Removing front speaker cover

[Michael]

Hi everyone, love the website

I just recently purchased a 90' Accord LX and I am going to replace all the speakers tommorow. I got the rear speakers out, but I couldn't get the front speaker covers off. I wedged a screwdriver in between the cover and the rest of the door, but it wouldn't pop off and I don't want to apply to much pressure and risk cracking the cover.

is there a simple way to get them off or do I need to put a lot of pressure to "snap" them off?

any help would be great.

[Joshy]

the covers are attached by a few plastic retainers and a couple screws. first unscrew the screws and then once they're off you can pull the cover out with a little force.

i have a DX so the layout is a little different than yours, so i dunno if its exactly the same. my two screws are located on the bottom edge near the bevel and on the front side adjacent to it.

[91CBoy]

Yea, it depends. I have a 91 LX and you have to peel the door panel back to remove the retaining screws for the cover. Haynes didnt clarify that.

[Michael]

I don't any screws on the bottom, I guess i'll have to peel the door panel back as well.

what's the easiest way to do that?

[cp[mike]]

remove the door handle (center screw, slide toward front of car), remove the peg on the flat part by the dash, screw down in the corner by the light, and a screw in the center of the pull handle. then pull panel off of the door starting from the bottom. then youll have full access to the speaker, and youll notice the grille is attached to the door panel from the back.

[91CBoy]

Yea Mike. Thanks for that info. Im tired of tryin to unscrew that shit layin on the ground. I didnt know it was that easy to get the panel off.

[minoreparations]

just make sure you don't lose the caps that go over the screws. those missing ones will annoy you to death.

[AccordPhreak]

This is a little off topic, but it seems like everyone has problems with the front speakers (myself included).

[Joshy]

just make sure you don't lose the caps that go over the screws. those missing ones will annoy you to death.

no biggie, just means you're going to have to head over to your nearest parts yard and get some spares...

[Michael]

Well, I got em off....damn it is kind of pain getting those front speakers out, but all is good.

It's weird though, because I went to a car audio shop and on the computer it said 6x9 rear 6 1/2 front but the ones in the rear are the same size as the ones in the front(6 1/2)

hopfully I can still get decent bass with small speakers in the rear though.

thanks for the help cp[mike]

[MadSpleen85]

It's weird though, because I went to a car audio shop and on the computer it said 6x9 rear 6 1/2 front but the ones in the rear are the same size as the ones in the front(6 1/2)

Yeah I thought the same thing when I first got mine and looked on a few different websites turns out, correct me if I am wrong, but the only models with the 6x9s in the rear is the EX model. Later

[spaztastic]

yeah i don't trust those book things at the store...mine are 6.5 in the back and 5.25 in the front....from now on i always look first before buying speaks!

[4GAccordH22]

Yeah I thought the same thing when I first got mine and looked on a few different websites turns out, correct me if I am wrong, but the only models with the 6x9s in the rear is the EX model. Later

Yup, the EX and SE models are the only ones with 6X9's in the rear.

[AccordPhreak]

Theres a couple threads on this now... http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...peaker+removal

[pig pen]

the lx accords are a pain in the ass to get them off, you have to take the whole panel off.