Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:41:01 -0500
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: Junkyard speakers
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Yep tube type. My oldest working radio was made in 1927.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: Junkyard speakers
that sounds like a lot of fun.
tube type ?
need a small TV from the 70's made in Taiwan ROC ?
it's totally retro ..
but real retro , art deco even.
I *love* old style ...nothing better than art deco , almost, in my
opinion.
the cones get trashed out easily to me, seems, on speakers.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Hargrave" <thargrav@hiwaay.net>
To: "'Scott Daniel - Turbovans'" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>;
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 5:28 PM
Subject: RE: Junkyard speakers
> Actually all depends on the condition of the speaker cone and coil.
>
> BTW I restore pre 1960 radios as a hobby. Try finding speakers for
> those!
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 6:44 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Re: Junkyard speakers
>
> re
> Any advice ?
>
> speakers that are old or have sat in wrecked cars.....or dusty back
> shelves.... ..
> pretty iffy proposition.
> If you luck out and find some good ones...great.
>
> but 'usually' one doesn't think of automotive junkyards as a source
for
> decent/usable stereo speakers.
>
> 'junkyard speakers' refers to speakers from a junkyard ?
> or is a new term for a special use speaker ..
> like say 'tailgate speakers' might be ?
>
> you find 'em where you find 'em, but used speakers are usually worse
> than
> used tires.
> got a box of 'em ..
> what size would you like ?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:00 AM
> Subject: Junkyard speakers
>
>
>> I'm going to get a new CD player with iPod in and remote for my
Westy.
>> But I'd like to get junkyard speakers. I did a search on those two
>> words and got zip. Any advice? What should I look for?
>>
>> Mark
>> Peregrine fille (1982 Westy was-a-diesel-now-air-cooled)
>> San Diego, CA
>
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