OK, I have a set of interior plastics from a car originally equipped with the Bose system, and it has no openings for the 6x9 speakers.

Obviously I need to cut them out, but here's the problem. It HAS to look good. I would like to be able to pull out the sail panels for show to show off the speaker. That means it must be cut CLEAN. Any suggestions on how best to do this?

Cutting tool/dremel?
Shears?

Thanks

 

Why not go to the junkyard and pick up a set of stock speaker plastics??

 

It's all about the Beechwood interior!!!:rockon:

Can't find 'em anywhere!

 

aren't we talking about the side speaker boxes?? Yours would be the ones with a 4x6 and a 3" subwoofer?? those are black... and they're covered up... just tell me if we're talking about different things...

 

He is refering to the big interior panel that is all around the speaker.. I have the Med Beechwood Int. also.. I feel your pain, when trying to locate the same interior color.. I think I stand a better chance at willing the lottery. What I would recommend is mark out the hole (if you have not done so already), and get a fine tooth jigsaw blade and jigsaw of course. and first drill your pilot hole and carefully cut it out..Make sure you put lots of padding on the jigsaw foot. If you are not sure of your jig saw skill. Cut just a little more inside the line and then use a drum sander (goes in drill) and sand to your line.. you should then have a like factory quality cutout.

 

That's pretty much what I was thinking....thanks.


Here's a pic of the interior panel, it's easy to see the lack of speaker cutouts on the "B" pillar portion. ....and yes, technically the panels are "doeskin", not "Beachwood". The car was originally beachwood, but it's now a beachwood/doeskin hybrid. I think it actually looks a little better!

 

find a friend with a thirdgen, and make a good fitting template that will locate the hole properly. Use the template to transfer this to yours using pen, marker, whatever. Cut it a tad small (say 1/8") with a skill saw or a razor blade, then hand sand it to the proper size. it's time consuming, but effective.

Either that or buy some, and have the local paint shop mix up the proper beechwood interior paint, and have them toss it into a spray can. Voila. New beechwood panels.