How to Install Front Speakers in a 1988 Toyota Corolla

The 1988 Toyota Corolla is equipped with two speakers in the front of the car -- one in the driver-side door and one in the passenger-side door. The factory-installed speaker is a round 6-1/2 inches in diameter. Many compatible aftermarket speakers can be purchased as replacements. Installation of the replacement speakers requires removal of the door panels with hand tools.

Things You'll Need

• Panel tool
• Phillips screwdriver

Instructions

1. Pry out the triangular trim panel at the top edge of the passenger door with a panel tool.

2. Remove a Phillips screw from the trim piece surrounding the door-release handle. Pry up the armrest pad with a panel tool and remove two Phillips screws from underneath the pad.

3. Pry around the bottom and side edges of the door panel with the panel tool to detach the clips. Lift the panel off the door.

4. Remove four Phillips screws from the perimeter of the speaker. Pull the speaker out of the door and unplug the connector on the back of the speaker.

5. Plug the new speaker into the connector. Test the speaker, then mount the new speaker with the Phillips screwdriver. Replace the door panel and trim.

6. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the driver-side door.

Tips & Warnings

• Panel tools can be purchased at auto parts stores.

References

• "Car Stereo Cookbook"; Mark Rumreich; 2005
• "Toyota: Corolla 1988-97 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)"; The Nichols/Chilton Editors; 1998