DIY Helmet Speakers

If you enjoy taking to the open road on a motorcycle, you're sure to love the sound of cars whizzing past you and nature all around you. Should you want to listen to music, however, you may run into some difficulty without speakers built into your helmet. Thankfully, you can make your own helmet speakers using everyday parts and just a bit of ingenuity.

Things You'll Need

  • Helmet
  • Utility knife
  • Headphones with long cord
  • Double-sided tape
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place your helmet on your work space, and remove all the foam padding from the inside. If the padding is not removable, then leave it in place. Carefully cut into the two-sided padding around the ears and pull the foam out of the fabric covering. Don't discard it, as you will need it later.

    • 2

      Cut a hole in both the pieces of foam padding you removed to the size and shape of the speakers of the headphones.

    • 3

      Take apart the headphones, and remove as much of the plastic as you can so you're left with just the speakers and connecting wire. Place the speakers in the foam pads, and use the scrap foam to fill in gaps so the speakers are snug. Make sure no foam will somehow come between the speaker outputs and your ears. Slip the foam back into the fabric padding covers. Keep the speaker wires tvisible. Tape the fabric padding shut.

    • 4

      Tape the headphone wiring in the helmet shell. The wires should come from the ear pads to the center of the helmet, then down the helmet backside. Place all of the removed padding back into the helmet. Plug the headphone's wire connector hanging from the back of the helmet into your MP3 player's port and test the sound. Make adjustments if needed.