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Offline DanoGTI

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Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« on: February 18, 2009, 05:57:31 pm »
Just reading through the service manuals that TT put up.

Are the speakers riveted in place? It talks about drilling out the rivets :surprised:

If so, GOD, that's a bit drastic!!!

Dan
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2009, 06:14:42 pm »
They should be, MK4 Golf speakers were also riveted in so its been going on for a good 10 years.

My MK4 Ibiza had similar speakers to the MK4 Golf, when you drill the rivets it melts the plastic surround built onto the speaker so you pretty much can't reuse them either.
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2009, 06:16:53 pm »
Woah! This I did not know.

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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2009, 06:20:14 pm »
thats weird, bit of a sh""ter when changing speakers then!  :confused:
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2009, 06:24:43 pm »
erm, i didnt think mine were when i got it back from the installer... but come to think of it, i dont remember seeing an screews either...
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2009, 06:25:05 pm »
Yeh have a look at G5 91 eng.pdf p68 of 103.....

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1797.0


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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2009, 11:33:58 pm »
the speakerd are rivet in from new..nothing a drill can,t sort out
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2009, 04:26:30 pm »
The speakers are definitely riveted... I saw this first hand when having my tints done and the fitters had to remove the interior door cards/panels.

I did think it was a bit crap, but I guess it saves on weight and production costs. None of these are helpful to the likes of us interested in upgrading the speakers...
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2009, 04:46:25 pm »
Soooo...... for those who've upgraded, how did you do it?
Are there still screw points, or do you have to re-rivet?

Dan :)
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2009, 07:02:37 pm »
when i up graded my speakers i  made wooden adapters which i screwed to the door,then fastened the speaker to it..
i have seen some where you can buy adapters now for after market speakers
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2009, 11:49:02 pm »
When I did my Ibiza, Autoleads didnt make adaptors, so I got some 18mm MDF and fitted my speakers on custom mounts.

It took a lot of maths as space was limited, and I've not touched my MK5 so I would advise looking at speaker dimensions and most importantly, review the amount of space you have between the door card and the window regulator plate, and the space between the other side of that plate and the window when its fully down.  The last thing you want to do is smash 2 side windows on the magnets, or crush your new speakers screwing the door card back on.
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2009, 03:25:52 pm »
Thanks all,

The thought of "damage" had crossed my mind too  :embarrassed:
Will have to do some homework I think.

I was just shocked at the whole rivet aspect!!! :laugh:

Dan :)
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2009, 11:51:36 am »
easy mate :) took them out myself :)  :P
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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2009, 12:05:17 pm »
I'm sure it's easy - just didn't expect this LOL!! :)

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Re: Is this true? speakers on the Mk5 are riveted in place.....
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2009, 12:47:22 pm »
haha what set have you settled for?
i have hertz energy 3 ways..
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