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Old 04-27-2006, 08:00 AM   #1
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Is there alot of cutting involved in swapping out the factory bose tweeters with aftermarket 3.5" speakers. If anyone on here knows please give me a little help. Thanks
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i think its a direct swap and i dont think the tweeters are tweeters. They are twidlers that are in the doors
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Old 04-27-2006, 11:19 AM   #3
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Most any aftermarket 3.5" speaker should drop right in
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the best trick is to remove the blose entirely and install a nice set of 3-way components... but that's just me.
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Is there alot of cutting involved in swapping out the factory bose tweeters with aftermarket 3.5" speakers. If anyone on here knows please give me a little help. Thanks
Just did mine last week. Takes 10 min a door. Hardest part is getting the door panel off without breaking anything.

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follow vette essentials door removal instructions. It is very easy to remove once you read how. I dont thin there are any screws to remove either. All clips
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follow vette essentials door removal instructions. It is very easy to remove once you read how. I dont thin there are any screws to remove either. All clips
do you have a link to this site?
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i will check for ya.... i dont have it handy

here ya go its from vette essentials site:

http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...or_handle.html

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