Date:         Sat, 1 Mar 2003 18:17:35 -0500
Reply-To:     mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris S <mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Front speakers - 85' GL
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <jtlincoln@PORTCITY.COM>
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>If I do have to remove the panel are there any tricks I should know about
before I dive in? (I don't have power windows to worry about)?

Jeff,

I just did a full stereo install in my Westy.  You have to remove the door
panels to get to your speakers.  Once you get the door panels off it will
become very obvious how to replace the speakers.  I used a door panel
removal tool to pry the original speakers out of their mounts.  I then bent
the tabs on my Infinity 3052CF speakers in order for them to fit inside the
original speaker housings.  I used thin strips of self-adhesive foam
weather-stripping to line the inside of the speaker housing (strips were
about 4 mm tall and 2 mm wide), so when I put the speakers inside they would
rest gently against the foam.  You have to make sure that the cone surround
does not touch this foam.  I pushed the speakers in until the tweeter
housing grounded  against the inside of the speaker grille.   I used
silicone to seal the 1mm gap around the back of the speaker and to secure
the speaker inside of the housing.  I then mounted the speaker enclousures
just like stock speakers.

I did all of this to forego any window crank clearance problems with
aftermarket grilles and give potential thieves less eye-candy.


Chris S.
'85 Westy
www.knology.net/~vw/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers