Rear speaker deck removal and costomization

[Cyclopy@)]

Home depot, lowes

Seriously, i would totally not have thought about going there. I was thinking more of like audio places and stuff, but that works cause i have both right down the street lol

[wherm]

I tried doing trunk struts in my accord, no reason other than to be different. It's actually not as easy as you would think. IDK, maybe if I worked at it a lot more I could get it to work. I used Mazda 3 trunk struts. The thing is that trunks using struts have exterior hinges that mount to the trunk gutter, not hinges that go into the trunk like we do (this allows for more packing space in the trunk). The exterior hinges have multiple folding points that allow the pressure to be evenly distributes. When you install struts, or at least when I did, what happens is that they apply constant tension to the hinge causing the deck lid to stick up in the front corners. When you pull the release the deck lid flies up violently. You would have to step down to lower pressure struts.

I was just thinking that if you could find lower pressure struts, you could install those. The thing is, you would have to find struts that were "weak" enough that they wouldn't raise the deck lid on their own, but would hold it up when fully extended. Just like hood struts...no factory hood struts will raise the hood on their own, with all of them you need to physically lift the hood, but they will hold them up.

I'm drinking beer right now...maybe I should have been drinking beer when I was installing the struts... I think I just figured out how to properly do this while typing lol.

If you went to a junkyard and got a set of Mazda 3 trunk hinges, they have the ball sockets on them that struts snap onto. Just grind the backside where they're peened over, and punch them out with a hammer and punch. Then where you install them, drill a hole just big enough to put that in, and weld it in place.

[wherm]

As far as 8" subs go... Would he need to get subs that are designed for free air, or IB (Infinate baffle) applications?

[SPLCB7]

I think it really depends if you put them in and seal up the trunk it acts as an box so it dosnt really matter however if he plays it with the seat down then it might matter.....

[sonikaccord]

Yep if he plays it with the seat down, he'll get cancellation.

I just thought about using a linear actuator to open the trunk...and to close it. Automatic trunk. Ha that's different

[Noridetoolow]

To remove the rear deck - Rip it out.
I had very little luck removing it in one piece, you can try, but I doubt your luck after 20+years.

My rear deck came out in one piece, still in great condition, I recovered it in desert camo and reinstalled it. This include having to bend it quite a bit as I didnt remove the C pillar covers and it needs to slide under them. Guess it just depends where you are but I would think, being in the south, the sun would have more then long since made mine brittle but this was not the case.

[gloryaccordy]

Always wanted to do this

1 or 2 active 10s with a passive 12 in a sealed box

Front face of the box would be cut to fit the rear deck. Box would be shallow as shit too, maybe 2 cu ft, which at a box that would be at least 3-4' would not be big at all.

Could also use + secure the box as a rear strut brace

Trunk springs are a challenge though

[heero357]

rear deck comes out really easy, but u need to lower the seats & take off the 2 end pieces, pull out the plastic garnish covering the lock latch, unscrew the brake light & pull it out. now the dash panel should just slide rite out. hope this helps

[Cyclopy@)]

Totally different direction

All of this info is awesome, but I just recently had another and completely different idea. Maybe I could get a couple of opinions on it.

Putting a port from a custom box in the center armrest of the back seat. The arm rest would be folded down at all times, but if the port were to be going directly into the cabin instead of the trunk, it should be louder or at least feel louder?

Anyway, I'd cut out the area behind the center armrest and put the port coming into the cabin and having the box in the trunk. I'd make the box and port detachable for adjustments or upgrades.

I'm thinking this will reduce trunk rattle significantly and increase dB's into the cabin.

I think it's a good idea but idk. I'll try it here in the near future. Take some pics and maybe if it sounds good, I'll make a write up. Till then, let me know if it sound like a good/bad/stupid idea!

THANKS!

[91LXGOLD]

quick question what is the easily way of removing the two humps on the rear deck to switch out speakers ?

[evil_demon_01]

quick question what is the easily way of removing the two humps on the rear deck to switch out speakers ?

Undo the nuts underneath.

[gloryaccordy]

All of this info is awesome, but I just recently had another and completely different idea. Maybe I could get a couple of opinions on it.

Putting a port from a custom box in the center armrest of the back seat. The arm rest would be folded down at all times, but if the port were to be going directly into the cabin instead of the trunk, it should be louder or at least feel louder?

Anyway, I'd cut out the area behind the center armrest and put the port coming into the cabin and having the box in the trunk. I'd make the box and port detachable for adjustments or upgrades.

I'm thinking this will reduce trunk rattle significantly and increase dB's into the cabin.

I think it's a good idea but idk. I'll try it here in the near future. Take some pics and maybe if it sounds good, I'll make a write up. Till then, let me know if it sound like a good/bad/stupid idea!

THANKS!

You would want the woofer and port to come through, unless you designed a bandpass box which comes w/caveats...

I think the best thing to do would be to make a shallow box for 2 10s and make one a passive driver... so you'd get the performance of a big ported box from 2 little 10s

[blackoutt]

Anymore pics of rear decks with a mdf board?This gives me ideas how is it mounted to the metal tho?

[mitsubishiv5]

looks real good. did you use 3m spray adhesive for the fabric?

[Melgottaexcoupe]

Nevermind, I see why I'm confused.

I'm not just talking about replacing the speakers with 8's...

I'm talking about having my 6x9's where they usually go and putting two 8's in the middle.... so 4 speakers total in the rear deck.

I have this same exact setup ur talkin about...i used a drillbit and made several holes..then use a big sheet metal shear or scissor to trim out holes and i didnt have to take out trunk rods