Hey guys. I got a cd player and speakers that I've had for a while and i thaught i would venture and try to instal them in my 74cuda. First off this cd player has a wiring cluster with a plug for a newer car. Not going to work here. I figured i would have to cut / splice wires to make it work unless there is a (plug-in
)kit for this car. Anyone know of such a kit??? Next is where to mount my front 6 1/2 speakers. I thaught the doors but the window crank wouldnt clear the speaker covers. Maybe kick panels? Is there somewhere i can find a kick panel with speaker holes in them for this car? Anyone have experience in this field? Thanks!

If you're going to cut holes in your panels you should find a set that already has holes or cracks and save the ones you have for when you wished you didn't do that.
I put my radio in the glove box and have self contained speakers on the floor in the rear. You also can mount speakers in the rear window tray.

Yea ur prob right. I have 6x9's i will be putting in the back deck. That will be pretty easy. It's the fronts that are going to be a challenge. Im sure some stereo fab shop can do this for lots of $$ and i may have to do that. I just thatught i would try first and save $$. Im hoping the kick panels cause they dont cost near as much as door panels.

PROBLEM with kick panels is that there is very little room behind them.

There was someone on the restoration part of the site that bought some kick panels or created their own and looked very nice. That was a while ago try a search. I know it was in a ebody also.

I thought someone was making kick panels with extra space molded into them and an integral speaker grill?

I fit some in the kick panels no problem....there is room. You have to cut your panels though. And I run 6x9's in the rear deck.

if it has a 3 speaker dash then use the stock location if not use the 6x9s and forget the front speakers

Aside from destroying a good door panel, another reason to avoid speakers in the door is that they will last about six months before the speaker cones start deteriorating. Using a waterproofing membrane behind them helps but destroys the sound by making the effective enclosure too small to enhance the speaker. Bass and midrange need an enclosure to enhance their sound. That is why package tray speakers with the trunk as an enclosure sound so good. To get the stereo seperation, I have used a pair of small Infinity tweeters and a capacitor cross over on brackets under the dash for the fronts and used coaxial 6X9s in the back to handle the bass and midrange.