2017 RT Speaker upgrade - would 1" bigger be worth the effort?

[BertRemington]

Fascinating. When I open the video it starts at the 4 minute mark. I never went to the beginning, just scrolled back far enough to see the side access. Before I saw the video I had tried to remove the speaker through the grill but no matter how I positioned it, it wouldn't fit through the opening. But then I'm not any good at puzzles either.

I had the Torx bit but not the mini-ratchet. However I found, using needle-nose pliers, if I turned the machine screw about 15 degrees I could use my fingers to finish the removal.

You really want to try the rear speaker housing separation method shown in video, which I couldn't get to work. You really don't want to remove the grills unless, like me, you have no other option. They are a pain to remove and almost impossible to install.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Fascinating. When I open the video it starts at the 4 minute mark. I never went to the beginning, just scrolled back far enough to see the side access. Before I saw the video I had tried to remove the speaker through the grill but no matter how I positioned it, it wouldn't fit through the opening. But then I'm not any good at puzzles either.

I had the Torx bit but not the mini-ratchet. However I found, using needle-nose pliers, if I turned the machine screw about 15 degrees I could use my fingers to finish the removal.

You really want to try the rear speaker housing separation method shown in video, which I couldn't get to work. You really don't want to remove the grills unless, like me, you have no other option. They are a pain to remove and almost impossible to install.

This was done a long time ago, I tried removing the rear Grills first .... I couldn't do it from outside .... I then removed the rear speaker housing and that gave me access to the speakers AND the ability to actually enlarge the speaker surround to use 5.25 speakers. .... when it came time to reassemble, I didn't use to OEM Grill's. I used the ones from JBL and mounted them from the outside .... I added RED LED lights inside the housing and wanted access to them easily .... good luck .... Mike .... PS I've said this before ...if you don't change ALL the speakers to a higher Quality model .... your system will sound like Crap because the OEM speakers are what you'll hear and they will ruin the sound - Period .... good luck ... Mike :thumbup: