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Old 01-02-2020 | 09:28 PM
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Default Polk audio speakers

Today I ordered a pair of the

Polk Audio DB461P 4x6-Inch Coaxial Plate-Style Speakers (Pair, Black)

from Amazon.
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and will try my hand at separating them from the plate and adapting them to the porsche speaker mounts as others have done.





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Old 04-27-2021 | 06:04 PM
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Default speaker adapter plates for dash and rear

Originally Posted by Battery Guy
All four of my speakers were completely destroyed when I bought the car. At the time I did not think that was a big deal, but it turned out to be a pain in the *** to replace them. Standard 4” round speakers physically fit, but there is no easy way to attach them to the speaker grills which are what actually holds the speakers to the car. My solution was to cut away the mounting pieces on the factory speakers, and use Gorilla Glue to attach them to the new speakers. While this sounds like a really bad idea, it actually works very well - almost a year later it is holding up fine. Crutchfield recommended making up some brackets from metal strips, which possibly could work as well.

In my case I had the base stereo, so no door speakers. My understanding is that the door speakers are much higher quality than the dash and rear speakers, which were absolute crap. So you may be fine leaving your door speakers in place - likely they are not blown. The dash and rear speakers use inexpensive paper cones, so it is really a matter of time before they go unfortunately.
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Here is an option for dash and rear speakers in case someone needs an easy fix :
wire adapters:
Amazon.com: Homyl 4X PC2-805 Speaker Adaptor Lead Cable Ste for Vauxhall Corsa: Automotive Amazon.com: Homyl 4X PC2-805 Speaker Adaptor Lead Cable Ste for Vauxhall Corsa: Automotive




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