I used the factory kick panels to make my own to hold the 4" and 1" of the Diamond Audio hex speakers. I wanted them to get the best sound I could and keep the look stock and as though they belonged there with the grills in place. The speakers are mounted to a piece of plexi that I painted to match the exterior to set them off a little bit. These things were a royal pain in the azz to wrap but I can say that I learned alot wrapping them, to only find the vinyl peeling off a week later. I bought a sprayable texture that I was hoping I could use to match the feel of the factory vinyl but could not get it to do anything but clog up. I did some experimenting and was able to find a durable finish that looks close to the factory grain and you can still drag a foot across with out worry. It was not until I mounted them in place that I noticed that they do not match the factory speaker grills at all...

I noticed that when the kick panels were in place, the factory grill in the door didn't look right. It was a little detail but it is those details that matter so I decided to cover it to match the kick panels I made. I put a small design on it that is similar to the quarter moon logo that is on the kick panel. I also re-covered the grills for the factory tweeters on the top of the pic and put a small design in them for another small detail. The door pulls were originally covered with a ruberized material that worked great to get a grip with, but didn't hold up at all. I went with a black laquer that I put a heavy coat on so that I can touch it up as I need to later. I like the finish of the painted panel but keeping it black it doesn't scream like painted interiors normally do.

I made the grills so that they simply press into place and are held firmly in place. To remove them you simply push on the top of the grill and the bottom comes right out. The speakers are mounted to a piece of plexi that is pained to match the exterior.

Here you can see it mounted and put in place. You can also see the hood pull lever that I relocated up by the fusebox. I thought it would be harder then it was to be honest. I will have to get use to a new habit of not resting my clutch foot on the dead pedal and is nolonger there....

Here is the kick with the grill as well. If you look closely you will see a the Diamond Audio Quarter moon logo.

I never liked the look of the rear deck so I decided to reshape it and also mount the 2 of the 4 Hex x-overs in it so that they can be seen if someone wants to look. I have the rough shape of it done and now I am ready to start cutting some holes in it. Check back for further updates on my page 11 under construction pics as I am in the final stages!

This is just for fun.

Page 2 - how to bypass/integrate into the mach 460 stereo
Page 3 - Radar detector
page 4 - New wheels
Page 5 - Tail light tint
Page 6 - How to upgrade your big 3 power wires
page 7 - Sub woofer box, voltage display, dist block
page 8 - dynamatting the doors and the 6.5 speaker baffle/enclosure
page 9 - amp rack
page 10 - look up
page 11 - details
page 12 - I forgot