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Ford Crown Victoria / Mercury Grand Marquis Front Speaker
Replacement Instructions

The following is a step-by-step guide to removing and replacing/upgrading the front speakers in your Ford 1994-2004 Crown Victoria and/or Mercury Grand Marquis. The instructions would probably also be equally applicable to a Lincoln Towncar from the same years but this has not been verified. This is not a difficult job by any means and most folks or even modest mechanical (electrical) ability would pile right in even without instructions. That said, even if you're an accomplished do-it-yourselfer we have documented the process and some of what you'll find in these instructions might save you some time and headache. The procedures outlined and the accompanying photographs cover the process from start-to-finish and include some comments/ideas on upgrading the sound quality in your car and a couple of tips and tricks you might find useful. Although not designed to be completely exhaustive in nature (i.e., idiot-proof), anyone with even the most modest mechanical/electrical skills and some relatively common tools should be able to readily accomplish the procedure described. If you read through the described procedure before beginning and get concerned about your skills to accomplish the task then take your car to a reputable stereo shop (if there is such a thing) and have them install your new speakers. If you do decide to take on this procedure yourself please drop us a line and give us some feedback on the content of this site. We're always trying to improve our content and we love getting feedback from fellow Do-It-Yourselfers

Factory speakers are a lot better than they used to be but you can still almost always improve the sound in your car by installing some upgraded units. Our 1997 Grand Marquis can accomodate either 5x7 or 6x8 door speakers. We chose to install some new 6x8 Jensen three-way (triaxial) units along with some upgraded rear speakers as well (installation instructions for the rear speakers are covered here).

There are a lot of places to buy new speakers and we wouldn't begin to offer a comprehensive list here. That said, we've had good experiences with Crutchfield and Buy.com. For many Ford cars Crutchfield provides "free" wiring adapters to wire your new speakers to your existing factory speaker wiring. That alone is good enough reason to look at Crutchfield's Sale/Closeout section and see if you can find some speakers you like. They also offer an on-line fitment guide that helps you make sure the speakers you buy fit your car (not as simple as it sounds since carmakers make many changes from year-to-year and even witin the same model year. Of course, there are a myriad of on-line electronics vendors as well. We'll leave it up to you as to where you get your speakers but here are the links to a couple of sources we've had good luck with:

This is one of the simplest procedures on Autoclinix and it does not require many tools. Although the list quite short, if you the necessary tools at your side when you need them it will save you some time.

Looking Inside...

The picture below shows the location of the door speakers. The door panels have to be removed in order to install the front speakers but we'll step you through process which is very straightforward.