Date: Fri, 3 Mar 95 09:20:46 PST
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Gene Sady <gsady@mcd.intel.com>
Subject: Re: Replacement speakers for '87 Vanagon
VM writes:
> Topic No. 30
>
> Date: Thu, 2 Mar 95 10:47:16 PST
> From: David.Kao@Eng.Sun.COM (David Kao)
> To: vanagon@lenti
> Subject: Re: Replacement speakers for '87 Vanagon
> Message-ID: <9503021847.AA14776@knabe.eng.sun.com>
>
> >>From vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu Wed Mar 1 19:54:37 1995
> >>Originator: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu
> >>So David Kao says:
> >>> What I did was I bought a pair of 6 1/2 inch subwoofers. I flush mounted
> >>> them below the original Blaupunkt speakers and changed a little bit of the
> >>> wiring.
> >>
> >>You lost me on this mounting bit David. Are you saying you mounted the
> >>subwoofers (I have a hard time calling 6 1/2 inch speakers woofers) below
> >>and perpendicular to the Blaupunkt's or what?
> >>
> >>Steven
> >>
>
> Sorry I did not make it clear. I did not believe 6 1/2" could qualify
> as (sub) woofer untill I tried them with my stereo in the house then I decided
> to put them on my 84 vanagon. The subwoofers were on my yuk BMW 2002, not exactly
> bought from a store but I paid to get the BMW...
>
> Below the Blaupunkt there is a space enough for flush mounting a 6 1/2 speaker.
> Window glass does not go down that low so it won't get in the way of the glass.
> You don't need to cut any sheet metal either. Does it sound more interesting
> now?
>
> If you take the door panel off you will see the sheet metal opening there. The
> opening is not round but you can mount a speaker with 4 screws neatly.
> Actually, the sheet metal opening is not exactly big enough for 6 1/2 speaker.
> Especially my subwoofer has a fairly big magnet, it did not fit in. I had to
> mount the speaker 1/2 inch above the mounting surface by adding a 1/2" thick
> plywood cut to fit the back of the frame (rim) of the speaker. I wrapped the
> plywood rim with balck tape so it looks really nice. I cut a hole from the
> door panel and reinstalled the panel back. Then I flush mounted the subwoofer
> (sandwitched the plywood rim) to the door. The plastic pocket on driver's door
> needs to be moved. It can be moved without leaving any scar.
>
> The subwoofer, mounted in such location, is about at my (and the passenger's)
> foot tip on the door. It won't get in my foot's way but I did kick it
> by accident from time to time. I got a dent on the speaker grille already.
> SO look for a stronger grille for the speakers.
>
> The subwoofers I got have great bass indeed. The door provides enough room
> (functions as the speaker box) and the bass gets ereally low.
> Hope this helps.
>
> David Kao
> dkao@eng.sun.com
>
Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I will try wiring in some other
speakers that have a better bass response and mount them on the door as
David suggests.
Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes.
Gene Sady - gsady@mcd.intel.com
MCD Design Systems Support, Intel Folsom, m/s FM3-100, (916)356-6851
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