87 door panels

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if you can take just the door panels from an 87+ and put them on an 86? I found a pair of them pretty cheap and wouldnt mind having the door speakers. but I am not going to commit to anything if it is goign to be a pain in the ass to get them to fit right.

Does anyone know if you can take just the door panels from an 87+ and put them on an 86? I found a pair of them pretty cheap and wouldnt mind having the door speakers. but I am not going to commit to anything if it is goign to be a pain in the ass to get them to fit right.i would worry about the speakers, you might have to cut the doors.

[gtluke]

you do have to cut the door to put the speaker in,
and there is one screw that does line up, and you can just use a sheet metal screw or something.
you would also have to rewire your swtiches, or get the door harness too, that actuall plugs right in.
-luke-

[St80sixer]

Stick with the original door panels. Cutting the holes for the speakers are a pain, and most of the sound gets muffled by your legs anyway. If you want a better soundscape, put speakers right underneath the quarter windows and run the wire underneath the doorsills or the carpet (whichever you prefer). This is the setup that I have in my car 3.5"s in the dash, 4"s under the quarter window, and 6x9s in a custom box in the hatch, it directs the sound right to your ears without being muffled by anything.

[Anonymous]

thats a damn good idea...much easier to do too...although after looking at the last MM&FF where they took out the rear seat and built a speaker box out of it I think that has some possibilities too