Well I finally started the upgrade. I have had all the parts sitting here for a month and just no time to do eet! I am starting with the door speakers out of the gate and will see how it goes.
VEHICLE: 2013 SHO PP
I am converting to more std 6.5" round speakers both for wide selection of speakers and better sound. This is a prelim post, I only have one speaker installed so far, but it was simple bolt in so I wanted to very to folks that 6.5" do fit. All the various thread seem to have back and forth, one person says they fit, another they do not. I can tell you with certainty that 6.5" round speakers fit in the front doors with the listed adapter rings.
You will need:
- 6.5" Speakers
- Speaker mount adapters
- wiring adapters
- 9/32" socket
- 6.5mm socket (I used 1/4")
- 8mm socket
- 10mm socket
- Panel removal tool
- Phillips head screwdriver
- whatever screw driver/wrench needed for screws included in your speaker package.
- tape
- seal pick is handy
I went with:
Total $126.68.
For a quick tutorial I watched this
video. One important note is that he says two phillips along bottom (was on a 2010), My 2013 had two 9/32" bolts. PLEASE NOTE: resist temptation of hangning the panel from the door release cable. I though it would just be a moment, but now my door release is no longer smooth and I think I kinked the cable.
Once you have door off old speaker just unscrews using the 1/4" or 6.5mm socket. Ope the adapter mount package and open your speaker package. Your speakers should come with folded blind nuts as shown.
Lay the speaker in the mount and note were the holes line up. Take your blind nuts and tape them in place on the mount where they will be used. I did this because my speakers covered the 4 bolt locations to install the mount to the door. so I had to install mount into door, then speaker into mount.
Old and new speaker plus install parts. You can see the blind nuts taped in place.
I will wrap this up tomorrow night when I get the second set installed.... stay tuned!
