There was an earlier DIY for simply reinstalling the existing fabric, but all the picture links are defunct. Sometimes the fabric is missing, or soiled beyond cleaning.
Needed:
- Tools to remove door panel and speaker cover.
- Spray adhesive (I used 3M High Strength 90)
- Speaker fabric (got mine from Fred Butcher R/T Enterprises); it was about $9 for enough to do at least 12 covers. The maroon fabric is somewhat lighter in color than OEM, but it sure looks better than the black plastic. The mesh is finer as well. I also got some tan; it matches the tan interiors very well.
- Scissors
Remove the door panel, remove the speaker grille from the door panel. I used brake cleaner to remove the old adhesive.
If you have the old fabric, use that as a template to cut the new fabric. Leave a generous margin around the grille; remember it has to cover the face of the grille and go around the sides, it can always be trimmed later.
Spray adhesive around the edges of the speaker grille, inside and out.
Spray adhesive around the edges of the fabric. I left the center without adhesive to allow it to stretch easier and so the adhesive doesn't "block" the sound.
Start at one side, then stretch the fabric over and around the speaker grille, trimming as necessary.
Reinstall the grille on the door panel and reinstall the door panel.
This is a tan one I actually did first. I didn't make the fabric tight enough, you can still see the pocket where a label ("Bose" on SE?) can be mounted. I may redo it, or find a label to put there.
Oct. 19, 2013
You can use the same technique to recover the rear speaker pods.
Remove the pods (three nuts underneath), remove the four screws that hold the cover to the pod, remove the fabric. The original fabric appears to be almost melted to the cover around the edges. I overlapped the edges of the new fabric onto the back of the cover (outside of the holes) to provide more adhesive surface. The new fabric I have doesn't seem to stretch as much as the old, so I had to cut it larger than the fabric I removed.
Needed:
- Tools to remove door panel and speaker cover.
- Spray adhesive (I used 3M High Strength 90)
- Speaker fabric (got mine from Fred Butcher R/T Enterprises); it was about $9 for enough to do at least 12 covers. The maroon fabric is somewhat lighter in color than OEM, but it sure looks better than the black plastic. The mesh is finer as well. I also got some tan; it matches the tan interiors very well.
- Scissors
Remove the door panel, remove the speaker grille from the door panel. I used brake cleaner to remove the old adhesive.
If you have the old fabric, use that as a template to cut the new fabric. Leave a generous margin around the grille; remember it has to cover the face of the grille and go around the sides, it can always be trimmed later.
Spray adhesive around the edges of the speaker grille, inside and out.
Spray adhesive around the edges of the fabric. I left the center without adhesive to allow it to stretch easier and so the adhesive doesn't "block" the sound.
Start at one side, then stretch the fabric over and around the speaker grille, trimming as necessary.
Reinstall the grille on the door panel and reinstall the door panel.
This is a tan one I actually did first. I didn't make the fabric tight enough, you can still see the pocket where a label ("Bose" on SE?) can be mounted. I may redo it, or find a label to put there.
Oct. 19, 2013
You can use the same technique to recover the rear speaker pods.
Remove the pods (three nuts underneath), remove the four screws that hold the cover to the pod, remove the fabric. The original fabric appears to be almost melted to the cover around the edges. I overlapped the edges of the new fabric onto the back of the cover (outside of the holes) to provide more adhesive surface. The new fabric I have doesn't seem to stretch as much as the old, so I had to cut it larger than the fabric I removed.
**Don't b scared be prepared for the worst**
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