How to Replace Monsoon Speakers

Monsoon speakers might come installed in your vehicle. Since they are proprietary systems, you cannot simply hook up an aftermarket head unit, amplifier or speakers and expect them to work seamlessly with the rest of your stock Monsoon unit. However, you can specifically purchase speakers that are designed to be added to Monsoon units. Therefore, they are the most cost-effective way to improve your system without replacing it in its entirety.

Things You'll Need

  • Firebird Monsoon Application and CDT CL-6 for Camaro
  • Screwdriver
  • Wire cutter
  • Soldering Iron
  • Drill
  • Disconnect the negative terminal of your battery to prevent electrical shock.

  • Remove your door panels to expose your door speakers. Removing your door panels will vary based on your vehicle. It might require you to remove the screws securing your panel or to pry off the clips around the edges that secure it.

  • Remove the speakers attached to your door by removing the screws that secure them.

  • Cut the wiring from the back of the old speakers.

  • Solder the positive and negative wires to the back of the new component speakers for the doors.

  • Reattach the new speakers to the doors using the screws to secure them.

  • Reattach the door panel.

  • Remove the cover of your sail panel speakers by prying off the two clips on the bottom of the panel where it meets the side mirrors.

  • Detach the old sail panel speakers by removing the two screws that secure them on the top and right edges.

  • Remove the wiring from the back of the old speakers.

  • Solder the positive and negative wires to the back of the new sail panel speakers.

  • Reattach the sail panel speakers by screwing them into place.

  • Reattach the sail panel cover by snapping in the two tabs on the bottom.

  • Locate the two rivets that secure each of the two speakers in the hatch of the car.

  • Drill out the rivets. Do this by drilling directly into the metal area of the rivet so that it loses its grip.

  • Remove the speakers and the wires connecting them.

  • Solder the positive and negative wires to the back of the new hatch coaxial speakers.

  • Attach the new speakers with screws or new rivets.

  • Reattach the negative terminal of your battery.

  • Ensure that your system is functioning correctly.