Date:         Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:40:57 -0600
Reply-To:     Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: speakers for front doors
Comments: To: Mike Braden <mbraden@pharmacy.purdue.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <400FFF4A.1060005@pharmacy.purdue.edu>
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Thanks for the tips.  I'm pretty budget conscious, so I don't have a lot
to spend, but do you have any specific speaker reccomendations?  What did
you use to make the hole in the door and mount the speakers?  I'll
probably have to hold off on the subwoofer, at least for now.


Thanks again,
wes

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Mike Braden wrote:

> When I bought my van, I had new speakers put in the doors.  I just didnt
> trust the sound quality of the stock speakers.  I put a pair of 8"
> woofers in the doors, placed a pair of tweeters in the corners of the
> dash/windshield, and had a pair of 6x9's put in the back.  I also wired
> in the rear stock speakers and have a 10" subwoofer powered by a
> separate amp.  It sounds great.
>
> aloha
> Mike
>
> Wesley Alden Pegden wrote:
>
> >About a month ago, the sound in both my front door speakers went to hell
> >(not at exactly the same time, but within a couple weeks of each other).
> >Anybody have tips on replacements?  Are there some good speakers that
> >wiill fit right in the vw hole, or am I best off locating a vw pair?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >wes
> >'84 vanagon
> >
> >
>