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How to install your new A Series Rings
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Install in a 1997
Jeep Grand Cherokee, all four doors.
ATTENTION:
These angled rings are
semi-fragile, please use a wire cutter or sharp scissors to cut the
zip ties holding them together. They are bound for safe shipping.
Always be careful while handling them. These speaker rings are made
to general specifications, they will not fit into all vehicles.
Please measure your car before purchasing. Custom angled rings are
available!
Uses for the A
Series Rings:
Factory locations
for speakers are not ideal for sound quality. These mountings are
convenient for the manufacturer when piecing together their
vehicles. These factory locations angle the speakers toward your
feet, the floorboards, consoles, and other inanimate objects that do
not require quality sound. The old way to fix this problem is to
waste time fiberglassing an entire enclosure just for the speakers
so they are angled more efficiently for listening to music. There is
now a new, much more efficient, solution to this problem. Angled
speaker rings solve this mounting problem without expensive resins,
or hours of drying and sanding time. Mounting the angled speaker
rings to the factory locations will provide a place to mount your
speakers directing the sound to your ears, not the floor. A Series
Rings can be purchased
here.
Installing the A
Series Rings:
The first step to
installing these rings is to remove the door panel using a
door panel removal tool, unscrew the factory speakers and
disconnect the speaker wires. Be
sure to check for screws, clips, and wire harnesses when removing
the door panel.
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The
angled rings need to be prepared for installation, the holes must
be predrilled, and countersunk for proper installation. If you are
using the factory screw holes to mount the ring to, line up the
speaker to the ring, or the ring to the factory mounting place to
line up the holes to the desired angle you would like the speakers
facing. Pre-drill and countersink the holes. If you do not have a
countersink drill bit, you can (carefully!) use a larger drill bit.
The countersink should be only deep enough to flush mount the screw
you are using to mount the ring. DO NOT try to drill through
or countersink the thinnest part of the ring, it could break!
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You
will then mount the ring to the door. If using the factory screw
holes, you may use the factory screws. If not, use self-tapping
sheet metal screws.
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Once the ring is mounted, line up
the speaker to the ring, pre-drill and mount the speaker. Be sure to
hook the wires to the speaker before mounting. It is best
to pre-drill and screw through the ring as well as the sheet metal and use long
enough screws to properly mount the speaker.
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Now you will need to replace the door
panel. Remember to re-connect all wire harnesses and replace all
screws and clips that were removed to prevent rattles and ensure all
of the factory electronics will continue to function.
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Finally, test the newly installed speakers to make sure everything
was correctly connected and functioning properly. Now you can enjoy
your great sound quality from the proper angle of the speakers!
A
Series Rings can be purchased
here.
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