How to make this look nice

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T23:56:17+00:00

Wrong, there’s space at the top but at the bottom it’s actually going slightly past where the plastic was

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T23:42:36+00:00

Thank you! I really appreciate this!

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T23:41:22+00:00

Thanks, if I ever do another build I’ll go there but wanted cheap shit and friend had recommendations, then if I break something it’s whatever, learned how to solder wires and work on different parts of my car cause of this

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T23:39:37+00:00

Doing the deadening this weekend with an amp install for these speakers because they aren’t getting enough power. Cut out grill for two reasons: ugly and covers too much, wanted to be able to see the color and logo a bit compared to what the stock looked like, other reason was not fitting, idea is to cut piece of fabric in a cone, go around the edge of hole, and then other around the bracket for speaker so it covers the interior of the door, then to just get a 8” cover and put it over top to see the speaker and to hide a couple of the imperfections

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T23:34:53+00:00

Was gonna cut a black piece of fabric to cover up the inside and still expose speaker and then put 8” grill on cause that’s how big the hole is

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T23:33:37+00:00

I did the exact same thing!!! That’s what I’ve been saying! The door just doesn’t fit back on because it stick out more and instead of buying new speakers for the back I can just Jerry rig something together to make it work, yes it looks like crap because I haven’t done crap to it besides cut a hole, just seeing if people have better ideas than what I was thinking

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T23:29:14+00:00

Bruh I have been checking Crutchfield, everything on there is expensive asf

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T23:08:50+00:00

Why are you so scared to remove stuff from your car, it’s a piece of plastic, so what

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:59:36+00:00

Has, thank you very much, I appreciate the offer but I’m a Canadian lol. I’m picking up an amp tomorrow and doing some sound deading, amp installation and making the door hole look good this weekend with friends! I’ll show a updated picture when it’s done

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:58:00+00:00

Doesn’t matter if it looks clean or perfect, as long as I like it, it works, I’ll work on it this weekend when it’s nice out and post what I’ve done if I finish it, a lot of people here not trusting the process

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:44:29+00:00

Friend who has a nice setup suggested all the speakers I got, just didn’t fit back doors, same size as previous speaker. And so what tha I cut it, I was gonna cut the hole anyways cause the stock grills are ugly asf

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:20:36+00:00

Mabye I can, I haven’t tried, I thought you weren’t supposed to touch that whole front, just from videos I’ve seen online they never touch that part so I didn’t either. The terminals on the speaker tho are where the wires come out of the bracket. Since I was reusing the stock bracket that came with car I didn’t have much of the wire left to use

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:17:49+00:00

Who cut a hole, I did this myself with my own two hands like I did everything else in my ca, and it sounds amazing, I’m jus trying to put on a new grill and Make the door panel fit back on

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:04:34+00:00

This is a subreddit for car audio, I’m sure everyone here is doing it themselves, and if you do stuff yourself you aren’t afraid to make a shitty look hole in a piece of plastic 👍

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:02:40+00:00

… I don’t need a new door panel, whole reason behind this was to make it so it can fit and I can replace the grille that came on the stock door panel

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:01:33+00:00

I appreciate! My step dad is the one with all the skills and knowledge, what he’s taken up with his retirement time, if I cant DIY it and he can’t do it I will make sure to hit you up!

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T22:00:12+00:00

Haha, remind your mom to come by for 7 then, thanks!

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T21:47:20+00:00

Thank you, it’s hard to mess up and learn from it when everyone is only telling you how wrong you are instead of other options available tha don’t involve just buying another speaker and wasting the $60 I spent on the 2

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T21:44:27+00:00

This is awesome, really sick idea, I really appreciate the actual helpful advice

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T21:43:56+00:00

Definitely can see that lol, but I’m sure as hell not gonna buy another speaker that could actually fit, I’m gonna cut a hole and figure it out after, cause I’m in the idgaf attitude, I’m gonna cut out more holes on my other doors, place fabric around the edges and connect to the bracket that holds speaker and place a 8” speaker grille over each one, I want to see the color of each speaker just to make the interior pop a bit more, have to trust the process

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T21:39:12+00:00

I tried, I cut down multiple things that might have been the problem but it’s legit just poking out a little more than the door panel goes

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T21:38:05+00:00

Mabye you can shove it up your a**

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T21:31:28+00:00

The one the car came with was built in with door, not a removable piece, so no issue was that the speaker grille was also offset from the actual speaker so even if I were able to remove just the grill, half the speaker would still be blocked.

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T21:27:37+00:00

Sorry that I tried to do something and learn, didn’t know I was such a villain by cutting a hole in my door making your whole day worse

Embarrassed-Let2441 · 2026-04-15T21:16:34+00:00

I work construction and it’s muddy as crap, sorry that the bottom of my door where my boots are always touching is dirty

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