Do I need to replace my speaker

BillNguyen · 01-01-2024, 05:22 PM

I was removing the door panel and I must have dented it somehow but is this just cosmetic or do I need a replacement?

gerri · 01-02-2024, 03:31 AM

There is a difference in sound but it depends on your ear. You can try with a vacuum cleaner or with adhesive tape like body shops do with suction cups on dents.

M3SQRD · 01-02-2024, 06:44 AM

Try using as-is and see if you hear a difference. Hear it = change it, Don’t hear it = keep it. If you’re the type that can’t stand knowing something isn’t perfect (I fall in this group) then replace it. I think you’ll be fine as-is, though.

wishbone · 01-02-2024, 07:32 AM

It looks like you only got the dust cap.

I believe you can test this before reassembly and then determine. A single speaker isn't that pricey, either.

andrewmr · 01-02-2024, 01:03 PM

A paintless dent guy can get behind there and pop that back out.....

In all seriousness, I would not worry about that.

It may change the sound ever so slightly, but I doubt once the door panel is back on and the engine is running going down the road you'd be able to tell. Besides, you don't know if you did that, it could have been that way since it left the factory.

If you wanted to repair it, they sell dust covers or you could just try some double sided tape and pull it back out.

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