Concert Sound II speaker covers or kick panels?

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SilverShadow87

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im not sure what i wanna get. kick panels are easier to create, but they give too much of a custom touch for what im doing with this car. id like to get concert sound panels, but theyre hella hard for me to find, but theyd look way better and more original. so the question is, which should i get? which sounds better? does anyone have any CSII panels and baskets? im getting new carpet soon so color doesnt matter.
 
also... the subs i have sound better actually when the trunks open as opposed to closed. what does this tell me? im thinking maybe i should port the box betteR?
 
ElCaminoGRAN/SPORT said:
I have a decent set of concert sound lower panel in the for sale section for sale the come with the baskets and speakers...
i just need the little pods and baskets... speakers maybe but not the whole panel...
 
Look for an early 90s caddy for the speaker cover, slightly bigger than the concert sound covers but much cheaper.
 
i installed the concert sound 11 speaker grilles in my lemans doorpanels. I think they look good but if I had to do it again I would use the entire lower door panel from the regal. Trimming my panels to fit the grills with more work than I thought to line things up right. I also don`t have carpet on the lower section of my door panels so that involved extra trimming and fitting to compensate for the thickness of the carpet. They look great though, nice and factory.
Dean
 
i would, if it was as easy as finding a late regal WITH csii AND brown panels. frankly, i have more time than money... and i havent found any yards around here with caddies like that, but ill keep my eyes open.
 
I wanted to do a CS II conversion on my Monte. I found a set of the lower trim panels, but my interior colour is blue, and the Buick panels were grey. I found a second set of lower trim panels that were blue that matched the Monte, so I used the Buick trim panels as a guide, and cut holes in the blue panels for the CS II speaker grills that matched the original Buick panels. I didn't find it hard to cut the holes for the speaker grills in the blue panels. I made a pattern in cardboard, using the Buick panels as a guide, then transferred that pattern to the blue panels, and cut the holes with a Dremel tool. I picked up a spray can of blue fabric dye, and dyed the CS II grills blue to match the trim panels. It turned out pretty well. The plastic speaker supports are available through G Body parts. Doing it this way has allowed me to save my original Monte lower trim panels, in case I want to return the car to original at a later date. As nearly as I've been able to determine, all of the G body 2 door lower trim panels (not sure about El Camino) are the same, except for colour, and the holes for the power door locks, CS II, lower courtesy lights, and carpeting. The different GM divisions used different upper trim panels to differentiate the various models. I have lower trim panels here from a Monte, Buick Regal, and Grand Prix, and like I've said, other than colour & options, I can't see any difference.
 
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