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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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I have a 1995 Ford F150 xlt 5.8l V8.
I wanted to change the speakers in my truck. I thought the mesh looking plastic that covers the speaker is on there with clips, so I forced it of and now its broken. New door covers are around 200 dollars on ebay.

So I was wondering. Does anyone have one for sale? Hopefully around 100. Thanks.
I only need the driver side.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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Yeah bud eBay is your best bet. Door panels are expensive. And our generation is the only generation that LMC doesn't have for door panels. I guess they're to extravagant
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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ohh man... allright thanks. I am going to take the panel of and see if maybe that mesh stuff is bolted on, if it is I will go to the junk yard and pick one up. What do u think? is it bolted on or glued from the front?
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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Probably glued, or formed into the plastic. Mine is somewhat bent from previous owner. Probably tried the same thing you did.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:56 PM
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thats what I was thinking. So for the right side I should unbolt the cover and replace the speaker, not breake it.
Lesson Learned.
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 1995ford
thats what I was thinking. So for the right side I should unbolt the cover and replace the speaker, not breake it.
Lesson Learned.
Take the entire panel off. Only way
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 1995ford
oh man... all right thanks. I am going to take the panel of and see if maybe that mesh stuff is bolted on, if it is I will go to the junk yard and pick one up. What do u think? is it bolted on or glued from the front?
The mesh is a press fit, and is a integral part of the door panel. How torn up is it. What you can do is straighten it out and set it back in using hot glue. Then get some speaker cloth to cover it
( http://www.speakerworks.com/speaker_...abric_s/25.htm ) use a spray adhesive to install it, being careful not to block the holes in the grill. install the speaker cloth on the other speaker grills to match and you are done. The Speaker cloth will hide all kinds of ugliness and looks good to boot. Be sure to remove the door panel to do this.

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