Part 1, Door Disassembly:
The following is the procedure I used to upgrade my front door speakers. I installed infinity 6012si 6.5” 2-way speakers using supplied mounting adapter rings and wiring harness adapters from Crutchfield. The disassembly steps are from Crutchfield’s tech and my interjections in this part are in blue. The speaker installation steps were not documented so I explained below how I performed the install. If you are inclined, this is not a very tough job. Leave yourself plenty of time so you don’t have to rush and break anything. Be careful to pull the harness connections apart by the connector, NOT the wires. Make sure when reassembling, you start the screws straight in the threaded areas so you don’t cross thread. Don’t run a screwdriver through a speaker (OUCH!)…
1) Pry sail panel out at top edge to release clip. Lift out to remove.
2) Pry out screw cover plate behind door handle (Very small notch at bottom of cover. I used a very small flat head screwdriver, which fit in the slot, lifted up slightly and popped the panel right out) and remove two 7mm screws (I would recommend pulling out the door open handle and unscrewing the one behind that first). Pull door release assembly out as shown in the picture and disconnect cable to remove assembly. Remove 3 Philips screws behind release assembly (silver screws in gold).
3) Pry out rubber mat in door pull cap and remove 1 Philips screw (I used tweezers in a corner and it came out very easily).
4) Pry out on bottom and side of door panel to release clips. Lift up and hold out panel to disconnect harnesses to remove (Used my hands at the bottom of the panel, pulled out and the clips started popping. No tools needed. The harness connectors were more of a challenge until I pulled the door panel out enough to see how to release them by pushing in on the release tab on the clip). NOTE: the passenger door has a blue clip holding the door light wire. I popped this off by pushing the long piece that sticks out towards the center of the clip (like a zip-tie release). The driver’s door panel has a few more harnesses connected to the various controls than the passenger side. In fact, I only disconnected what I needed to in order to move the panel to the side and set it on a stepstool and leaned it against the door.
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The following is the procedure I used to upgrade my front door speakers. I installed infinity 6012si 6.5” 2-way speakers using supplied mounting adapter rings and wiring harness adapters from Crutchfield. The disassembly steps are from Crutchfield’s tech and my interjections in this part are in blue. The speaker installation steps were not documented so I explained below how I performed the install. If you are inclined, this is not a very tough job. Leave yourself plenty of time so you don’t have to rush and break anything. Be careful to pull the harness connections apart by the connector, NOT the wires. Make sure when reassembling, you start the screws straight in the threaded areas so you don’t cross thread. Don’t run a screwdriver through a speaker (OUCH!)…
1) Pry sail panel out at top edge to release clip. Lift out to remove.
2) Pry out screw cover plate behind door handle (Very small notch at bottom of cover. I used a very small flat head screwdriver, which fit in the slot, lifted up slightly and popped the panel right out) and remove two 7mm screws (I would recommend pulling out the door open handle and unscrewing the one behind that first). Pull door release assembly out as shown in the picture and disconnect cable to remove assembly. Remove 3 Philips screws behind release assembly (silver screws in gold).
3) Pry out rubber mat in door pull cap and remove 1 Philips screw (I used tweezers in a corner and it came out very easily).
4) Pry out on bottom and side of door panel to release clips. Lift up and hold out panel to disconnect harnesses to remove (Used my hands at the bottom of the panel, pulled out and the clips started popping. No tools needed. The harness connectors were more of a challenge until I pulled the door panel out enough to see how to release them by pushing in on the release tab on the clip). NOTE: the passenger door has a blue clip holding the door light wire. I popped this off by pushing the long piece that sticks out towards the center of the clip (like a zip-tie release). The driver’s door panel has a few more harnesses connected to the various controls than the passenger side. In fact, I only disconnected what I needed to in order to move the panel to the side and set it on a stepstool and leaned it against the door.
See Speaker Installation in "Front Door speaker Upgrade How-To (pt 2)"