How to install speakers into Integra doors.

[Fhrx]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Hey there gang. A while ago I had a barrage of PM's asking how to install speakers correctly into the Integra doors. I answered each one and left it at that. However just this week I've received more so I thought I'd chuck it up as a tutorial thread. So without further ado, this is the procedure for doing the doors correctly.

Step one: Take one original door complete with factory moulded plastic base speaker. Take plastic off and remove residue.


Step two: Apply sound deadening to outer skin.


Step three: Add diffuser panels behind the speaker. Tie the factory speaker wires back up to the loom as you'll be running aftermarket ones.


Step four: Run aftermarket speaker cables through the door loom tube.


Step five: Sound deaden inner skin and remove air bubbles. Seal spacer onto door. Leave enough clearance for door handle and lock control rods to move freely. Also leave a little deadening around the top of the speaker hole to act as a 'roof' against water when it rains.


Step six: Create the spacers. These should be drilled to match up with the doors factory holes ensuring you don't damage the car by drilling holes).


Step seven: Make sure the midrange has a gasket because there is little use in going to all this trouble and then having no seal on the door itself. Solder the trimmed speaker wires onto speaker. Don't use crimp terminals because their two best traits are falling off and creating resistance.


Step eight: Heat shrink around the terminals to protect them. Unlike electrical tape, heat shrink will not begin moving after a couple of months.


Step nine: Screw speaker onto spacer. Make sure you seal around the baffle and place a gasket between the speaker and the baffle in order to keep the bass strong.


There you have it; one DC5 Integra door done, Fhrx Studios style.


I hope that helps a little.

[Bludger]

Add to DIY section bro, add disclaimer too

[XP02ED]

nw dude!

and where ya get the sound deadener skin
how bout the tweeters in the dash

[D4rk4n63l]

nice write up.. +rep for you

[Fhrx]

and where ya get the sound deadener skin

Are you asking where we buy the sound deadening? If you are; we actually sell it.

[Anthony38]

Thats my car!

[Lukey]

Anyone know if this is the same sorta thing as a DC4?

[Fhrx]

The concept is exactly the same champ.

[Lukey]

The concept is exactly the same champ.

Cheers mate, ive already ruined my stock front speakers after having my P's for 2 weeks, stuff rattling in there lol.

[krogoth]

can we get a bit more info on placement of tweeters and crossovers plz?

nice write up btw

[Fhrx]

Have a read of this.

[krogoth]

thnx man, thats an awesome link!!

id come down for a chat about wat i want to do for my car if i was in syd