I removed my rear deck lid woofer, and took it to a car stereo shop, and had them replace the foam surround for $25. Works better than new.

 

SimplySpeakers.com repairs the Avalon woofers like new for $40 each if you remove/ship the subwoofer to them. They also fix other JBL speakers from other Toyota models. Call them at 1-800-511-3343. Toyota gets around $300 for a new Avalon woofer, and since they are a special impedance and an odd size, there is not a decent aftermarket option to replace them.

 

:frusty: Hello everyone. I've got the same problem with the rear speaker in my 2000 Avalon with an additional problem. I CAN'T GET THE DARN THING OUT!! I removed the cover, disconnected the brake light, took out the 10mm bolts, and PRESTO....it won't come out. The hole in the rear deck panel isn't big enough for it to pass through. I've pushed, pulled, and finagled it every which a way and nada. Am I going to have to cut the hole out bigger?? If someone could elaborate a little more on the removal procedure I would really appreciate it. THANKS!! :rant:

 

The trick I found to getting the speaker assembly out is to lift up on the deck cover board far enough to slide the assembly to the left(facing the rear) under the cover and then lift out the other side and slide back and up to the right to remove. The speaker cover mounts on the rear will go under the deck cover board without too much stress... This is all after disconnecting the wire plug and removing the 4 mounting bolts of course...

 

Anyone????

 

I had the same problem with my Avalon .When I removed the woofer I found it was ripped around the foam edge ,I bought the original replacement edge from Recone Kits.
and replaced it myself It was perfect

 

Thanks guys, was experiencing the same problem with the rear woofer on our Avalon, I tried the repair with silicon caulking, I first caulked under the torn edge, then did around the entire top ring, let dry for the recommended 24 hours and works like a charm. Thanks again, caulking including tax was $4.12 at Home Depot.

 

Dude, you just saved me heaps of money and mucking around. Worked like a charm and was almost free!!!!

cheers

 

worked like a charm. you are a legend !!!

 

We have twin '02 Avalons - both beige/gold with spoilers, one XL and one XLS. I recently started driving my wife's XLS which has a blown rear speaker. Because of the rattle from it, we had cut the speaker wire to shut it off. At that time we went to Best Buy audio and they said it was a special speaker and would be several hundred to replace.
Now that I'm driving that car I want bass!! Yesterday I went to Toyota and found out it would be $300. I then had the bright idea of looking for one from a junkyard and went on the web. I wasn't having much luck, but somehow stumbled across this site!

I learned how to get at the speaker (just pull the cover toward you. I had to use a Stanley knife to cut the decking material to be able to get the speaker assembly out, but was able to stay inside the cover boundary. The surround looked fine, the cone was undamaged, so I decided to order the Kicker speaker someone mentioned on here. Last night, I took a closer look at the removed speaker and found that it was broken around the outside rim.

So this morning I ordered the repair kit from SpeakerWorks that Cherrybark mentions below. Looking at their site, people rave about the repair kit, which seems like it will be an easy to follow solution. I can see how using caulk as an adhesive around a failing surround could work for a while, but I think the foam will eventually fail quickly where the adhesive edge is an you'll end up doinfg the repair again. With this $10.50 new surround kit I think it will be a longer-lasting repair. I'll try to take some piccies of the process.

Nice to find this place!

I didn't see this longer thread before posting to a newer one. Hope no one is irritated by my repeating information here.

My wife's car had this problem about a year ago. Fortunately the speaker is fairly simple to repair yourself.

As speakers age the foam supporting the cone deteriorates and needs to be replaced. It's a simple matter of removing the old foam, cleaning a bit of residue and gluing a new foam ring in place. Visit Speaker Works Northwest - Speakers Repairs Woofers Parts to see a video of the process.

Removing the speaker from the car is the hardest part of the job. The speaker cover pops off the rear deck. Measure the speaker, get confused about which kit to order, email them the dimensions, order their recommended kit for around $20-25 bucks, repair, install, enjoy.

Carl

 

Sure wish someone had answered this 3 years ago. Probably would have save me a lot of grief. I'm guessing others are still having a problem with the Avalon rear speaker.

I have a 2003 Avalon. I tried cutting (hacking) the trunk cover that surrounds the exposed speaker. Was way, way too hard to do. Eventually I just happened to turn the speaker 1/4 turn to the right (10mm bolts had been removed) and was able to slide the speaker through the opening. Took a little effort but nothing like trying to cut the trunk cover board.

I wasnt sure why 'silicone' caulk was necessary but it seemed that was what everyone was using so I too used this. Silicone caulk will not adhere to any other caulk, not even silicone, so complete the job before it dries. Also helpful was Armorall "Cleaning Wipes". The orange cleaner in the wipes is the only thing I've found that will remove even silicone caulk. Helps to keep your fingers clean (of at least one hand) while working on the speaker.

Otherwise, recaulking worked like a charm. Appreciate all the great info!

:frusty: Hello everyone. I've got the same problem with the rear speaker in my 2000 Avalon with an additional problem. I CAN'T GET THE DARN THING OUT!! I removed the cover, disconnected the brake light, took out the 10mm bolts, and PRESTO....it won't come out. The hole in the rear deck panel isn't big enough for it to pass through. I've pushed, pulled, and finagled it every which a way and nada. Am I going to have to cut the hole out bigger?? If someone could elaborate a little more on the removal procedure I would really appreciate it. THANKS!! :rant: