New girl, Speaker Question

[sweetvablonde]

Hey everyone, Im new to the forum I have a 96 civic ex and I am always doing stuff and im just looking for a place that I will possiably beable to get some help with my various projects....Right now Im trying to install some new speakers in my doors and they are not fitting right. I have cut out the cup so the magnet will fit and what not but I cant seem to get it flush with the door??? Maybe someone knows some tricks or what not?? Well that is all I have right now but thank-you for the help.
~Stephanie~

[PoisonFangs]

I had the same problem with my car, What i did was i took a dremel tool and shaved off a bit of the metal edge so i could fit the magnet into the hole, Then i redrilled the holes to match up with the speaker. and now it sits flush. But i recently blew the speakers out. oh well hope that help a little.

[Beastiek2]

also ran into that problem on my last civic, had to shave the hole (dremel and drill new holes) didnt put the speaker plates back on kinda looked ghetto..get just a nice pounding box for the back !!!

[PoisonFangs]

Yeah mine were in the doors so i just put the door panel back on and the eyesore is hidden

[defmusik]

did you guys buy the right size speakers? lol wtf...

[PoisonFangs]

I got mine from a friend, for cheap, well free, I was suppose to pay him, we both forgot about it and then he past away a few months ago in a car accident. SO in short, no they were the wrong size but they were free.

[sweetvablonde]

Yeah I bought the right size speaker...I even called Crutchfeild to make sure. And they said they should fit...it is almost like a need a spacer??? It werid...I guess Im going to go run past Best Buy later today and see what they have to say...but oh well...Thanks for your replys!
~Stephanie~

[Beastiek2]

right size nahhhhhhhh they were free haha

[defmusik]

right size = 6.5" in the front, 6x9" in the back (for the coupe)

[sweetvablonde]

lol no I bought them off my Uncle who had them in his 95 hatchback for like a month but he decided he wants to sell it so were swaping everything out...they are 61/2 rockford, the guys down at best buy got them to fit I just need to put my panels back on and I will be ready...I just hope my window will beable to roll down....I guess I need to plan a little better! BUt thanks for you help and I look forward to talking to you guys more! Thanks!
~Stephanie~

[PoisonFangs]

Not a problem Stephanie

Jason

[xproductionz]

i just worked on my friends car and came across the same problem..i just bought 1/4 thick wood and cut a hole in it and used it as a spacer

[sweetvablonde]

Yeah the guys at best buy ended up having to cut away pretty much the cup where the stock speakers sit in then they just screwed em down to the door and they fit in perfect...if they had a bigger mangnet I would have not been able to make the speaker fit in...it would have hit the window bar..so it was really close..just becarful

[xproductionz]

at least my car was a perfect dop in..the 01+ are real simple..well. mines was anyway

[rabid652]

Yep....I've had the same problems with my civics..guess they don't measure to well using the english system over there in Japan. In any case, its a simple fix. Just take out the stupid plastic bracket and use a jig saw or something similar to widen the hole so 6.5's will fit. After that, pick up some self tapping screws and you should be all set.