I ordered some 1" Polk Audio EX3500 silk tweeters as replacements for the 1/4" Clarion paper POS's. I have done the prerequisite searching in the Audio forum and All forums but I have not found pics.

I was under the assumption that they were going to be drop-in's, but after pulling down the A-pillar and unscrewing the OEM tweet, it became clear that this wasn't going to be a quickie. I have a 2k SE 5sp with Bose....has anyone done this? My real question is, do you remove the square metal bracket that the round tweeter sits in , or do you choose the correct flush mount cup and mount it in the metal bracket? (Polks came with all kinds of mounting options. I will put up pics in a few minutes..)

OR did you just surface mount OUTSIDE the A pillar on the existing grille...

I know I know..why didn't I post this in the audio forum....
I figured no one visits maxima.org and is solely interested in the audio capabilities of the car...they may venture over there once in awhile, but most of us hang out here. + Moderators can sling it over there if they wish..

 

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Not sure how deep the Polks are but when i put on the tweets from my Inf. Ref. i took out the OEM tweets including the soft metal that mounts it in the pillar.

 

Cool..I didn't think they would fit with the metal in there. Better safe than sorry..

Heres the specs..for depth.

Tweeter Mounting
Flush Mount Depth 13/16" (2.06cm)
Tweeter Cut-out Diameter 1-15/16" (4.92cm)