I'm putting 6.5" speakers in the stick locations, and I built some shims out of mdf to replace the kick covers. Are there any low profile grills out there? The ones that came with the speakers are like 3/4" thick. I'd like to get some slimmer ones so that I dont have to hack my glovebox too much.
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make them! I actually just finished mine at work today.
I cut two rings of 1/4" ABS, acetone welded them together (acetone melts ABS but gasses off in ~30seconds allowing you to form pieces together), then super glue a piece of black metal mesh on the front. I'm gluing the other side of the rings into the speaker so that it fits just around the roll edge but inside of the mounting holes.
Just need a jig saw other than that. -
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mmm none as of yet. They are still at work. I'll snap a couple tomorrow if I happen to remember.
You need to make sure that whatever you put on there is tall enough so that the roll edge doesn't hit. A 1/4" wasn't enough and 1/2" is a little too much on my 6.5"Comment
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Make (2) 5/8 or whateva rings from MDF, bolt one to the car, slap the kick panels on, attach 2nd ring to the first (provided you do the mounts in the 1st ring).Last edited by Mless5; 07-31-2007, 10:44 AM.'96 328is
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There's no way to get the stock kickpanel to stay on with over a 1.25" ring in the middle of it.Originally posted by Mless5 View Post
Have you done this?Originally posted by GrueliusComment
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I had a typo, one behind, one in the front.'96 328is
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Yeah, thas how I read it. Have you done this? I dont see how the kickpanel cover would fit over that bulge...Originally posted by GrueliusComment
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No, just sharing my thoughts.'96 328is
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This isn't the speaker I'm using, but it's the same idea. It's made so that I can still screw the speaker in, even with the grill glued up to the speaker. Shitty pictures from the phone.
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yeah, you might have to make them yourself, have heard of this problem beforeComment
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