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Installing 165ca1 - Focal 6.5" 2 Way Coaxial Speakers without cutting your sedan
Today is my birthday. One gift I received is 165ca1 - Focal 6.5" 2 Way Coaxial Speakers. So I had to face the dilemma—give up the dream speakers or cut my car.
I don’t own a saw. ![]() So, when my friend came over with his saw, he presented this genius idea—invert the inserts from the grills! Here we go! You should probably install some washers on the back of your screws, so you’ll have to fold back the plastic stuff. Watch out for that nasty stick stuff beneath: ![]() Take everything out, then. . . First you pop the insert out of the speakers. ![]() Then you remove the nasty glue. ![]() You hold the speakers up and mark and drill holes. ![]() In addition to the stuff that came with the speaker, you add some insulating—that stuff for windows from any hardware store is best. ![]() Then you line up the holes and screw in the screws ![]() And put your car back together ![]() and check out your cats having a convention during the install. ![]() I know this is some very speaker-specific information. But, although I think everyone deserves a set of Focals, I hope this also can help you out with other oversized 6.5" speakers.
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I already have alpines in the rear deck, so I'm just going to sell the fronts to a friend of a friend. An MDF ring worked out fine in the rear, but there wasn't enough room to place a ring and the speaker--either the plastic or the metal would have to be cut. Maybe birch would have been ok.
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![]() And you are right. There are lots of good instructions out there for the coupe, but no one seems to share too many instructions for the sedan. To take the doors apart on a sedan: 1. Pull the window and door lock panel off: Squeeze the little plastic tabs and unplug the wires in the bottom. Two sets for the driver, one for the passenger. Sorry, but I don't have any pictures for the rest of this ![]() 2. This will reveal one screw. 3. On the handle, you unscrew one Phillips screw and pop out one of those little plugs where you push in the middle and pry off the sides. This thing is not easy to remove. 4. Pop the door panel off. Start by the speaker grill and pull. You will have to lift up to get the window sealant off. 5. From behind the door panel, squeeze the 4 tabs around the door handle and hove it through the hole in the door. 6. You can now install your speakers.
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