Date:         Mon, 18 Mar 1996 10:27:32 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Ron Lussier <coyote@zuni.chaco.com>
Subject:      Re: Mods to install door speakers in v-gon?

At 10:57 AM 3/18/1996 -0600, Porter_Fred%PAX9@mr.nawcad.navy.mil wrote:
>Has anybody else put larger door speakers in the v-gon doors?  I don't 
>really want to move them down further for fear of kicking them.

Actually, my installer claims that the best place to install speakers is in
the kick panels, down in the bottom outside corners.  This comes closest to
equalizing the speaker->listener distance.

>One further question:  what kind of aftermarket sound systems have list 
>members installed in the v-gon?  I was thinking 5.25 mid/tweeter separates 
>in the doors, a 3 way amp driving them and an 8" woofer in the board under 
>the rear bench.  Then at a later date, adding another 2 way amp driving 
>6x9's in the airconditioning unit where the rear 4" speakers are.

Great topic for discussion, since I'm slowly upgrading the sound in my van.
I got a PPI 4x25 amp installed recently, as well as a Sony CDX600 head unit.
The speakers that I want are the next (and very expensive) step, one I
probably won't make this year, with Inuvik on the horizon.

Can you fit 6x9 speakers in the air conditioning unit?

One problem I keep trying to figure out is how to install speakers so that
the sound is great from both the driving and the sleeping positions.  I
think it's near impossible without a HUGE budget.

Ron

P.S.  Remember Inuvik!  http://www.chaco.com/~coyote/trek/
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