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Job: Tweeter Installation
Time:30-45 min
Difficulty: 4 outa 10
We all know the stock tweeters that come with the 3 stink. I recently purchased a set of infinity 60.7 components and have finally gotten around to installing them. While searching around the forums i didnt see a walk through on how to install the tweeter in the stock sail panel. So here is my first attempt at a walk through. Productive criticism is appreciated.
To start off many aftermarket tweeters are small enough to fit in the stock location with a little glue of some sort. The tweeters that came with my components were quite large and they bent the plastic in the stock location. Also, i wanted the imaging decent at the stock location so i chose to cut out the sail panel and install with the provided mount bracket.
Start by cutting out the plastic in the sail panel. What i did was take a big circle out of the middle and then cut a little out at a time. Then i would check with the mount to see if i had cut enough yet. It was time consuming but i think if i was careless it would not look too good. On the back of the sail make sure you cut out the stock mounting plastics and the pillar that is also connected to it. I have not tried to mount the sail back in my car yet, so im not sure if removing the pillar will present a problem.
This is the sail before.
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And the sail after
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Make sure you clear the back of the sail too.
Before
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After
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Once you have finished cutting out the plastic, take a piece of sandpaper and clean the area of all the cut plastic. Then you can start leveling out the area. This is important to do right so that the aftermarket mount meet the sail flush. I took my dremel at low rpms and went over the area little by little. Once you have leveled it out with the dremel, take some sandpaper and carefully smooth the surface. The sandpaper causes the plastic to discolor some, so i took a lighter to the area for a few seconds and it seemed to bring the plastic back to its original color.
Now its time to mount the tweeter. Infinity give you two options when installing the tweeter. The one i went with allows me aim the tweeter to get the best imaging possible. Insert the mount into the newly cut hole. Secure the mount with the nut that is supplied. Then go and mount the tweeter.
The tweeter in the mount already
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Now in the sail.
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With the nut.
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Finally the finished product.
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Is it perfect? No. I did cut the hole a little big. I might pick up a pair of extra sails and do the cutting again. This is not a perfect science and there is not exact way to install the tweeters. Just take it easy and be careful. Once you done mounting the tweeter run the wires down to the crossover and enjoy. Hope this helps anyone who was worried about cutting the sail. For any questions just message me. Enjoy!
Time:30-45 min
Difficulty: 4 outa 10
We all know the stock tweeters that come with the 3 stink. I recently purchased a set of infinity 60.7 components and have finally gotten around to installing them. While searching around the forums i didnt see a walk through on how to install the tweeter in the stock sail panel. So here is my first attempt at a walk through. Productive criticism is appreciated.
To start off many aftermarket tweeters are small enough to fit in the stock location with a little glue of some sort. The tweeters that came with my components were quite large and they bent the plastic in the stock location. Also, i wanted the imaging decent at the stock location so i chose to cut out the sail panel and install with the provided mount bracket.
Start by cutting out the plastic in the sail panel. What i did was take a big circle out of the middle and then cut a little out at a time. Then i would check with the mount to see if i had cut enough yet. It was time consuming but i think if i was careless it would not look too good. On the back of the sail make sure you cut out the stock mounting plastics and the pillar that is also connected to it. I have not tried to mount the sail back in my car yet, so im not sure if removing the pillar will present a problem.
This is the sail before.
And the sail after
Make sure you clear the back of the sail too.
Before
After
Once you have finished cutting out the plastic, take a piece of sandpaper and clean the area of all the cut plastic. Then you can start leveling out the area. This is important to do right so that the aftermarket mount meet the sail flush. I took my dremel at low rpms and went over the area little by little. Once you have leveled it out with the dremel, take some sandpaper and carefully smooth the surface. The sandpaper causes the plastic to discolor some, so i took a lighter to the area for a few seconds and it seemed to bring the plastic back to its original color.
Now its time to mount the tweeter. Infinity give you two options when installing the tweeter. The one i went with allows me aim the tweeter to get the best imaging possible. Insert the mount into the newly cut hole. Secure the mount with the nut that is supplied. Then go and mount the tweeter.
The tweeter in the mount already
Now in the sail.
With the nut.
Finally the finished product.
Is it perfect? No. I did cut the hole a little big. I might pick up a pair of extra sails and do the cutting again. This is not a perfect science and there is not exact way to install the tweeters. Just take it easy and be careful. Once you done mounting the tweeter run the wires down to the crossover and enjoy. Hope this helps anyone who was worried about cutting the sail. For any questions just message me. Enjoy!
