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Old 04-20-2022, 06:18 PM   #1
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Why bother cutting into your camper’s wall? I have a very good sounding Sony Bluetooth speaker that I can connect to my camper stereo or to my iPhone.
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Old 04-23-2022, 03:56 AM   #2
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Why bother cutting into your campers wall? I have a very good sounding Sony Bluetooth speaker that I can connect to my camper stereo or to my iPhone.
You could argue that there are already hole(s) there. IMO, using a 4" hole saw to a precise depth was clever and minimally invasive.

I also use a portable bluetooth speaker at times, however, I find that I use the interior and exterior speakers more often (I sometimes like to listen to a ball game from the TV when outside cooking). I've replaced the interior speakers and was planning to replace the exterior ones this summer.

Thanks to rstraz for the writeup and link.
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Old 04-24-2022, 01:23 PM   #3
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I picked up the Polk DB652 (6 1/2") speakers for my upgrade. As I have those linear speakers currently (see earlier post), I wanted to be sure the dia of the new speaker and mount would cover the three existing holes.

The Polk DB652 are 1 13/16 deep. As posted by Fred the wall of the 2106 will accommodate a 1 3/8" Max mounting depth if cutting through the interior wall. I wanted to be least invasive into the trailer wall and allow enough rear space for better sound.

I'm going to use a 1" thick spacer, I will cut 4.5" hole to open the fiberglass wall to accommodate the magnet and the front edge of the speaker cone. I will chip away some of the foam as did RSTRAZ which will accommodate the magnet in the wall of the trailer.

I have on order spacer rings made by Audiopipe. The id of the spacer ring is 5 7/8" and as only a 5 1/8" opening is required as per Polk's instructions there will be lots of space for the back side of the speaker. As the OD of the Audiopike spacer is about 3/16 - 1/4' bigger than the grille it leaves a small surface to silicone a bead seal.

Longer screws will be required to pull the speaker and the spacer to the trailer wall.

I will post pictures once I start the install.
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Old 05-06-2022, 09:52 AM   #4
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Speaker Spacer

I Epoxy filled the backside of the 6 1/2" speaker spacer for a better surface to place the cocking to water seal against the trailer wall.

I covered the mounting holes with tape, so they wouldn't fill with epoxy. Now I will just run the drill bill back through them to expose the holes that screw to the trailer wall.
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Old 05-07-2022, 10:08 PM   #5
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Mounted the spacer rings, utilizing the lower mounting hole from the original speakers. Drilled three new holes at 9,12 and 3.

Cut out a 4 1/8" hole (holesaw) in the exterior wall, 1/4" down from center of spacer ring to allow for the wiring on the backside of the speaker. I other wards I offset the hole to the speaker magnet. I could have drilled a larger hole and would have cut out on center. 4 1/8" was all I had for a hole saw.
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Old 05-09-2022, 06:00 AM   #6
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Nice job, thanks for sharing. I've replaced our internal speakers with 5.25" Polk DB522's, now I need to replace the external speakers.
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Old 05-09-2022, 08:21 AM   #7
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Nice job, thanks for sharing. I've replaced our internal speakers with 5.25" Polk DB522's, now I need to replace the external speakers.
Hello Fred, I could have made MDF Spacer Rings and sealed the rings with paint or epoxy for the outside speakers. Chose to find something pre manufactured. Mind you, there are guys out there that make MDF spacer rings too. A 3/4" thick ring would work too, just need to dig out a little more foam.

As for your upgrade to the DB522 Coax Speakers, did you have to make any spacer rings up for the interior or was it plug and play?
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