OK, my driver's side door speaker cover was cracked, so I ordered a replacement. Now I can't get the cracked on off. I thought it would pop right out. Any suggestions?
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Well, I finally got the speaker cover off. Thankfully I had a interior trim panel tool, like this one:
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...h=tools&tp=990
It is well worth the money ($4.50) as it won't scratch your interior panels or parts. It slides easily between the cracks and usually the trim peice will pop out as you slide the tool under. If not a little gentle prying will opo the trim peice off. The tip of the tool gets chewed up, but that's because it is soft and won't harm your trim.
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Here's a step by step for those interested in removing the speaker cover:
You don't need to remove the whole door panel!
1) open the car door wide so you have lots of room to work
2) slide the tip of the trim panel tool between the inside edge of the silver ring that surrounds the speaker cover, and the mesh of the speaker cover. It won't go in far only a couple milimeters.
3) work the trim panel tool around the entire circumference of the silver ring, sliding it, and occasionally prying gently out.
4) the silver ring will pop out after a few times around with the trim tool. the watch word here is patience, since you don't want to break off any of the little clasps that hold it in place.
5) once the silver ring is removed, you'll be able to clearly see the around the edge of the mesh speaker cover, and you can see each of the clasps holding it in place
6) with the tip of the trim panel tool, press each clasp towards the center of the speaker and pull the mesh out a little, releasing the clasp. repeat that for each clasp - I think there's 4, maybe 5.
7) Now that the old one's are out, you can easily pop the new speaker mesh back into place. It only fits one way - where all of the clasps line up with the holes in the panel. So you can really screw it up. Just don't force it. If you have to force it, you don't have it lined up right, and might have it upside-down.
8) after the mesh is in place, pop the silver ring back in place. The silver ring has a slight curvature on one side, which follows the door panel's curve toward the front of the car. Put the curve towards the front and it will snap right in. If it doesn't snap right in, you've probablt got it backwards, turn it 180 degrees and snap it in.
Sorry, no pictures of the repair. My camera battery was dead.
