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72BLUZ · 11-22-2009, 12:52 AM

hey guys, i am looking to install some speakers in my doors, and need ideas on how to run the wiring into the door. any info appreciated and some pictures would help as well!

**Boog** · 11-22-2009, 08:40 AM

No No Chuck!! Not speakers in the doors! That's considered by some to be one of the ultimate no nos.

As long as it's done cleanly I don't mind and you are limited on how many places to put them in these trucks.
On the harness if you don't have power windows or locks already you could hit the salvage yards and grab a pair of rubber door to cowl tubes off some newer car or truck or do as some have and buy some polished flexible conduit to run the wires through. A rubber grommet on each end of it will keep it in place and no rubbing.

kevmic28 · 11-22-2009, 10:19 AM

This is what I am planning on using for my doors. large enough to run several different wires through it.
http://www.srbymichael.com/products/...re-looms.shtml

mvfd70 · 11-22-2009, 02:40 PM

Or you could do something like this and have no wires at all to worry about. http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/keepi...c=doorcontacts

72BLUZ · 11-22-2009, 07:00 PM

that is some interesting ways of doing it. Hey Boog i will not be cutting holes in the doors, just the door panel below the arm rest

kevmic28 · 11-22-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mvfd70

Or you could do something like this and have no wires at all to worry about. http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/keepi...c=doorcontacts

Only problem with that is once you open the door your speakers wont work.

72BLUZ · 11-22-2009, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kevmic28

Only problem with that is once you open the door your speakers wont work.

this is true but think of the painless wiring as far as rubbed or pinched wiring goes

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 11-22-2009, 10:36 PM

Hey 72, before you cut your door panels to install speakers, I thought I would warn you it does not sound good at all with the speakers in the door panels, because your body blocks most of the sound so you can't really hear them that well. I have two trucks that have them like this my 67 GMC and my 72 Chevy, the 67 has 6 1/2" 's and the 72 has 4x6"'s and I do not like the sound in either truck, it is too muffled!

72BLUZ · 11-23-2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BLACK AND BLUE 67-72

Hey 72, before you cut your door panels to install speakers, I thought I would warn you it does not sound good at all with the speakers in the door panels, because your body blocks most of the sound so you can't really hear them that well. I have two trucks that have them like this my 67 GMC and my 72 Chevy, the 67 has 6 1/2" 's and the 72 has 4x6"'s and I do not like the sound in either truck, it is too muffled!

cant be no worse than the ones under the seat. but i think if i mount the ones i have under the arm rest would help. if it doesnt than back to square one, and a reason to get the new panels i want

68Stepbed · 11-23-2009, 07:26 AM

Chuckles, Why not kick panel speakers? Are you still using the stock fuel tank behind the seat?

If you go with with kick panel speakers, buy the blank panels, and go get some good speakers to put in them.

You can also look into BOSS speakers. They make different styles of speaker pods that can be mounted just about anywhere.

CrashBob · 11-23-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 72BLUZ

hey guys, i am looking to install some speakers in my doors, and need ideas on how to run the wiring into the door. any info appreciated and some pictures would help as well!

Get a good dual core speaker to replace the original in the dash. You can hear it and you don't have to cut up anything.
One thing people seem to forget is road noise which nullifies any ''premium sound'' you might get when sitting in the garage. Our trucks are not designed with ''hi-fi'' sound systems in mind.

Speaking from lots of experience,
CrashBob

72BLUZ · 12-02-2009, 08:27 PM

i got the kick panel speakers and some under the seat, the ones under the seat are muffled and the kick panels are not loud enough to me

11-22-2009, 12:52 AM	#1
72BLUZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lafayette, ga. Posts: 832	Door speakers hey guys, i am looking to install some speakers in my doors, and need ideas on how to run the wiring into the door. any info appreciated and some pictures would help as well! __________________ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.... Ronald Reagan

11-22-2009, 08:40 AM	#2
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,200	Re: Door speakers No No Chuck!! Not speakers in the doors! That's considered by some to be one of the ultimate no nos. As long as it's done cleanly I don't mind and you are limited on how many places to put them in these trucks. On the harness if you don't have power windows or locks already you could hit the salvage yards and grab a pair of rubber door to cowl tubes off some newer car or truck or do as some have and buy some polished flexible conduit to run the wires through. A rubber grommet on each end of it will keep it in place and no rubbing. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross Last edited by Boog; 11-22-2009 at 08:41 AM.

11-22-2009, 10:19 AM	#3
kevmic28 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arlington Texas Posts: 602	Re: Door speakers This is what I am planning on using for my doors. large enough to run several different wires through it. http://www.srbymichael.com/products/...re-looms.shtml __________________ 1970 GMC truck 1988 Harley 1200 Sportster

11-22-2009, 02:40 PM	#4
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: Door speakers Or you could do something like this and have no wires at all to worry about. http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/keepi...c=doorcontacts __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

11-22-2009, 07:00 PM	#5
72BLUZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lafayette, ga. Posts: 832	Re: Door speakers that is some interesting ways of doing it. Hey Boog i will not be cutting holes in the doors, just the door panel below the arm rest __________________ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.... Ronald Reagan Last edited by 72BLUZ; 11-22-2009 at 07:00 PM.

11-22-2009, 10:36 PM	#8
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	Re: Door speakers Hey 72, before you cut your door panels to install speakers, I thought I would warn you it does not sound good at all with the speakers in the door panels, because your body blocks most of the sound so you can't really hear them that well. I have two trucks that have them like this my 67 GMC and my 72 Chevy, the 67 has 6 1/2" 's and the 72 has 4x6"'s and I do not like the sound in either truck, it is too muffled! __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA

11-23-2009, 07:26 AM	#10
68Stepbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 10-Uh-See Posts: 5,609	Re: Door speakers Chuckles, Why not kick panel speakers? Are you still using the stock fuel tank behind the seat? If you go with with kick panel speakers, buy the blank panels, and go get some good speakers to put in them. You can also look into BOSS speakers. They make different styles of speaker pods that can be mounted just about anywhere. __________________ Matt 68 C10 stepside, LS1/700R4, TCI Engineering suspension system

12-02-2009, 08:27 PM	#12
72BLUZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lafayette, ga. Posts: 832	Re: Door speakers i got the kick panel speakers and some under the seat, the ones under the seat are muffled and the kick panels are not loud enough to me __________________ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.... Ronald Reagan



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