um screws.....? Rivets are a waist of time, and patience. Get you a MDF baffle, drill out the old rivets, and use some say.... 2" lag bolts on the baffle...good as new, and will support the driver better than the old factory plastic baffle.
what size of rivets to use?
can someone tell me what size of rivets to use to replace the front speakers? these are the sizes that i know of: 1/8" , 5/32" , 3/16" , .053" x .093" , .068" x .123" , .081" x .153 and .101" x .188"
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Well you could have someone who makes them make a pair for you, just need to be really specific on what you want...dimensions of drivers and such.
Or go to Lowes/HD, and get you a sheet of 3/4" MDF, trace out the old baffle, and cut you a circle the size of the speaker (correct driver mounting width) and bolt it to your doors. Heres a good link for you btw.
A how to make correct baffles for you tC guide.
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Complements of Mandos. You may not need 2 Layers but i did, as the depth of my drivers were a good 3-3.5" deep. Hope this helps.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65149
Or go to Lowes/HD, and get you a sheet of 3/4" MDF, trace out the old baffle, and cut you a circle the size of the speaker (correct driver mounting width) and bolt it to your doors. Heres a good link for you btw.
A how to make correct baffles for you tC guide.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65149
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NP there, i don't see any problem with any of that, i just find getting out and doing the work myself to lend itself more be more personal than having someone do majority of the work.
I know everyone takes pride in there own work, and i don't have a problem with your reply, as i do know not everyone has the oportunity to have the equipment needed to make something like that. I just find the way to know what your doing, and how things work....why they work, and why things need to be done a certain way, is through doing it yourself, and making things yourself. If you choose not to do it that way then more power to you.....
The baffles mandos made are slightly rough, but no one is gonna see them when there is the factory grill covering them. IIRC he is one of the guys that works at eD. But if you require a much thicker baffle like i needed then i guess its a different story. I just like to do everything myself, simple as that. But not to add fuel to the fire....
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I see your an alpine fan......i would like to get the H701 and C701...
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I know everyone takes pride in there own work, and i don't have a problem with your reply, as i do know not everyone has the oportunity to have the equipment needed to make something like that. I just find the way to know what your doing, and how things work....why they work, and why things need to be done a certain way, is through doing it yourself, and making things yourself. If you choose not to do it that way then more power to you.....
The baffles mandos made are slightly rough, but no one is gonna see them when there is the factory grill covering them. IIRC he is one of the guys that works at eD. But if you require a much thicker baffle like i needed then i guess its a different story. I just like to do everything myself, simple as that. But not to add fuel to the fire....
I see your an alpine fan......i would like to get the H701 and C701...
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