Installing new speakers

super slw 01 · 10-17-2009, 09:15 PM

My friend has an 02 blazer and he bought some 5 and 1/2 inch speakers. He was trying to take off the door panel but didn't want to break it. Does the speaker cover come off alone or is it a whole piece to take off? And do you need a special tool to take off the thing you turn to roll up and down the windows?

Thanks,
Nathan

90blueS10 · 10-17-2009, 09:19 PM

are they crank windows? if so you need a removing tool to do it easily.

some people have use panty hose on here. or screw drivers or picks.

***sdime98*** · 10-17-2009, 09:19 PM

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/search.php

type "door panel removal"

super slw 01 · 10-17-2009, 09:25 PM

Yea they are crank windows.. Can I get the tool at autozone? Sorry i forgot to search.

90blueS10 · 10-17-2009, 09:27 PM

you can try. im not sure if theyll have it at ghettozone.

Zeeke98 · 10-17-2009, 09:37 PM

Nobody has mentioned yet you got the wrong size speakers. They need to be 6 1/2" not 5 1/4"

super slw 01 · 10-17-2009, 09:38 PM

^lol i'll tell him to make a J out of wire to try and get it off.

Oh the 5 1/2" won't fit??? Daang

S10dude · 10-17-2009, 09:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10

you can try. im not sure if theyll have it at ghettozone.

yes they do !..........

***sdime98*** · 10-17-2009, 09:41 PM

anything will fit, make a 6.5" adapter plate to mount up, with a 5.25" hole in it.

VortecSonoma · 10-17-2009, 09:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sdime98

anything will fit, make a 6.5" adapter plate to mount up, with a 5.25" hole in it.

you can also pick an already made speaker adapter from crutchfield... got some for the truck i just brought...works like a wonder...

goddspring · 10-17-2009, 10:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10

are they crank windows? if so you need a removing tool to do it easily.

some people have use panty hose on here. or screw drivers or picks.

even with the tool its a pain in the ass.

Zeeke98 · 10-18-2009, 10:18 PM

The tool sucks. I bought one and it's useless as I can never seem to find the clip with it. I just use a rag and wrap it around the shaft behind the crank and move it back and forth till the clip snags on the rag and pops off.

Wrkn prgs · 10-18-2009, 10:21 PM

There's a C-clip holding the window crank on. Pry it off with a screw driver, or slide a thin rag behind there and it should pop right out.

95tahoelt · 10-19-2009, 01:04 AM

the easy way is to use a small allen wrench, slide it in flush with the door panel turn it and pull. its the easist way i have ever done it.
then put the clip back on the handle and push it back on when your done.

pj5454302 · 10-19-2009, 12:39 PM

not to thred jack but how do you get to the back speakers on a 2 dr jimmy?

SnoMan · 10-19-2009, 05:39 PM

oh trust me, major pain in the ass. you literally gotta pull the panel from the doors aaallll the way to the back gate. i got a with leaving the back clips on and CAREFULLY moving the front enough to get to the speaker. Worst design ever !!!!!!!!

Doing door speakers is mad easy, took me and a friend only about 25 min to put dash and door speakers in his noma lol

gchemist · 10-21-2009, 01:05 AM

I just installed 6.5" speakers a fews ago.

Click on the picture to see the photo album. I used a wire hook to remove the handle clip.

10-17-2009, 09:15 PM	#1
super slw 01 n00b Age: 16 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Houston, TX User is: OffLine	Installing new speakers My friend has an 02 blazer and he bought some 5 and 1/2 inch speakers. He was trying to take off the door panel but didn't want to break it. Does the speaker cover come off alone or is it a whole piece to take off? And do you need a special tool to take off the thing you turn to roll up and down the windows? Thanks, Nathan
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10-17-2009, 09:19 PM	#2
90blueS10 Calico 1st Gen Age: 17 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,853 Location: Ottawa, Kansas User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers are they crank windows? if so you need a removing tool to do it easily. some people have use panty hose on here. or screw drivers or picks.
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10-17-2009, 09:19 PM	#3
*sdime98* slowly, but surely. Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 49,347 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers http://www.s10forum.com/forum/search.php type "door panel removal"
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10-17-2009, 09:25 PM	#4
super slw 01 n00b Age: 16 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Houston, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers Yea they are crank windows.. Can I get the tool at autozone? Sorry i forgot to search.
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10-17-2009, 09:27 PM	#5
90blueS10 Calico 1st Gen Age: 17 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,853 Location: Ottawa, Kansas User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers you can try. im not sure if theyll have it at ghettozone.
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10-17-2009, 09:37 PM	#6
Zeeke98 Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,022 Location: Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers Nobody has mentioned yet you got the wrong size speakers. They need to be 6 1/2" not 5 1/4"
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10-17-2009, 09:38 PM	#7
super slw 01 n00b Age: 16 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Houston, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers ^lol i'll tell him to make a J out of wire to try and get it off. Oh the 5 1/2" won't fit??? Daang
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10-17-2009, 09:38 PM	#8
S10dude workin it ! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,024 Location: Sacramento,Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10 you can try. im not sure if theyll have it at ghettozone. yes they do !..........
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10-17-2009, 09:41 PM	#9
*sdime98* slowly, but surely. Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 49,347 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers anything will fit, make a 6.5" adapter plate to mount up, with a 5.25" hole in it.
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10-17-2009, 09:48 PM	#10
VortecSonoma Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 579 Location: Fredericksburg,Va User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers Quote: Originally Posted by sdime98 anything will fit, make a 6.5" adapter plate to mount up, with a 5.25" hole in it. you can also pick an already made speaker adapter from crutchfield... got some for the truck i just brought...works like a wonder...
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10-17-2009, 10:10 PM	#11
goddspring Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,967 Location: staples, mn User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10 are they crank windows? if so you need a removing tool to do it easily. some people have use panty hose on here. or screw drivers or picks. even with the tool its a pain in the ass.
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10-18-2009, 10:18 PM	#12
Zeeke98 Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,022 Location: Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers The tool sucks. I bought one and it's useless as I can never seem to find the clip with it. I just use a rag and wrap it around the shaft behind the crank and move it back and forth till the clip snags on the rag and pops off.
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10-18-2009, 10:21 PM	#13
Wrkn prgs Useless posting member Age: 20 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 8,736 Location: Conover, Oh User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers There's a C-clip holding the window crank on. Pry it off with a screw driver, or slide a thin rag behind there and it should pop right out.
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10-19-2009, 01:04 AM	#14
95tahoelt Registered User Age: 41 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 399 Location: Westland, Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers the easy way is to use a small allen wrench, slide it in flush with the door panel turn it and pull. its the easist way i have ever done it. then put the clip back on the handle and push it back on when your done.
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10-19-2009, 12:39 PM	#15
pj5454302 Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 129 Location: Green bay Wi User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers not to thred jack but how do you get to the back speakers on a 2 dr jimmy?
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10-19-2009, 05:39 PM	#16
SnoMan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 120 Location: Hilton NY User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers oh trust me, major pain in the ass. you literally gotta pull the panel from the doors aaallll the way to the back gate. i got a with leaving the back clips on and CAREFULLY moving the front enough to get to the speaker. Worst design ever !!!!!!!! Doing door speakers is mad easy, took me and a friend only about 25 min to put dash and door speakers in his noma lol
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10-21-2009, 01:05 AM	#17
gchemist Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 356 Location: Austin User is: OffLine	Re: Installing new speakers I just installed 6.5" speakers a fews ago. Click on the picture to see the photo album. I used a wire hook to remove the handle clip.
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