DIY: Stock Speaker Clip / Plug and Play with Pics
 

What's going on everyone? I first want to say thank you to everyone in the community for the awesome DIY pictures, videos, tips and tricks! They have given me many ideas and a lot of help on other topics.
This is my first time posting to the forum and I wanted it to be of a DIY project.

I am very new to the forum so my apologies if this has already been gone over, however, if not, I am posting how I fitted my new 6.5" speakers using the OEM male and female speaker clips, without having to cut the wire harness. I searched and could not find this on the forum but again, noob.

So...
The stock speakers are poor to say the least. So I took the old speakers out, removed the female adapter from the speaker, and mounted it to the plastic speaker plate from the stock speaker. All the tools I used and the parts I used for the job are listed in the post.

Parts: Alpine SPS-610 6-1/2" 2-Way Type-S Series Coaxial Car Speakers
Nissan / Infiniti 6.5 Inch Black Plastic Speaker Adapter Bracket Ring
All wires and hardware came included with the speakers. They are very good quality and not expensive.


First, I matted the door, and removed the stock speaker and mount.

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Next I took the stock speaker and removed the female plug by bending the metal tabs up, snipping the wires from the speaker and pushing the plug out from the bottom.

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By plugging it into the male, I marked the positive terminal for when I solder.
The purple is the positive but check twice, cut once.

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Now to remove the old wires and old solder, I used the gas oven in my home (ran out of fuel on my torch :tup:). It works but just don't melt the plastic! Heat one tab at a time and I used vice grips and pulled the old wires off. They came off easy with the heat. After, reheat and make sure to use a wet towel to wipe off the solder to have a nice clean surface.

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Using the stock mounting plate, I saw that the female clip was perfect size to fit in the second row of webbing in the plastic. I traced it with a razor blade, and used a dremel tool to cut the square out. If you take your time you can get it to be a nice snug fit.

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Dremel bits used: I ended up going with the one on the left. .125 DIA burr tool. Good for cutting plastic as it does not want to grab the plastic as you cut.

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Finished cut in plastic mount.

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I cleaned up the back with some sandpaper and removed any remaining plastic. In case you want to glue the plug in, this step is a must or it wont bond well.

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Next I soldered in the wires to the metal tabs. Keep in mind the positive terminal.

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Dry fit to check

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Tidy up and glue it in place if you like. I put a dab of super glue just to hold in place so I can remove it easy in the future.

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Final mount back in the door. It fit great, and no need for cutting the plug off the main wire harness.

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The head unit I have is not powerful enough to reach the potential that these speakers can produce, however it is powerful enough for my needs. If I want to I can add an amp for that later and wire it, but for now this will do! :happydance: After testing, the sound was excellent and I had zero issues with fitting it to the door.

If you guys have any questions let me know!

JD
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