so after reading how delicate our door panels are i dont want to bother touching them. especially with the price it cost to replace them, i dont want to bring it to a shop who hasnt touched an fd... do you guys have any shops you recommend? im in the south brunswick/jersey city area.. im looking for a shop who i can trust and will back up their work..

 

If you are just changing speakers, do it yourself. It's not hard to do and for sure you will be more careful. Just take out all the screws (several are hidden) and use a panel wedge and go slowly. Should take less than an hour.

 

^^I agree. I dont see what else you can be doing to the door panel besides changing speaker setup.

Which is CAKE.

The grill comes out with just a flathead screwdriver and you have access to the speaker. You dont even need to take off the door panel to replace the speaker.

I changed my door panels before when i went tan to black and it took me less than 20 minutes to do both doors, including removing old panels and putting the black panels.

We have plastic interior parts. We dont drive ferraris.

 

but im thinkin of a head unit, alarm system and speakers (if i dont have any)... im concerned about them breaking the parts for the door panels when installing an actuator..