Koda's in a 1999 Grand am

[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

If finally getting my lazy *** around to installing my Koda's. I'm having a problem trying to get them to fit into my factory location in the door. Has anyone else on the forum installed Koda's in a Grand am?

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[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

Ttt

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

i doubt it. not many people have them.

you need to fabricate custom enclosures to mould to the door. its not easy, but its not hard.

learn to fiberglass and you should have no problem.

 

[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

My skill level on installation is not even close to being there yet.

I wanted to keep the Koda install to look stock, but I don't think thats going to happen. I was thinking of adding a 1in spacer and then cutting the grille off of my door panel and just leaving the speakers exposed.

One other option that came across my mind was to put the Koda woofers in the rear deck and have RE's up front.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

What problems are you having? Speaker depth? Diameter too big?

 

[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

speaker depth is biggest problem.

 

[killcrap 10+ year member]

get a maxima instead.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

If you have the available room, build a spacer out of MDF. Not hard at all....just cut a peice of MDF to fit behind the speaker. Mount the spacer in between the speaker and the door

 

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exactally. that will give you the extra half inch or so to get the speaker out of the way. just FYI tho - you are gonn ahve to deaden the HELL outta them doors.

 

[ksin291 10+ year member]

If you have the available room, build a spacer out of MDF. Not hard at all....just cut a peice of MDF to fit behind the speaker. Mount the spacer in between the speaker and the door

Exactly what I did on my Maxima to get my Chameleons to fit. use 1/2" MDF and built a spacer. It wasn't very hard and worked out really well.

 

[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

I know I'm going to need a spacer.

I'm just worried that the speaker is going to be hitting the door panel with the extra height.

 

[killcrap 10+ year member]

get some fiberglass and start making a door panel. its not like its time consuming

we can probably do that next weekend. i'll go get 2 1/2in mdf boards and homedepot, and orance county chopper [l]S[/l]hit on it