Zen's speaker pods installed (too easy!)
 

I thought that I wouldn't get time to install them utill after getting back from vacation, but I had 2 hours today and thought that I'd at least start the process...well, I finished them! (it took about 2 hrs, 15 min total)

here's some pics of the process:


intial fitment:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/DSC02528.jpg

once I got the pod so that it looked right, I used some wood clamps to hold them inplace (I added some blue tape to the clamps so that I wouldn't scratch the pods):
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/DSC02531.jpg

I turned the door panel over, and then pre-drilled 6 holes for the screws (supplied w/ pods)...I made a point of it to drill in the door panel where the OE speaker grille mounts to, so that if I ever need to sell the car, I can remove these and there won't be ugly holes in the door panels.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/DSC02532.jpg

here's it partially install:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/DSC02533.jpg


I tried taking pics from different angles to show that these are flush with the door - no gaps.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/DSC02535.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/DSC02536.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/DSC02539.jpg

*in the pics, the pods look like a different color than the door...but when you see it in person, it's the same exact color, just differemt texture. Visually, they fit in w/ the car very well. The only thing I don't like is Kicker's grilles...I'll have to check around for something better.


I didn't have much time to listen to these, but the few minutes that I did, they sounded much better :icon38: ; the fronts sounded clearer...never realized how much the OE grilles dampen the sound :icon14: .


-Peter

Nice install. They just don't flow very well IMO.

cool, they look good.. now if only he'd finish the 06's :(

very nice man