1982 Speaker Installation - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

peaandham · 02-26-2008, 02:06 AM

I have a 1982 Corona and have purchased some 4 inch fronts for it and am going to put them in soon but i would like to know how do you get the cover off ?

Also does anyone know the size of the rears ? I have no idea

gaijin71 · 02-26-2008, 03:34 PM

if i remember correctly, the front speaker grilles of the '82 corona can be popped off the dash by using a flat tipped screw driver. just do it carefully so that you don't break the plastic grille.

i don't recall the '82 corona being sold with rear speakers here but i'd suspect that a 5.25" speaker would be a good fit in the rear if you don't want to cut/bend the rear deck sheet metal.

peaandham · 02-27-2008, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gaijin71

if i remember correctly, the front speaker grilles of the '82 corona can be popped off the dash

By dash do you mean down near the pedals because that is where they are !

gaijin71 · 02-27-2008, 08:46 PM

yup, the front speakers are located in the lower portion of the dashboard on both ends.

peaandham · 02-29-2008, 11:51 PM

What part of the grill for the fronts are you supposed to attack with the screwdriver ? I had a look and the bars look like they will break easily !

gaijin71 · 03-02-2008, 03:45 AM

my bad...thinking back. the grilles might be fixed, molded in with the lower dash panel. you will have to remove the lower dash panels to replace the speakers. sorry for the confusion. the lower dash panels are simply held on by a few screws.

peaandham · 03-02-2008, 08:19 AM

Where are the screws situated ?

gaijin71 · 03-02-2008, 05:29 PM

just ;ook under the dashboard. the screws or bolts should be at the leading edge of the dash's underside.

peaandham · 03-03-2008, 01:29 AM

Ok i got them installed fine but i noticed that the wiring some where on the drivers side is dogey so now i dont get any sound out of the Right side. Getting it fixed soon though !

peaandham · 03-05-2008, 03:59 AM

Now i am doing the stereo and i have pulled it out but havent disconnected the wires ! How do i do that ? Is there a video tutorial ?

gaijin71 · 03-05-2008, 06:57 AM

i'm not sure if there's a specific vid for your particular car but to disconnect the wire, there should be a plug behind the stereo or along the harness that will make things easier.

***79Corona*** · 03-31-2008, 07:40 AM

Well I don't know how the Aussie 82 Corona is built, but my 79 had kickpanel speakers. The rears were 6x8, but since they weren't installed I had to cut the holes. I foolishly tried using the factory stereo wiring, and had to find out the hard way that that's a no-no. Anyway, I installed Infinity 4" speakers in the kickpanel right were the factory speakers were. I installed Infinities in the rear as well. My HU is a Kenwood Excelon CD receiver. Sounds awesome! BTW, ended up running new speaker wires to all four speakers.