Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:02:35 -0400
Reply-To: Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon entertainment...
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Oh, duh. I think my brain must have had an out-of-body experience when
I wrote that . . . :D
Marc
On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 12:21 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Mark, you just cut through the plastic ring left behind and pull it out. Easy peasy, but it was only after doing two vans the hard way I figured this out. I'll likely never need to do another one though!
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Marc Perdue
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 6:11 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon entertainment...
>
> I already replaced mine, but I wasn't aware of a way to get those original speakers out without taking the panel off. Stuart's idea is brilliant, but it leaves the back piece behind the panel. Not a problem if you don't care about that, but I think it might rattle around in there. In my case, it would make it hard to fit my 4"
> Blaupunkt Blue Magic CL100 replacement speakers in the hole. These speakers sound great, by the way, very efficient, like the originals were in their day. They do require different window cranks, unless you have power windows (jealous...)
>
> Marc
>
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 5:58 PM, <spraggepat@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Marc...Richard Smith says that in the earlier vanagons, the speakers are attached from behind the panel....ugh. My '89 are attached from the front (unless these are aftermarket speakers...but they have the vw/Audi sticker still attached so maybe they are original.
>> GoWesty has a video of removing the panels...remove the window knob, and the door latch, etc then pop it off. I have a set of nylon tools meant for this sort of thing...available at most FLAPS.
>>
>> Patrick Spragge
>>
>>> On Jul 13, 2016, at 10:39 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> How do you take out the original speakers without removing the panel?
>>> The original speakers have a piece that screws on from the back to
>>> snug them up on the panel . . .
>>> Marc Perdue
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Patrick Spragge <spraggepat@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Gordon,
>>>>
>>>> I replaced my front speakers this past weekend with the Pioneer speakers from GoWesty. You don't need to remove the door panels. The new speakers fit into the existing cutouts though I did need to make a small notch where the existing screw holes are located so that I could move the clips outward about 1/8", increasing the diameter of the circle/centerline containing the mounting holes. The existing wires have different size connectors which match the spade connectors on the speakers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Patrick Spragge
>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 12, 2016, at 11:03 PM, Gordon Mah <gordonmahung@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to replace speakers installed in front doors and the Vanagon radio. Before I mess things up, are there any tips on what to expect when removing inside door panels? They appear to be made of cardboard and has warped a little with time. Any special tool I may need?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also will any after-market CD/radio (1 DIN) plug in without my needing a wiring diagram? I don't have the Vanagon manual yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lastly, any trick to getting at the rear speakers, in case I need to replace the wires back there?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> -g
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