Olacmot
Well-Known Member
Has anyone had any success installing this 4x10” Retrosound speaker in the dash? I just had my dash pad redone, and the speaker sits too high, making the speaker grill pop out of the dash by about 1/4”. I can cut some of the tabs of this speaker to help it sit lower, but it seems I will need to trim away some of the new dash pad foam so the speaker sits on the metal dash frame. So I have some questions before I modify the speaker and can’t return it:
Has anyone installed this speaker? There are two (2) speaker connections for this speaker. The speaker wire connections on one side of the magnet have very little clearance to the steel dash frame. If I get it to sit lower in the frame clearance will likely get worse. Will I need to grind the frame to make clearance for the speaker connections?
If I trim the dash pad back around the boarder of the speaker, so the speaker can sit directly on the frame, will it cause the dash pad to prematurely crack or peel/pull back off the frame? Seeing as the hole for the speaker is already cut in it, I don’t think this will be an issue, but didn’t want to cut it and cause any adverse effects to the pad before asking you guys who have more experience.
Thanks in advance! Pictures attached for reference.
Has anyone installed this speaker? There are two (2) speaker connections for this speaker. The speaker wire connections on one side of the magnet have very little clearance to the steel dash frame. If I get it to sit lower in the frame clearance will likely get worse. Will I need to grind the frame to make clearance for the speaker connections?
If I trim the dash pad back around the boarder of the speaker, so the speaker can sit directly on the frame, will it cause the dash pad to prematurely crack or peel/pull back off the frame? Seeing as the hole for the speaker is already cut in it, I don’t think this will be an issue, but didn’t want to cut it and cause any adverse effects to the pad before asking you guys who have more experience.
Thanks in advance! Pictures attached for reference.