Originally Posted by Eternalodyssey

"TDD Shizzy," I simply clipped the factory speaker wires so that in the far distant case that I decided to trade the truck in, I could return the speaker clips and the factory speakers to their original locations. I used 18 AWG crimps to attach the aftermarket connectors to my Kenwood speakers. I have discussed with others the feasibility there would have been of redesigning the openings within the door panels with round 6.5" speakers and while the idea carried certain validity, I failed to see how 6.5" 3-way speakers would sound any better then comparably priced 6x9 5-way speakers. While components with crossovers might certainly be the way to go if you are willing to perform serious work on your doors, I think trimming the minor bit of plastic required to make aftermarket 6x9s was by far the smarter way for me to go. Shizzy, I will try to locate the wiring diagram I used when installing the speakers & share that with you. While I know of no proof that placing a speaker into the opposite phase (swapping positive & negative) will cause damage to your speakers, I know they can sound like garbage when you turn them up to louder levels due to cancellation. "72Combo," I argued with the Sirius representative for about 10 minutes about my factory subscription and wanting to transfer it but she insisted in me not being able to transfer it. At least I think that was what she said, I couldn't understand her. I talked to a second representative after requesting a rep who spoke intelligible English. The second rep explained to me in easy to understand terms that 1 year factory subscriptions are not transfereable unless the stereo (vehicle) was stolen. She did however offer me $75 off the lifetime membership so I sucked it up and paid my $400 for the lifetime membership since I use a portable tuner between my truck, my boom box at work, and my home stereo dock in my living room. It would have been $13 a month for the subscription anyway and I can transfer it 3 total times when my tuner "breaks" (gets phased out by newer tuners being available and me "accidentally" phasing it out by running over my old one with with my RAM). I know Sirius only offers their Lifetime membership from time to time so I would jump on it if you are leaning on the fence at this point.

Originally Posted by daviddto

Hmmm, to the best of my memory you must remove the pillars to remove the dash speaker grills. A small piece of the grill sits under the pillar.