Sail panel mod?

Hey guys,
Does anyone know if a 4Runner or a diff year model has the speaker holes in them already?
I talked to a guy up north and they wanted $400 a side to do them and that’s with me supplying the sail panels, what rip!!
And there is a guy on eBay doing them by printing them but then you have to finish them to remove the print lines.
I don’t know why a place wouldn’t make these “finished and sell them there is a strong market for it!
Well any help would be awesome…

 

There's honestly not enough of a market for someone to make these at scale. I think I've seen maybe a dozen people do tweeters in the sail panels in all my time on the forum. 3D printing and some sanding is probably the best option if you want to avoid fiberglass work

 

personally, i prefer the dash/windshield reflections of the stock tweeter location. i believe i get a stronger sound stage presence, and also has the benefit of the a-pillar directing the sound, so less of it escapes from the vehicle, so i can safely rock out louder while disturbing less people.

 

I agree with @soundman98 and @destin_meeks, however moving the tweeters to the sails would give you a wider stage, but the height of your stage might be a little lower. Ideally, you want the tweeters at, or close to, eye level.

In car audio, EVERYTHING is a compromise. I would recommend that YOU try different locations, and go with what YOU like and sounds the best to YOUR ears

Also, the sail panel pods are EXTREMELY easy to do. You will be surprised, a few buck on materials and some elbow grease, and you will have something YOU fabricated

https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2393461

You will be surprised how simple this process is. Car Audio shops charge you for the man-hours involved in ANY kind of custom car audio fabrication. In most cases, is NOT brain surgery, but it requires HOURS of labor. That’s why the shop is quoting you $400.00 +.

Give it a try. It will be rewarding.

I didn’t want to pay $1,600.00 for the pods that I wanted… so, I did bit the bullet and fabricated the pillars myself. I used 3D printed pods that I got from a friend of a friend and did the rest of the work myself.





There are TONS of forums and FB groups out there for car audio hobbyists. So much knowledge and resources for you to jump in head first, if you want to

P.S. I’m actually considering redoing my A-pillar pods for the midrange only and moving the tweeters to the sail ON-AXIS, since I want a wider stage and better top end detail.




AGAIN, in custom car audio SQ builds, everything is a compromise