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Old 08-29-15, 06:41 AM
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Has anyone had any success in replacing or cleaning their speaker grills.
Previous owner has alot of marks on mine and was considering replacing the fabric or cleaning them.
The marks are scuff marks so I am not sure that the will come off easy.
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I've used this to clean marks off of the headliner:

Amazon.com: Meguiar's G13616 Quik Interior Detailer Cleaner - 16 oz.: Automotive Amazon.com: Meguiar's G13616 Quik Interior Detailer Cleaner - 16 oz.: Automotive

Just put some on a microfiber cloth and dab the surface. The marks should go away and not harm the fabric. Use at your own risk, but like I said - I've used it on the headliner with 0 ill effects.
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thanks i will give it a shot.
If not I will have to recover the grill.
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As i remember on my old car which have scuff marks on the plastic, i bought a painting can mat black and spray the plastic very very lightly, then i blend with a rag with tiny bit of paint thinner, it works great, it takes sometime to blend to a perfect match. The trick is very very thin layer of spray far from the surface. Do not paint directly on the scuff area so it will stand out.

hope that helps
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Originally Posted by TriniLex
Has anyone had any success in replacing or cleaning their speaker grills.
Previous owner has alot of marks on mine and was considering replacing the fabric or cleaning them.
The marks are scuff marks so I am not sure that the will come off easy.
The fabric is wrapped around the grill and then bolted in from the back of the door panel. I've thought about modifying them so I could use 8" mids in the doors.
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