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. : List of Materials Needed : .
(1).  5.25" Speakers of Your Choice	(2).  Star Bit for Seatbelt Bolt
(3).  7mm Socket	(4).  Wire Cutters
(5).  Electrical Tape

 

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(1).  First, we need to pick out some speakers for your car.  If you have a Z06, C5 Vert, or FRC, the rear speakers will be 5.25" .   They will be 6.5" for the C5 coupe.  The speakers I choose to hold me over until I save up for components were the Alpine SPS-130A 5.25's.
(2).  First, we must remove the bolt holding the seatbelt on.  In order to take the bolt holding on the seatbelt, you need a special star bit.  I, however, used a hexagon bit that fit.  I did not strip/slide the bit or bolt thankfully.  You can see in the picture it is a size 6.  I am in the process of finding the correct size bit.  When you have unscrewed the bolt, place it somewhere where you will remember.
(3).  There will be three interior pieces we will need to take out.  In this picture we can see that there is a plastic fastener that is holding the long plastic piece in place.  There are two of these fasteners, one on each side.  When these two fasteners have been taken out, pull the long plastic piece toward you gently.  It is held on by three clips and will pop out if enough force is used.
(4).  This picture shows the long plastic piece off.  Now, there are two more pieces we must remove.  There is a smaller panel that pulls off easily - it is held on by two clips (see picture).  The last panel we need to take off is the one that actually hides the speaker.  We have already taken the seat belt bolt out, and the other two panels.  You will see that there is a plastic fastener holding on the last piece of plastic.  Pop that out.  Now the panel is only being held on by a few clips.  Gently pry the panel off and you will be set to start the install!
(5).  This shows the three panels that should be removed from your car in order to install the new midrange speakers.
(6).  With all the panels now removed, we have access to the speaker.  The speaker is held on by four 7mm screws.  Simply remove the four screws.
(7).  Put the four screws aside, and slowly pull the speaker out.  It is connected by a clip; all you need to do is push down on the clip to pop it out.  Once this is done you can now remove the old speaker.
(8).  Connect the new speaker (using connectors or splicing into the factory wire assembly), put everything back together, and get ready to enjoy the sound of new midrange madness!

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