How to Replace the Speakers in a 1993 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: disconnect the negative terminal from your battery and wait 2 minutes.

   This will allow the airbag system to fully disengage so that it does not deploy while working on the car. , Set it aside, you'll need it later., Set it aside, you'll need it later.,, Set the front door panel aside., Remove this clip and set it aside, as you'll need it later., Disconnect the colored wiring harnesses from the rear door panel., Remove them and set them aside, as you'll need them later., Cut and strip the speaker wiring (leave the actual connector on the factory speaker).,, Secure them with electrical tape.,,,, Reconnect any colored wiring harnesses that you disconnected earlier in the correct order! Replace any retainer clips that were broken in the removal of your Jeep's factory door panel(s).
   
   You're done with the door panel speaker installation!, Simply pull up on the speaker grilles to remove them.
   
   Set them aside, as you'll need them later., Cut off the wiring from the speaker, leaving the wiring harness attached to the speaker itself.
   
   Set the speaker aside., You may be able to remove the factory speaker from its mounting bracket and cut the mounting bracket to size.
   
   You can use a Dremel tool or similar other tool to do this., Connect the positive (+) and negative (-) wiring from your Jeep's dashboard to your new dashboard speakers.
   
   Secure them together with electrical tape.
   
   Secure your new speaker into your Jeep's dashboard using the 2 Philips-head screws you removed earlier.
   
   Insert the factory speaker grille and push down on it securely in order to secure it back into your vehicle's dashboard.
   
   You're done with the dashboard speaker installation!, You are completely finished the installation of speakers into your Jeep!
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   Step 2: To remove the front door panels

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   Step 3: 1 screw is located in the uppermost corner of the inside of the front doors

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   Step 4: near the side-view mirrors.

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   Step 5: Remove a Philips-head screw in the armrest area of the front door panel.

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   Step 6: Gently pull out on the front door panel in order to remove it

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   Step 7: being careful not to break any retainer clips holding the front door panel in place!

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   Step 8: Disconnect the colored wiring harnesses from the front door panel.

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   Step 9: To remove the rear door panels

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    Step 10: 1 Philips-head screw is located under the rear door's removable ashtray in the rear door armrest

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    Step 11: and the other Philips-head screw is located behind a plastic clip where the rear door handle is.

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    Step 12: Remove the rear door panel

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    Step 13: being careful not to break any retainer clips holding the rear door panel in place!

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    Step 14: The speakers are held in place by 3 Philips-head screws.

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    Step 15: Pull the speaker out from the door.

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    Step 16: Using a drill and self-tapping screws

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    Step 17: use one of your new speakers in order to tell where to drill the new holes for your speakers in your Jeep's door panels.

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    Step 18: Connect the positive (+) and negative (-) speaker wires from the wiring harnesses that came with your new speakers to the positive (+) and negative (-) speaker wires coming from your Jeep's door panels.

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    Step 19: Connect the wiring harness that came with your new speakers to the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals on your new speaker until they are securely in place.

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    Step 20: Use the self-tapping screws to hold your new speaker in place.

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    Step 21: Repeat steps 8-13 to install more speakers into your Jeep's doors.

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    Step 22: Follow steps 2-7 to reinstall your Jeep's factory door panels.

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    Step 23: If your vehicle had speakers in the dashboard from the factory (identifiable by an Infinity Gold badge on the Jeep's front door speaker grilles)

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    Step 24: and you wish to replace them as well

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    Step 25: the dashboard speaker grilles are removable.

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    Step 26: Remove the factory dashboard speaker using 2 Philips-head screws.

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    Step 27: Fabricate a new mounting bracket for the dashboard speaker.

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    Step 28: Insert your new speaker into your fabricated mounting brackets.

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    Step 29: Repeat steps 15-19 to replace the other factory dashboard speaker.

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