front speakers

1. SAXMAD Newbie Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29

   #1 25th February 2004, 22:38

   is there any way of takin the front speakers out because mine are pop riveted in place will i have to drill them out
   
   And is there an easier way to connect 6x9's without have to take out all the back trim to get to the original ones
   
   plz help me
   
   thanks
2. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #2 25th February 2004, 23:12

   front speakers must be drilled out if they are riveted in. Its easy though, choose a small drill bit just a little larger than the little hole in the centre of the rivet. Drill right through that little hole and the speaker will fall out, disconnect the connector at the back and jobs done. New speaker can be pop rivetted in place or screwed in with screws your choice.
   
   The other way to do the 6x9's is to run the wires all the way to the back of the headunit and in my opinion its easier than having to remove the rear trim.
   Remove your head unit and if its and after market with its own loom then it will have marked on the wires which are the rear ones. Cut them and attach you new speaker wires here, feed them down behind the dash down the drivers side is best for speaker wires, lift the door seal and remove the clips holding the carpet down run the wires under here and then lift the rear seat bench off and feed wires under there to the boot.
   
   
3. SAXMAD Newbie Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29

   #3 25th February 2004, 23:17

   in the back of my headunit the are 4 red and 4 green wire do u no which one's i will have to cut for the rear speakers
4. barrettp Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2003 Liverpool Posts: 11465 Focus

   #4 25th February 2004, 23:59

   i think u will probably have to look it up in the manual for the head unit. you will probably cut one of each... as scott said above this is the easiest way to do this and if u use good wire you will get better sound quality thant taking the rear pannels off.
   
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5. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #5 26th February 2004, 00:41

   or what to do is take the head unit out and leave the plugs in. With the unit on and playing something take a pair of the wires that you think correspond to each other i.e. rear right positive and negative, and cut one of the wires. One of the speakers will stop working and by doing this you can identify which is which. All you need to do is reconnect if you cut a wire that stops the front working
6. barrettp Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2003 Liverpool Posts: 11465 Focus

   #6 26th February 2004, 01:23

   mmm but scotts way u end up with a load of snipped wires!!
   
   Make sure u tape over them when u join them back together
7. SAXMAD Newbie Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29

   #7 26th February 2004, 01:35

   thanks people i will do it tomoz and i hope it works