker isn't NEARLY as cheesy as the door 6x9s... but it still has plenty of room for improvement!
And the magnet differences.
Now when you pull the cover from the speaker, you'll see this little horn kinda thing that directs the sound towards the driver. I guess those cheap speakers needed all the help they could get! Well with any 'real' speakers the plastic sound director will be in the way. Luckily if you put your fingers between it and the grill, it pops right off from its 3 plastic rivets.
So clip the wires from the factory speaker, unplug the wires from the harness connection just out of view in the early shots, and solder it to the new speaker. Red is positive black is negative! This way you simply click the connector back together when you mount the new speaker. Notice that I was able to use ONE of the factory screw locations. I predrilled a small hole and used a threaded self tapping screw to attach the other end. It went in snuggly and firmly and the plastic holds the screw very well.
Before you put the grill on, if you want to keep the little mesh fabric that comes on it, put some tape on the rivet ends. The mesh is held in by being pressed between the little sound redirector and the grill. It falls free when you pull the plastic horn off. Simple step if you want to keep the mesh.
So here it is installed from within the truck... can't really tell anything
And here it is from the outside looking in the windshield with a flash.
The grills pop right back on without any resistence and do not touch the speaker at all. Sound is VERY good (though you might need to turn the highs / treble down a little after this.
I'll warn you that after you do the front dash and door speakers, the roof speakers are pretty much non-existant anymore. They still play, but you won't really hear them. Doesn't matter since they don't sound that great anyways!