Date:         Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:02:35 -0800
Reply-To:     "frank n. furter" <wasserbox@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "frank n. furter" <wasserbox@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Need Speaker Advice
Comments: To: Oxroad@AOL.COM
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Those autotech handle spacers are great - I bought a
pair & they made my life a heck of a lot easier - I had
the 6.5" speakers in there with no grilles so the crank
would clear for ~6 months.  Try & buy some other stuff
you need from autotech at the same time tho, their
shipping is like 6$ base rate (outrageous) but if you
buy something else (like nice custom floor-mats for
your scirocco) it offsets the s/h charge some...

The 6.5s will make you MUCH happier in the long run
than piddly (nothing personal) little 3.5's.  There is
plenty of clearance between the dash & the door.



- Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM> wrote:
> Jim--
>
> If you haven't got one, get a Crutchfield catalogue
> from 800-955-3000 (web
> site www.crutchfield.com) It'll give you a good idea
> of what speaker sizes are
> available even if you don't necessarily buy from
> them. (although I have
> boutght from them and been pleased) I have a feeling
> some of the 3 1/2
> speakers will drop into the VW screw-off speaker
> mounts after clipping off a
> couple of metal tabs on the speakers. Now, how you
> secure the 3 1/2 inch
> speaker to the original speaker grill I don't know
> (the originals are glued?I
> believe).
>
> I just sent to Crutchfiled for some four 4"
> Blaupunkts on sale for $49 a pair.
> They will fit in the stock opening in the door
panel,
> but not in the stock
> screw-ball mounting grill set up. I'm guessing there
> may be a clearance
> problem between the new grills  and the window crank
> and the new grills and
> the dashboard. In my bus the dashboard hangs a
little
> over the speaker grill
> when the door is closed.
>
> There are window crank spacers available from
> www.autotech.com for the Rabbit
> and Golf which should also work on a Vanangon (part
#
> 99.837.9.135 at $20)
> that will allow the cranks to clear speakers that
are
> not flush. In fact if
> your only problem with your 6.5 inch speakers is
> crank clearance than these
> might solve your problem.
>
> Good Luck
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> NYC
>

===
Mark

87 Westfalia Gl
84 Scirocco 8v

http://members.tripod.com/~jehanno

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