replacing front and back speakers

[kristian]

I just bough new speakers for my 996. The sizes are the same, but they are different shape. I cant seem to mount the new speakers on. Do they sell any kits or brackets to make this easier? I don't feel like gluing them. Any suggestions?

Kristian

[Long Islander]

I just bough new speakers for my 996. The sizes are the same, but they are different shape. I cant seem to mount the new speakers on. Do they sell any kits or brackets to make this easier? I don't feel like gluing them. Any suggestions?

Kristian

I did the same thing on my 996 coupe several years ago. Note that I have the base stereo with no door speakers, so I just replaced my front and rear 4" speakers.

There are no adapters. The problem is that the Porsche speakers' mounting screw holes are not at standard locations for speakers. What you have to do is to remove your original speakers and cut the plastic frames and use them as mounting frames. Leave the speaker connector plug in place (that way, your new speakers will just plug right into to the original wires). Solder wires from your new speakers onto the connector plug (make sure polarity is consistent). Then glue the new speakers into the "frames." Support the "frames" from the sides with something and let the weight of the speaker dangle down, allowing the glue to dry overnight (silicone will work well). Finally, screw your new speakers (which have been glued onto the frames) onto the inside of the speaker grills. Plug your original speaker wires back together and re-mount the speakers/grills into the openings. Your original speaker grills will remain completely stock, so should something go wrong with your speakers, you can just re-do this whole operation.

BTW, Crutchfield has some Kenwood 4" speakers that have excellent specs. I have older versions of these and they sound great and have high efficiency, which is important since the base stereo doesn't have too much power.

Good luck.

[kristian]

Thank you for that. I will try to use the old plastic frames to hook them on. I will let you know in a few days how it went

Kristian

I just bough new speakers for my 996. The sizes are the same, but they are different shape. I cant seem to mount the new speakers on. Do they sell any kits or brackets to make this easier? I don't feel like gluing them. Any suggestions?

Kristian

I did the same thing on my 996 coupe several years ago. Note that I have the base stereo with no door speakers, so I just replaced my front and rear 4" speakers.

There are no adapters. The problem is that the Porsche speakers' mounting screw holes are not at standard locations for speakers. What you have to do is to remove your original speakers and cut the plastic frames and use them as mounting frames. Leave the speaker connector plug in place (that way, your new speakers will just plug right into to the original wires). Solder wires from your new speakers onto the connector plug (make sure polarity is consistent). Then glue the new speakers into the "frames." Support the "frames" from the sides with something and let the weight of the speaker dangle down, allowing the glue to dry overnight (silicone will work well). Finally, screw your new speakers (which have been glued onto the frames) onto the inside of the speaker grills. Plug your original speaker wires back together and re-mount the speakers/grills into the openings. Your original speaker grills will remain completely stock, so should something go wrong with your speakers, you can just re-do this whole operation.

BTW, Crutchfield has some Kenwood 4" speakers that have excellent specs. I have older versions of these and they sound great and have high efficiency, which is important since the base stereo doesn't have too much power.

Good luck.

[viper501]

There is someone on here who sells adapters, or at least he did. I used a sheet of ABS plastic to cobble together my own adapters. Worked fairly well, though I probably would have bought the ones the guy makes if I hadn't already done mine before I found his.

[jmj996]

I just bough new speakers for my 996. The sizes are the same, but they are different shape. I cant seem to mount the new speakers on. Do they sell any kits or brackets to make this easier? I don't feel like gluing them. Any suggestions?

Kristian

I did the same thing on my 996 coupe several years ago. Note that I have the base stereo with no door speakers, so I just replaced my front and rear 4" speakers.

There are no adapters. The problem is that the Porsche speakers' mounting screw holes are not at standard locations for speakers. What you have to do is to remove your original speakers and cut the plastic frames and use them as mounting frames. Leave the speaker connector plug in place (that way, your new speakers will just plug right into to the original wires). Solder wires from your new speakers onto the connector plug (make sure polarity is consistent). Then glue the new speakers into the "frames." Support the "frames" from the sides with something and let the weight of the speaker dangle down, allowing the glue to dry overnight (silicone will work well). Finally, screw your new speakers (which have been glued onto the frames) onto the inside of the speaker grills. Plug your original speaker wires back together and re-mount the speakers/grills into the openings. Your original speaker grills will remain completely stock, so should something go wrong with your speakers, you can just re-do this whole operation.

BTW, Crutchfield has some Kenwood 4" speakers that have excellent specs. I have older versions of these and they sound great and have high efficiency, which is important since the base stereo doesn't have too much power.

Good luck.

I did this little project a few years ago - did exactly what Oggie described, right down to moving and resoldering the original speaker wire connection onto the new speakers, using mostly just a Dremel (for cutting), wire cutter/stripper and a soldering iron. Still works and sounds great (using MBQuart Reference series).

[kristian]

I just finished with my speakers. I cut the old braces off the old speakers and I hooked the new ones on them with multi purpose ties that electricians use. I had to push the grills down hard to get the screws in, but it was worth it. I also cut the frame of the speakers with some metal cutters to get them in the tight spot. The sound is much better now.

Thanks for the ideas guys!!!

Kristian

I just bough new speakers for my 996. The sizes are the same, but they are different shape. I cant seem to mount the new speakers on. Do they sell any kits or brackets to make this easier? I don't feel like gluing them. Any suggestions?

Kristian

I did the same thing on my 996 coupe several years ago. Note that I have the base stereo with no door speakers, so I just replaced my front and rear 4" speakers.

There are no adapters. The problem is that the Porsche speakers' mounting screw holes are not at standard locations for speakers. What you have to do is to remove your original speakers and cut the plastic frames and use them as mounting frames. Leave the speaker connector plug in place (that way, your new speakers will just plug right into to the original wires). Solder wires from your new speakers onto the connector plug (make sure polarity is consistent). Then glue the new speakers into the "frames." Support the "frames" from the sides with something and let the weight of the speaker dangle down, allowing the glue to dry overnight (silicone will work well). Finally, screw your new speakers (which have been glued onto the frames) onto the inside of the speaker grills. Plug your original speaker wires back together and re-mount the speakers/grills into the openings. Your original speaker grills will remain completely stock, so should something go wrong with your speakers, you can just re-do this whole operation.

BTW, Crutchfield has some Kenwood 4" speakers that have excellent specs. I have older versions of these and they sound great and have high efficiency, which is important since the base stereo doesn't have too much power.

Good luck.

I did this little project a few years ago - did exactly what Oggie described, right down to moving and resoldering the original speaker wire connection onto the new speakers, using mostly just a Dremel (for cutting), wire cutter/stripper and a soldering iron. Still works and sounds great (using MBQuart Reference series).