VR Commodore wagon rear speakers.

[mil016]

Hey guys,

I recently decided to upgrade the horrible standard audio system in my VR station wagon. This community and in particular this thread has provided me with a wealth of information, and the very basic system (H/U, front 6in, rear 6x9's) has been installed and is working very well.

However, does anybody know how to neatly install the 6x9's in the rear of the car?

They are currently mounted on very rough mdf spacers with the fabric going over the top of them; needless to say they stick out a bit. I am hoping there is a better and neater way.

[Zuicider]

into the rear of the side panels

[mil016]

Do you mean where the original speakers were? I should have mentioned they are mounted where the original speakers were, but the fuel filler means the metalwork on one side does not fit the 6x9 flush with the side like the original speakers were.

[starkeyholden]

I dont have any photos to show you, and the car has since passed away, but i mounted my 6x9s on an angle (about 45 degrees) in my VP wagon so that the one on the fuel filler side would fit into the available hole and the speakers would still match. it actually looks quite nice compared to the same old vertical or horizontal look. the trick is to use two layers of mdf for each hole. the bottom layer is the fiddly one, you have attach it behind the sheet metal but its bigger than the hole, so i cut it into 2 halves, passed it through the hole, and screw them to the car. Then trace the hole onto the mdf, unscrew it all, pull back out, reassemble on the bench. cut another layer of mdf to match the tracing of the hole, cut it in half to match the cut on the bottom layer, then glue and clamp the top halves to the bottom halves. When its dry you should have two pieces that you could use to blank out the hole in the panel by passing through the hole and screwing to the panel...
Then all you need to do is get your speakers and figure out what angles are possible before cutting the holes for them.
After that you install your new custom bits of wood, put the carpet back, trim the excess carpet away, attach speakers, attach speaker covers and then swear and curse cos you forgot to attach the speaker wires.

When you look at the back of the speaker you should find you don't actually need as big a hole as you thought. my sony xplod's fitted no worries and looked much nicer on the angle than i thought they would, better than in on their side.

[mil016]

Thanks mate, much appreciated.