[EE/EY/EF] Installation of OEM Rear Optional Speaker Pods
4WD-TwinCam
Wagonist
Hello all, I installed the rear pods today along with the jdm intermitten rear wiper controller yesturday, there is a write up for both now, hope this helps anyone who got stuck. For this I decided to use a jdm gathers 6.5" speaker since I can retain the option of using a honda speaker connector and honda's 3 bolt speaker screw down pattern that will match the pods 3 screw holes enjoy! 
Step 1: Obtain The Pods: :shock:
Step 2: Prep Rear To Be Gutted & Fold Down Rear Seats:
Step 3: Unfasten Rear Seat Carpet Clips & Remove The 2 Hidden 10mm Screws:
Step 4: Remove Rear Seat Plastic Collar Spacer On Both Sides By Pulling Up And Out On The Tab, Pull Seat Towards You To Derail It from The Center Support Bracket:
Step 5: Completely Remove Rear Seats W/Carpet & Trunk Tray As A Whole:
Step 6: Remove The Rear Seat Bolt Rubber Cover And Unfasten Both The Left & Right 17mm Bolts:
Step 7: Remove all Black Plastic Screw Clips & Remove The Left & Right Side Paneling By Popping The 3 Clips Below The Glass & 2 By The Tail Lights Then Locate The Accessory Marked Blue Tape & Untape the Speaker Cord:
Step 8: Grab Your Metal Mounting Brackets & Align Them To Be Screwed In:
Step 9: Use A Step Drill aka Unibit To Cut Out The 2 Bigger Circles That Are Marked From The Factory, Double Check Fitment Width As You Go:
Unfortunately The Middle Hole Is Not Marked From The Factory And Needs To Be Marked With The Sharpie To Ensure Proper Alignment, Once Marked You Can Make The Hole For The Center Bolt Hole:
Step 10: Drill Out A Hole For The Speaker Patch Cord To Enter Inside The Pod, At This Point You Will Need To Hold Up The Pod To The Paneling And Mark The Hole On The Paneling By Making A Mark Thru The Speaker Cord Hole With A Sharpie/Pen, Pull Pod Away And Drill The Marked Speaker Cord Hole Into The Paneling As Marked:
Step 11: Install The Supplied Patch Cord Extender From The Kit:
Step 12: Guide The Speaker Cord Through The Paneling Hole (The Hole You Have Drilled To Enter Into The Bottom Pod) Install The Paneling To The Vehicle And Pop The Metal Clips In Place, Install The Round Spacer Coller Into The Middle Bolt Hole As Shown:
Step 13: Grab A Speaker Pod Top Shell And Align It With The Holes, Grab The 3 Longer 10mm Bolts And Secure Them Down:
Step 14: Grab The Bottom Half Of The Speaker Pod Shell And Install The Speaker Cord Thru Its Hole And Align The Bottom Pod To The Upper Pod, Then Screw In The 4 Phillips Screws Up Into The Holes:
Step 15: If You Have A Honda Speaker I Recommend Adding The Factory Plug To Allow A Secure Connection That Wont Pop Off The Terminals If You Hit A Bump etc:
Step 16: Drop The Speaker Into The Pod & If Its A Honda 3 Bolt Design You Got It Made, Just Screw In The 3 Philips Screws & Enjoy!
Step 1: Obtain The Pods: :shock:
Step 2: Prep Rear To Be Gutted & Fold Down Rear Seats:
Step 3: Unfasten Rear Seat Carpet Clips & Remove The 2 Hidden 10mm Screws:
Step 4: Remove Rear Seat Plastic Collar Spacer On Both Sides By Pulling Up And Out On The Tab, Pull Seat Towards You To Derail It from The Center Support Bracket:
Step 5: Completely Remove Rear Seats W/Carpet & Trunk Tray As A Whole:
Step 6: Remove The Rear Seat Bolt Rubber Cover And Unfasten Both The Left & Right 17mm Bolts:
Step 7: Remove all Black Plastic Screw Clips & Remove The Left & Right Side Paneling By Popping The 3 Clips Below The Glass & 2 By The Tail Lights Then Locate The Accessory Marked Blue Tape & Untape the Speaker Cord:
Step 8: Grab Your Metal Mounting Brackets & Align Them To Be Screwed In:
Step 9: Use A Step Drill aka Unibit To Cut Out The 2 Bigger Circles That Are Marked From The Factory, Double Check Fitment Width As You Go:
Unfortunately The Middle Hole Is Not Marked From The Factory And Needs To Be Marked With The Sharpie To Ensure Proper Alignment, Once Marked You Can Make The Hole For The Center Bolt Hole:
Step 10: Drill Out A Hole For The Speaker Patch Cord To Enter Inside The Pod, At This Point You Will Need To Hold Up The Pod To The Paneling And Mark The Hole On The Paneling By Making A Mark Thru The Speaker Cord Hole With A Sharpie/Pen, Pull Pod Away And Drill The Marked Speaker Cord Hole Into The Paneling As Marked:
Step 11: Install The Supplied Patch Cord Extender From The Kit:
Step 12: Guide The Speaker Cord Through The Paneling Hole (The Hole You Have Drilled To Enter Into The Bottom Pod) Install The Paneling To The Vehicle And Pop The Metal Clips In Place, Install The Round Spacer Coller Into The Middle Bolt Hole As Shown:
Step 13: Grab A Speaker Pod Top Shell And Align It With The Holes, Grab The 3 Longer 10mm Bolts And Secure Them Down:
Step 14: Grab The Bottom Half Of The Speaker Pod Shell And Install The Speaker Cord Thru Its Hole And Align The Bottom Pod To The Upper Pod, Then Screw In The 4 Phillips Screws Up Into The Holes:
Step 15: If You Have A Honda Speaker I Recommend Adding The Factory Plug To Allow A Secure Connection That Wont Pop Off The Terminals If You Hit A Bump etc:
Step 16: Drop The Speaker Into The Pod & If Its A Honda 3 Bolt Design You Got It Made, Just Screw In The 3 Philips Screws & Enjoy!
Comments
I did...really good...
seriously?
why arn't the holes pre drilled then?
this interests me.
where are the wires run to?
That would be nice if they were pre-drilled and have a cover or a rubber grommet that pops out, but you would still have to access the cord blue-taped to the body harness and extend that up and out, they should have made it easier but oh well :roll:
As far as Honda still selling them, they dont, they are discontinued but a few dealers still had some on hand. I hate to say this but the 5 pod kits you see uptop were the last 5 that remianed in the US, I purchased them from different dealers across the US, used one kit for myself, a brown kit went to my friend and the other 3 I sold on ebay about 6-7 months ago. Had I been a member of this site I would have told you guys I had them for sale up on ebay :? sry (shot myself in the foot for that one) but you never know someone still might have a new set sitting in a box somewhere like I did for awhile before deciding to sell them.
i see them for sell here and there on ebay and maybe once or twice on craigslist.
you just gotta keep a good eye out and google everyday.
My question is where can I fin the front of the wires? Will they be under the dash. If so what color, what type of ends, etc.
Theres no stereo in the car right now (just a big hole). I've got a small 4 channel amp that I'll probably put under the passanger seat so I'll need to route the wiring from the rear pods to that.
In my opinion anyways.....
Tom
oh yeah
Today I was looking for the speaker wires too! Thanks for the location! Gonna tear into that tomorrow!