3D printed rear speaker mounts
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3D printed rear speaker mounts
New to the forum. Picked up a 6 speed SY C2 in November. I've done a few little projects to get it cleaned up, paint correction, replaced some door handle seals, bumper plugs, polished the rear signals.
I noticed my rear speaker grills were loose so I investigated and found PO had replaced the rear speakers with some pioneer units that did not fit properly and would not allow the grills to snap in. They had used a mixture of double sided tape and hot glue which made the engineer in my cry a little and I couldn't leave it like that!
I searched the forums and found most had solved this problem but opening up the stock piece with a dremel or other means. Anyway, I decided it was time to put my birthday present to use and mocked up a 3D model to replace the OEM piece allow me to mount the speaker on the underside of the mount and utilize the oem grills at stock height. If anyone is interested in a set for their car please let me know.
My 993;
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Birthday present;
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Photo of the issue;
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3D model
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Printed Part
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Installed
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With Grill
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Overall very happy with the result and looking forward to more using my printer for more projects like this.
-Mike
I noticed my rear speaker grills were loose so I investigated and found PO had replaced the rear speakers with some pioneer units that did not fit properly and would not allow the grills to snap in. They had used a mixture of double sided tape and hot glue which made the engineer in my cry a little and I couldn't leave it like that!
I searched the forums and found most had solved this problem but opening up the stock piece with a dremel or other means. Anyway, I decided it was time to put my birthday present to use and mocked up a 3D model to replace the OEM piece allow me to mount the speaker on the underside of the mount and utilize the oem grills at stock height. If anyone is interested in a set for their car please let me know.
My 993;
6Get4Wx.jpg
Birthday present;
qV4GGgq.jpg
Photo of the issue;
3zLSbb5.jpg
3D model
S622r2M.png
Printed Part
26eADE6.jpg
Installed
YjaEPqV.jpg
With Grill
P9ZojyP.jpg
Overall very happy with the result and looking forward to more using my printer for more projects like this.
-Mike
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That said,I am also very interested in the 3D printed ingenuity, I wouldn't trust myself with a dremel. Will these work with a specific brand/model of speaker only?
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Great project! I've only had my 993 a few weeks now and already have a laundry list of interior fixes and upgrades to design and print as well (Fusion360 as well an a CR-10 printer)
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Hi Rick, I was wondering: Have you done any additional research regarding your Polks vs other options out there? Specifically, I was wondering how the Polks might compare against the HiFi speakers from Carnewal.
That said,I am also very interested in the 3D printed ingenuity, I wouldn't trust myself with a dremel. Will these work with a specific brand/model of speaker only?
That said,I am also very interested in the 3D printed ingenuity, I wouldn't trust myself with a dremel. Will these work with a specific brand/model of speaker only?
I also love fusion 360. I hadn't touched any cad software in 10 years since engineering school (I'm a salesman now, I just take the documents from the customers and give them to the engineers) and I was able to pick it back up pretty fast. Tons of info on youtube and best of all it is FREE which is amazing for the quality of the software.
I have some other projects planned like a cup holder to replace my cassette holder in center console, phone holder, etc. If you want to print these let me know I'll post the .stl file.
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Hey guys, at some point I was going to replace the speakers and put in a small BT enabled amp so I can integrate my phone and music. I remember speakers came in 6.5 5.25 and 4x6 as standard sizes. Is the back ones 4x6s or something else?
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