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Well I managed to get the little buggers out - without removing the window trims. Discowhite wasn't kidding - they're held at the top by double-sided tape! Part of each side didn't even have the backing paper peeled off so it was only held for half its length.
It definitely needs a couple of screws to hold it properly but I am aprehensive about removing the window trims as I recall the last time I had some interior trim replaced by Land Rover they had to wait ages for the retaining clips to arrive.
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auto shops such as supercrap or ripco etc......have little packs of clips usually on a spinner......
you may be surprised to find the identical clips......at a much cheaper price......
when the dealer runs out......they need to order genuine.......from the uk.....
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That top trim around the window isn't rivetted on, the rivets hold the clips on. If you jiggle it she'll fall off. I know mine does occasionally.... :eek:
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I worked that out after a bit of probing.
I've decided to take the whole lot out and properly secure the speaker trim panels with screws like DW suggested. I'll make sure I photograph it as I go so others know what's in there. I'm sure most 07 Defender owners are going to want to ditch the poxy little speakers that they come standard with.
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glad it all worked out.
once youve taken it all off once it wont be such a challenge next time:D
cheers phil
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And we have to hear ours through 47kg of dog - whilst he is kicking the speaker covers.
Interestingly, when I was getting the new speakers, it seems the fashion now is to have barely any speaker cover at all - or bits of mesh with large holes all around. I had to twist the salesman's arm to get a different set of plain mesh grilles included. I'm sure people with kids must love having the cones poked by little fingers all the time too.
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discowhite
glad it all worked out.
Whoa there - I'm only half way through the job. I am yet to do the really messy, cutting stuff part. It may yet all go to poop.
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oh yee of little faith! its only a 50Grand defender what can go wrong;):D
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OK - it is done, but I wussed out a bit.
I jiggled the trim around the rear side windows but just couldn't bring myself to tug hard enough to get it off, or break the clips in the process.
Lo and behold, the 6" 3-way speakers I bought (Pioneer TS-A1672S) were able to fit straight through the holes of the 4" factory ones from the front with just a small cutout at the bottom for the terminals. The screws pulled the speakers in nice and tight against the panel.
I stuck a square of Dynamat on the metal body panel at the rear of the speaker cavity and fixed acoustic foam to the inside of the plastic panel. With a bit of extra double-sided tape, the whole thing went back together fairly well, nice and solid. I soldered the Pioneer connectors to the existing speaker wires (of course Land Rover use speaker terminals that are in no way like any sandard speaker terminal sizes) and presto - it's a bit better!
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3...trim005xi2.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8...trim006rs3.jpg
I now have a spare pair of LR stansard 4" speakers to give away to anybody who wants them - PM me if you're interested. They are great paperweights...
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7...trim007my3.jpg
The three-way speakers did seem to give just a bit more bass response than 4-way ones, but being only 6" they are still not great. Whilst I don't want to create a "doof-doof" car, I think I need a small sub just to fill out the bottom end.
But where the hell do you put a sub (and amp) in a Defender without having more bits lying around the interior???
This may be a job for the distant future as my next task is replacing the head unit with an iPod & bluetooth enabled unit such as the Pioneer DEH-P8950BT
