how hard/easy would it be to replace the front component system myself. i have little to no audio install experiecne, is it something that is fairly easy or should i just pay someone to do it. how much should i expect to pay someplace to do it? thanks!

 

plus materials. if you have absolutely no experience and no friends who have ever done it that could help... pay.

 

If it's just speakers, that's perfect for a DIY job. You can figure that out. If you're talking about a headunit or wiring an amp, that's a bit more work. Still possible to DIY, but you might start to feel uncomfortable with all the things you'll have to do.

Assuming this is for the Acura, scour some of the acura forums for pictures, and how-to guides. There is also a website called installdoctor.com or something like that. They have writeups on how to swap headunits for various cars...they may have something on speakers as well.

In general, you'll find a few screws hidden behind detachable plastic covers on the door panel. Remove every screw you can find that holds the panel to the door. Then go to an auto parts store and ask for a panel remover. You can improvise, and get by without it, but that's usually where you'll start to damage things. Just get the tool. It looks like a small spatula, except is has a u shaped cut out in the middle. You'll slip this around little plastic clips between the panel and the door frame, and wiggle the panel away from the door (takes a bit of force). Work your way around the door until you've released all the clips. Then, lift the door panel up carefully. As you get the door panel off the frame, have a second pair of hands disconnect all the wiring harnesses (speakers, lights, power door locks, power mirrors, power windows, etc.). You will also have to disconnect a rod for the interior door latch release.

This is the way it's done for 95% of all doors out there. Once the door is off, it's just a matter of fashioning some way of mounting the new speaker to the door panel or door frame (where ever the stocker is mounted).

 

extremely simple

 

that if you do a "SEARCH" there are hundreds of people that did the same thing... and also...

:O

There's a tech article on how to remove the door panels.

 

;-)

 

lazy.

 

I think that's what he's planning on modding. Not the Audi.

 

a honda?

 

Acura!