Owners of other Hyundai or Kia vehicles such as the Elantra, Sonata, Azera, Santa Fe, Tucson, Accent, Ioniq, Genesis, Tiburon, ix20, i20, i30, i40, Veracruz, Optima, Cadenza, K900, Soul, Niro, Sportage, Sorento, Sedona, Rio, Forte and Spectra may also find these DIY instructions to be helpful.

The tools needed to remove the interior door panels include a plastic pry bar tool, a flathead screwdriver, a Phillips head screwdriver, a 10mm socket with an extension bar and a 1/4" drive ratchet.

To remove the OEM door speakers, you'll need an electric drill with some small drill bits to drill out the metal rivets.

Move to the top inner corner of the door panel and locate the triangular shaped sail panel.

Use the plastic pry bar tool to gently pull the sail panel off the door frame.

(On some Hyundai or Kia models, the sail panel may contain a tweeter speaker that will need to be disconnected.)

Set the sail panel aside in a safe place.

Pull the door opener handle out towards yourself and locate the black plastic trim piece behind it.

Use a small flathead screwdriver or the plastic pry bar tool to gently pry out the plastic trim cover located behind the door opener handle.

You'll notice that there is a Phillips head screw that was hidden by the trim cover.

Set the trim piece aside in a safe place.

Locate the small slot or notch near the bottom front corner of the plastic trim cover.

You may need to re-insert the pry bar tool in several locations around the trim cover to fully separate it from the door panel.

Try to avoid using excessive force, the trim cover should pop off relatively easily.

Three of the silver metal bolts need to remove in order to release the door panel from the door frame.

Two of the bolts are near the bottom of the door pull handle in black plastic recessed holes.

The third bolt is in a silver metal recessed well in between two black metal Phillips head screws.

I'm pointing to the bolts in Picture # 14 and Picture # 15 located in the row of pictures above.

Set the Phillips head screw aside with the other fasteners.

At this point, you should have removed three 10mm bolts, one Phillips head screw, the sail panel, the door pull handle trim cover and the small plastic trim piece behind the door opener handle.

Insert the plastic pry bar tool or a large flathead screwdriver in to the opening.

Firmly pull out the bottom edge of the door panel to release the pop rivets.

Continue pulling out the friction fasteners all along the bottom edge and both sides of the door panel.

Tilt the top edge of the door panel towards yourself and support the bottom edge with your legs.

Locate the small white plastic electrical connector for the tweeter speaker.

Push in the release tab and slide power plug straight out of its socket.

Gently push in the small black plastic release tab near the rear edge of the bracket and lift up the bracket.

Remove the cables bracket from its mounting location on the back side of the door panel.

Push in the release tab before sliding the power plug straight out of its socket.

Now you can fully separate the plastic door panel away from the metal door frame.

Look on the metal door frame and locate any plastic pop rivets that may have remained stuck in place.

Re-attach any pop rivets that you removed from the door frame back in to their proper position on the plastic door panel.

Set the plastic door panel aside in a safe place.

Use an electric drill and a small and relatively short drill bit.

Drill slowly to prevent from punching through and causing damage to the outer metal door panel.

The OEM front door speakers can be replaced with aftermarket speakers in the following sizes: 5 1/4" (5.25") and 6 1/2" (6.5").

To help your new speakers sound their best, I highly recommend applying some Dynamat Sound Deadener to the metal door frame. It will help stop any vibrations or rattles when you really crank up the volume.

To replace the plastic door panel, hold it near the door frame and tilt the top edge towards yourself.

Then push the small white plastic power plug in to the socket on the backside of the tweeter speaker.

Push down the rear edge of the bracket until it clicks securely in to place.

Line up the plastic pop rivets with their corresponding holes in door frame.

Firmly tap in the pop rivet friction fasteners all along the bottom edge and both sides of the door panel.

Re-insert the plastic trim piece behind the door opener handle and snap it back in to place.

Gently push on the trim cover to secure the friction fasteners in place.

Make sure that the door pull handle trim cover is flush with the rear part of the assembly at every corner.

Sit inside the car, close the door and verify that the door opener handle, door lock rocker switch, power window switch, speakers and power door lock switch all still work properly.

For more, check out all of my 2012-2017 Hyundai Veloster DIY Repair & Maintenance Guides.