How do you get off the factory grills of the speakers on the rear deck and the ones in the doors? They do just snap in and out, right? It would help if someone could tell me exactly where the little snapping hooks are so that I can pull at these points and keep from breaking the grills. There are no speaker installation instructions at installdr.com.

 

I did a search and looked through the FAQs. How do you get to the front speakers? is there a cross over for the front component speakers of a 95 max non bose?

 

No dont mess with the grills, that is one entire piece. The panelling on the sides near the side windows and the back window snap off. Be careful taking those off, but when they are off, you need to remove the rear seat. Pull the bottom part off, there are 2 tabs that you need to release to get that out. After you get the bottom off, it will expose the screws you need to remove in order to get the top part of the rear seat out. Once you get the rear seat out the rear deck just pulls right out. Speakers are top mount - unscrew each speaker and pull it out from the top.

Hope that helps and good luck.

 

know anything about the speakers in the front doors? Like I said I did a search and came up empty.????

 

Okay so you have to pull the back seats out to get to the rear speakers? I've had to pull the bottom of the back seats out before to get my amp and rca wires run. I'm correct in understanding that the rear deck and rear speaker grills are all one piece, right? So to get to the front speakers, I take the whole panel off each door too, right? This is all good for the 97 Max se w/o bose, right? Also, how are the tweeters wired? When I install the new speakers with the same wiring the tweeters will still be hooked up, right?

thanks
minimalmaxima

 

go to maximadriver.com I just found the info I was looking for it might help you. look under how2's and scroll down to how to intall a basic stereo. there you will find speaker info.

 

Yep -check it out.

From Maximadriver.com:

Replacing Speakers

To replace the front speakers, the door panels MUST be removed to access them. Although it looks like the grill can be removed, it cannot, except from the inside of the panel. There are 3 screws that must be removed. Two on the bottom of the door panel and one in the handle cup, under a plastic button. Once they are removed, pop the lens of the door light with a small standard screwdriver, remove the two Phillips screws, and unplug the light fixture. The last piece that needs to be removed is the plastic trim piece on the door release handle. This can be tricky to remove if it has not been removed before, but by using a small standard screwdriver, it will pop off. Be cautious as you do this, and too much force will break it. Once that has been removed, it’s time to take off the panel. There are little plastic snaps that snap the panel to the door, and to release them, you can use a tool that Crutchfield sells for about $3 that is a large fork that is slipped around the snap, and you lift up. If you don’t have this tool, a standard screwdriver will do. Set the panel aside.

Remove the 4 screws holding the factory speaker to the mount, and unplug. There is a funky plug that connects to the factory speakers. Cut this off the end of the factory wiring, making sure to leave enough on the plug to reattach if you plan on saving the stock speakers for reinstallation if the car is sold. With the front wires, the solid color is the positive (+) and the half white is the negative (-). Using the crimping tool, crimp female disconnecting spades to the end of the wire. Slip them onto the terminals of the speaker, and attach the new speaker to the factory mount. NOTE Nissan uses "Oversized 6.5" speakers, or 6.75". If your new speakers don’t fit right on the factory mount, using 1\4" luan (plywood), cut a ring to match the speaker with a jigsaw, and attach it to the mount, and the speaker to it. This will ensure a good tight fit, and keep air leaks from lowering the sound quality. Turn on system to confirm that the speakers are working properly. Reattach the door panel and reconnect the door light.

To replace the rear deck speakers, remove the rear seat; by pulling the two pull rings in front of the seat, one on either side. Pull out. There are 4 14mm bolts that hold the rear seat back on. One on either side and two in the middle under the trunk access hole. Once removed, lift up and pull the seat back out. If you have the third brake light, pull back on it to remove it. Disconnect the wire, and set light aside. On either side of the rear window, there is a plastic pillar cover with seatbelt going into it. Using your hands CAREFULLY pry it up to unsnap it. Use caution here, as these panels are easy to crack or break. Once removed, let them hang loose out of the way, and lift up on the deck panel. It uses the same snaps as the door panels to hold it down.

Remove the screws holding the stock speakers on, and disconnect. Cut off the factory plugs just as in the front. Using the crimp tool attach female disconnects to the wires. Positive (+) is solid in color, the negative (-) is half black. Connect the ends to the speaker terminals, and reattach with the screws. Again, as with the front speakers, Nissan uses the same size. If they don’t fit properly, make trim rings from 1\4" luan, and attach the ring to the mount, and the speaker to the ring. Confirm speakers are working correctly, and then reassemble the back section. NOTE Once complete, make sure the seat bottom is locked in place in the tabs. If not, there could be problems if someone’s sitting there and you have to brake suddenly.

And that’s it!!! You’ve installed a basic system in your Maxima. Congrats, and enjoy!!!!!!!

 

I got some instructions from Crutchfield I can scan and email you if you want.