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MilkyWitness 04-17-2020 08:01 PM

Where can I find door speaker mounts/brackets?
 
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soundman98 04-17-2020 08:55 PM

these look to fit.
crutchfield is really conservative. when they say that something fits, it usually does. though i haven't run across anyone that has used these brackets.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_142SAT...-Brackets.html


otherwise, you can make your own out of any malleable material. i've watched one youtube car audio guy that uses 1/2" thick black ABS sheets for any adapters/bracketry he needs.

other guys will use plywood of varying extreme degrees of moisture resistance-- which appears to be directly related to how paranoid they are someone's tapped their phones...

i generally use HDF or MDF, in 3/4"(or closest) thickness, and then violently attack it with a router and a sharp bit (ok, i trace the outside perimeter oem speaker pattern onto it, and then trace the cut-out size of the replacement within that). i always follow up by painting it with whatever spray paint i have nearest to sort of seal it from the elements, though i usually try to use black paint so it doesn't stand out behind the door card.

Drifter X 04-17-2020 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 3320924)
these look to fit.
crutchfield is really conservative. when they say that something fits, it usually does. though i haven't run across anyone that has used these brackets.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_142SAT...-Brackets.html


otherwise, you can make your own out of any malleable material. i've watched one youtube car audio guy that uses 1/2" thick black ABS sheets for any adapters/bracketry he needs.

other guys will use plywood of varying extreme degrees of moisture resistance-- which appears to be directly related to how paranoid they are someone's tapped their phones...

i generally use HDF or MDF, in 3/4"(or closest) thickness, and then violently attack it with a router and a sharp bit (ok, i trace the outside perimeter oem speaker pattern onto it, and then trace the cut-out size of the replacement within that). i always follow up by painting it with whatever spray paint i have nearest to sort of seal it from the elements, though i usually try to use black paint so it doesn't stand out behind the door card.


I can vouch for these brackets. I bought them from Crutchfield.


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MilkyWitness 04-18-2020 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 3320924)
these look to fit.
crutchfield is really conservative. when they say that something fits, it usually does. though i haven't run across anyone that has used these brackets.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_142SAT...-Brackets.html


otherwise, you can make your own out of any malleable material. i've watched one youtube car audio guy that uses 1/2" thick black ABS sheets for any adapters/bracketry he needs.

other guys will use plywood of varying extreme degrees of moisture resistance-- which appears to be directly related to how paranoid they are someone's tapped their phones...

i generally use HDF or MDF, in 3/4"(or closest) thickness, and then violently attack it with a router and a sharp bit (ok, i trace the outside perimeter oem speaker pattern onto it, and then trace the cut-out size of the replacement within that). i always follow up by painting it with whatever spray paint i have nearest to sort of seal it from the elements, though i usually try to use black paint so it doesn't stand out behind the door card.

Thanks for the link! I found a thread on the legacy forums on making a bracket from a cheap cutting board:

https://legacygt.com/forums/showthre...rs-175931.html

I might try and tackle the cutting board procedure

gpvecchi 04-18-2020 04:48 PM

I bought specific ones from Japan...

MilkyWitness 04-18-2020 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gpvecchi (Post 3321276)
I bought specific ones from Japan...

Helpful

soundman98 04-18-2020 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gpvecchi (Post 3321276)
I bought specific ones from Japan...

were they overnighted?

sharpsicle 04-18-2020 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by gpvecchi (Post 3321276)
I bought specific ones from Japan...

Is this one of the tell-us-and-you-have-to-kill-us deals or.....?

soundman98 04-18-2020 11:55 PM

are japanese brackets made of titanium or something that's inherently less prone to vibration, but sound better?

gpvecchi 04-19-2020 04:49 AM

Only JDM for me.

sharpsicle 04-19-2020 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gpvecchi (Post 3321505)
Only JDM for me.

JDM doesn't automatically mean better.... What did you buy?

Tcoat 04-19-2020 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sharpsicle (Post 3321563)
JDM doesn't automatically mean better.... What did you buy?

In 99.9% of the time the "JDM" parts are exactly the same as the rest of the world parts. There are very few things that are truly "JDM".
Doesn't help that everybody thinks JDM means something totally different than it really means either.

RRslip 04-19-2020 08:44 PM

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If you make your own brackets use .75" MDF for the doors and .25" MDF for the tweeters, both are available in 2'x4' sheets at home depot. Use a jig saw to cut them out. OE parts are very easy to trace. This platform is super easy to work on. If you are into car audio, learn to make your own brackets. Also, your sound will greatly improve if you use some thick foam padding and ensure a lot of interference between the foam and the extrusions on the door panel.

MilkyWitness 04-21-2020 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RRslip (Post 3321710)
If you make your own brackets use .75" MDF for the doors and .25" MDF for the tweeters, both are available in 2'x4' sheets at home depot. Use a jig saw to cut them out. OE parts are very easy to trace. This platform is super easy to work on. If you are into car audio, learn to make your own brackets. Also, your sound will greatly improve if you use some thick foam padding and ensure a lot of interference between the foam and the extrusions on the door panel.

Where did you get the foam roll? Home Depot?

RRslip 04-21-2020 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MilkyWitness (Post 3322219)
Where did you get the foam roll? Home Depot?

I think so.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-Ki...34WH/100151221


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