Installing New Speakers in the Using the Factory Mounts
This weekend we installed some new speakers in the Fit. The install was pretty straight forward, save for some door clips and the way the factory speaker basket mounts to the door. But here’s a quick writeup for those of you looking to do a similar install. The factory speakers really are junk paper cones, and it was fun to tear them apart.
Removing the door panel is pretty straight forward. There is a single Phillips screw that goes through inside door handle, and there are 3 more screws inside the center of the door which can be accessed by pulling off the plastic cover that encases the center of the door. Once these screws are off, carefully pull on the edges of the door panel to pop off the door clips, and finally push the door handle through the door panel, remove all of the plugs and pull the panel up to bring it up over the door edge.
Now that the door is off, remove the factory speaker and basket together. You’ll notice that there aren’t any screws, what you need to do is gently pull the top part of the speaker towards you, and use a flathead screwdriver to push the tab down that will allow the speaker to come all of the way out.
To mount the new speaker, we just cut the original basket up and screwed the new speaker into it and simply replaced the whole unit into the door. We also cut and resoldered the factory clips, so that we didn’t have to cut the car’s harness.
3 Comments to Installing New Speakers in the Using the Factory Mounts
Thats the best way to do it. I hate having to fabricate new mounts for vehicles.
Adam SnowAugust 30, 2009
Do you have any more pictures of the speakers being mounted in the back door? I have a 2008 Fit (base model) and was about to install some speakers in the back door.
Also, do you know if the base models are already wired??
PorgosDecember 22, 2009
Yes Adam, they are already wired.
August 24, 2009