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Tools Needed:
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Dremel
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Torx Set
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Screwdrivers
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Solder Iron
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Electrical Tape
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Heat Shrink Tubing
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Drill and Bits
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Zipties
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While the speakers can be installed with the door panels on, I recommend removing them. The reason for this is the amount of cutting and drilling that must be done. For instructions on how to remove your door panels see the maintenance section. With the panels off start by enlarging the diameter of the speaker opening by 13mm. Take your time and make sure you remove any burs that are left by cutting. As an added precaution I also taped around the opening as shown below.
With the panel still off, verify that the speaker now has enough room to be properly seated and mounted. If you have the needed room you may now re-install the door panel. If not, slowly remove more of the metal until you have the correct diameter hole. With the door panel back in place, now is the time to install the crossover. Start by soldering the crossover in at the end of the existing stock wires. When you do this, take care to hook it up the correct way. On the stock harness the biggest connector is the positive and on the crossover the positive is clearly marked. Shown below is the crossover installed to the front of the speaker.
Four holes and zipties will securely fasten the unit to the door. Do not worry about the zip ties as they will not be seen with the grilles back in place. Before you continue hook up the speaker. The connections on the Kappa's can only be installed one way. With everything hooked up, verify the speaker works correctly before you go on. Once everything checks out, mount the speaker with the 4 stock Torx. The original torx are slightly oversized for the speaker, but can be threaded through the mounting holes.
With everything back in place, reinstall the grille and recheck all of the door panel bolts. From start to finish each side should take a little over an hour for someone familiar with speaker installs.