Using stock speaker as adapter - Toyota Yaris Forums

pricerc · 03-28-2007, 11:27 AM

Just a heads up for those of us that cannibalized the stock speakers and used them as mounting adapters. I thought that I did a good job of aligning the speakers with the door panels so that the circular ring behind the grill opening fit to the speaker correctly. As it turns out, the speaker is still too far forward and the surround was making contact with on of the ribs that go across the grill opening. This may not happen to everyone who does this - it could depend on the speaker manufacturer. I just wanted to let you guys know that it happened to me.

Violin · 03-28-2007, 02:37 PM

You talking about the front or rear?

Spades · 03-28-2007, 04:01 PM

If you have a US sedan, I would not use the door speaker as a mounting bracket, they are far to flimsy.

If you dont have the cash to go buy a $10 set of adapter rings, then root around for some old 6.5" speaker grills you may have lying around. If you do, trim them up and use them as your spacer.

bigsky2 · 03-28-2007, 07:09 PM

My front speakers have large drivers, and as a result the magnets are very big (depth wise).

I could not use the stock speaker as a bracket so I had to fabricate spacers.

See my signature for a template that will allow you to create a spacer bracket for the hatchback front/rear speaker locations.

earljail · 03-28-2007, 07:45 PM

I didn't have a problem, but some speakers could require you to trim those ribs or the round piece on the inside of the door panel

03-28-2007, 11:27 AM	#1
pricerc Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Auburn, AL Posts: 7	Using stock speaker as adapter Just a heads up for those of us that cannibalized the stock speakers and used them as mounting adapters. I thought that I did a good job of aligning the speakers with the door panels so that the circular ring behind the grill opening fit to the speaker correctly. As it turns out, the speaker is still too far forward and the surround was making contact with on of the ribs that go across the grill opening. This may not happen to everyone who does this - it could depend on the speaker manufacturer. I just wanted to let you guys know that it happened to me.

03-28-2007, 04:01 PM	#3
Spades The Hated One View User's Garage Drives: 07 White Manual Sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon,USA Posts: 390	If you have a US sedan, I would not use the door speaker as a mounting bracket, they are far to flimsy. If you dont have the cash to go buy a $10 set of adapter rings, then root around for some old 6.5" speaker grills you may have lying around. If you do, trim them up and use them as your spacer. __________________

03-28-2007, 07:09 PM	#4
bigsky2 Cousin Vitz View User's Garage Drives: Yaris RS 5DR / Vitz RS wannabe Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,082	My front speakers have large drivers, and as a result the magnets are very big (depth wise). I could not use the stock speaker as a bracket so I had to fabricate spacers. See my signature for a template that will allow you to create a spacer bracket for the hatchback front/rear speaker locations. __________________ 2007 Yaris RS Hatchback Black Sand Pearl 5DR MT DIY Speaker Spacer/Bracket Template for Yaris Hatchback http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1930

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03-28-2007, 02:37 PM	#2
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	You talking about the front or rear?

03-28-2007, 07:45 PM	#5
earljail Drives: 07 Yaris Hatch 5speed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 146	I didn't have a problem, but some speakers could require you to trim those ribs or the round piece on the inside of the door panel