How do I get to the dash speakers on my '92 RS Camaro?

 

you take off the dash pad, using a 7mm socket. there are several located on the underside of the dash where it over hangs the cluster. also over on the passenger side. there are also 4 bolts near the front where the pad meets the windshield. they are located where the heater comes through the dash.

once you remove all those the dash lifts off pretty easily. you will be able to see the speakers and the 4 bolts holding them down.


its pretty easy, dont be scared to do it. they are 4x6 speakers for your reference.

 

those screws are 9/32!!! and phillips head.

 

ok, thanks, I'll have to try that next weekend

Kyle

 

rofl maybe for you only

 

No, its definitely a 7mm socket. Most of the fasteners in our interiors are metric.

 

for me there were 2 different sizes...

most are 7mm, but some are 10mm, but those might be for some other interior panels around the computer location... but for sure they are metric. And it only takes about 5 minutes for a first-timer... just DO NOT DROP THE SCREWS IN THE DEFROSTER!!! Cuz they're friggin' gone--Forever... I lost a 12v switch in there, that was sitting on my dash and I bumped it--never to see it again.

 

lol sucks... i have just two screws holding the dsah on by the defrost vents. one on each end

 

Man, I don't think I could deal with the vibrations if the dash was hardly screwed on like that!

 

actually the front screws are mostly there ecpet on or two and the defroster vent screws are 2 outa 4( no vibrations at all) and thats with components mounted to the dashpad

 

unless you take off your dash pad and see NO speakers like i did when i got my car lmao

 

no speaks under the dash anymore.... had to take em out to clear teh magnets on the components

 

oh weird! do you have any pics of that? I wonder if it attracts theives? You say they are mounted on the surface of the dash pad?

 

7mm~ 9/32. the size is very close. i use what ever is handy. they both work.

82-89 defroster vent screws are phillips. 90-92 where 7mm if i remember right.

 

ill see if i can get my dads old crappy old camera he got 4 free with earthlink.....

looks pretty plain because of the black grills..... i got lazy and didnt want to wait to get kicks so i cut the holes out with the dremel and mounted them...

 

calling all theives!

 

rofl... well unless teh thiefs work during the day theyd never see tehm thru the window

 

what they aren't chrome-plated speaker grilles???


no neon lights on your dash? -- well I guess it might be harder for the thieves then

 

this isnt a beaner mobile...... the grills are black.. ill take some pics today when i get home

 

You hacked up your dash pad to fit a pair of components into it?

 

dash needed replacement anyways so i figured why not

 

pic

 

That's, uh, neat. I would have put them in the kickpanels though... how do those speakers sound aimed up at the windshield? I know that's why I hate the 4x6"s!

 

wow... I'd like to smack you... but if that sounds AMAZING then maybe you're on to something... but man that looks.. bad, sorry to say.

I guess that's a good cheap route though... some people would have just put some HQ 4x6 plates instead... as those ARE components

 

9/32 7 phillips screws

 

smack recieved...... in all i guess they sound pretty decent. the tweets are pretty close to you so "s" and "t"s are harsh sometimes..... they sound 1 gillion times better than 4x6s though. i dont really car if they are ugly for now because when i start doing my sernior project im gunna glass a box for my subs and make kick panels

 

but haven't you destroyed your dashboard now? those things are 1-in-a-million... I've looked all over, and I can hardly find a dashpad cover for under $100... let alone a real dashboard... man I despise alpha audio...

 

 

doh, good call

 

meh... i dun really care. if anything ill make a mold of mine w/o the holes that i cut in it outa fiberglass... thatd be cool

 

do you think the dash would look right being made out of fiberglass?

 

maybe.... what im getting at is that it doesnt bother ME that i cut it up or that i may have to spend $100 bucks on a new dash.. there are other options..

 

I think I'll just glue speaker grilles all over my dash, that way no one will ever notice the crack!! aha brilliant!

thanks saigon bob!

 

no prob anytime

 

Anybody tried to mount Infinity Kappa 4x6 plates in the dash? I have a 91 T/A and the passenger side fits fine, but the drivers side has a huge section of the guage cluster in the way... any ideas or comments from those with experience in this issue? Many thanks!!!

 

yup either use spacers to raise the plates, or cut away 'til it fits, then use duct tape to repair the ventilation areas.

 

Thanks for the help! Once I get my car back, I'll give it a try!

 

I just installed some Clarion Phaze 1 6x9s in the sails, and in the next few minutes i'm going to drop in my Infinity Reference (woulda got Kappas, but for $12 new on ebay, it was the better deal) 4x6 plates. got a Clarion 4 chan in the trunk powering it all. i love installing new gear... oh ya, except that it's been a PITA in my 89 Formula thus far... how i can't wait to remove more trim panels and run RCAs and speaker wire behind em

Cozumel

 

$12 bucks... not bad. I think I paid $70 for my new kappa 4x6 plates... been busy at work so haven't gotten them in, but I can't wait to hear those speakers scream!

 

wow kappas are normally at least $150 from anywhere.. except online