Date:         Sun, 17 Oct 2004 23:44:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Jason Kirk <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From:         Jason Kirk <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: New stereo w/remote
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We'd all like to see photos when you've got them installed. What could
someone expect to pay for these same speakers at a Crutchfield store?

Jason


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Kim Brennan
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 10:49 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: New stereo w/remote
>
> A timely posting... I stopped in at the Crutchfield store this morning
> (Harrisonburg) and was pleasantly surprised to learn that they now
> carry MB Quart speakers.
>
> This is nice because MB Quart, in addition to making very good
> speakers, has speakers that fit in the stock location of many
> VW's...including Vanagons.
>
> So I picked up a couple of pairs. PE210's. Unfortunately, the stock
> speakers on a Vanagon are designed in such a fashion that the speaker
> grill is more or less and intergral portion of the speaker. I could
put
> the MB Quarts in the (front door) spot without making any
> modifications, but I wouldn't have a grill on them.
>
> Instead, I'll make the existing hole slightly larger so that I can
> flush mount the MBQuarts with their included grills. The finished look
> will be nearly identical in appearance to the stock speakers. Except
> for the MB Quart logo on the grill face.
>
> Of course, once I start on this, I'm going to be looking at the
> original stock speaker wiring and considering replacing it with
monster
> speaker wiring...One thing at time though (I've still got to see where
> I'll stick the cross-over boxes...probably inside the doors up front,
> in the back I think I'll have less issues.