 Fitting 6x9s An Ecr33, without cutting the parcel shelf and without spacers |
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 18 Apr 2006, 04:31 PM
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 Rank: RB30ET    Posts: 5,555 Joined: 6th April, 2004 From: Brisbane, QLD Car(s): R33 GTS25 Real Name: Eugene Trader Rating : 24  |
a mate of mine had an audio shop throw 6x9s into his 33 gtr on a custom mdf shelf.
after doing alot of research and having a look at elbee's photos, i decided to undertake this project. here's some photos first, and if anyone is interested i might make this thread into a tutorial. just thought i'd put the final word in what elbee has been trying to say for a long time - that it is possible to fit 6x9 inch speakers in an ecr33 without having to hack into the parcel shelf or using ugly spacers and without fouling the hicas or battery. note: all 6x9s are different, its best to go onto the website - measure the mounting depths and ensure you have enough clearance. do your homework before buying or cutting anything and it will save you alot of trouble. to get the mdf cut, and all the vent holes and rear windscreen wiper bits done and sorted took all up around 3-4 hours. i'm a pedantic person so i kept going back and re-fitting everything, cut and re-fit, cut and refit. 
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Number of downloads: 249clears the battery terminals cheers eug p.s - all that's left is to carpet or vinyl the thing and fit it... soon-ish  search tag: custom parcel shelf MDF 6x9 spacer fabricate legal cutting -------------------- SAu QLD club website // www.sauqld.com // how to join "Nothing says unprofessional job like wrinkles in duct tape" |
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22 Apr 2006, 01:09 AM
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 Rank: RB25DE  Posts: 230 Joined: 2nd January, 2006 Car(s): Skyline r33 gtst, Silvia Trader Rating : 1 |
thats not badd.. soo all u do it remove the old parcel shelf and use one thats thicker???
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20 May 2006, 11:08 AM
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Rank: RB30ET Posts: 5,555 Joined: 6th April, 2004 From: Brisbane, QLD Car(s): R33 GTS25 Real Name: Eugene Trader Rating : 24 |
leo2nv: dont really need one thats considerably thicker, you'd get away with 10mm, not to mention all those little lumps on the parcel shelf that the mdf sits on makes it sit a little higher. its all about the angle that the speakers sit.
ok got around to carpetting the thing, and finishing it off... here's the final product.
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Number of downloads: 281-------------------- SAu QLD club website // www.sauqld.com // how to join "Nothing says unprofessional job like wrinkles in duct tape" |
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25 May 2006, 03:45 PM
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 Evan Posts: 195 Joined: 10th December, 2005 Car(s): R33 4 Door Skyline Trader Rating : 1 |
Aweseom job dude, must have taken a while, good on ya for persisting with the job. Ae you running a sub in your setup? Why did you opt for 6X9's anyways?
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25 May 2006, 11:11 PM
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Rank: RB30ET Posts: 5,555 Joined: 6th April, 2004 From: Brisbane, QLD Car(s): R33 GTS25 Real Name: Eugene Trader Rating : 24 |
cheers, cud be done in a day if u really sat down and planned it all out.
ran 6x9s because i dont particularly want subs. i'm not a big audiophile, and partly due to the fact that i'd need to build an install and lose some boot space - though now i may be considering a sub amps and deadening - i've caught the bug. -------------------- SAu QLD club website // www.sauqld.com // how to join "Nothing says unprofessional job like wrinkles in duct tape" |
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26 May 2006, 03:22 PM
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 Oldschool Posts: 1,421 Joined: 25th April, 2002 From: Brisbane Trader Rating : 0 |
BAD EUG.
Subs are bad. I've seen the parcel shelf out, its a pretty sweet job. But we all know why Eug is tricky and able to complete such tasks. Now you just have to lower that thing dude. Really, it's not like youre going to landcruiser park anytime soon...... -------------------- Go in knowing you'll come out.
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26 May 2006, 10:17 PM
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 Why isn't anyone clicking? =-[ Posts: 1,900 Joined: 7th May, 2003 From: NSW - Northern Beaches Car(s): R33 GTST Series 2 Real Name: Steve Trader Rating : 7 |
Lol! It looks like my parcel-shelf, but with 6x9's.
I did the same thing about 8 months ago with 10 or 12mm MDF, and put 6.5" speakers in there. Cutting out the slots for the air-buffer things was pretty difficult. How did you do it? I used a chisel for the bits where the plastic clips had to go in, and they wedged in there quite nicely. Where the metal bracket/clips were, I took off the metal dooby and bought some self-tapering screws that went into the little holes very nicely. I replaced the two push-in clips with long bolts and big washers. The metal part of the parcel tray actually had bolts factory welded underneath, so it was just a matter of buying the right thread bolts. Good job man! -------------------- Sydney RC Drifters My tutorials: Dash bulb info! (R33) Reseal bootlights (R33/generic) LED's in A/C unit. (R33/generic) Bought/Sold: ECR033, Campbell, Nismo Gtst, 99GTT, = SUPERMAN =, supraholic86, phat_r33, memph, Michael 1882, enilyks33r, skidkid, NiSmO`ChiCk, J34, mlt15e |
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26 May 2006, 10:22 PM
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Why isn't anyone clicking? =-[ Posts: 1,900 Joined: 7th May, 2003 From: NSW - Northern Beaches Car(s): R33 GTST Series 2 Real Name: Steve Trader Rating : 7 |
Oh, and I had to taper the edge that sits against the rear windscreen. The MDF was so thick that it hit the windscreen higher than the stock one, which put the whole shelf off by half an inch. I used a belt-sander and gave it a 30 degree angle.
-------------------- Sydney RC Drifters My tutorials: Dash bulb info! (R33) Reseal bootlights (R33/generic) LED's in A/C unit. (R33/generic) Bought/Sold: ECR033, Campbell, Nismo Gtst, 99GTT, = SUPERMAN =, supraholic86, phat_r33, memph, Michael 1882, enilyks33r, skidkid, NiSmO`ChiCk, J34, mlt15e |
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28 Jun 2006, 03:18 PM
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Roadkill Posts: 115 Joined: 8th May, 2006 From: Sunny Coast Car(s): R33 GTS25t - Auto Real Name: Tyrone Trader Rating : 1 |
did both you remove the rear seats for better access?
-------------------- i had one once, a micro sleep, but i felt like i missed something....i know.....sleep!!!!!
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28 Jun 2006, 03:21 PM
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Rank: RB30ET Posts: 5,555 Joined: 6th April, 2004 From: Brisbane, QLD Car(s): R33 GTS25 Real Name: Eugene Trader Rating : 24 |
QUOTE(Logikal @ 28 Jun 2006, 03:18 PM)  did both you remove the rear seats for better access? you'll have to. there's no other way to get the shelf in/out -------------------- SAu QLD club website // www.sauqld.com // how to join "Nothing says unprofessional job like wrinkles in duct tape" |
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28 Jun 2006, 06:54 PM
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 Shhhhh. . . . . I am sleeping Posts: 2,322 Joined: 27th January, 2003 From: Brisbane Car(s): 97 R33 GTS-T Sedan Real Name: Jason Trader Rating : 11 |
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28 Jun 2006, 07:49 PM
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