I had one speaker not working and the other very crackly when I bought the car so today was the day for the speaker upgrade. Thought I would write it as a bit of a how to/ how I did it post for anyone interested.

I wasn’t aiming for a significant upgrade, more a replacement so I actually had a bit of bass in the music. I knew the audio was already split so didn’t want to get coaxial speakers as the tweeter would be pretty redundant.

I chose these speakers:

https://incartec.co.uk/product/pioneer-ts-g1710f-6-5-g-series-dual-cone-car-speakers-280w

This fitting kit:

https://incartec.co.uk/product/Skoda-165mm-6-5-Inch-front-rear-door-speaker-upgrade-fitting-kit-SFKU-SKO01-165?srsltid=AfmBOoq5Y4bVhgm-VHjXMRIz6i9xjxSMSXPjPpqMCMTggDuQCZcx55rH

And got these foam rings to feed the sound through the door card and also apply a bit of pressure to the door card so it doesn’t rattle:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHv7xCk

Removal of the door card was a bit nerve racking as it needs a strong pull to undo the clips. This video is a brilliant guide of removal and refitting:

Once the door card is removed you have to drill out the pop rivets holding the speaker in. Top tip I learned from an engineer at work is you get a small (4mm) drill bit and use it as a punch and hammer the centre out the pop rivet. It makes it much easier to drill out. I used a 5.5mm drill bit then had to hammer the remaining parts out of the door metal.

Be sure to retrieve the bits of rivet that fall into the door.

I could then use M5 bolts with nylock nuts to install the adaptor rings. The speakers then screw into these nicely. Take note to correctly position the cut out in the adaptor rings for the wiring.

I then added a bit of self adhesive Velcro to the back of the plug and stuck it to the door so that it doesn’t rattle.

I then stuck the foam rings onto the front of the speakers and it was time to refit the door card.

Be sure to check all the clips are in the right position as per the video above before refitting the door card. It wasn’t too bad but just a bit fiddly to make sure all the wires went back through the right holes.

Then repeat for the passenger side, which was slightly easier as there were less wires to worry about. Both doors took about about 2.5 hours including tidying up etc.

The original speakers had catastrophically failed so much so that the magnet had come right off one and was stuck to the inside of the door!

All in all a decent upgrade. I’m sure it’s probably not a massive improvement over OEM but it’s definitely an improvement on non-working speakers!

You know about Focal INSIDE VW Speaker?

7 minutes ago, Cairus said:

You know about Focal INSIDE VW Speaker?

No didn’t know about those. But they’re significantly more expensive that what I went for. And would need riveting in. At least with the adaptor rings I use you can get to the back to bolt them in before the speaker is fitted.

You dont have To use Adapter. And you can use a screw

On 17/01/2026 at 15:08, Binx1310 said:

The original speakers had catastrophically failed so much so that the magnet had come right off one and was stuck to the inside of the door!

The power of music!!! 😁

Great topic, thnks!