speaker in kick panel

[opeldean]

I got the idea from Jimsky.He shows a picture of a 4 in polk speaker in the kick panel.

I used a 3.5 in.-sony 2 way that I bought on ebay- new in box.
$30 for a pair(I already have 2 -6x9's in the the back.so I have plenty of bass.)..but i needed additional speakers ..especially when I put items in the back.

here is my instalation:

the purpose of this post is:
1)-mount your speaqkers about 1/2 -1 in higher than mine ..I hit the hinge suport rod..it worked fine tho

2)I liked the stretch fabric lycra that I used. my old vinyl looked
wrinkled and bad. I just used the stretch fabric over the existing
fiberboard-foam panel.position your vent and push thru the material..cut your vent hole last..the stretch fabric allows you to do this. stretch fabric tucks easily into the weather strip...good luck


PS:speakers sound good.it helps with sound upfront and I didn't have to ruin my doors.

[truman]

Nice install bro, it's probably a good thing that the gas leak was fixed before the sparks started flying tho.

[opeldean]

one spark or 100..does it matter when you are dealing with gas fumes? I will never forget you pushing GT OPEL
(later to be know as Celeste) over the colorado divide with dripping gas inches from the resonator...I am glad you trusted your intuition...

I thought I would add an action photo..pretty isn't it?

Did you know celeste has 211,000 miles on her? i found some old
midas records..I guess i am the second owner to license her...

the new carb was put on 70,000 miles ago so i guess it needs a rebuild regardless of how it runs.


she is running excellent.just gassy when i stop and she is hot..i think it is a float level problem..I have to study this one...

speaker install cleaned up the kick panels ...my interior and
hat tray remain clean too....(jimsky always has good ideas)
did you see my post of my 3rd brake light? I bought it on ebay for $4..new in box.i am selling a bike on ebay..it is a guerciotti..i already have bids. i will pm you a message ..non opel

[opeldean]

the purpose of this post is to publish the measurement so that
the next person will do better and faster than me.

I believe the measurement for the kick panel 3.5 in speaker is

6 inches up and 1 inch over

Before you ever consider cutting additional holes in your doors or hat tray area..BUCKY says go to the kick panel.it is a better acoustic postion of the highs and mids..these are not expensive
speakers on ebay....use your fader control/equilizer and you will
have a stereo second to none...my stereo now outperforms my premium factory stereos that were in my nissan maxima and my
mazsda 929....the small interior volume of the opellgt makes music sound like headphones...

PS:thanks again Truman

[billiard13]

Just wondering, what do you think is the largest diameter speaker that will fit in the kick panel? Would a 6 or 6 1/2 fit without hitting any pertinent rods? Could you just cut a bigger hole where the existing speaker hole is and swap that out there with a 6 1/2? I'd be grateful for any input.

I have a complete Infinity system and would rather keep the 6 1/2's I have and mount them there than switch to a smaller speaker.

Also, what is the depth behind the kick panel wall?

Thanks.

[Stressed]

Here's my speaker install. I used 1/8" fiber board to mount vinyl, kick vents, and speaker.

I used a jigsaw to cut the holes.

Hint... Take out your seats to get better access to your under dash areas.

[billiard13]

Will a dremel work for cutting out the kick panel holes or will a saw be required?

[namba209]

Billiard, I used a Dremel to cut my footwell and wiper wells on my V-6/T-5 mod, but I used the cutting wheels and you can only cut in a straight line. A rotary file may work but it will take a while. I suggest using the cutoff wheels and then finish opening with the rotary file or coarse sanding drums. HTH.

Ron

[baz]

hi bucky
i know this is off thread but do you have a thermal isolater between the carb and manifold?
if not you will have heat soak and this will givea gassey smell when you stop the car as its boiling of fuel
almost hit the otto lock there

[opeldean]

i just got a heat shield and the new spacers.we will see

[hustlerzlife]

Is it possible to mount the speakers where the vent is/was in the kick pannels? They seem the perfect size for the small sony speakers.

[BQS4]

Originally Posted by hustlerzlife Is it possible to mount the speakers where the vent is/was in the kick pannels? They seem the perfect size for the small sony speakers.

I have done this mount on several GT's. It takes a little metal work, but, it's doeable

[opeldean]

i dont see why not,but that vent sure feels good on the feet .

[hustlerzlife]

I plan on riding with my windows down almost 100% of the time. Good Ol' Los Angeles weather. Will a 3.5" speaker fit in that vent without metalwork?

[GT Tim]

My 4inch kicker speakers fit without any cutting,so I would assume 3.5 would fit.Thanks Tim

[Stressed]

Look @ my gallery. It shows a sony 5in an the vent in place

[blancojp]

not to be the odd ball here but you all know that all exterior elements pass through that particular section. Just hit the center grill or wiper arm mount area with a water hose and see where the water goes.

[GT Tim]

That's why mine are filled in up top.

[hustlerzlife]

I was planning on sealing the vent off from the top. I don't think it would be wise even if it was just a vent for that water to be able to get easily in there.

[opelwasp]

You can also get foam speaker surrounds to protect them from the elements.

[AZManta]

Speakers in the kick panels of my Manta would be really cool, but where do I relocate my FI ECU to?

[markandson]

I'm a little late jumping in here but in order to cut holes in steel with a dremel tool, all you have to do is buy a rotozip cutter for tile. The tile cutter is carbide, I cut holes in my door panels with it to fit my electric mirrors. It works great. I also use it for cutting out welds when I don't want to use a torch. I also used the longer rotozip cutters to do the porting of my intake manifold, with a dremel tool.

[namba209]

Folks, the cowl drains are quarter sized holes, one on each side of the cowl floor that drains into the engine compartment. They are in the lowest part of the floor and there is a triangular deflector way outboard on each side of the cowl cavity to kinda prevent water from going down to the foot vents. I ran a pair of RadShak 3-way speakers in Willit? in the kick panels only because the PO had already destroyed the kick panels by putting in some huge speakers and cut the living daylites out of the sheetmetal behind them. The only problem was everyone could hear what I was listening to because the sound came out of the cowl as well as inside the car.

[namba209]

Originally Posted by markandson I'm a little late jumping in here but in order to cut holes in steel with a dremel tool, all you have to do is buy a rotozip cutter for tile. The tile cutter is carbide, I cut holes in my door panels with it to fit my electric mirrors. It works great. I also use it for cutting out welds when I don't want to use a torch. I also used the longer rotozip cutters to do the porting of my intake manifold, with a dremel tool.

Yeah, I used that finishing up cutting the footwell on Willit? with the engine installed. It worked really well and I was able to cut around the exhaust manifold close to the steering shaft with ease.

[blancojp]

There are also two lateral cuts, one behind the wiper motor and another on the passenger side after the wiper tripod. This creates a chamber which the air flows through to the upper and lower vents. On the bottom side of the sheet metal below the foot vent, there are three 2.5x10mm slots which allow the water to flow to the outside. Most Opel Gt's that I have seen have these clogged up therefore rusting the inner and outer rockers. I have 4" two way speakers in my car on that location but they have a plastic cover which protects them from the elements. The accoustics on this location are mostly pittyfull and anyone would be better off using a pair of 1" tweeters up on the dash and two dual voice coil 6x9 speaker in the rear.