Mabett Speaker Pod Install on a 2-Door Bronco

[Shiver Me Timbers]

I recently bought Mabett Rear Speaker Pods, added sound deadening material and installed Kicker KS Series 6.5” Speakers in the enclosures. I also plan to change-out the Dash and Kick Panel speakers, as part of my upgrade.

The Mabett Pods I bought were made for the 4-door Bronco, but I have heard that some have installed them on their 2-door Broncos, like mine.

Well, after all that prep work, I found that my OEM speaker brackets don’t quite line-up with the bracket holes on the Pods… and I don’t know why Mabett didn’t create a simple bracket compatible with the 2-door.

Has anyone here successfully found a way to install the Mabett Pods on their 2-door Bronco?

If so, I would love to hear how you did that, short of fabricating a custom bracket.

Any input will be greatly appreciated…

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[Squatch]

Which part didn't line up? did you accidentally swap the left and right or have them upside-down?

I have the Mabett pods on my two-door.

 

[Shiver Me Timbers]

Man, you make a good point! I assumed I had the Pods oriented correctly, because the speaker holes were facing forward. I’ll definitely re-check that and will feel absolutely lost (stupid) if you’re right… and I’ll owe you! Thank you for the feedback!

 

[Squatch]

Man, you make a good point! I assumed I had the Pods oriented correctly, because the speaker holes were facing forward. I’ll definitely re-check that and will feel absolutely lost (stupid) if you’re right… and I’ll owe you! Thank you for the feedback!

I may have pics on here somewhere, but I have the back half off right now and will take some pics to show you what my setup looks like.

FYI, there is room for a 3D printed part to make the mounting more stable, but I don't take it easy and they've been just fine.

 

[Shiver Me Timbers]

Thanks, again! I would like to see your set-up, if you have a few pics you can post

I re-checked the speaker orientation and (thankfully) I had it right. The problem is, the OEM speaker bracket screw holes don’t come anywhere close to lining-up with the mating holes in the Pods (they’re a 1/2” off).

A new bracket would be ideal, but difficult to fab. Alternately, I can drill new holes in the Pod, but it’ll take adding a backing plate inside the Pod to beef-up and level the mating surface where the bracket and screws will hit.

This is turning into more of a “project” than I wanted, but had shopped a little more, I might’ve avoided the pain. Lesson learned…

 

[Squatch]

I'm so sorry @Shiver Me Timbers I took the pics and totally forgot about it.

Here is how they have been running for three years as of this Wednesday:

...so, you have a totally different bracket. I don't know how I got this one. Maybe they made a two-door before or just included both brackets, but Amazon links to the four-door so I may never know for sure.

 

[Shiver Me Timbers]

Hey Squatch... thanks again for your input. After doing more research and making repeated attempts to contact Mabett via their on-line link (there is no phone#), I concluded that Mabett quietly discontinued selling their 2-Door Pods in ~2023, due to interference between the Pod and the upper rear seat belt guide that's mounted to the bar and sits right up next to the Pod housing. Your bracket and speakers look great, and the bracket looks to be exactly what I needed. Mabett didn't include ANY brackets with kit they delivered to me, and my written requests went unanswered for a month. Ultimately, I decided to return the Pods to Amazon and they refunded my money. I've since ordered the 6.5" Speaker Pods that SSV Works sells for 2X the money $. Hopefully, they'll be the right solution...

Best!

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