removing mk1 door speakers

[crofty1984]

I want to put some decent speakers in the mk1 doors the panel the speaker sits behind looks like it pops off I think. Or is there a hidden screw? Or do I have to take the whole door panel off?

[J-Tuner]

Hello mate

You need to unscrew the armrest - 3 screws

Unscrew the plastic surround for the door handle and remove - 1 screw

The window winder (if manual) is held on with a small metal clip. I used a bin bag rolled up, slide it behind the winder and plastic ring (which is in a upwards vertical position) and pull down with both hands to push the clip off

The door panel itself is held on with a load of poppers - coax these off without bending the panel too much as the poppers can break off. A nice even tug should save them.

The last stage you need to give the panel a tap upwards whilst angling the panel outwards a bit to unlatch it from the top of the door.

The speakers then held in with 4 screws i think.

Piece of piss

Edited by J-Tuner on Tuesday 20th April 14:27

Edited by J-Tuner on Tuesday 20th April 14:28

[tuttle]

I think there are two types. One has a squarish surround/grille, not sure about these. The other has the usaul round black grille, for these you will need to remove the door cards.
Not a big job (+-15mins); remove handles & door opener, gently pulling upwards from the bottom of the card the fastners will undo & you can wiggle the card out that way to reveal the speakers.

[crofty1984]

You don't need to take the door cards off. Of course I only found that out after the fact.

[J-Tuner]

crofty1984 said:

You don't need to take the door cards off. Of course I only found that out after the fact.

Really? What year is yours? I swear my panels are all one piece - the grilles are non removable

[MX-5 Lazza]

J-Tuner said:

crofty1984 said:

You don't need to take the door cards off. Of course I only found that out after the fact.

Really? What year is yours? I swear my panels are all one piece - the grilles are non removable

It does depend on the year

[Howard-]

Mine just popped off - 5 minute job, replacing the speakers

[tuttle]

That'd be the square grill type then that sure makes life easier.

[Howard-]

Removing the door card is a piece of cake anyway, I had to do it last weekend to fix my window regulator cables (not actually as difficult as everyone makes out!)

[NeoVR]

Ahh. If it's the "teardrop" steel one that the specials had, then the doorcard does need to come off it's very easy to do.

[crofty1984]

Howard- said:

Mine just popped off - 5 minute job, replacing the speakers

That was mine, though I got them of to find I had some decent-looking Sony co-axial ones. also found that I had headrest speakers only the last guy didn't wire them up. Bonus! Bought some aftermarket ones from MX5 parts, but TBH they sound OK as they are.

[bluetone]

As above; piece of piss - the only tricky bit is getting the window winder off, method for which is well described at the top of the thread. While you're at it you may as well give the moving parts of the winding mechanism a squirt of grease.

[Howard-]

crofty1984 said:

Howard- said:

Mine just popped off - 5 minute job, replacing the speakers

That was mine, though I got them of to find I had some decent-looking Sony co-axial ones. also found that I had headrest speakers only the last guy didn't wire them up. Bonus! Bought some aftermarket ones from MX5 parts, but TBH they sound OK as they are.

I'm sure you can work out from my picture the reason why I removed them The crackling noise was rather pronounced. RIP cheapo 20 year old paper cone foam flange speakers

Edited by Howard- on Thursday 22 April 08:23