Speaker adapter brackets

[mr_g]

I tried installing my speakers yesterday and found out that the holes dont even line up. My aftermarket speakers have 4 holes and the stock speakers has 3 holes. Do you guys know where I can get any speaker adapter brackets for my car that fit perfect? I looked on ebay and found a couple, I was wondering if anyone used these in their cars? I see an adapter for the front speakers of subaru legacy but not a rear one. They have rear adapters but for other subaru cars. There are a couple for other subaru cars does anyone know if these other adapters work for my car also? All the other subaru adapters have 3 holes but Im not sure if it will line up with mines can someone confirm for me? Here is a link to the ebay adapters.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_ ... Categories (http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1312&_nkw=subaru+speaker+adapter&_sacat=See-All-Categories)

[harrymaneuvers]

http://www2.kartboy.com/x4/product.php?productid=16154

Other than that... What I did was take the adapter that came with my infintiy reference speakers (that has the 4 hole pattern) and used 3M double sided adhesive to bond it to the OEM subaru speaker spacers, which are angled upward slightly. It worked perfectly. The speakers screw into the holes on the adapter and the adapter is securly fastened to the oem spacer, which screws into your existing holes in your door.

[hansvonaxion]

Your speakers are held on by double sided tape?

Self tapping screws will go into MDF without Pre-drilling holes.

The front and rear baffles are different but you'll probably find it harder to get the rears. You could make your own.

[harrymaneuvers]

It was the best and easiest way to connect the two rings together... If you look at the OEM speaker spacer... it is not solid... the center of it is recessed all the way down to where it touches the car door...


I snaked the double sided adhesive tape all the way around the edge of the OEM spacer and then stuck the adapter ring to it and let it sit in a vice for a day... Those two pieces arent coming apart anytime soon...

I figure if it is good enough for body lips, spats spoilers ect with windspeeds of 100 mph plus... it should be ok for my application...

Not only that... but it is foam, so it eliminates any vibrations between the oem ring and the aftermarket adapter.


Do whatever works for you...

[hansvonaxion]

It was the best and easiest way to connect the two rings together... If you look at the OEM speaker spacer... it is not solid... the center of it is recessed all the way down to where it touches the car door...

I'm probably just used to the poor quality tape you get from the $1 shop, plus the OEM speaker baffles on my car must be different from yours - in mine the speakers and baffles are all one piece, you would have to cut the speaker cone out to re-use the baffle (I considered doing it) and you wouldn't have a decent flat surface to tape the other baffles to so I can't really picture what you did.


Do whatever works for you...

True. :smt023

[Quest]

Good lord are you doing it the hardest way possible. I recommend 3/4 inch wafer head stingers http://www.installer.com/item/display_item.php?it=PWHS812M to mount them. It's a type of metal piercing screw that has a sharp tip. Avoid using regular self tapping screws, they remove material to make the hole, while the stingers pierce the sheet metal and flare it out, leaving more for the threads to hold to. If they're going in the rear deck, I can see your dillema driving them through sheet metal, but there is a solution that is simple. Back when I installed 12V aftermarket for 20+ years, the best tool in my box was a Skewdriver http://www.spectools.com/indexus.html.htm which I used to drive metal piercing stinger screws at extreme angles with a cordless drill/driver. (Like speakers on a rear deck). The handle is removable from the tools shaft, which mounts in the drill/driver like a regular drill bit. The skewdriver can be purchased at H.D. or Lowes for around $25