Replacing front door speakers

Remove the two screws retaining the sail panel/speaker grille assembly and remove the panel/grille from the door. Remove the three screws retaining the front door trim panel to the front door.

The speakers or the connections to the speakers are loose. Usually the speaker's paper cone is torn. Check to see where the speakers are mounted. Usually you can hear them or see the cloth grill covers. Most of the time they're in the bottom of the door panel or in the kick panels.The speakers can be checked out by removing the door panels, bottom half at least. If the car is more than 15 yrs old the speakers will have to be replaced. But if the car is newer, it could be in the radio itself. So don't be too quick to remove the door panels.
Hope this helps.

Section 01-09: Mirrors, Rear View 1999 Taurus/Sable Workshop Manual REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION Procedure revision date: 06/25/1998 Mirror, Power-Outside Rear View Removal

1. Disconnect battery ground cable (14301).
   

1. Remove front door trim panel (23942). Refer to Section 01-05.
   

1. Remove radio speaker grille from cover assembly by squeezing or pinching between thumb and index finger.
   

1. Remove two screws from cover assembly.
   

1. Disconnect outside rearview mirror wiring connector (C515-LH; C615-RH). Remove wiring guides as necessary.
   

1. Remove three outside rear view mirror retaining nuts. Remove outside rear view mirror (17682) while guiding wiring and connector through hole in door.
   

Item Part Number Description 1 17682 Outside Rear View Mirror 2 N621906-S36 Nut (3 Req'd) 3 F8DB-17D699-
AAW Cover Assembly Rear Substrate-LH 3 F8DB-17D698-
AAW Cover Assembly Rear Substrate-RH 4 N808968 Screw 5 F8DB-18B984-
AAW Speaker Grille-Standard (No Badge)-LH 5 F8DB-18985-
AAW Speaker Grille-Standard (No Badge)-RH 5 F8DB-18K901-
BAW Speaker Grille-Mach-LH 5 F8DB-18978-
BAW Speaker Grille-Mach-RH 5 F8DB-238A35-
AAW Speaker Grille-Blank (No Speaker)-LH 5 F8DB-238A34-
AAW Speaker Grille-Blank (No Speaker)-RH A - Tighten to 6-8 Nm (54-70 lb-in) ------------------
Trim Panel, Door Front
Removal

1. Remove cover behind inside door handle.
   

1. Remove screw from bottom of pull cup retaining front door trim panel to front door (20124).
   

1. Remove three screws retaining front door trim panel to front door.
   

1. NOTE: Do not attempt to remove more than one pushpin at a time.
   
   Using Rotunda Windshield and Molding Trim Removal Kit 107-R0401 or equivalent, remove the door trim panel by pulling one door trim panel pushpin at a time from the inner door skin.
   

1. Disconnect electrical connectors as necessary. Refer to Section 01-14A.
   

Installation

1. Follow removal procedure in reverse order.
   

1. Replace all pushpins with new pushpins (N808994-S).
   

Front Door Trim Panel

1. Remove the cover behind the inside door handle.
   
2. Remove the screw from the bottom of the pull cup retaining the front door trim panel to the front door.
   
3. Remove the two screws retaining the sail panel/speaker grille assembly and remove the panel/grille from the door.
   
4. Remove the three screws retaining the front door trim panel to the front door.
   

Do not attempt to remove more than one pushpin at a time.

1. Use a suitable tool to remove the pushpins from the door.
   
2. Carefully lift the door panel away from the door.
   
3. Detach the electrical connectors as necessary and remove the panel from the door.
   

To install:

1. Installation is the reverse of removal.
   

Door Panel

This procedure applies to both the front and rear door panels.

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Remove the cover from behind the inside door handle by gently pulling it out to release the retaining tabs

Remove the pull cup retaining screw cover and...

... remove the retaining screw from the cup and lift the cup straight up out of the door panel

Remove the two sail panel/speaker grille retaining screws and...

... remove the panel/grille from the door

The door panel is retained to the door by 11 retaining clips

Carefully lift the door panel off of the door and...

... detach the electrical connectors from the switches and remove the panel from the vehicle

the grill is fixed to the door trim .take off door trim carefully.speaker/s are fixed to door frame simply take out/swop over speaker make sure they are fixed securely/dont vibrate....

do not remove grill. remove whole door panel. power windows?

NO' YOU DONT NEED TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL, TO REPLACE SPEAKERS CONNECT WIRING CONNECTOR TO SPEAKER FIT SPEAKER BACK IN GRILLE AND REPLACE RETAINING SCREWS.

You need to take to whole front door trims off, the rear speaker grills just pop off.

on most models, Yes. pull off the grills and check for wires , be careful though , they break easy

You have to take the door panels off.
The front speakers are 6"
So remove the front door panels, unbolt the factory speakers, bolt the new one in the existing holes, reinstall the door panels.
The grills will look factory, but you will have better speakers. Nice way to keep the good stuff hidden from prying eyes.