Subject	The hole saw will pull and tear the vinyl, if you are dead
Posted by	Musashi Sword on April 23, 2015 at 3:00 PM
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In Reply To	to hole saw or knife: for tweeter install posted by dialectic on April 22, 2015 at 09:41 AM
Message	set on it use an x-acto knife very carefully. My last two Z's I put them in the air vents, in my opinion this is the best place for them. Only cut into these door panels if you absolutely have too.
Follow Ups	to hole saw or knife: for tweeter install - dialectic 09:41:27 04/22/15 Xacto IMO - ConVerTT 10:02:34 04/22/15 Don't cut up your door panels. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 10:49:57 04/22/15 A true purist. - Schmeal (NV) 11:22:57 04/22/15 2nd. I managed to improve my audio system back in the day - Zuberman 14:10:02 04/22/15 Didn't you remove the CC and related components? (n/m) - FrozTTy 08:21:04 04/23/15 I did the Carbon Canister delete, but I did it completely - Zuberman 09:16:21 04/23/15 Why not? The doors are just cardboard and vinyl. Nothing - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 18:45:46 04/22/15 $$$ to replace once they are cut up... (n/m) - BoneZ (MD) 21:33:30 04/22/15 Amen. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 21:48:19 04/22/15 lol. anything costs $ to replace when "defectively" cut up. - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 01:19:39 04/23/15 I think the best advice in the thread is to not cut holes - BoneZ (MD) 01:39:25 04/23/15 You<--------------------------------------------->the point (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 02:16:02 04/23/15 Nope! Typing a long arrow doesnt make it true, Bernie. (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 12:11:21 04/23/15 Actually, I think they ARE getting to be ancient artifacts, - Zuberman 09:18:34 04/23/15 Not ancient... just expensive - vorpalZ 12:43:01 04/23/15 problem with new panels is the rest if the interior - BoneZ (MD) 13:10:16 04/23/15 chuckle... then buy used. - vorpalZ 14:58:38 04/23/15 When I bought my vert it had tweeters surface mounted - Musashi Sword 15:06:17 04/23/15 I had a set of new panels I sold. the used panels I've looke - BoneZ (MD) 15:51:50 04/23/15 I've seen plenty of hoopty Z's with holes in the door tho (n/m) - Antihero 18:24:51 04/23/15 lol, now we're talking about hoopty Z's? - vorpalZ 23:38:23 04/23/15 Preach on! (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 01:21:04 04/24/15 Amen brother! - ConVerTT 08:56:20 04/24/15 Changing the airbox is not the permanent modification - BoneZ (MD) 09:33:09 04/24/15 A couple of points.... - ConVerTT 14:56:03 04/24/15 Like I said- ridiculous. - BoneZ (MD) 15:17:08 04/24/15 Amen brother! (n/m) - ConVerTT 15:52:12 04/24/15 lol minty door panels (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 02:33:35 04/25/15 I think those are leftover Nissan parts inventory. - Zuberman 00:14:33 04/24/15 mods that are not reversible should'nt be taken lightly - Antihero 18:23:35 04/23/15 this is my thinking, the hole is permanent but the tweeter - LJZTT 14:43:16 04/24/15 I agree with you, I don't see the big deal, it looks stock - moxie (SF) 15:43:33 04/23/15 Re: Don't cut up your door panels. - bogart101 (NoVA) 13:44:27 04/23/15 Huge second, absolutely no need to do so. Hate the shop - BigTDogg (MA) 17:57:25 04/24/15 Composite set that fits in the stock location. (n/m) - Paulym1111 11:03:36 04/22/15 I used a hole saw in my old Z. - Ryan1001 11:11:46 04/22/15 Mount the tweeters in your air vents (n/m) - s3trios 11:15:19 04/22/15 This. (n/m) - Antihero 13:26:52 04/22/15 ^Yep (n/m) - -Grimm- 18:35:55 04/22/15 2nd (n/m) - sak01 21:38:36 04/22/15 Re: Mount the tweeters in your air vents - bogart101 (NoVA) 13:47:35 04/23/15 The best way.... - Multi_Read (CA) 11:29:03 04/22/15 agreed. I put wide painters tape over 1st - vorpalZ 12:02:46 04/22/15 I used a hole saw to great effect the first time. - Nate (NoVA) 14:17:32 04/22/15 or this. (n/m) - Antihero 14:18:44 04/22/15 This! idk why people ruin their doors or clog the air vents (n/m) - Red Hawk (CO) 15:23:16 04/22/15 if it is properly done with quality components - vorpalZ 15:55:57 04/22/15 A brand new a-pilar cover is like $50. - Antihero 18:19:29 04/23/15 then do it right or don't do it at all - vorpalZ 22:15:24 04/23/15 Nate, u have a pic of the mounting on the triangle piece? (n/m) - ZXoltan 16:19:52 04/22/15 Here's mine - black300zx 17:27:30 04/22/15 Nice and unobtrusive. One question tho... - ZXoltan 17:37:20 04/22/15 and they're aimable...My first Z was a black 2+2 :) (n/m) - black300zx 20:59:18 04/22/15 nice (n/m) - LJZTT 19:33:37 04/22/15 Too dark now, tomorrow. (n/m) - Nate (NoVA) 19:54:52 04/22/15 Here is a post that shows mine. The direction that - not4resaleZ 22:22:37 04/22/15 I have a set of pristine door panels already cut..... (n/m) - ShakaShaun(Denver) 20:12:21 04/22/15 Thanks for all the great info... - dialectic 23:14:07 04/22/15 My solution was to use the mirror sail panels - AndrewG 01:50:29 04/23/15 Did you mold those yourself? Very nice! (n/m) - ZXoltan 06:38:22 04/23/15 That looks great! Definitely the best way to do it - RobZ32 10:07:55 04/23/15 This is how I made them - AndrewG 10:49:02 04/23/15 Very nice. Time for a vendor to get a mold made. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 11:09:57 04/23/15 Tweeters vary far too much in size and depth for that - Multi_Read (CA) 13:32:23 04/23/15 which is exactly why you don't cut your doors (n/m) - Antihero 10:54:39 04/24/15 Wow...nicely done. (n/m) - CameronSF 13:43:33 04/23/15 Very nice work! (n/m) - Musashi Sword 15:03:02 04/23/15 Awesome! I put mine there, but just screwed in place. (n/m) - Ted (92TT) 15:37:08 04/23/15 Those are fantastic! Nice work! (n/m) - ConVerTT 20:24:46 04/23/15 Excellent! Great work! (n/m) - Zuberman 00:23:05 04/24/15 Very well done indeed! (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 17:58:44 04/24/15 I bracketed mine in the air vents in the doors.. - XTZ 02:21:46 04/25/15 Very tastefully done. (n/m) - SeanK (StL) 14:09:04 04/23/15 15 years ago. - njz 05:57:52 04/23/15 The hole saw will pull and tear the vinyl, if you are dead - Musashi Sword 15:00:13 04/23/15 If you spin it backwards, it makes a clean cut in the vinyl (n/m) - vorpalZ 15:02:33 04/23/15 Nice tip! (n/m) - Musashi Sword 15:06:51 04/23/15
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