anyone use these lower door panels with speakers

[MR442]

This set really nice with carpet and all single speaker

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid ... ategories#
http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/m4XiwvM ... uQ/140.jpg

And double from other vendor
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid ... ategories#
http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mn14Wp5 ... RQ/140.jpg


So with as brittle as the dashes r Thinking of optoins to bring things up to the 2000"s on the old 442 sound wise


Ok like idea of not hacking doors on 2 speaker panels .

So what you think

 

[3XBrownCutty]

i think the one speaker would be plenty, 2 seems like overkill. plus i dont like how they angle the speakers on the double panel. just get some nice dash speakers, and sound should be pretty balanced.

 

[79loserbluebu]

Actually these look really nice
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-88- ... ccessories

Wonder if they come with the speaker grilles in the first picture, or you have to use your own gaudy aftermarket ones.

 

[breeaad]

I used to play with the audio in my 442 quite a bit. I think you will be happier if you put the speakers in the kick panels rather than the door panels. In the door panels, the sound is blocked by the legs of the occupants. But the kick panels are more open. I bought a set from Q-logic that was color-matched to my gray interior, and they fit great. They had an opening for a 5.25 woofer and a tweeter. I dropped a set of Boston Acustics Pro Series component set in them and they were AWESOME!!! Food for thought...

 

[deanlemans81]

Another option would be to find a 86-87 regal withthe concert sound option. It placed 4 inch speakers in the lower door panels but with a square speaker grill. If you do go for these, get the entire lower doorpanel and the speaker mounts behind it. I got just the grilles for my Lemans and it was quite a bit of work to trim the panels right and fit my speakers.
The yard I bought mine from has another one if your interested but it will have to wait until spring thaw, the regal is under 3 feet of snow at the moment.
Dean

 

[postalrm88]

i have the single speaker version of the black plastic panels and they look great easy to install to,perfect fit.

 

[DirtyMexican210]

i ordered my set from Gbodyparts, they came in earlier this week, they dont come with speaker covers or grilles but the speaker set u buy should come wit some already, i havent had time to install them but i noticed i have to cut out the lock switches and the back side doesnt have any slots for those plastic door clips... so ima have to figur out how to install them? :?

 

[MR442]

Thanks guys

 

[Conan-64]

Dirty, Can you post some pics of what you received and what you need to cut out?

 

[83hurst-olds]

I have made a few custom kick panels as well as door panels. My current daily driver ('94 Buick Lesabre), I mounted a pair of 4" in each door (because I already had 2 pair of 4"). I retained all factory parts so I could go back to stock if I wanted (not an issue since the car got totalled out). I also made a custom plate to mount a 20mm tweeter in place of the 4x6" on the front dash (since they were so shallow no decent speaker would fit there anyway).
On a G-body the kick panel idea is the best, although you do have to bend the park brake pedal (just buy an extra). you can use Q-forms, or custom-make your own with MDF and fiberglass. If you do it right, it is completly reversible. Someone also make a sail panel insert for a 4" speaker if you need some rear fill in your G-body.

A few negatives about both types:
Most are sealed behind the speakers, giving it small air space to work with. While not critical like it is with a subwoofer, the volume of air behind any speakers besides tweeters can (and undboubtedly will) affect the sound.

Doors are notoriously open behind the speakers making for possible wet and ruined speakers if your seals leak (can be protected with baffles). They also have more rattles than most other speaker mount locations.

A good thing about doors is it is a perfect place for you to go as crazy as you want and make a full-custom door panel if you choose. Doing this allows you to place the speakers where you want. In this scenario, you can show off all your audio, or, alternatively, you can use it to hide everything in there so you don't see anything at all.