Stick open needle nose pliers into the holes and twist counter clockwise.  Pull on the edge as it turns out.  Cut the inner ring with wire cutters to remove. 

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Marc Perdue
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:40 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon entertainment...

How do you take out the original speakers without removing the panel?
The original speakers have a piece that screws on from the back to snug them up on the panel . . .
Marc Perdue

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Patrick Spragge <spraggepat@gmail.com> wrote:
> Gordon,
>
> I replaced my front speakers this past weekend with the Pioneer speakers from GoWesty.  You don't need to remove the door panels. The new speakers fit into the existing cutouts though I did need to make a small notch where the existing screw holes are located so that I could move the clips outward about 1/8", increasing the diameter of the circle/centerline containing the mounting holes. The existing wires have different size connectors which match the spade connectors on the speakers.
>
>
> Patrick Spragge
>
>> On Jul 12, 2016, at 11:03 PM, Gordon Mah <gordonmahung@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> I need to replace speakers installed in front doors and the Vanagon radio.  Before I mess things up, are there any tips on what to expect when removing inside door panels?  They appear to be made of cardboard and has warped a little with time.  Any special tool I may need?
>>
>> Also will any after-market CD/radio (1 DIN) plug in without my needing a wiring diagram?  I don't have the Vanagon manual yet.
>>
>> Lastly, any trick to getting at the rear speakers, in case I need to replace the wires back there?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -g