FINALLY poor quality pics of speaker install

 
door panel taken off

 
the door panel "carfully" placed on the ground( the empty light mount will not be used...the wires will be re-routed to  light terminals in speakers
 

 
test fit....i had to drill 4 holes for mounts
 

 
cut / solder and reroute wires and connect them to........
 

the final mounting of speakers...all hooked up
 
door panel back on (still cleanin up the edges)

 
 
look good, light up and sound great

...speakers... that light up?

dude, get some spacers and make it to where you can screw the speakers directly onto the door panel, in the light it looks terrible, sorry to rain on your parade...

Yea, hes right, JP... you really coulda done a better job on cutting...

IMO, the light DOESNT look that bad, i mean it might be a lil cheesy but it doesnt look bad at all, the cut on the panel is what worries me, hehe you dont have a dremel? hehehe its REALLY helpful for mods

I put those same speakers in my doors.....but i didnt have to cut out the grill and the panel to make it fit or drill holes. I didnt hook up the blue lights either...

Now theres some shady backwoods mechanics

Ok.......I hate to be a jerk, but as an MECP guy, I gotta say, that install sucks ass. Seriously man, those are Dual's in the first place, so the speaker quality isn't all that great to begin with, really would have been worth your time to go with a set of Infinity's or Alpine's. Second, you cut your grill? WTF man? Was it really necessary, cuz I'm pretty sure the mounting depth on those isn't more than 3", and should have fit under the panel with little to no modification. Honestly bro, if your truck came into my shop for service work, I'd probably ask you to get a new set of door panels before I'd touch it. Just my professional opinion though, if it works for you, then w/e.

Ouch, almost mean, lilevo... But true for the most part... though Id prefer a pair of Focals or Diamond Audio.

Eh, I was trying to stay in the same general price range as the duals, a set of Infinity 60221's is somewhere around $100, so a little more expensive than the duals, but much better quality and worth the money. And I'll admit, it was a little cruel, I'm a bit of a profectionaist when it comes to this kind of thing. I see this stuff on a daily basis and want to smack the people.  In car audio, at least in my opinion (and that of many of the customers that I work with), astetics are just as important as the quality of they system. Who wants a high powered amp if the wires are hanging all over the place? Who wants a nice deck installed when the dash kit doesn't fit right, or wants an overhead video display hooked up when screws get put through the roof? Astetics are vitally important and are the basis of my business, so I suppose that's why I get so bent out of shape every time I see an install like this.

Its such a relief to hear someone ELSE say that, man... I hate **** like that. People runnin around with walmart stereo components all wired together dredged all over the car... with a ****ing Jensen deck or some bullshit saying that it pushes like 50000000 watts... Rattles the doors and license plate, and sounds like total ****.

Come on guys.  I do agree that it could have been finished better.  The door panel could have been left alone.
One thing you guys are seeing past is the fact that he did his own work.  For that alone, I commend you JP.

What was on your mind though when you were cutting the door panel?  I'm just curious.
My very first install went the same way....after that...the rest looked as pro as it does today...OK, it was a little less pro back then, lol.

Again, props for doing your own work JP, but next time ask us for some advice bro.  That's what we're here for

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ORIGINAL: silvercoupe97
Again, props for doing your own work JP

That I can give you credit for, at least you put forth the effort of experimenting and exploring, and it wasn't out of laziness that you cut the pannel. You could do like what was mentioned before if you want to use the aftermarket speaker covers, and build an extention to place the covers outside the door panel. Might look a little funny, but better than having a gaping hold in your door. Just takes some 1/2" MDF and a little bit of enginuity.

well 100$ speaker are somthing i cant afford..i jus put them in to replace the popped stock ones and they were a wal mart deal  they dont sound as bad as i expected thoughwich threw me off but when i get a full time job ill look into those alpines you said and a way better dash deck than what i have....good part is i dont have to replace the whole door panal...just the cut part...harsh on what you said but i see your point....

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ORIGINAL: silvercoupe97

, I commend you JP.

What was on your mind though when you were cutting the door panel?  I'm just curious.

thanks
 the door panel woulnt go al the way on...i jus need to replace the bottoom half wich is good...i got some in the junkyard for 10$ a peice...they need to be cleaned and de-molded...as in mold grew on them and ill see if i can fiberglass over the ones i f***ed up to make it look welll...not sure if i can say "better"...but yea being honest its my first install and i would have other people do it but i dont want to py 200$ to get 30$ speakers installed...i work part time at min wage 4 days a week for a few hours so i cant get the best at this time
i promise you guys this when i get the galant or eclipse i wont put cheap crap in it or do a messy install if i do so you can   E-...i jus need a list of recommended radio equipment

Dude we are all learning thats why we are here. Word of advice anytime you are about to do something that will alter things in your car in a negative way stop post the question here or ask someone. Props on doing it your self  know that proud feeling when you can say I did myself yet you don't want people to look at it and say you did that yourself didn;t you? I hope you understand what I am trying to say. I think if you had of put the speakers in to replace stock ones and hooked up the lights I think the glow would have come from under the panels and that probably would have been bad ass

^agreed with the sith lord on the last one. And would they not fit because of the cover that came with the speaker? If that was the problem, you may have been able to leave off the cover and have everything appear stock and still have the glow. Also, if you're wanting to keep your door light, simply plug the door light back in and run a set of wires in a parallel circuit with them to the speakers. that'll allow you to keep your door lights and have the speakers glow as well. You'll have a little more current draw, but I doubt it will be anything signicicant, so some 16awg wire should be more than sufficient.