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Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:34 pm
by Dezzy
Whats the biggest size speaker you can fit in the stander places front and rear on the e30. I dont want to start cutting things and having tacky speakers on show. I just want to inprove the sound quality as much as possible. Thanks
Re: Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:44 pm
by Alex
rear you can fit 6.5" with some help from a stanley knife but if you dont want to cut then 5.25 and fronts are 5.25
Re: Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:13 pm
by Dezzy
Thanks mate. What sort of job is it to open the backs out, Dont want it to look bodgy.
Re: Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:21 pm
by Alex
well my e30 has allready been done for 6" speakers but i think a stanley knife will do the job of making the hole a bit bigger, prehaps someone can confirm ???
Re: Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:06 pm
by sati
yep , its easy to do just use the speaker grill and take teh grill off and draw around the hole in the middel as this will give you the prefect size hole . cut it out with a sharp knife.
heres my back shelf which i cut out for 6x9 a lot more work but well worth it.

Re: Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:49 am
by Dezzy
Thanks alot for your help. Spot on friendly site
Re: Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:11 pm
by A18RPF
This is a daft question i know but how do you go about gettin the front speaker grilles off? I had a go but heard some loud creaks so stopped. Do other panels around them need to come off?
Re: Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:23 pm
by stu_316i
There is a screw in both of the kick panels which needs to be undone, and then on the passenger side you will need to unscrew the bonnet release aswell. It might be easier for you to drop the glove box to get access (open the glove box and push out the 2 plastic pins holding the straps on)
When this is done it should be easy to get the kick panels off.
I think thats everything?

Re: Standard speaker sizes
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:52 pm
by A18RPF
cheers => i'll try it in daylight this time