1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
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1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
I know that the most common way (ALSO TIME CONSUMING) is to remove back seat, side panels, & rear deck. I have heard of ppl breaking the plastic achors and screws and trying to pop off the rear cover (some people break em in the procces too), has anyone out there ever tried to cut out the magnet off a speaker then tear off the remaining paper cone. And after all that from the inside try to pop off the covers to unscrew the anchors and drop in new speakers. I only ask because i have previously removed the rear deck on a diffrent civic i had and upon reassembly I could never get the rear deck cover to sitt correctly with the rear plastic white clips and it drove me crazy.
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Re: 1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
That's a hack job. Do it the proper way. By the time you spend doing the hack job you would've taken the deck off and install new speakers. Nothing broken. Cleaner look. No ratlle because you broke the plastic clip on the cover..
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Re: 1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
I just got done replacing the rear speakers in my 96. And yes many clips have broken over the years. I wouldn't go with the hack job of trying to pull the speakers out from underneath. You could damage the rear metal deck. But you could take it all apart and modify the rear plastic deck lid's speaker pods. That way you could gain access to the speaker locations without taking it all apart next time. That is something I'd love to do, but keep the stock plastic so you're not advertising in the rear window glass to thieves! The best time I've achieved taking the rear apart for the speakers is about 45 minutes.
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Re: 1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
Maybe I just got lucky, or its because I did them in the summer after the car was sitting all day, but I never broke any clips or had to take anything out. I was able to just fold down the back seats, disconnect the rear brake light, pop up the trim ring around the key lock, and then wiggle the panel free.
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Re: 1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
Maybe I just got lucky, or its because I did them in the summer after the car was sitting all day, but I never broke any clips or had to take anything out. I was able to just fold down the back seats, disconnect the rear brake light, pop up the trim ring around the key lock, and then wiggle the panel free.
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Re: 1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THBKiOv1wBs&sns=em
i watched that before I did my speakers didn't have to remove cushion. No broken clip.
i watched that before I did my speakers didn't have to remove cushion. No broken clip.
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Re: 1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
Deck lid for 96 Sedan 84500-S04-A00ZB / TRAY ASSY., RR. *NH178L* (EXCEL CHARCOAL)
Deck lid for 96 Coupe 84503-S02-A00ZA / TRAY, RR. *NH178L* (EXCEL CHARCOAL)
so yup, different deck lids, different assemblies.
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Re: 1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
Sorry, my bad. Trying to help.
good luck to the OP then. He can do what is best for him. If he want to hack it up, he can.
good luck to the OP then. He can do what is best for him. If he want to hack it up, he can.
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Came in handy when the rears blew 6 months later.
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OP do it right with quality products and they should last the time you have the car, it should be a 1 and done unless you end up wanting to upgrade because you decide to go all out with the audio down the road.
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Why not just buy quality speakers and learn how adjust settings so they don't clip/distort and blow.
OP do it right with quality products and they should last the time you have the car, it should be a 1 and done unless you end up wanting to upgrade because you decide to go all out with the audio down the road.
OP do it right with quality products and they should last the time you have the car, it should be a 1 and done unless you end up wanting to upgrade because you decide to go all out with the audio down the road.
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Re: 1996 Civic Dx Coupe Rear Deck Speaker Install
They were fine when I played bands like Fishbone, Harvey Danger, Smashing Pumpkins and sevral others. However when my son was borrowing the car he returned it with blown speakers. Probably, playing that rap music you youngins like these days...lol. ****..what am I saying.,,my gen had real rap..you young turd mellinnials have Drake..lol
Your son messed with the settings and amped the bass up more to where it did clip and blow your speakers.
I highly doubt it was the genre change as much as settings changed when your son borrowed the car.
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