COMPLETE Guide to Installing Speakers into an SC300/400 (56k beware!) [Archive]

Lexurious COupe

11-28-2005, 02:12 PM

Complete Speaker "How-To Install for Dummies", in the SC300/400. For reference, my car is a 1993 SC300. I've tried pretty hard to get and keep everything in order, but I may have screwed up, so let me know if I did and I will correct it (Cuz I'm not about to go over this whole thing and double check the all the pics at in the correct order and that nothing is left out.).

Oh, if you're on dial-up, jus kill yourself. Eternity will be shorter than this loading on 56k anyways... just kidding (about the suicide, cuz that's just not cool...). But seriously, dial-up = 9 days of waiting. I wouldn't try it if I were you.

MODS - might I suggest that somebody make this an FAQ/Sticky? I think it's pretty thorough and I'd hate to see it "get lost", so to speak.

TOOLS NEEDED:
10-15mm sockets
Philips-head screwdriver (A racheting [sp?] one is a good idea)
SMALL Flat-head screwdriver
Dremel

FRONT (DOOR) SPEAKERS:

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Lexurious COupe

11-28-2005, 02:17 PM

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REAR (DECK) SPEAKERS - REAR (DECK) SPEAKERS - REAR (DECK) SPEAKERS
REAR (DECK) SPEAKERS - REAR (DECK) SPEAKERS - REAR (DECK) SPEAKERS:

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I just noticed I forgot something... before pulling out the deck there are 2 more of those black, plastic push-pin things in the front of it. Pry those out a pair of flat-heads.

Hope this helps/ed somebody!!

*****EDITS:*****

Anyone who is putting 6.5" drivers up front needs to read this. In the post I said I used the stock enclosure and made a pattern to fit in it out of 1/2" MDF board... well, don't do that, lol. To use the same enclosure, get 1/4" (NOT 1/2") plywood, hardboard, or MDF. If you use 1/2", the driver sits too close to the door panel and hits it. I initially thought I somehow blew my speaker So anyways, it's just a heads up. Also, since I had to take the panels back of, I reinforced most of the broken plastic on the panel wth fiberglass. I would suggest you do the same (get a "fiberglass patch kit" at any local marine/boat/aquatic store).

Oh, one more thing... I didn't mention anything about wiring it up because there is waaaay too much variablity in that. EX: I ran new wires to all my speakers from an aftermarket amp. Some people may have the stock stereo or something else. Anyways, have fun!

haha, u practically took out your whole interior. I can do all that stuff, like changing out the speakers and taking out the interior panels, the only thing i will have problems with is the part where i would have to build an enclosure to fit the 6.5 upfront, which i will be going with. I dont know if i missed it, but what head unit are u sing and what size speakers did u go with the rears, any modifications with that also? is it true that they dont make stereo harness for our cars? so u kept the stock subs and didnt go aftermarket? one more dumb question, what is the MDF board that u were talking about? :egads:
Yea dude, you have to take at least one side out. You can't bend the back panel enough to get it out... well you can, but you'll break it. Anyways, I went with 6.5" JL Audio compents front and back (see sig below). They sound fantastic! - retail for $400 a set, but check out e-bay. I got them for half that. I am not using the stock sub, that got yanked a few months ago and I hooked up my 2 12"s and amp with a line-level converter. Since the rear speakers are factory components and the area where the OEM sub was is a big hole/port from the trunk, I cut a piece of MDF board in the shape of a semi-circle with a 12" diameter and screw that in where the OEM sub used to be and mounted my tweeters there. That way the sound from the will come through the sub grille. I didn't do a DIY for my HU install, but I'm going to try to do one because I have to take it back out (didn't know what wires were the antenna, but I do now). It's an old Pioneer, like $200 when I got it new 3 years ago. I got it because Pioneer pretty much has the best frequency range of the big names and it has 2 4 volt preamp outputs. Sounds awesome. About wiring harnesses - It's almost true... it depends on where you go, who you ask, and what you want to do. The harness I ended up using was a toyota harness that I THINK was for like a minivan or something; I don't remember. Anyways, I had almost everything I needed -didn't have the antenna lead, but I think that was it. And if I wanted to I think it had the speaker outputs, too. I'll check when I take it back out. I will also try to find the wrapper it came in and post the brand and everything. MDF board - Medium Density Fiber Board, that compressed wood that speaker boxes are made out of.

sup man, i just bought an aftermarket Pioneer HU and i was wondering which toyota harness did you use for the adaptor? so with that harness, everything worked except for the power antenna which i could just hardwire from the HU to the factory harness? thanx in advance
I can't find the old wrapper, but it's an "off brand" - i.e. you won't find it at Best Buys or Circuit City - and it has built-in RCA outputs. As for the antenna, I'm pretty sure that is all that it was lacking, but I may nave not wired it correctly.