Great idea..Hopefully it works for you.
I wonder if worse case, you could screw one or two staps across cut out or something, to stiffen any flexing. Still keeping things open.

 

Its just as rigid as before I cut it. .. It's no different than buying that $279 aluminum one. All the points are still tied together, and the piece that was cut out really didn't do anything. Stiff as a board.. I could have cut a little more out at the top. Oh, and after you cut it, deburr it with a razor blade, then hit the edges with one of those torch lighters you can buy for $5 at the gas station, smooths it right out and gets rid of all the little stringys... Not that you will see them....

 

When I removed the back of the pods and supported them with the brackets I made. I rode like that for a hole Chicago riding season (about 10k miles for me). After inspecting the bracing and the fairing I had zero issues with cracks of vibrations.

 

3200 Miles from Detroit to Florida and back, 10 states in all, every road condition imaginable, brackets held up fine... Loctite on the screws in my amp wiring connections are the only thing that I found I needed... Kept coming loose every couple of days. Had the fairing off 3 times on the road to keep the radio going... Great trip, and my tunes were cranking! A guy riding behind me about 1/4 of a mile asked me what the hell I did to my bike, because at 80 on the freeway, all he heard was my radio, no exhaust sound from the pack we were in, he had to turn his radio up full volume to not hear mine! Love it!

 

is there a measurable sound difference> I;m dong a speaker swap and wonder if its worth it

 

 

A little older post and thought I would bring it back up. Anyone else try this? I sent a couple messages to the guys who did it. But, is everything still holding up or any issues. How is the sound quality? Did you test it with the new before tearing it apart and after with the new speakers? Thnx

 

if you want keep oem pods you can buy aftermarket one here cheap

 

So does it sound any better with cutting out back of speaker pods? Aka basically same as BT :speaker brackets