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ValleyRacer · 11-25-2012, 01:36 AM

Are the (subwoofer excluded) OEM speakers (dash-doors-rear deck) made of paper driver material?

We extracted the hideous OEM (and very dead) front door speakers from my 99 NEON, made of paper, and they were unbelivable and embarassing. I knew they were'nt' sounding right

And the little connector wires are like dental floss.

I"ll put polypropolene or polyglass or "goody material" to replace paper OEM in my ACR if that paper just croaks off.

Don't tease me, here are the dead speakers and we crammed some WalMart no-name speakers in. Hilarious.

rebellionyst · 11-25-2012, 01:52 AM

I had a '91 Cougar years back that had paper drivers that looked that bad or worse. I haven't peeled off the door inserts to check my speakers on the SRT because they don't buzz yet. I've been expecting it for the past 2 years but nothing yet.

Jim Z · 11-26-2012, 06:22 PM

Paper is actually a very good material for speaker cones. It has high internal damping and can be treated to control breakup. Unfortunately OE speakers aren't treated for moisture resistance so once they get wet they get fucked.

ValleyRacer · 11-26-2012, 07:23 PM

Paper is often used by high end speaker manufactureres as a driver material. Then the other school of thought goes for glass fiber, carbon fiber, aluminum, polypropolene, combinations etc

With power windows, how do you remove the door panel to replace speakers?

rebellionyst · 11-26-2012, 07:33 PM

If it's like other cars I've replaced speakers on, there is a harness clip at the switch array. The Cougar I mentioned had a similar switch panel that could slip through the hole in the door insert so that nothing had to be unplugged.

nineball · 11-28-2012, 03:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ValleyRacer

With power windows, how do you remove the door panel to replace speakers?

the exact same way you remove a door panel with manual windows, just one more clip to undo.

steellittledude · 12-07-2012, 12:00 AM

Shiny. Looks like an upgrade to me!

11-25-2012, 01:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
ValleyRacer User Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Member Number: 35677 Location: California Posts: 1,843	OEM speaker material question Are the (subwoofer excluded) OEM speakers (dash-doors-rear deck) made of paper driver material? We extracted the hideous OEM (and very dead) front door speakers from my 99 NEON, made of paper, and they were unbelivable and embarassing. I knew they were'nt' sounding right And the little connector wires are like dental floss. I"ll put polypropolene or polyglass or "goody material" to replace paper OEM in my ACR if that paper just croaks off. Don't tease me, here are the dead speakers and we crammed some WalMart no-name speakers in. Hilarious.

11-25-2012, 01:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
rebellionyst SRTforums Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Member Number: 59345 Location: Dirty Burnie Posts: 496	I had a '91 Cougar years back that had paper drivers that looked that bad or worse. I haven't peeled off the door inserts to check my speakers on the SRT because they don't buzz yet. I've been expecting it for the past 2 years but nothing yet. __________________ D55 POWERED Quote: Originally Posted by contraption22 You know what would be the perfect thing for a Hella Flush meet at the beach? A Tsunami.

11-26-2012, 06:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jim Z SRTforums Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Member Number: 12647 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 1,008	Paper is actually a very good material for speaker cones. It has high internal damping and can be treated to control breakup. Unfortunately OE speakers aren't treated for moisture resistance so once they get wet they get fucked. __________________ I'm surprised someone hasn't asked about HID turn signals or reverse lights yet...

11-26-2012, 07:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
ValleyRacer User Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Member Number: 35677 Location: California Posts: 1,843	True - depends on the "school" of thought Paper is often used by high end speaker manufactureres as a driver material. Then the other school of thought goes for glass fiber, carbon fiber, aluminum, polypropolene, combinations etc With power windows, how do you remove the door panel to replace speakers?

11-26-2012, 07:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
rebellionyst SRTforums Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Member Number: 59345 Location: Dirty Burnie Posts: 496	If it's like other cars I've replaced speakers on, there is a harness clip at the switch array. The Cougar I mentioned had a similar switch panel that could slip through the hole in the door insert so that nothing had to be unplugged. __________________ D55 POWERED Quote: Originally Posted by contraption22 You know what would be the perfect thing for a Hella Flush meet at the beach? A Tsunami.

11-28-2012, 03:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
nineball SRTforums Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Member Number: 60582 Location: ohio Posts: 1,962	Quote: Originally Posted by ValleyRacer With power windows, how do you remove the door panel to replace speakers? the exact same way you remove a door panel with manual windows, just one more clip to undo. __________________ - He bowls overhand. - Sharks have a week dedicated to him. - When in Rome, they do as he does. He is.... nineball. Stay thirsty my friends. I am pretty sure God would consider it a sin not to glorify that ass - Sir Todd Bridges

12-07-2012, 12:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
steellittledude SRTforums Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Member Number: 75042 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 271	Shiny. Looks like an upgrade to me! __________________ It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses......Hit it

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