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How do you attach speaker grills?
EMDB:
Cut out a hole, put the speakers in from the outside. Remove the metal grill from the plastic ring. Place the plastic ring on top of the speaker and use machine bolts to mount. Finally place back the metal grill so it will cover the bolts.
rhys:
I don't believe that will work with the grills he has. The holes in the corners of his grills (at least as far as I can tell from the pictures) don't appear to go all the way through. If that is the case, he'll have to run the screws from behind as I described.
keilmillerjr:
The pyramid grills do indeed have holes that do not penetrate all the way through. The wall is only 1mm thick, so I's be a little leary using a self tapping screw. If I set the speaker inside the grill, there is about a 1mm gap between the back of the speaker bracket and the back of the grill. Very odd. I almost think these universal speakers came with grills made with a specific application in mind.
Anyways, I found this set of universal grill that has bolt holes through it. Hopefully it fits. It's only a few dollars and actually fits my neogeo mvs theme better. Drilling tons of tiny holes like the real mvs, and getting them perfectly aligned does not seem like a good idea for my first attempt at woodworking. Hence the grill option.
http://www.magnadyne.com/catalog/part.cfm?PID=613746&CID=25857
http://www.brentwoodcaraudio.com/4_Universal_Slimline_Plastic_Satin_Finish_Grills_p/g400im.htm
Thank you for the suggestions everyone. Very helpful, and I think it led me to finding my solution. :cheers:
shponglefan:
What about magnets? Glue magnets to inside of speaker grill, then attach to metal on cabinet.
EMDB:
Now I look closer I think you should mount the speaker with hex head machine screws. The holes of the top clamp on the heads of the screws. You should only make sure the heads are oriented correct to fot the holes.